Shutterfly...

How could it possibly be two days away from Thanksgiving? And how can it be that I have not posted anything since June? I guess I have been too busy ... LIVING!

Life is a whirlwind these days -- kids, travel, school, exercise, work, social life. I will have to take some time to reflect sometime soon. That's what the end of the year is all about -- for me anyway. Reflecting on all that has happened. What a difference a year makes.

I find that the more stressed I am and the busier I am, the deeper I dive in to my Mac, and the more Shutterflying I do. In the last week, I have made countless numbers of photo books on Shutterfly. Every promo code gets used in my house! I have so many years of my life archived on the Shutterfly site. And I love that at any given moment I can find a photo and in one click have it printed out.

As I started working on my end of year photo book that I do every year, I was surprised. When I look at January, the first album of the year was entitled "2010_01_Last chemo" and there I was wearing my long haired wig, hanging out my BFF Satchel at my last chemo session. That seems like a million years ago. Then, as I go through the spring, I see all of these photos of me with my various wigs on. I am not the biggest fan of how I have looked this year, but I have had such amazing memories. And as my mother lectured me, "It's not how you look in the photo -- the fact that you are IN the photo is what's important." I looked back at the photo books I made for me and my husband's trip to Napa, our family trip to the beach, our romantic get-away to Paris, the smiles of my kids and our friends, parties, and life, and while I do notice the crazy hair styles and the puffy face I've donned this year, the most important thing I notice is my smile. I am happy, healthy, surrounded by my husband, my amazing kids, my wonderful family and my fantastic friends. I'm in love with my life and I have a lot to smile about! And one day I will look back at those photo books and snapshots and all of this cancer and hair obsession will be a distant memory.

I'm thankful for Shutterfly -- because they have helped me capture all of my fun memories, and have given me a happy place to dive in to when life gets too stressful!

Much more to write and catch up on-- but for now I have to go finish up my projects on Shutterfly! Christmas is right around the corner and it's gonna be a Shutterfly holiday!