It’s been far too long that I’ve gone without publicly thanking the dear sweet Mari over at Once Upon A Plate. You see, right before Thanksgiving she gave my blog the Inspiration Award. Things were so crazy busy getting ready for Thanksgiving that I didn’t take the time to acknowledge her flattering gesture.
The next thing you know, Thanksgiving is over and the very next week was our wedding anniversary! Then we were smack dab in the middle of preparing for Christmas! I kept thinking about Mari and her blog award. Everytime I visited her blog (which you simply MUST do) as much as I enjoyed it I felt a pang of guilt knowing I had not publicly thanked her. While that didn’t stop me from snagging a recipe or two… or ten… I knew I had done her wrong and she didn’t deserve it.
Mari is one of the most enthusiastic supporters of my blogging efforts. She’s an inspiration to me… a very big inspiration. From the first time I visited her blog (which you simply MUST do) I was blown away by her creativity, her recipes and most of all her photos. I admit that I wanna be like her when I grow up (only problem is that I already AM grown up and I’m nothing like her… but I can still try hehe). Most blogs that have music… well… they bother me. Not so much the blogs bother me but the music bothers me. Kinda like trying to shop at Abercrombie & Fitch. Truth be told I dunno how folks *can* shop there with that incessant, loud, thump-thump-thump craziness going on that some call “music”. Mari’s was the first blog I came across that had music I found to be soothing… enjoyable… pleasant… and of course I had to copy it :) See, I’m trying to be like her :)
So now it’s the end of the year and I simply don’t want this guilty feeling to be on my conscience come 2009. Nope! No way! No how! Nuh-uhn!!! I want to continue visiting Mari’s blog (which you simply MUST do) with a clean heart next year :)
Thank you Mari… for everything you are to me. I know it’s taken me far, far too long to acknowledge the award you so graciously passed along to me. I’m truly humbled by it. I know we’ve never met in person nor ever had a phone conversation but I count you among my blogging buddies! The internet is an amazing place… it can take you places you’ve never been… teach you things you’ve never known… expose you to concepts/ideas you never knew existed and make you feel close to people you’ve never met. Mari and her blog are all that to me… and more.
Have a delicious day – and click here to visit Mari’s fabulous blog!
Oh my GOSH! I’m speechless, and welling up. ((hugs))
Thank you so very much Em, I am completely stunned. (To quote YOU ~ "Holy Mother of Pearl!") lol!
Honestly, up until about a year ago I never really read any blogs regularly, until I came upon yours.
It’s true. Your entertaining style of writing, fabulous photos, smooth presentation, and last but not least your very own GORGEOUS (made by your own two hands) food creations… your blog is the one that absolutely grabbed my attention.
And from the first email you’ve seemed like an old friend, always so supportive and helpful. And you can always make me chuckle and smile with your humor. I feel so fortunate to have met up with you.
I will never master baking (or web/blog design!) the way you have, but I’m so happy and in awe of the inspiration you provide. You encourage me to keep reaching to improve.
Thank you again my friend. xo~m. (I still cannot believe you did this!)
P.S. Oooh, and I adore your music selections (I’m keeping your blog open while I’m preparing for our little celebration tonight…) Exquisite choices!
no need to sing the praises of mary to me, i gave her the award! she has been my mentor before the blogging world. so kind and generous with all her words and gorgeous pics, and her endless supply of food putting this obese matron into overdrive! i call myself her stalker, i check her blog 3 times a day! and such the artist, inside and out of the house… plus we have dishease, ya gotta love a fellow addict!
yes everyone see marys blog, she will entertain you endlessly… i have not met mary, but i have chatted with her a few times on the phone, warm, bubbly, kind and sincere, its all right there in print. because of mary i started blogging, which then caused a chain reaction from our former forum crowd, she led the way for all of us. mary heres to you, i know you are facing challenges right now, and my heart goes out to you and your family, but thank you for being my friend, you accept me with hoof in mouth disease daily…