Feels like yesterday, when just like that, I opened WP, created a blog and published a post. Not even planning what to write about, I started with a series on the typical girl-meets-boy story. Having come a long way since then, it has been a terrific journey.
A journey of
discovering and rediscovering,
understanding and acknowledging,
inventing and reinventing,
loving and sharing.
I have learnt many and keep learning many things by reading blogs and journals, both technical as well as personal. The wealth of information which the blogging community shares is priceless. Somebody’s good day makes me smile. Somebody’s travel tales take me to a virtual tour which is colourful, enriching and so full of knowledge. A sad read on fine day makes me count my stars and stop whining about a drab and boring routine life. Goofy antics and humour of someone makes me give a deep-throated laughter, thus making my colleagues join in and share the happiness. A beautifully shot picture here, a yummy looking recipe there, a help from a long-buried discussion forum for my stuck up code, a light read at the end of a tiring day – all makes me love the online world of blogging more and more.
Even though my blog here is just the everyday life of us and not anything enriching or knowledge inducing, I take pride in the fact that I have created a space out here, which I never thought would materialise. Yes, having a blog itself means a lot since I wanted to write one long, long back, but never came around doing it.
If you, my readers would not have been there, this would have been an abandoned place long ago. A big, big thank you for all who read this blog. Never when I started out did I think I would have people reading me, giving me their feedback and writing to me when I go on a long lapse ignoring this space. Never in my dreams did I imagine someone taking time to tell me that they love reading me. Never did I think I would start sharing my life with people whom I have never met. I would not take names here, because each and every one of you is important here and hold a special place in my heart.
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Sharing here, a video I saw a couple of days ago. It has no relation to the context of this post here. But it is too good not to share. If it did not have you smiling at the end of it, show it to others, someone will definitely will π
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Ladies, guess who startedΒ cookingΒ baking π π π
More on thanking you sweet girls later π
Congratulations Visha π And the cake looks yummilecious π
Thank you DD π
Hey Congratulations, 1 year!!!!
It has been great reading your posts filled with your love for Zack and your family….
Keep writing and we will keep enjoying π
The cake looks yummm, Visha π
I am glad you took the plunge…Glad to be of help!!!!
So will we be seeing more pics of your baking endeavors in future?!?!
Thanks ZM π
All thanks to the great tip of yours π
ah..you know my reputation of the disaster cook right π so lets see π
Congratulations Visha! Wish you many many more years of writing π
Thank you Rebel π
Congratulations Visha π
The video is really sweet like your blog π
And Visha, I don’t know how you and Zack look, but whenever I read your post I get the Cadbury diary milk chocolate ad couple in mind and whenever I see the ad, I am reminded of you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isChfEo_CCU
Ah…you have me blushing now Seena π³ π³ π³
Congrats and happy baking π
Thanks GJ π
And I thought it was ur mrrg anniversary π
But seriously blogging gives so much that we don’t even know…
On that A Happy Anniversary and here is wishing you more n more posts π
And baking and all haan? good good!!! U r in Mumbai na? Send me a piece na please π
haha, this anniversary is more special than that
Thanks a bunch for your wishes π
Now based on your review of that movie, I am going to bug Zack this weekend π
The video was just like dessert complimenting an awesome post, as always..
and yeah , for the bandha in your house too. Visha must have been seeing you all over the ad, zack. π
Spot on π
Congratulations, Visha! Hope you keep blogging, baking and more for years to come. I watched that video this morning and it did make me smile. π
Thank you Su π
That concept and direction is so lovely!!
I thought it was your wedding anniversary too. π
Congratulations on the bloggiversary. π Like you, blogging has taught me too so much. I can’t imagine life without this sharing of knowledge and love now. π
LOVED that ad. So sweet. Thanks for posting it here. Hadn’t seen it before. π
That cake looks super yummy. Please do share the recipe!
Thanks TGND π
Seriously, blogging is like an extension now!
It is now officially on air, but you saw it here first π
Sure..soon π
Congratulations to your chweet little blog on its first wala Happy Budday π
The cake looks moist & yummilicious. BTW am in the middle of baking a chocolate-walnut cake myself π π
Heres wishing you many wonderful years of awesome writing!!
