I really liked to journal when I was a young girl. I think it was the pretty books and pens, sometimes some stickers, that I was drawn to when I’d sit in my bedroom and write down my thoughts and dreams. Jump ahead a couple of decades and I had a habit of writing before bed. It helped me wind down from work before going to sleep. Fast forward to this world of iPhones, desktops and blogging… and journaling has become a bit different. This website is most of all, a place for me to document life. While it was a flurry at first, the entries have slowed. But I sure enjoy looking back and posting a few moments now and then. One of the favorites are the summer memories of our vacations at the beach. So, here is this year’s annual photo of Emily at the beach and the first one I took ten years ago. As my mom always said, sometimes the days are slow, but the years always fly by. So true!!