It seems strange to continue to commemorate something like the anniversary of my blog, but I'm one for celebrating Groundhog's Day (not really) so it's not really out of character.

I'm sad that I deleted all of my entries, accidental though it was, especially since the furthest this site goes back in the Wayback Machine is when my dad actually bought me ejshea.com and I made the switch from Geocities to handcoding. So far, I can only pick up only one of those old Geocities. And that was for the entry where I was turning 25.

I will be 32 next month.

I read entries written by a 26-year-old me, talking about wisdom, and I cringe a little. Mostly because I didn't know from wisdom then. And then I type that and realize that that reflection will make me cringe when I'm 46. I'm not embarrassed of such things; I did learn things about my childhood once I was in my mid-20s that were real and true. It's just that I sound so old.

Oy. Have I always sounded so seasoned? Reading what I can, I suppose I have.

I feel like I got more of a sense of humor the older I got; I was upset so much in my early and mid-20s. For all that wisdom I was gleaning, clearly I wasn't smart enough to see that misery for the harbinger it was.

Anyway, I need to secure those damn things. They're so important to have. After eight years, it's nice to have the memories.

Thanks so much to all of you who keep reading me and writing to me all of the time and sharing your stories with me. It means so much that you're there, that you care, that something I'm doing here means something to you and you're kind enough to tell me so.

Thank you thank you thank you.

Posted by Erin at 11:27 PM | filed under: Blog move