2009 - A Special Year

This is a special year. I'm 50. Bennett's 50. We've been married 10 years. I graduated from college 30 years ago. I've worked for the State of Maryland 20 years. I've been Executive Secretary at the Board of Public Works for 10 years. We even have two graduations booked for this year - Natalie from high school in May and Mallory from college in December. And just think, it's been 60 years since my dad's class graduated from the Naval Academy.

So to celebrate, I'm moving into the 21st century and starting a blog! Mostly what got me to do it now is that Bennett and I are celebrating all these great things by embarking on a two-week cruise in April. Four years ago, when we went to Hawaii, I sent a daily email to certain folks detailing our day's adventures. This time, I'll let you do the work and log on to the blog . . . where I hope to post reports from San Diego, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Columbia, and Fort Lauderdale, maybe even with photos. My how the world can change in four years!

This is my inaugural post, a timid toe in the deep waters of the internet. I call my blog Sheila's Share because if you want, I will share with you my little share of the world (oh, yes, I did like the alliteration).

And with apologies to Jenny and total credit to Leigh Hunt, I'd like to share a poem.

BENNETT kiss'd me when we met,
Jumping from the chair he sat in;
Time, you thief, who love to get
Sweets into your list, put that in!
Say I'm weary, say I'm sad,
Say that health and wealth have miss'd me,
Say I'm growing old, but add,
Bennett kiss'd me.