Blog for the New Year

So I'm thinking about what to do with this blog for the upcoming year. I think it's already pretty cool. My family and friends can check this out and communicate outside of the usual means of phone, email, etc. As you can tell, I get bored with repeating the same conversations via phone 5-6 times weekly with my out of town family and friends. Time now isn't an issue since people can read and comment 24 hours a day or whenever their schedule permits. And another cool thing is, this blog has steadily grown in popularity without much of a push. Many of my buddies haven't even checked this out yet since many of us haven't hung out since before the holidays. In other words, things are looking up as far as keeping the blog moving forward. But that doesn't mean we can't take a look and see what would make this better. Would adding more news, topical news, pics, or anything else make this even more useful? Please let me know. I think the new format makes the blog easier on the eyes. And, the entire page is used more efficiently. The old page had these margins that would drive me nuts. What else should be added? What changes should be made? What could be added that would make you want to show this off and share with other people? I'm interested in seeing how far I can push this thing, so any suggesstions are very much appreciated. Thanks!!!