A picture speaks a thousand words, so I think today I will let this one do all the talking for me - a group portrait of Elsa and the 3 Amigos, taken at Natalie's sixth birthday party.
And speaking of birthday's, it was a year ago that Elsa dragged me kicking and screaming into the notion of writing this blog. One year, hundreds of posts, and almost 50,000 readers later, I have to give props to my wife and say how much I've enjoyed writing and sharing stories and photos and ephemera with all of you here.
And most of all how much I've enjoyed your comments and the regular readers who have been following along and writing back and sharing stories and links of their own that have opened up whole new worlds of knowledge and information and entertainment for me.
So THANKS today! To my FAMILY! And to my BLOG FAMILY!
Happy Birthday, Blog!
Leave all of your birthday wishes for Blog here, and I will be sure to pass them on to him.
william
Congratulations, Blog!!! You wear your age well.
Congrats to you too, Bill. Reading both your blog and Elsa's blog gives me an interesting perspective on your lives. Now you just need to get Natalie and Diego their own little blogs. jan
Posted by: Snippety Gibbet | July 31, 2009 at 02:16 AM
Happy Birthday Blog - what amazing new worlds you have opened my eyes to - jazz and comics and movies and old books and Cuba and LA and Chicage, even my own country and of course one very special family...
thank you.
Posted by: Mary | July 31, 2009 at 03:27 AM
er Mr Blog - that would be Chicago!
Posted by: Mary | July 31, 2009 at 03:27 AM
Such a beautiful photo! Happy birthday Natalie! (And happy birthday blog) xxx
Posted by: Anna | July 31, 2009 at 05:13 AM
Congratulations, Mr. Blog, from a Chicagoan who has learned to see my hometown anew, thanks to you. Keep toddlin' on!
John
Posted by: John Arends | July 31, 2009 at 05:17 AM
don't get too blogged down - an actual picture of Miro? wow- I heard of him, met him once or twice and then he disappeared into the night........
Posted by: Marguerite Horberg | July 31, 2009 at 06:29 AM
We check upon your blog on a regular basis and always find it very special the way you expose your stories, we love you Billy. Alex, Evelyn ,Camilla and Alex J.
Posted by: Alex mora | July 31, 2009 at 07:38 AM
Happy Birthday Blog! I have found several new movies, some great books, and interesting websites from reading you. I appreciate it and keep up the good work.
Posted by: Janet M | July 31, 2009 at 08:23 AM
¡Feliz cumpleaños, Blog! I look forward to another year!!!!
Lucia in San Francisco
Posted by: Lucia | July 31, 2009 at 08:41 AM
Yay Billy!!!!!
I always knew that your blog was going to be great! Happy birthday Billy's blog!!! And today is also your Mother in Law's birthday! Double celebration! We can't wait to have you over here tomorrow!
Lots of love!!!
Elsi :)
Posted by: Elsita :) | July 31, 2009 at 09:03 AM