1 Year Blogiversary

Happy 1st birthday House of Hydrangeas!

When I started this blog a year ago, it was meant to keep friends and family updated on our new life out here on the plains. But it quickly grew into something more. And now roughly 33,000 views later, I've not only started a journey with my husband, but with all of you as well.

Since my first post, a lot has changed. What started out as a blog called Team Reutter soon became House of Hydrangeas, my labor of love. A year later, we currently average around 4,500 page views a month and the number keeps growing. We have readers from Canada, Russia, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Ukraine, Japan, South Korea, and all over the world. I'm so incredibly flattered that so many people from all parts of the world would have any interest in what I have to say. :)

I look forward to continuing to share my loves and life with you as mine and Jon's journey leads us to a new place in the next month. Thank you for coming along for the ride. You really don't know how much your views and comments brighten my day!

So cheers to a wonderful year gone by and many more ahead!

Now I'm off to take a celebratory trip the thrift store! :)

Images via WeHeartIt, Style Me Pretty

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