Ignorant Historian

(There are a couple of these that I don’t think look like me. So I’m taking my dad’s word for it, especially since I don’t actually remember anything in these photos.)

This is it.  THE big one. My 1,000 blog post.

And while I don’t blog primarily for you, I don’t think I’d still be at it without your readership (yes, you too, young lady in the back) and your comments.

So as a thank you, I’m offering you this vlog.*

You read that right: a real-live VIDEO of yours truly.

And thank you, YouTube for that hilarious screen shot. (And I may be a YouTube newbie, but I actually know how to change it…but didn’t.  That might be the funniest part of the whole video.)

(If that doesn’t work, you can see it here.)

Things I meant to say in the video but got too nervous and forgot:

• I have trouble putting words together OUT LOUD.  I hope you’d agree that I can do a decent job in writing.
• This was filmed at the end of a long day.  Just another part of my realness straight from me to you.
• That stain was from a cookies and cream milkshake from Chick-fil-a.
• My hair, jewelry, and makeup looked nice so I decided to shoot the vlog today, not the other way around.  I know that I don’t have to get dressed up for you all.
• Speaking of dressing up, those PJ bottoms are one of the pairs my mom made and sent me a couple weeks ago.
• I think my lovely blue room makes a lovely back drop, don’t you?
• I used a big stack of library books as a tripod.  Glad I had them handy, but I suppose I should get reading them again.
• I might not be so opposed to doing future vlogs…if only I knew what to do them on.  If you have any ideas, hit me.

Thanks again, truly, for reading!

*If my 1,000th post is a vlog, is it really a BLOG post?

(It’s absolutely scary how much I look like my mother in this picture!)

But I’m allowed to laugh, because this is me, after all.

While I was visiting my family in Kansas last week, I asked my Dad to send me the pictures he’s been scanning from the family albums. So now I have quite a few more pictures to show you (so we’re going backwards from my 10th birthday to my 0th birthday).  I promise I’ll try to only show you the most “interesting” photos.

So, starting over: