In early January, I received an annual summary email from WordPress.com and the Blog-Health-o-Meter™ for my site said “WOW” – you had a great year.
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Well, I would agree with that, but not because the traffic numbers for my site say so, but because of the real and wonderful experiences I had in the blogging community. I met readers from all over the world who shared stories of food and family. And what can I say about my fellow bloggers? I feel so at home in this community and have been so warmly welcomed. I am in constant awe of the ideas and talent that abound on so many food blogs. And how can I thank The SITS GIRLS enough for telling me to start using Twitter! I’ve met so many people, learned so much, and can always find something entertaining to read.
In a perfect world, I would continue writing a pithy, funny post about my top ten favorite things about my readers and fellow bloggers but as luck would have it, my blog birthday is not the only important thing going on in my life right now. In a few days, my daughter will turn thirteen, and a few days after that she will become a Bat Mitzvah. For those who are not familiar, in the Jewish religion this is a turning point in a young person’s life where they learn to lead a service, chant from the Torah (imagine reading English with no vowels and having to remember to sing at the same time), and take on the responsibilities of being a young Jewish adult, including giving back to the community through “Tikkun Olam” – repairing the world. My daughter has been studying Judaism and Hebrew for over 5 years to prepare for this day. We have friends and relatives flying in from all over the country and it won’t come as a surprise to you, that the 3 days of celebration include just a wee bit of food.
So if you have found me scarce for the last couple of weeks, it’s because I am drowning in details to prepare for 4 hosted meals, two of which will feed well over a hundred people. And if my Grandma and my friend’s mother Hermine could see the dessert table on Saturday that will be filled with hundreds of baked items from so many of my friends and family, they would be very very happy and proud.
I promise there will be pictures of the food and stories to tell after the event along with lots of yummy posts to share to make my second year of blogging as fun for my readers as my first year has been for me.
Thanks for your comments, visits, and amazing community support!
I’m Beth – a seasoned marketing professional, kitchen table storyteller, and enthusiastic food consumer. Hang out in my virtual kitchen and I promise to feed you recipes, stories, and lots of inspiration!
Happy Blog birthday…your blog is ruining my diet….your food photos are making me have major cravings right now..it’s a pity I can’t cook.
Of course you can cook – just have to practice and start simple. But having said that, you live in Singapore so who the heck needs to cook when you have access to all that amazing cuisine each and every day. From a food perspective, can I spell JEALOUS with letters any larger??? Glad to make your acquaintance!
Congrats on your 1 year! I’ll be reading you more often.
Happy happy first birthday my friend! You’ve come a long way and your blog is truly beautiful! I’m so glad to have gotten to know you better and I look forward to visiting for years to come. 🙂
Congrats on one year!
Yeah for 1 year! Woot woot!
Visiting from SITS!
Happy 1st bloggy birthday! I found you when searching through BlogHer Food posts (I’m dying to go but am also a complete scaredy cat!) and have been loving your blog ever since 🙂
WOW! Time flies so fast, doesn’t it? Congratulations on your first birthday! Such a fine accomplishment. But what accomplishment could be be finer than raising your children as loving young adults. Mazel tov! Hope everyone had a fabulous time in the festivities.
Congrats on your 1st year. I hope you have many more 🙂
Well congratulations, you deserve it! And Happy Birthday
Go for it!!! We are proud of you and of your daughter’s accomplishments! Can’t wait to see the pictures of all the OMG Yummy food!
Beth! Congratulations on a fabulous year! You are an inspiration. I’ve been thinking about and talking about a blog for such a long time and you just stepped up and did it! And on top of that, you made it look easy! Kudos to you, my dear!
Happy Birthday OMGYummy! Congrats on a year of successful blogging and we look forward to the next years scrumptious delectable posts from you. You definitely deserve the WOW factor! Your blog is amazing! Cheers and Bon Appetit!
Happy Blog Birthday! Thanks for the link to the Alaskan food blogger–you’d think that with such a small population up here, we bloggers would all know each other!
Sounds like your daughter’s special day is going to be wonderful!! Try not to stress out too much, Mom ; )
Congrats on your Blog-birthday! Found you from SITS! 🙂
Wow! It’s been a year already? Happy b’day to OMG! Yummy. What a fun ride its been for all your fans. Looking to all the great posts of year 2.
Congratulations on your blog-a-versary! And best wishes to your daughter at her Bat Mitzvah (and you for prepping for it!).
Happy Blog Birthday! I just had my second one, and doesn’t the time seem to pass more quickly online? And Happy Birthday to your daughter – good luck with the meals. It all sounds wonderful.
What a beautifully written first birthday acknowledgement forOMG.
M & D