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Friday, February 12, 2010

One Year Anniversary

"Here I am with another blog. I'm not sure if it's an outlet into my soul or another vain attempt to show everyone my fabulously warped little world."-Jennifer Fabulous, Feb. 12, 2009

Today is my blog's one year anniversary.

It's so strange to think how fast time has gone. Sometimes it seems just like yesterday, sometimes it feels like ten years ago. So much has happened and yet so little has changed.

When I wrote my first blog post, I never dreamed that a year later not only would I still have my blog, but I would have more than 100 followers. I think that's kind of cool. It has become my creative outlet, my journal, and my portal for making friends. A place for me to vent, a place for me to cry, and a place for me to laugh.

Here are some of my favorite posts from the past year (is this narcissistic? Eh, I don't care):

-That time I wanted to be Greta Garbo.
-Introducing the world to the other Jenny Benny.
-My Bollywood obsession
-My church's Pastor McDreamy
-After facing a shameful lie, I found myself the mother of two newborn rabbits.
-I confess a serious addiction.
-The day I had Angelina Jolie lips.
-My Betsey Johnson shopping spree!
-Three words: Sour Cream Lady.

Since I don't have enough money for a fancy giveaway, I decided to give you something else instead. I made you a video of myself. I figure its as personal as I can get over the internet. This is my first video I have made for the internet, so I'm sorry its not very good. Haha.




Thank you for being one of the main reasons I have smiled over the past year.

And I hope you all have a fabulous weekend! xoxo

68 comments:

Sadako said...

Happy blogoversary! It feels good, doesn't it? I celebrated mine last month.

Leah said...

Happy anniversary Jen... I love hearing your voice.

Happy Valentine's day! xoxo

Amber Lucas A Mused Blog said...

Bon Anniversaire!!!

Cute video too! Loved it. :)

Amber

Vanilla said...

happy one year :) I can't wait till I get to a year (only been going 3 weeks ha ha) Hope you have many more years of blogging :)

Love vanilla

The Trendy Fashionista said...

Happy blog anniversary!!! Congratulations. Have a lovely weekend.

-The Trendy Fashionista
http://thetrendyfashionista.blogspot.com

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Elaine said...

Happy blogiversary!!! That's so exciting!

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Aquiles Damiron-Alcantara said...

Jen,

You so deserved all your followers and the love you have received in your first year as a blogger.

I started following you at the end of last summer. Although I have not been with you since the beginning, I feel like we have established a special blogging bond. I look forward to keeping the connection.

You are fabulus in theed. It is always interesting to finally see the face and match the voice of the writer we always read, yet do not know or hear.

Much love from VA. Keep taking care of yourself, you look fantastic.

Aquiles

Amelia is... said...

Congrats!

www.ameliais.blogspot.com

valncami said...

Well, Happy 1 Year anniversary. I love reading your blog! And cute, Cute video:)
XX

Valerie
abutterflybyday.blogspot.com

o said...

awww jen, i love ur video! u were not making a fool of urself at all:) u look great! thank u for sharing the video and happy blog anniversary!:D

TheOwlsCloset.blogspot.com

Barry said...

Best. Post. Ever. YAY!!!

Check your voice mail.

xo

drollgirl said...

hooray for blogging! and you are so cute. i love that dress you are wearing in the video!

cheers to another year in blogland. and i hope you have a great weekend!

Ela said...

Happy blogiversary, Jen!
You are so sweet and so adorable.
And so fabulous of course ;) I loved watching your video. And I really can't wait to hear about the new exciting, happy and good things you'll be doing in the future. I truly with all my heart know that good things are coming your way, Jen. Hang in there and get ready...it's about to get good :)
xoxo

Tamanna A. Shaikh said...

Ooohh happy anniversary Jennifer!! I'm so glad to have started following you at the right time so as to wish you this! :) Love your blog! I'm sure it will grow even more!! :) xoxo

Tamanna

starbrained said...

Awww Jen you're so cute! Happy anniversary!

Betty and Veronica said...

Congrats! Im glad I found your blog, its awesome! Here's to many more years of fabulous blogging and having a creative outlet!

Mara

Nina said...

Jennifer ... you are ALWAYS fabulous ... I will ALWAYS read your blog ... and I LOVE YOU TOO!

Happy, happy anniversary!

Jennifer Ortakales said...

I just started following your blog and I love how funny and original your stories are!
Hope there will be many more blogoversaries to come!

