my support system....

{credit due}

blogging has become a major part of my life in the past year.... not only do i blog for family, i blog for you.  i love meeting you {in a very non-creepy online way!} and connecting with new friends, making really fun business connections that turn into friendships, and making plans to meet some of you outside of the blogging world in the coming months.

i often times have to step back and look at where i am in my blogging life.  i am amazed every day.... i seriously do not take you {my readers}, my designers, my connections, my support system for granted.  i can't tell you how important it is to have a support system for every major aspect of your life, even if it's something like blogging. 

since my blog started growing seven short months ago, i have made so many good friends that have inspired me to go above and beyond my typical posts, to create, to initiate, to instill a better feeling of community here at Marine Parents.  i carry a notebook with me everyday just to keep up with all of the thoughts running through my mind that need to make their way to the blog someday.

above all, my husband has been the biggest supporter for me in my blogging endeavor.  while he definitely doesn't understand my passion for it, and will often times grumble about how expensive my previously "free" hobby has become, he has really been by my side when i needed him and offers lots of ideas {although i don't always take them.... sorry, boo}. 

these past few weeks i feel like i've had the "blogging hiccups" -- i exceeded capacity on Blogger, my computer has been hanging on by a thread to keep up with me, and i've been stressed about this awesome Birthday Bash {which started today!!!} because my trip to Oregon and our move land right splat in the middle {yes.... splat.}.  but, you know what?  caleb has been supporting me so well behind-the-scenes.  he may not follow my blog by GFC or leave lots of comments on each post, but he lets me rant and rave and spin ideas at 10 o'clock after he is half asleep in bed.  he listens to me when i talk about aperture and ISO and shutter speeds even though we don't own our fancy camera yet because he knows i want to take the best pictures for the blog as soon as i get my hands on that little contraption!  he understands that i need a more powerful machine to blog off of, so he's agreed to purchase my dream computer to make this blog even more of a reality.

i am so blessed by my husband.  i am so blessed by each of my readers.  i am so blessed by the community of friends i have found here, and i hope you find a fun and inviting place to be when you visit my blog.