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October 6, 2010

Happy Belated 1st Birthday, fANNEtastic food!

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OMG. I am so embarrassed.

I totally forgot my blog’s 1st birthday. Am I a horrible blog mom or what?!

It’s like in the amazing 80’s movie 16 Candles, when everyone forgets Sam’s birthday and she’s trying to give them hints all day long but nobody gets it.

All day on Saturday, my blog was clearly trying to tell me something, but I was too busy dreaming of Pacey and stalking the Leery’s house in Capeside to pay any attention.

I’m so sorry, little fANNEtastic food. Please accept this photo as compensation.

Oops, wrong guy.

Let’s try that again:

Ah. Much better.

Exactly 1 year and 3 days ago today, fANNEtastic food started with an introduction to my favorite tea mug. Little did I know what an adventure I was embarking on!

Tea Mug

Here are some of my very favorite posts to date:

Exercise:

  • Running is hard, but it doesn’t mean you should give up!
  • How I went from hating to loving yoga
  • How to fix up a neglected bike
  • A frigid five miler
  • A mysterious run (Healdsburg, CA)
  • A snowy walk in the woods
  • People look funny when they’re running

Race Recaps:

  • Zooma Women’s Half Marathon (Annapolis, MD) — June 2010
  • Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (Washington D.C.) — April 2010
  • St. Patrick’s Day 8k (Washington D.C.) — March 2010
  • 10k Turkey Trot (St. Petersburg, FL) — November 2009
  • Army Ten Miler (Washington, D.C.) — October 2009

 

Food:

  • A Foodie Christmas
  • An Olive Oil Feast
  • Thanksgiving, aka “Time for sweatpants”
  • I am a gourmet chef, obvi.
  • I have a love affair with cumin.

Travel:

  • Happiness Is… (Santa Monica, CA)
  • Just another day in paradise (Malibu, CA)
  • A Beautiful Day for a Road Trip (Fort De Soto, Florida)
  • A Magical Day (DISNEY!!)
  • Hooray for Hollywooooooooooood!
  • Goodbye, sunshine… (Ventura, California)
  • Beautiful Tampa, Florida
  • Beachy Keen (Santa Monica, CA)
  • Seriously?! Does this place exist? (Washington State)
  • From Coast to Coast (San Francisco, CA)
  • Wine tasting in Sonoma, CA
  • A Trip Down Memory Lane (Europe pics)

 

Silly:

  • Snow falls in D.C.; hilarity ensues
  • I am a ninja
  • Sledding with the neighbor’s kids
  • Pho Sho!!! (plus, Dexter is in love…)
  • If this isn’t the SNOWMAGGEDON…
  • California or bust

Here’s to many more years of recipes, running, and adventures. 🙂 Thanks for reading — I hope you’ve enjoyed the ride!

