celebrating 2 fabulous years of blogging! Happy Blogiversary to me!
Hey guess what?!
do you know what today is....?
it's my 2nd blog-iversary!
YEAH BABY!
2 years ago i started blogging. (you can see my first post here)
after a couple weeks of reading some friends blogs, i started composing posts in my head while i did mindless things like shower or did dishes.
after one too many "what would i blog about dreams" and a couple "i could so blog THAT thoughts" while driving, or soaking in the shower, my blog came to be.
so exciting! i know!
i originally had a whopping 4 or 5 reader/commenter's. it slowly grew, i made lots of blog friends from daily visits and commenting. and eventually i peaked at 350 blog visits a day with up to 50+ comments on some posts. last year.
and i was ecstatic. these days i average only 96 visits and maybe 7 comments. sometimes on super exciting posts like bra surveys i get 21 comments. which is THRILLING.
i even though i'm no longer a daily blog visitor/commenter, i still consider my blog friends my friends. i get new friends here and there, and i still have my original 5 blog commenters. and i'm thrilled.
but what thrills me more is the fact that i take pictures of my family. my kids being silly and cute, or NAUGHTY and devilish. even when they aren't perfect or well groomed.
THAT IS HUGE FOR ME! i never took pictures of my family! especially not if they looked less than perfect with dirty faces or no bow. that never would have happened, it wouldn't be picture worthy.
i never got their pictures taken. i never journaled the cute or funny things they said.
and NOW? i have 2 years of major journalling. and that is FABULOUS! little stuff, and big things. thoughts, feelings, blitching, survey's and memes. it's all here.
blogging is super fabulous for me. i've always said it was free therapy. and it totally is, for more than just me.
anyway, thanks to those that have been with me from the beginning, and those that have found me along the way.
OK so since it's my blogiversary or blog birthday or whatever, I'm doing a giveaway! YES I AM!
a secret surprise giveaway item of my choice.
giveaway rules-
some conditions and exclusions apply:
you have to leave a comment to enter on this post only.
to enter you must have commented here before. at least once in the last 2 years.
in your comment, I want to know how you know me and my blog? and maybe what your all time fave post was if you happen to have one.
and you can comment to enter more than one TIME.
it's a comment free for all. as long as you have met the other entry criteria. (but no just copying and pasting the same comment over and over, or just hitting enter more than once, they MUST be original comments to count)
i will choose a winner next Wednesday the 25th. commenting ends at noon wednesday the 25th.
56 comments:
Well heck. The first commenter NEVER wins these things. *sigh*
Oh well. As I never win anything else, this will not upset the delicate balance that is my life.
ANYWAY....
I found you because you found me first. I have no clue what my favorite post of yours would be. I'm one of those equal opportunity post readers... I love 'em all!
Happy Blogiversary!!!
I love giveaways! I do love to read your blog. I just think you are hilarious and because you are real. I don't know how I originally found you, but it sure turned out to be a small world considering you live by Bev, and you know my sister. My favorite posts include anything with Pierce, especially when he was scaling the wall...or when he is in his white trash uniform. Happy Blogoversary!
HAPPY Birthday to your fabulous, fun to read, real life, funny blog!!!!!
Sweet! Congradulations...
Your blog is one of my favorites..
I don't really remember how I came to find your blog, random I suppose, or maybe you found me.. come on, I can't remember my kids names, give me a break..
But I will never leave you, I heart you, and love your posts!!
♥ Right on for 2 years! I saw you through other people's blogs! :)
You found my blog, somehow, started commenting and I did the same....
Loved ya from the beginning.
Twin from another mother.
Janna
In April it will be my blogs anniversary. 4 years,,,,, eek
Jessica told me about your blog. I so remember asking you about it while we were at a MacArthur open house one hot August afternoon. You told me how to get on your blog, and I've been a daily reader ever since!
I love that you are real and tell it how it is. And you totally taught me how to blog. At first I thought "that's cool, but there's no way I have time to do it myself." But now I'm hooked. Happy Anniversary!
How fun 2 years...this is my 1st year anniversary, my first blog post was April 1 2008! Julie I found a cool site where you can turn your blog into a book...www.blurb.com I already ordered my first copy it is like I published my first book!
I knew Julie BK(before kids)...ah remember those days..waitressing at Sourdough!
Congrats on TWO Years:) Wow Time flies! I dont remember how I found your blog but I am thinking it was because of Jamie.
I love reading your blog posts, you are funny and say all the things I wish I had enough guts to say.
I wish you another two years of blogging bliss!
Happy blogiversary! I'm not too far behind you. You were one of the ones that introduced me to blogging.
I loved reading how your blog came to be and why you like blogging.
I can't pick a favorite post but I love it when I read something you wrote and think... "I totally get that" or "I could write that myself".
I read every post you write, just don't always comment. But your on my reader so I never miss a post.
Oh and I think I found you through Melissa at Are you serious. I loved that when I started visiting you began commenting and visiting. That was great!
Oh and I love that you do groom your kids. You really put the stereotypical big family=scruffy kids thing to shame. Your kids are well taken care of and groomed. Of course they are not that way all the time (nor should they be) :) Wink.
Oh and congrats on the two years. I will hit three years this summer. I started my blog in July and wrote one post and then did not write another till November so it makes my anniversary feel fake. LOL! So I never celebrate it.
High school baby! But I've only been reading your blog for a few months. I'm sure I found through a friends- probably Jamie Opie. Congrats, your blog is rad!!!!
Wow, 2 years? That's great that it has helped you take more pictures and stuff. I have been doing my blog for 1 year and I think you were one of the people who inspired me to start my own. I found you through my sister in law Sarah, but i remembered you from HS. I love your blog because you keep it real and its fun to read!!
Hey, I need to win something. Happy blogiversary!
Happy Blogiversary!
i loveyour blog for its REALNESS i don't even think that's a word but whatevs...
even when i am having a craptastic day i know i can come to your blog and SOMETHING one of your kids did will make me laugh...
FAAAAAncy...my all time fave. Dr. Pepper fab too!
Wow! And we're all better off for it!! Glad to know you! Thank Heavens for blogs!
Oh, I just read the rest of the rules.... oops! I snuck over here from Jen Woodard's blog. She's the one who got ME blogging! and I started reading about cancer. and your voice was so real I felt like I was in your living room hearing the story. Thanks for sharing your life with us all!
I'm not eligible for your giveaway, I never comment. But I love your blog
HAPPY BLOGAVERSARY!!!
I linked on to you from Cara, your screen name just begs people to come by! My favorite post? Too many to remember, but I love the picture of Hope? in her too short pants with yesterdays bow when Lance was left in charge. Heehee! happy blogiversary!
well since i was one of the special people who started you blogging..i feel i deserve a prize :)
happy blog birthday!!
i loved the bra post and i love the truths and lies those are my favorite
Julie, You continually crack me up! I LOVE your blog! I really dont need to tell you how i know you, You already know! Hee hee.
My favorite post? Are you kidding me?! I love them all! I have to log on each day to wee what my crazy friend has to say next! LOL!
Love ya Julie!
WOO HOO! I love contests! And I LOVE this blog.
You KNOW how you know me. We're Bunko buds and neighbors. And Twilight obsessing buddies. :)
SO FUN to see you today. And you BETTER BELIEVE I'll be commenting again!!
xoxo
Pick me!
I heard about your blog from Jessica M. then began to blog stalk you and then when I had the courage left comments! No long a "stalker" ....however, I can't say I have a favorite post of yours, they are all entertaining....however I love the posts when you completely let loose and rant or confessing great stuff...soo great that you take the post down...yes, you have done it. Those are my favorite...and I do indeed go on quests at like 10 targets or ever TJMAXX I can find for particular things.....love you and your blog!
Wow two years! Congrats!
I found you through Cara. Your blog name had me from go. Crazy mam of 6. I thought oh yeah. I so get that! And when I read your posts I related. Can't remember my fav, just remember the first I read it was about popping zits and kids and I laughed cause I could so relate. Have been reading ever since.lately,I have been a commenter slacker cause I am feelin crappy but I read everday still!
