everyone else was doing it...

I did it. I did exactly what I once said I’d never do. I started a blog. But I’ve been contemplating it for a while now and I have some free time so here we are! I’ve never been one to put myself out there like this, so I’m feeling a little bit out of place here in blog-world, but a little bit awesome at the same time mostly because I actually figured out how to set one of these things up. It's still under a bit of construction so anyone who is actually reading this...bear with me.

Why am I doing this? In the last few years I’ve rediscovered my love for writing things down. When I was younger, I kept a journal almost religiously because I didn’t want to forget anything. I probably asked for a journal for every birthday/Christmas/any other gift-giving holiday. Those journals kept by the grade school version of me are some of my most treasured possessions, even though most entries consisted of how gymnastics practice went that day or my speculations on where I thought my Avril Lavigne CD disappeared to (I went through a Harriet the Spy phase where everything misplaced was actually “stolen” and was open to investigation. By me.) …so yeah, not a whoooole lot of depth going on there. Even still, I love looking back on them and seeing what was important to me at the time. About two years ago I bought a new journal on a whim, filled it up, bought a new one, and the cycle continues! I thought blogging would be a fun sort of virtual-journaling that might force me to take more pictures (something I’m not as good at). So we’ll see how this goes.

Mostly, I made this blog so that my family back home could follow along and know what’s going on in my life, so I know I’ll have at least two readers (Mom…Aunt Karen…I’m looking at you).  I asked myself a lot of questions in the process of creating this blog. Would anyone else read it? Would they enjoy reading it? Would they roll their eyes? Ask anyone who knows me and they’ll tell you I’ve always been hyper-aware of what other people thought of me, which is not necessarily something I like. So basically I'm just trying to do things I probably wouldn't have before and not worry so much about what others think. I’ve learned that most people really don’t even care enough to even bat their eyes at something like this. And that’s normal. I’m good with that, too. Really this is all just for fun. Except I paid for this template so hopefully it’s not a complete flop. Fingers crossed.

Why did I name it "June For Keeps?" Well first, June is such a special month to me because it's the month Andy and I were married! And it's the month of Andy's birthday. And who doesn't love June? Everything about it is just good. I knew I wanted to use June in the title, and in the middle of not being pleased with my original idea, I did what any logical person would do…I googled "quotes about June." (Not ashamed) I came across a quote that said:
"I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June." -L.M. Montgomery
And I really just liked that. Unfortunately, "Always June" was already taken. So once again, I turned to my favorite search engine and typed in "synonyms for 'always.'" (Yeah…yes I did.) "For keeps" is just another way of saying forever or always. So "June For Keeps" it is, because if I could freeze time and stay in one month forever, it'd be June.

This blog is just about me and my really cool/fun/awesome husband, Andy, and our life together. And with our puppy, Dexter. Truthfully, a lot most of the time we’re either doing homework or watching Netflix, but every now and then things get a little bit more exciting. So follow along if you’d like!

Hannah

A nice selfie session a few Sundays back.

Dexter. The most photogenic of us all.