Thanks for the comment!

http://jennysopencloset.blogspot.com/

Lesley Ann said...

Happy Anniversary! I thought your video was very sweet!

kumar said...

that's cool

happy anniversary Jenni

looks great i love your voice u have great voice ,

enjoy weekend

you are the cool person

Anonymous said...

Congrats lady! Your video was so cute. I can totally relate to what you were saying. My 1-year blog anniversary is approaching in a month and I can't believe how much it's meant to me and how it's been this amazing creative outlet to connect with people who share a similar passion. Anyway, kudos on the video, and cheers to another fabulous year!

xo, becs

Hanae said...

happy anniversary!! you look gorgeous as always!

Becky Tjandera said...

Ohhh hapopy anniversary to your blog dear ! And nice posts of yours ! Haha . Love the video , love youu ! <3 Happy val's day ! xoxoxox

Iulia Romana said...

Happy blogoversary ! Stay gold !

Betty Manousos said...

HAPPY BLOGOVERSARY!!! Your blog is just great!!!
Have a great week-end!!
Betty
smooches!

Leia said...

My dear Jennifer!

Firstly, I am SO happy that you started blogging. You are one of the nicest people I've met in the blogging world and I'm so glad I stumbled upon your blog! I remember the first time I visited, you had posted about your Betsey Johnson shopping spree and I thought hey! Any girl who loves Betsey Johnson is a girl after my own heart! :)
Plus, you were so gorgeous and such a hilarious writer that I just had to keep checking back.

Secondly, that video was sooo cute! I loved hearing your voice. And I think you're a great speaker! We, your blog readers, demand more videos on a more regular basis! Haha :P

Happy happy bloggiversary <3

Barry said...

Do you have the March 2010 'In Style' mag? Your girl Anne Hathaway is in there in a big way!

Imogen said...

Congratulations on your first year of blogging. I think that my first year is coming up this week so I should check. I love this video you made and I'm so pleased you did it because it is a chance to show more of who you are. Honestly you are as beautiful and sweet as I thought you would be and as you come across on your blog. I feel like your a good friend. You deserve all the good things that come to you through the blog and I have really benefited from it and by you sharing some of yourself with us. I hope everything is ok for you right now. Also, I love your accent.

Liya said...

happy anniversary!! you have an amazing blog and i'm lucky to have found it
thanks for the award!

myglitteringcreation.blogspot.com

iliketweet said...

Happy blog-aversary! and Valentines day while I'm at it :)

Thanks for the lovely comments on my blog, love your blog!

iliketweet.blogspot

x

jenBen said...

Ahh, you are so Cute!!! Happy Valentine's day and I love you :-) Call when you have time!!!

Couture Carrie said...

Happy Blogiversary, darling!
You are the cutest!

xoxox,
CC

daisychain said...

happy one year! your video beats a giveaway hands down.

www.janetteria.com said...

Congrats Honey!

♥The newest giveaway by Gemma ends tomorrow.♥

Hurry up!

Kat said...

congrats!

fyi, i'm hosting a HUGE giveaway on my blog. more details at katthroatworld.blogspot.com.. :)

Tom Bailey said...

You sure did get tons out of doing this and I agree there are some really great people that one meets during their blogging.

Best regards,
Tom Bailey

Denisa L said...

happy blogiversary!!

Ilanka Verhoeven said...

Happy blogoversary!!
x, fashionnerdic

Ilanka Verhoeven said...

Happy blogoversary!!
x, fashionnerdic

Sophia said...

Happy first year! Enjoy it! You've had such success on your blog, congratulations!

I love your video, don't be shy!

Sophia
http://apoetscircus.blogspot.com/

Analisa said...

Happy one year! :) I still have a couple more months to go haha

Unknown said...

Joyeux Anniversaire!!!
You are so darn cute!!!
Thanks for your comment on my blog! Hope we can be blog buddies. Come say hi again!
www.lechateaudesfleurs.blogspot.com

Treacle said...

Congratulations and Happy Anniversary! I hope you're around for many more years to come. :-)

Anonymous said...

you are just real.

H A N N A H . M A Y . R O S E . † said...

Wow, congrats on everything you've achieved in one year! You're doing amazingly well :)

HAPPY BLOGOVERSARY!

LONDON--ROSE.BLOGSPOT.COM

xx

Cafe Fashionista said...

Happy, Happy Bloggyversary my love! You are absolutely adorable on film - your voice is so cute!!

