I realized a few days ago that our blog has now been in existence for exactly one year. And that merits something a little extra special, don't you think?
So in honor of The Life and Times, and in the vainest way possible, I'd like to announce a little contest — prize and all.
The rules: Submit a comment with your favorite post(s) from the past year, telling me why it/they were so memorable (ha), and I will pick a winner at random. The contest will end two weeks from today at 12:00 a.m. on Monday, December 29th.
The reward: A delightfully unique prize sent via regular mail.
This is a chance for all of you public fans to cash in on your hard work and for all of you phantom readers (I like to call you "blalkers" (blog stalkers, get it?)) out there to make yourselves known . . . and also cash in on your hard work. See? Everybody wins. My ego gets fed and everyone else gets a chance at an exciting, and perhaps random, prize. (You'll put up with my obnoxiousness for a chance to get a prize, right? That's what I thought.)
To get you thinking, here is a short list of a few of my favorite blog moments:
1. Our Polish Christmas, where I went into intricate detail about each traditional dish served at a Polish Christmas meal and where Trevor told our friend's grandmother that he, likewise, wished for a "man child" to enter her home in the coming year.
2. The one where Anna stole an egg from the fridge without me knowing and I found her rubbing it on her cheek.
3. The one about toothpaste that produced more comments than any other post.
4. Our Ukranian Adventure, a minute-by-minute account of one of the many times we had to flee the country.
5. And the only post Trevor has written, about his crazy trip to Ukraine and how he got beat up on the way home from the store.
And that's just to name a few. There are SO many more! So get crackin'.
No Ash. Not everybody wins. One person wins, and it has to be me!
ReplyDeleteI have many favorites, many involving insane pictures of Tiny, but one post that immediately popped in my head was this one.
When Trevor told everyone at church that you were a good lover. oh man. oh man. And the image of you sitting there not sure of what is being said is just the BEST.
No fair Jen. That was my favorite too. It still makes me chuckle.
ReplyDeleteOh, Ash, there are so many gems. How can I choose just one? The Anna one's always crack me up, like the egg one, and the pictures on the way home from Germany, and especially Reasons 762-768 why Anna is adorable.
ReplyDeleteI also like the January dream episode with bugs and dancing the waltz. I remember you told me once that you only remembered dreams of doing boring things, like eating toast. I'm glad you could have some more adventure in your dreams.
Your post that I've used the most in conversation is "Funny Brits," Bill Hunt's comment. Anna is a hoot though.
ReplyDeleteI would have a hard time choosing a favorite, but I really found the one about the "quirks" of the Polish language fascinating. It made me appreciate English (and Spanish even more, since that's the only other language I ever had to learn!) Nice! Easy! Logical! I also love every single post about Anna Summertime, because she is one of my all-time favorite kids!
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P.S. The word verification word today is "copinsa" which I'm pretty sure is the Polish word for chicken in some tense or another! (Perhaps that's how you say "chicken" if the chicken is a close friend! ;-) (Apologies to Jen for the emoticon)
Hahaha I just realized I wrote Goodo. That only made me chuckle though.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is your letter to your stomach. That seriously made me laugh out loud and not just a fake LOL but a real laugh. Goodo stuff!
ReplyDeleteI haven't been following your blog for the entire past year, but one of my favorite posts was the video of Anna showing off all the emotions.
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