{ | } SO MY BLOG IS TURNING ONE - TODAY! I've already put up a giveaway post, (up for grabs: a box of ARCs and as a runner up prize, a book of YOUR choice) but I wanted to take a minute to say a huge, heart-felt "THANK YOU" to everyone for the last year. I've gained followers (which it still amazes me that anyone want to read this blog!) It gives me a thrill when I gain a new follower; I never expected a dozen, much less several hundred.
I've made blogging friends, and while I haven't been lucky enough to meet any of them in real life, I feel like I've started to get to know some truly wonderful, amazing, fun, and supportive people. I'm still juggling the responsibilities of life with blogging (sometimes I wish my job was my hobby and my blog was an awesome job I got to do every day, though truly, I love my job and I adore blogging, so it all evens out.) I've hit a few slumps but there have been a few people who've been with me from the beginning, and a few special, awesome followers who have really gone out of their way to welcome me to the blogging community. I want to give a shout out to ALL of my followers/readers but to these amazing few:
- Alison at Alison Can Read (She was one of my first few followers and is extremely nice!)
- Rachel at Parajunkee's View (In case you don't know, Rachel is AMAZING. She and Alison featured me for Follow Friday last fall and it gave my blog a wonderful boost. Plus Rachel is such a pillar in the blogging community with her well-thought out reviews and Book Blogging 101 posts!)
- Mickey at I'm a Book Shark (Mickey is totally fun to talk to, especially over Jodi Picoult novels. Her blog is a great place to hang out and she's super encouraging!)
- Anna at Literary Explorations (Her blog is awesome-sauce, and I always enjoy chatting books with her, or whatnot, and ARC swaps.)
- Marie at Ramblings of a Daydreamer (Marie is one of the sweetest and most supportive people I know, and her blog is always a treat to visit)
- Mimi at Mimi Valentine (How SWEET is Mimi? She writes incredibly enthusiastic reviews
- Michelle at Oh! For the Love of Books (Michelle invited me to participate in a blog hop in the fall and we've had a lot of fun getting to know each other since then!)
- Jessica at Thoughts at One In the Morning (Jessica is such a passionate blogger, fellow writer, and we've hit it off over books and TV shows, like Castle! HEE)
- Caitlyn at The Cait Files (Cait is just plain fantastic! She's supportive and hosts awesome discussion posts, is fun to chat with on Twitter, and writes amazingly honest reviews, which I LOVE.)
- And a special, from the heart and soul, thank you to one of my BEST friends... Suz at A Soul Unsung. Suz is the reason I started my book blog, and sometimes, the reason I kept mine going. I admire her SO much for all the hard work she's put in to her blog and am so happy for the recognition she's been getting lately. Seriously, if you don't follow her, please at least consider stopping by her blog. Suz is "fantastic...and do you know what? So was I." (I went a little Doctor Who there at the end, but S won't mind. ;))
