Weekend Wrap Up – Hamilton Edition
The good list: the best reflections (on life and in windows), a jelly vs jam debate, star gazing, exploring a sweet little river town and a weekend of rest with my favorite people.
Snowpocalypse 2019
This weekend was incredibly snow-filled! It started snowing at about 10am on Friday morning and didn’t quit until late Saturday night. All in all, we got somewhere between 17-20 inches of snow, which might have put it into the top snowfall that I’ve ever experienced. It was fun to get stuck at the house for a couple days and spend some time playing in the back yard with Chloe – she loved it! I don’t have snow boots, so I had to document my size 7 feet in Kevin’s size 13 boots. I can’t complain, my feet stayed nice and dry.
Weekend Wrap Up – Brittany and Evan’s Wedding
My best friend, Brittany, got married this past weekend and I’m so excited for them that I’m screaming it from the rooftops. I was so thankful to be asked to be part of their special day. Their wedding took place in Lake Geneva, WI which gave an absolutely perfect backdrop for all the festivities. Here are some of my favorite snap shots from the weekend.
8 Years of Blogging
Eight years ago, I hit publish on my very first blog post. Here it is, in all of it’s glory and I’m not an ounce embarrassed by it.
A lot has changed (spoiler, I didn’t get a math degree), but here are eight random things worth noting about eight years of blogging:
- I’ve been introduced “This is Jacqueline, she has an awesome blog.” Love it as long as the person introducing also answers any follow up questions. HAHA!
- One time, an interviewer specifically asked me about my blog. Talk about caught off guard.
- I managed to temporarily lose over 100,000 photos.
- I realized I had over 100,000 photos.
- I’ve used my blog as an easy way to talk about God and all the amazing things He’s done in my life.
- I’ve realized that “no niche” is the perfect niche for me. I feel like the blog/pinterest world is really into the idea that you have to have a specific niche to have a successful blog. Success looks different to everyone, but limiting yourself certainly has the potential to hold you back. I know so many amazing blogs that talk about lots of topics. My current favorite is Em for Marvelous. (Also, jury’s still out on how to say niche properly…nitch or neesh, ya know?)
- The number of people who have asked me how to start a blog, but have never have is more than I can count on two hands. I’m not sure if I make it sound too complicated or if it’s just a conversation starter.
- JacquelineReape.com is my third blog site and the first one that’s self hosted. I’ve had this one for almost four years which comes out to over 300 posts.
Whether this is the first post you’ve read or you’ve been following along since day one, thank you so much for spending time with me on this corner of the internet.
Weekend Wrap Up – Brittany’s Wedding Shower and Bachelorette Party
I had the best weekend in the Milwaukee area celebrating my sweet friend, and bride-to-be!
Fourth of July
Fourth of July festivities in Jeff City.