Thanks ME π
Yeah, it came moist..though am now thinking what is the trick to make it light and airy?
Whatay coincidence π
Happy anniversary… see! we were so close on the heels π and the cake looks really nice…. π
Yeah Jas..just a week apart π
I did not know how it would behave actually π
haha π given your track record, the behavior turned out well π
only the first time, not the second time π
Disaster maidum hu main π
Congrats!!!! π Love reading you Visha π
And the cake looks yummy π
Can I have a bite too ………..plzzzzzzzz
And I agree with you about blogging… Blogging has become a big part of my life too… I have learnt and rediscovered so many things here. It has certainly enriched my life with all the wonderful people here π
Thank you LS π π
Sure, plan a road trip to Bangalore now π
It is a community which doubles up as family too π
Congratulations on completing one year of blogging. This place has change a lot of us more than we can ever understand. π
Best wishes for this wonderful journey and more such years ahead.
Thank you Amit π
Happy blog anniversary. Here’s to many more years of blogging.. π *clink*.
Thank you Spooky π
*clink* Watermelon here, over there?
Congratulations!!! And wishing you many more happy years of blogging!
Thanks Titaxy π
Congratulations!! π
And the cake looks super delicious!
Lemme take a look at that video now.
It was polished off in less than 4 hours Pix π
Did you like the video π
hey.. applause.. crackers.. drumrolls.. π n more of cakes.. π π
blushing…gushing…giggling π π
Thanks Jo π
arey wah.. itne me anniversary bhi aa gai??? ek saal ho bhi gaya??? that was so quick naa..
You also have special place in our hearts π We love u π
I watched this ad first thing in morning, it made me smile.. really.. thanks for sharing this ad, have never seen before..
ehhh.. kaunsa cake hai??? π
seriously, pata hi nahi chala ke ek saal ho gaya…WP khola to chamakta hua notification dikha, tab jhatka laga π π
π³ hai main to sharma gayi π³
that is an eggless vanilla sponge cake N π
Congratulations Visha π Time to celebrate π
Thank you LF π
Congrats on the blog anniversary and the cake Visha!!! Your blog indeed gave me some heartfelt moments when I read through π
The cake looks so delicious, have fun and keep writing π
I am going to copy paste comments like yours and keep set it as my wallpaper π
Thank you so much, my-girl-with-a-lovely-name π
Congragulations !!!!!
nandri π
Congratulations Visha on the blogiversary..Heres to many many more π and will join the baking club sooon..Waiting for posts on the yummy simple recipes on baking..
Thank you Ramya π
Yeah, yeah..soon π
Congratulations and may you continue to celebrate more milestones with larger cakes!
Shakti
Hey Shakti, welcome π
Thank you π
Vishaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Congiiiiesssssssssssssss π I cannot agree more with everything you have said π Seriously! And what a joy it has been to read you and your little adventures and those beautiful letters and the mind boggling riddles, not to forget the great b’day song you sang for me and the lovely guest post !
Thank you for the tags. Thank you for sharing your life with us. I cannot tell you what a joyous ride it has been in the blogworld. The credit is to all the lovely blogs and blogversaries around. So, yay, you! π
Baking and all – Ahha! Bring one entire cake for me when you come. I won’t share it with K , so you may have to bring 2. π
Ah..where have you been Toffee π , packing took you so long aa π
I still remember the day the first time I saw you here, you have no idea what joy you gave me π
I solemnly swear I will tag you in every other tag I do in future, as you are the only one who honours all my tags and I am deeply indebted to you since you save my naak kattai π π π
Yay to readers and fellow bloggers like you, who make it all worth while π
No bringing routine, do you think I will let a dry cake reach you π
I will plonk myself on your kitchen table and mix all the ingredients and simply hand over the bowl for you to put inside the oven π π
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That sounds perfect. I will wait for it Visha! π Thanks for everything re !
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Why are you thanking me Toffee
When its me who is making a thank you speech here π
Hey V- Congratssss :)..And I see you have started baking? Way to go gurl..Waiting to see more baking posts from you ;)..I am sure you are cursing me now π
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Lets not get into that now
LOL..All I can say is SORRY π¦
Aww….its ok…since I know the reason π π