Thursday, March 29, 2012

4 Years (Well, Almost!)

I can hardly believe that Saturday is the four year anniversary of Monograms and Manicures!! I still remember the night I decided to start a blog. I had been a lurker of Tres Posh Preppy, Tickled Pink and Green and Journey to Our Daughter for about a month when a light went off. Ding, ding, ding! These people were full of life and loved all things pink just like me so perhaps I should take a the plunge. After a short introductory post I started truly blogging by sharing my favorite etsy store (I have stuck to my roots in continuing to share products I adore...) and went with it. Things have certainly come a long, long way since my very first days as a blogger (from my hair to my home to my wardrobe to my blog design and writing skills), but all for the best in my opinion!
 
Image from the AMAZING Martha Stewart
When looking back on all the memories I have that involve blogging my heart becomes SO full! I have been given once-in-a-lifetime opportunities and made some of my very best friends through the Internet of all places. While all does sounds perfect and grand I will be the first to admit that that is most definitely not so, but the good FAR outweighs the negative. God is SO good! 
I thank you all for joining me as I live out my life to the fullest. I treasure your comments and emails and all the friendships that have evolved from them. I am unsure where the next year might take me, but I certainly plan to keep you all along for the ride if that is where I feel I am led.
Cheers to four wonderful, charming, creative, fun-filled, blessed, successful, magnificent, colorful, blissful years!!!

35 comments:

Worthington said...

Good for you, love! Keep up with the bottom line - being yourself. Wherever that takes you will be what plays out next.

XO

suburban prep said...

Congratulations on your milestone.
I have enjoyed reading your postings. Thank you for inviting others to be a part of your life.

JulesTX said...

Congratulations !!

Your blog is always a fun read.

Royar said...

Congrats on four years! Just as others inspired you to make the leap, your blog inspired me to begin mine! Your blog continues to be one of my favorites and I always enjoy your posts! Congrats! XO

Leslie said...

Happy four years! I am so excited that you started blogging; I always enjoy your blog. :)

Royaltygirl said...

Congrats and thank you for your blog!~ Yours is the first blog I ever read and it inspired me to start my own. You are an inspiration to lots of ladies!
xoxox,
Sandee
from katespade-aholic.com

Diary of a Domestic Failure said...

I have always enjoyed reading your blog! So refreshing to see someone staying true to who they are. Looking forward to reading the next four years! :)

Mona said...

Congratulations on your success! I've enjoyed reading, and appreciate your friendship. Chin-Chin xoxo

Mrs. Kindergarten...aka...Madame Spoiled said...

Your blog was one of the first I found. I am thrilled for you! Happy BloggyVersay!!!!!

Love and Hugs,
Mrs. Kindergarten...aka...Madame Spoiled

Zoe and Matthew said...

Congratulations Hopsy! I found your blog on 3 April 2010 when the NY Times wrote that book review about the Preppy Handbook, and I have been faithfully reading ever since! Your blog always brightens my week! Well done, and best wishes for its continuation xoxo

fGs said...

Congrats! Thank you for your time, effort, and love you have put into your blog.

Megan said...

I found your blog through the NY Times article several years ago and have always enjoyed reading! Congratulations on four years!

Preppy Pink Crocodile said...

Cheers to many more wonderful years!

KK

A View from the Sidelines said...

I really like your blog! Congratulations

Ashley said...

I am so glad that you decided to start your blog! Your blog was one of the first that I began reading -- and still one of my very favorites!

xx BHB said...

Congratulations! Cheers to the journey so far and the new experiences to come!!

LPC said...

Hooray and congratulations! You were also one of the first blogs I found. I think it was a post on blue and white, which I also love. How fun to still be in the blogosphere together.

Emily said...

Congratulations! I truly do enjoy your blog, your authentic voice is delightful, full of joy, & inspiring! Cheers to year 5!

Angela Duke said...

Cogratulations! You're awesome! Cheers to another year! :)

Becky said...

Congrats! I just discovered your blog, but I love it. Thanks so much for writing :)

emily rose said...

Congrats Hopsy! You have such a wonderful blog!

Miss Janice said...

Congrats from one of your biggest fans! Love your style Hopsy!!!

Melissa said...

Congrats! Here's to many more years of blogging!

Glitterista said...

Cheers to four years going strong and many more to come. Your blog was one of the first that I began to read consistently, and I still continue to look forward to reading all of your posts. Congratulations! xoxo

D and C said...

Congratulations hopsy! Here is to another 4 EVEN better ones!

xoxo, D.
seersuckerandsweetea.blogspot.com

Lilly Forever! said...

Congratulations on four years Hopsy! Your blog is so refreshing and who wouldn't love the pink and green?! Keep up the good work. "Hear, Hear" to many more years of blogging!

sSe said...

Congratulations! This is such a wonderful milestone I hope to hit one day! The blog world is so lucky to have you in it!

ABS said...

Congrats! Can't wait to see your next 4 years. Tres Posh Preppy was one of the first blogs I read too!

ROS said...

Congratulations on such an accomplishment! I have you to thank for inspiring me to start Cincinnati Prep! You are such a lovely Southern belle that is nothing less than perfect!

Whitney of Washington said...

Happy 4 year birthday!! I have truly enjoyed reading about all your journeys, parties, fashion, design, and words of wisdom through your blog! It has encouraged me to be a better blogger (although I have a long way to go). Thanks for brightening my day with lots of pink and green! :)

Carole said...

Best wishes on your 4-year anniversary, Hopsy. Brava for creating a destination blog where we all want to check in and see what we can learn.

You've inspired me to craft and create my own wreaths. Your egg wreath will be adorable.

Congratulations! xoxo

Pink Champagne said...

Cheers to you, fabulous lady! What a fantastic four years it has been... can I confess that yours was the very first blog I started reading before starting my own?! You are an inspiration! XOXO

Nelle Somerville said...

Congratulations! I've loved following you and truly feeling like you are a friend through the blog and Twitter. xoxo

Marilyn *Pink Martinis and Pearls* said...

You were certainly one of my inspirations when I began blogging and you were so nice to help me when I had a few question three years ago. Congratulations on all your successes. I still love your blog as the first day I came across it.:)

Blue Dog Belle said...

You are one of MY favorite blogs! Congratulations and keep it up! Can't wait to see what the future has in store.