Angelina Jolie, can I borrow one of your sequin gowns?

Angelina, please send some fancy shoes and jewels too. Thank you! Hmmm, maybe Brad could deliver the outfit too?

Why do I feel like dressing up and celebrating? Time for a guessing game. I haven't played a game here in such a long time.

Do I want to jump for joy because...

1. I did fifty sit ups without complaining.
   
   
2. My boys actually carried their laundry downstairs.
   
   
3. I parallel parked successfully
   
   
4. My children all told me that I do truly know a few things.
   
   
5. TODAY IS MY SECOND BLOGGING ANNIVERSARY!

In case you're curious, the first four are from fantasy land.

As I sit up straighter pretending to suck it in to fit into an Angelina dress, I humbly begin my thank you speech to all of you:

Ladies and Gentlemen of Bloggy Land, I thank you for always being so welcoming, friendly, supportive, inspirational, funny, receptive, and sometimes, unpredictable. Bloggy Land is my favorite neighborhood to hang out and chat. I feel blessed to know all of you.

Thanks so much for your kind words about my debut vlog. I think my Bronx accent will come out stronger in the next one. I was in my ultra soft voice because I didn't want to wake up snoring hubby. I didn't even realize that I was using my soothing parent voice as I taped the vlog. My oldest son said, "Mom, you sound like you're on something." Well, I have 2 addictions and I'll come clean now. Chocolate and blogging. Both keep me happy and going.

I'll visit you all soon. Any ideas for the karoake song?

Hubby in the Hot Seat - What is Today?

You know that sometimes a wife can get a little too much enjoyment out of making her husband fidget about special days. As he tried to eat his breakfast, I said to my half awake husband, "You do remember what is special about today?" After 16 years of marriage and 22 years together, I was impressed to see that he actually looked up from his Cheerios this morning with a concentrated look. The poor guy was really trying to figure out what makes today special. After about 10 minutes, I decided to let him out of the proverbial doghouse. However, I did test him for a few minutes. As I'm running around getting the lunches ready for the kids, I yell out a couple of teasers to see if I can get him thinking:

"You know that it's important to me."

"It has added so much to my day."

"I talk about it all the time."

I know he was most likely saying to himself, "Oh no, here she goes. I don't know what she is talking about." He knows better than to say that line out loud. If I had a dollar for every time he thought that...

Any guesses? Drum roll please!!!

Today is my blogaversary!! Is that's how you say it? You should have seen my husband's expression when I finally let him off the hook. Half relieved and half annoyed:) I wonder if I would have received some kind of shiny gift if I let the mystery go on all day. That would have been an interesting experiment. Well, I don't usually get anything shiny for my anniversary, so maybe I'll have to start hinting better when it comes to gifts :)

All of you know how happy I am to have found you out here in bloggyland. It has been a terrific year full of inspiration, humor, insight, generosity, gratitude and fun. I'm so looking forward to my next year of blogging. It's a beautiful way to connect with people each day. Thanks for your friendship, support, guidance and hugs!!

Do you think that hubby will put this date on his calendar next year so he won't get the grilling?