- anne
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44 comments
  • kate
    October 6, 2010 · 6:10PM:
    Happy anniversary! Im sure your blog will forgive you :)
    Reply
  • Janetha G - meals & moves
    October 6, 2010 · 6:15PM:
    happy 1 year to your blog! love it!
    Reply
  • Evan Thomas
    October 6, 2010 · 6:15PM:
    I've never seen that movie, so the references are totally lost on me, but happy belated blogiversary!
    Reply
  • Marci
    October 6, 2010 · 6:23PM:
    Aww happy blogiversary to the blog! I thought you'd been doing this much longer! Evan, you are so young!
    Reply
  • S @ extremebalance.net/blog
    October 6, 2010 · 6:24PM:
    Happy anniversary! Milestones are best when doused in chocolate!
    Reply
  • Cynthia (It All Changes)
    October 6, 2010 · 6:37PM:
    Happy anniversary. BTW the one picture isn't able to be seen on your blog. The one of I'm assuming Matt Dillon
    Reply
  • Natalia - a side of simple
    October 6, 2010 · 7:18PM:
    Happy anniversary! Thanks for putting up links to those posts, can't wait to check em' out. (And those pictures, more specifically, the third one lol).
    Reply
  • Maria @ Oh Healthy Day
    October 6, 2010 · 7:45PM:
    Happy Anniversary! Your snow posts were so fun to read! Seriously wish a foot of snow would drop down on us here in CA. I could use a few days of sledding and hot chocolate :)
    Reply
  • Lauren
    October 6, 2010 · 8:06PM:
    Happy Blog B-Day!!!! What an amazing year it has been!
    Reply
  • Renie October 6, 2010 · 8:20PM:
    "Here's looking at you kid". Let's all lift our glasses of wine and clink them together and through them in the fireplace. Happy Birthday fANNEtastic food blog.
    Reply
  • stepf @ dailyspark
    October 6, 2010 · 8:20PM:
    Haha, you were LEERING at the Leerys' house! ;) Sorry, couldn't resist. I, for one, am SO happy you started your blog. I love it! Happy Belated Birthday, fANNEtastic Food! May this year be filled with good luck, friendship, straight As, and of course fantastic food!
    Reply
    • Anne P
      October 6, 2010 · 8:22PM:
      Hahahahah omg... best pun ever.
      Reply
  • Katie @ Healthy Heddleston
    October 6, 2010 · 8:23PM:
    Happy Birthday!! Love all the links to your posts since I haven't known fanntastic anne for the whole year!
    Reply
  • emily
    October 6, 2010 · 8:31PM:
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! I love that movie!
    Reply
  • Chicago Cuisine Critique
    October 6, 2010 · 9:20PM:
    Happy Blogiversary!
    Reply
  • Paige @ Running Around Normal
    October 6, 2010 · 9:30PM:
    Happy Blogiversary! :)
    Reply
  • Mama Pea
    October 6, 2010 · 10:02PM:
    Happy to have found you this year. You are a fantastic read! :)
    Reply
  • maria @ Chasing the Now
    October 6, 2010 · 10:03PM:
    Happy Blogiversary! :) I love reading your blog and can't wait to hear more about your schooling.
    Reply
  • claire
    October 6, 2010 · 10:36PM:
    I love that you used sixteen candles as a reference, I love that movie so much! happy blog anniversary lady!
    Reply
  • Nicole
    October 6, 2010 · 11:07PM:
    What a great anniversary post!! Happy 1st! I'll be just as cheesey next year i'm sure :-)
    Reply
  • Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run]
    October 7, 2010 · 12:27AM:
    Happy Birthday, FF! It's an added delight to each of my days :)
    Reply
  • Rachael
    October 7, 2010 · 12:54AM:
    Happy blog anniversary/birthday Anne! Just wanted to say that I've been a reader for a while now, and you were one of many that inspired me to start my own blog! Keep on doin' what you're doing!! =)
    Reply
    • Anne P
      October 7, 2010 · 4:25PM:
      Aw thanks for the sweet comment! So glad to hear I inspired! :)
      Reply
  • Brittney
    October 7, 2010 · 9:33AM:
    Happy Bloggiversary Anne!
    Reply
  • Ali (food, fitness, fashion)
    October 7, 2010 · 11:16AM:
    YAY! Happy Blog Birthday, love! This post is hilarious and adorable!
    Reply
  • Lindsay October 7, 2010 · 11:25AM:
    Happy bday fANNEtastic food! Keep those stories and recipes coming!
    Reply
  • Sami
    October 7, 2010 · 12:29PM:
    Happy Blogiversary! you just made me realize, I missed my one year! :( guess i'm a bad blog momma too! <3 you!
    Reply
  • DHP October 7, 2010 · 12:35PM:
    Belated happy and fANNEtastic birthday! Your blog is truly creative and truly enjoyable. Thanks for all that you do to keep it that way!
    Reply
  • Emily (For Sweets Sake)
    October 7, 2010 · 12:38PM:
    Happy birthday! :)
    Reply
  • Kelly
    October 7, 2010 · 1:10PM:
    Happy belated birthday to a rockin' blog!!
    Reply
  • Kris S October 7, 2010 · 2:41PM:
    Yaaay! Happy birthday fANNEtastic food!! :)
    Reply
  • angie
    October 7, 2010 · 2:44PM:
    happy 1 year birthday fANNEtastic food!
    Reply
  • Megan (Braise the Roof)
    October 7, 2010 · 2:54PM:
    Happy blog birthday! Congrats on the beautiful blog that fANNEtastic food has become!
    Reply
  • amanda
    October 7, 2010 · 4:33PM:
    Happy Blog anniversary! I love your blog and hope you keep writing fANNetastic posts! :)
    Reply
  • Melissa
    October 7, 2010 · 4:55PM:
    I love Molly Ringwald! Happy Blog Anniversary (Fannetastic ANNEiversary)!
    Reply
  • Renie October 7, 2010 · 6:14PM:
    Have fun at your reunion and you are a young chic. Congrats on your grade. I just went to my 42nd reunion. Oh, I notice you are starting to talk like us, ya'll.
    Reply
  • Caitlin
    October 7, 2010 · 7:16PM:
    Happy blogiversary! I loved the "Sixteen Candles" references throughout! So glad to have met you this year!
    Reply
  • Tina
    October 7, 2010 · 7:51PM:
    Happy blog birthday!!! A lot of people think my husband looks like Anthony Michael Hall! :)
    Reply
  • Dorry
    October 7, 2010 · 8:06PM:
    Awww! Happy Blogiversary! Yay!!!!!!!!!! Today marks my 4th month of blogging. :)
    Reply
    • Anne P
      October 8, 2010 · 7:06AM:
      Aw happy 4 months! :)
      Reply
  • Theodora
    October 8, 2010 · 12:37AM:
    Happy Blogiversary! Did you buy your blog a present??
    Reply
    • Anne P
      October 8, 2010 · 7:06AM:
      Hahah I should have! It gets the pleasure of my company ;)
      Reply
  • Renie October 8, 2010 · 2:56PM:
    Congrats for moving up to round 4
    Reply
  • Erika @ Food, Fitness, & Fun
    October 9, 2010 · 12:42PM:
    Happy Blogiversary! :-) Your blog is so successful - I wouldn't have guessed that it was only a year old - WOW! :-)
    Reply
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