Happy, Happy Valentine's Day!! :)

Anonymous said...

Hi ms fabulous, happy anniversary!!
your video is so sweet...thanks for stopping by & leaving a comment, means a lot to me :)

fashionableroad.blogspot.com

The Sound of Lace said...

cute video!! happy anniversary!!

thanks for stopping by my blog, i appreciate it!!
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Charmalade said...

Wow! Congratulations on the one year anniversary, it's really awesome to see that you've committed to it this whole time. And though I'm relatively new to your blog, I thoroughly enjoyed your highlights (I hope to never run into a Sour Cream Lady, but do want to run into a Patrick Dempsey pastor).

And thank you so much for your nice comment! I'm glad we agree on nails and Beatles, two important things. :)

http://charmalade.blogspot.com

MJ said...

You're really cute in your video! I think I'm going to be away in exotic countries for my blogiversary... sob...

http://dreamingspiresandoldcartyres.blogspot.com/

Fashion Court said...

happy 1 year! wishing you another AWESOME year, darling!

ps: i loved the video! it was definitely a great personal touch - and you are totally a good public speaker! xo

Nikosmommy said...

Woot! Congrats on your 1 year Anni! Totally enjoy reading your blog...happy V-day cutie!

Vivi Díaz said...

Happy blog-birthday and happy valentine's day!

Thank you so much for commenting on my blog, and for your sweet words, especially coming from you, a writer! I think my writing is quite bad, even worst in English, because I'm Spanish (my mum is English, but at home we speak in Spanish and as I finished school a while ago, my English is getting worse:( ).

I posted a comment on Barry's blog, because it really touched me. I think it is just crap the way everything's going right now. The way the executives-business men are firing people because of the financial crisis, and they still earn the same or more money in their salaries. It makes me sick. You know, they use the "financial crisis" as an excuse for firing people... but they do not really know what is it to be into that crisis completely.

We, thank God, eat everyday, sleep in our bed every night, we have a lovely family&friends that can help... and there is people who doesn't have those friendly faces for them. Who can't eat everyday, and worse, who have kids who can't eat everyday. Africa has been in a financial crisis forever. And now, that us, have the problems... it is terrible.

So, I ask you, as a professional newswriter, to try to change the world through your words. It is amazing the power of a newspaper. Doesn't matter if it is online or printed. Please, words can make people change their minds.

I don't know if you understand what i just wrote. I know my english is just rubbish, and i'm so sorry!

I love the video, I think you look gorgeous, and I LOVE your hair!

Love,

xxx

Vivi Díaz said...

Oh my God, that was a huge comment! I'm so sorry :(

Love,

xxx

Sierra said...

Awww, that was so sweet and you are so pretty girl! You are very welcome and thank you for being just "fabulous!!" Happy anniversary too.

Dita said...

Just found your blog today and I am very glad I did.

I enjoyed your Valentine post on Fashion Court.

Happy Blogiversary! Love the idea of a personal video to thank your readers.

Looking forward to stopping by more often!

Dita

Melanie's Randomness said...

Omg Omg!! YEA!! HI! HI!! I'm so happy you posted a video!! I love your dress too btw! I love your blog & I'm so glad that I stumbled across your blog. I wish I had even some of your fashion sense. You must be so fun to go shopping with! I'm glad you started blogging cuz I got to met ya! Happy Valentine's day girl! Hope you have a great day!!

Christen said...

Congratulations, dear! What a fabulous year :) And I loved the video!

glee said...

that's very sweet girl,, happy anniversary!

She Wore It Well said...

Happy bday blog!

x

Sherin said...

Happy Belated blogiversary!!! I'm so glad to haver discovered your blog!! Heres to many more years.

Emma Jade said...

Congratulations :D Heres to another great year!
xxx
http://daisychainadventures.blogspot.com/

Unknown said...

you've only had this blog 1 year?!?!? wow! you've built a blog empire in a short time!
happy blog birthday.
xoxo alison

~kristie~ said...

congrats!!!

Anonymous said...

Happy blogoversary!! So exciting! Hope there are many more blogging anniversaries to come!

P.S. I love the video, Jen! It is great to hear your voice. :)

Unknown said...

oh jen, i really had a great time watching your vlog. you are so cute! happy blogoversary! i thank God for your blog. it's an inspiration jen. it truly is.

xx,
betz
http://herarmoire.blogspot.com

Rachel @ The Haute Notes said...

Happy belated one year! How exciting!! :)