I know you from Lance/Wendy/OneHM and your cute kids from school!
My favorite posts are the ones about Pierce and the messes/trouble he gets into. I don't feel so bad about my own naughty kids when I read about him. My kids are in good company!
But the absolute best post has to be the giveaway describing my book! You did a fantabulous job with it!!!
WOOHOOOO!!! 2 years already? I have been reading your blog from the very beginning! You know how we know each other (GNO & thru Alicia).
I LOVE all your posts!!! I read them all {even tho lately I've been slacking I still come by & catch up}! You always crack me up & I LOVE how you say what everyone is thinking but afraid to say it (or just don't know how to put it into words). You're great like that!
I want to WIN!!! Pick me!! You know you LOVE ME BEST! hahaha
You inspire me to keep up my blog. I have always taken lots of pics of my family or silly stuff, but now I have a reason to share them. I started my blog because of you. I think I still have about 6 months til my 2yrs are up!
I love knowing that I'm not the only one with kids who do strange & wild things!
I'm totally curious what the prize will be. I want to WIN :)
Well heck....I sure am glad I've commented on here before! :) Sorry I am not as good as I use to be....I use to comment on EVERY post you made...but you are such a great blogger I can't keep up with it all! But I DO LOVE YOUR BLOG and love stopping by....and I love that your on facebook too! :) Those mobile messages you make are always super fun! :) I am so glad that we have blogs and can keep in touch and make new friends and KNOW that there are others out there who struggle with being a mom, daughter, sister, wife, friend....all those things that so many people THINK they are perfect at....but really, we don't have to try so hard because we aren't and it's good to have HONEST friends who share in that! So thanks for being there and being such a great friend!
Okay, it wouldn't be a contest on your blog if I didn't comment a few differnt times right?!?! I really could have made that last one into a few, but didn't! :)
BUT....you do know how I love to win a good ol' contest! :) Anyhow, back to me telling you how wonderful you are....because you are! And you do have lots of pictures now! And it's nice to see that your kids aren't perfect....but snotty noses and messy hair just like mine! :)
And really, I'm just so glad that we became friends through all this! You are awesome Jules and I love ya! Here's to many more years of blogging fun....because it just wouldn't be a great blogging world without ya! HUGS!!!
Wow, I feel like I have been reading you for like 2 years.
Truly Fab.
I said truly fab. because fab reminds me of you and I didn't know how to spell it out.
Yes, I am just trying to win.
How is it that i will be celebrating 2, too?
I read your blog on a regular basis and comment occasionaly. To be perfectly honest I have no idea how I came across it but I love reading that someone else deals with the same kinds of nonsense that I have to. It helps to know that it's not just me or just my kids. lol
I can't believe it's been 2 years! I think I started reading your blog last summer! You've done a great job, you should be proud of yourself!
I know I already told you, but I really, really liked your dress on Sunday. That black and fuchsia work so well on you!
One more chance to win! :) Pick me, Pick me, Pick me!!
Supposedly this is "comment 51". Is it like Area 51...where crazy, amazing unusual things happen?
Maybe this means I'll be a winner.
:)
since i just had surgery and can't think of anything witty to say
i would really like to win
O.K Fine! I wasn't going to do this because you already know all of that stuff about me. ANd I was going to leave it for the shy people. WHo don't always comment. But the glitter convinced me;) I can't think of my favorite post, though i DO LOVE THE ONE WITH jOY TALKING, AND haPPY hAPPY jOY jOY IN THE BACKGROUND. aND THE WAY SHE SAYS FANCY. Sorry I keep on going all caps. Anyway, I love the way she says "fancy". BUt I get a good chuckle from your blog at least once a week. And you know how I know you already. SHoot, now I want to win! And i never win. SO wish me luck!
Happy Blogiversary to you! You're awesome! I found your blog from my Sis-in-laws Lisa and Laurie and became a daily reader.... I may not always comment but I always read it.
Thanks for the many laughs in the past year :):):)
I forgot to mention that you're RAD!!!!!
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