... but sometimes we forget.

For several months now, Hubby has been hinting, commenting, suggesting and, as of quite recently, out-right nagging me to start a traveling blog together. The idea is to have a sort of "he said / she said" theme going on and the blog would be a place where we'd both write our observations and thoughts on traveling, the things we notice, the things we like, and the learning we get from our travels throughout the globe.

Although I agree with him that the idea sounds quite enticing, and I am really touched that he feels very strongly this should be something we do together, I have to admit that I've been dragging my feet with saying yes to his proposal.

The thing is that even at the most firmest moment in my decision of stop the blog thing, when I categorically told myself I would never, ever, blog again, I still couldn't bring myself to delete or even to shut down Fned's Blog for good. I always left a tiny sliver of a window open in case I would want to return to this place. From time to time I would click the site open to make sure it still existed, that the lack of activity hadn't prompted Blogger to shut it down and archive it with the rest of the one-hit-wonders that over flood the bloggersphere. 

When it comes down to it, this little pink website is a part of me in more ways the one. Over the years I've poured time and effort and creativity and happiness and memories into it and slowly I've shaped and molded and tweaked it until it has become something very reflective of me and who I have been at different points in my life. Even when I stopped writing all together, I always new that Fned's Blog was there.

Last night I was up until 3am going through my old posts, reading all my old observations of everyday life, reminiscing on the little things that would trigger a 500+ word essay, surprising myself at how I'd forgotten about some of the things that I'd written about, remembering the underlying feelings that were prompting each word in my posts, laughing at my own wittiness (or lack of), indulging in the wonderful comments left by dear old friends.... Fned's Blog was, is, will always be, a testimony of who I am and what my life is about.

Somehow going off and writing somewhere else while leaving Fned's Blog behind, just didn't seem right.

I went back and retrieved my all-time favorite quote:

The journey has always been about laughing together, loving each other, seeking adventure, believing in our dreams and making a difference...... 

but sometimes we forget.

I read these words over and over and realized that Fned's Blog's purpose in life was precisely to make sure I never forget. We never forget.

It's never forgotten.

I've told Hubby we should go on and do the travel blog, but I know now that it will also be Fned contributing to it, not just me.


Fned.