My Name is Kris and I Blah-g

Hi there! You are either here because you really, really, REALLY want to be here or you are very lost. If you’ve come here looking for naked pictures of Charlie Sheen, secrets to our universe or the KFC secret recipe -

YOU’VE COME TO THE WRONG PLACE.

This is my personal blog. I started keeping this online journal about 4 years ago. It was a half-assed effort to delve into the blogosphere but mostly an avenue for me to get to know WordPress (the blogging software). I really started to blog the most after the death of my husband, Mike. It was my refuge. A place to write all my feelings down and there were many. It was also a way for me to keep a record so that one day maybe my daughter would like to read it. Then in the fall of 2010, around the time of what would have been my 13th wedding anniversary, I stopped blogging. I had run out of things to say. Not really. But what I was saying was SO depressing! I mean the truth is that his dying sucked. It sucked A LOT. It continues to suck. I would say that most of the time I am a-ok, especially if you compare it to the first year or two. But it’s been more than three years and I have not only survived the worst part, I am OK. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that from time to time, it still sucks – REALLY bad. And I was tired of writing about it. So I stopped.

But then recently I started thinking about this upcoming year. I have some big activities planned this year – most notably, the Rick Springfield cruise in November. My parents surprised me with it for my birthday this past year and although it was a gift for my 39th birthday, the cruise will be taking place about 3 weeks before my 40th birthday. So I am using this as an opportunity to ring in the big 4-0 and a catalyst for a new beginning. Part of me is dreading being 40 but the other part is thinking that maybe this is just what the doctor ordered. My 30s were a mixed bag of really wonderful experiences and tragic memories.

So, I decided to revamp the ol’ blog. It’s got a new look dedicated to my favorite idol – Rick Springfield. Laugh if you must. I don’t care. If you want, you can read about my Rick Story here. I plan to blog from the cruise when it’s feasible. So if you want to catch up on my great adventure, you’ll have to do it from here.

Thanks for stopping by!

-Kris