Hey Fam!

This blog was created just for my family. I know you all think I don't love you anymore...but I do :) I am just a very, very busy girl! And you guys can always call me if you want to, contrary to the tone of my voice when I answer the phone. Sometimes I just don't want to talk to anyone, and sometimes you people have very bad timing :P

Anyway, I know you all care about me, and I love all of you too, so I figured this would be a great way for you to keep tabs on me and how my life is going so you don't have to think, "Wow, Briana hasn't called us in forever...I hope she's still alive..." This is a blog JUST FOR THE FAM! I will have close family friends read it (like the Kinney family and whatnot), but I have two or three other websites I update for work, school, and my social life here in Bellingham and for the friends that I chill with all the time. This was made so you don't have to join some lame Myspace-type thing, or any type of website, to see what I'm up to.

I will try to update this as often as I feel is necessary, so no less than once a month, probably, but definitely not daily, unless something major is happening...like Bellingham gets buried under 2 feet of snow and all the power goes out (I have a lap top :D). In that case, it would be more frequent.

ANYWAY, I will not only type here (because, like I said, I am a busy girl), but I have also created a Podcast for when I am too lazy or tired to type, or if I already have a paper or something to do, AND I have created a vlog (kinda). Basically, with my webcam or digital camera, depending where I happen to be, I'll post videos of life and whatnot if I think you guys would be interested. I'll post all of that here, or at least the links, so you won't have to go perusing around the internet getting all frustrated and lost, because, believe me, I know how frustrating that can be.

The only thing I ask of you is to CHECK THIS! and if you think I may not have told someone about this because I don't know where they are or haven't talked to them in 7 years, send them the link! Anyone who is considered my family is welcome to know how I am doing. If I put it here, I have nothing to hide.

I hope this idea works! If you click on the link that says you can view my profile, you can read the blog I kept when I went to India this summer. There are also links to pictures there, as well.

One more thing...I have been thinking, since I haven't seen some of you since I was on spring break 2 years ago (after Mom's funeral), I wanted to have you up here for dinner at my apartment. I was thinking of doing all of the brothers and sisters at once, but there is no way you would all fit in my teeny tiny apartment. SO, I was hoping you could all pick weekends or a day that I don't have school (most Federal holidays) to come up. All I ask is that, if you plan on staying in Bellingham, you understand that I have a very, very small apartment, and that only about two people can sleep in my livingroom. I have a twin, lofted bed, so I doubt anyone will want to use it. Working for WWU Admissions, however, I have a great list of places to stay :)

Thanks, everyone, for checking this out! Now, I have a presentation and two final exams to study for, so I have to go!

~Briana~