Hey girls, I'm excited to be finally starting this blog.  It is something I have been thinking about for a while now, but have been hesitating.  I kept thinking...I'm not really a writer... what if no one responds... my life is not interesting enough that people would want to read yet another blog.  However, the more I thought about what I wanted this blog to look like, and with Kevin's (hubby) encouragement and suggestions, the more I knew I had to at least give it a shot.

What I DON'T want this to be, is a blog about me. I also won't be writing everyday... only facilitating and responding to the conversations.  Having said that I will give a little bit of background of why I wanted to do this.  It's been an adjustment the last few years in moving from the mid-west to the south.  I moved from my comfort zone of  family and friends to a place where I only knew Kevin's family... and they have all since moved away.  We have made some good friends but it wasn't an easy process for me.  I realized that while I can have friends, they probably won't be as close as the ones that have known me for years and know me best, along with my family.  However, we serve a faithful, loving God and He knows what is best for us.  Maybe this is a time He wants me to have a stronger friendship with Him, and if we wouldn't have moved further away I wouldn't have the kind of relationship with Him that I need to have.

So, the thought for this blog was to have a place where girlfriends can have a place to "hang out" and chat.  I have this picture in my mind of girlfriends sitting in a coffee shop or around the kitchen table talking, laughing, relaxing and sharing whatever is on their mind.  I want it to be a comfortable place where we can talk about anything from what good movies you have seen lately, baking/cooking tips, exercise tips, couponing, organizational tips, to whatever we are going through at the time in our lives... whether it be happy, sad, overwhelming, frustrating, funny, or whatever other many emotions we girls go through, lol.

I realize that it's not exactly like being there in person with each other and the response time will take a little longer, but that's ok.  We can have a conversation that goes on for days if people can't get to it right away or just mini-conversations that only go on for the day. 

I am looking forward to hanging out with y'all.  I'm excited to get a little girl talk going!  So don't just respond to this... talk it up:)  I'll start it off with this question... what did you do for Valentines day... any traditions that you have?

Hugs,
Kelli