Time Does Fly~ A Quick Look Back at Four Years........

 On this very day in 2012,

Our Lady's Feast Day, I decided to begin my "online journal,"

never, ever realizing the world of opportunity and friends

 that would come my way because of it!

I've met so many truly amazing people,

developed friendships with special individuals

on this and three other continents....wow!.....

.....been granted the privilege to experience 

unique and crazy adventures....

and hopefully, improved my writing skills 
here in myhome on the web.....
I've slapped some poetry and memoir up here
as well as shopping guides,
 a camping how-to, birthday party wrap ups,
more cakes than I can count...but here's my fave, for you Whovians.
And here's a  Victory Cake for Hunger Games readers.....
and
boy, it's been a blast!
No one's more surprised than I am that I'm still here,

with "regulars" stopping by and new friends on occasion,

peeking in to introduce themselves and leave a comment once in  while too!
And thank you all!

How about a real  quick peek at the top 3 reasons readers
have stopped by?

My most viewed post evah?

WIth this a close second...........>>>

 And this, travel post, sliding right in to 3rd place~!

And my "wrap up" of each year since I began blogging?

Here is my look back at 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Didn't write one yet for 2016!

But I did embark this year on

two blog challenges this year!
Yay!
Here's the April A to Z challenge

and the October #Write31Days challenge!

Aaaaaaaaannnnnnnndddddddd....

I am privileged to have a story included in the

Five MInute Friday Book!!

I've been honored to blog for the NY Cosmos 

<<#NYisCosmosCountry!!>>

as well 

as Compassion International

and

for our diocese when Papa rocked the Garden last year!

Yup, it's been a full year here on the blog.....

and that's thanks to YOU, my friends!

Thank you for spending some of YOUR busy day right here with me!

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Until next time,

~Chris