tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post1073444920638906378..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: 10th Anniversary Celebration! Annie WestLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-5933217998315949322015-12-05T20:34:02.702-08:002015-12-05T20:34:02.702-08:00congratulationscongratulationsdstoutholcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715837468307132294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-57709087314440231842015-12-01T14:54:48.543-08:002015-12-01T14:54:48.543-08:00Laney, you have such great ways of marking special...Laney, you have such great ways of marking special occasions! As you say, it's not about gifts but about celebrating with special people. That makes all the difference! Thanks for sharing your special times.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-1173054340300130742015-12-01T14:51:50.451-08:002015-12-01T14:51:50.451-08:00Mary, a six week road trip to Alaska sounds fabulo...Mary, a six week road trip to Alaska sounds fabulous! I bet you have a store of fantastic stories to tell as a result.<br /><br />I'm thrilled to hear you've enjoyed my stories so much. I hope any future ones give you that warm, satisfied feeling I get from a good romance too!Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-2774568658268512302015-12-01T14:49:57.520-08:002015-12-01T14:49:57.520-08:00Diana, good on you! I'm so impressed. As you s...Diana, good on you! I'm so impressed. As you say, surviving is what it's about, whether changed or not. You've adapted and got through. That must make you smile. Thanks for sharing.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-51179734808908223782015-12-01T06:35:47.982-08:002015-12-01T06:35:47.982-08:00I have had three favorite celebrations:
1) For our...I have had three favorite celebrations:<br />1) For our 30th wedding anniversary (5 years ago), we drove to a city an hour away, took a ferry over to an island (where I read a book while he walked around the cold deck), drove around like teenagers (pulling over to neck often, plus holding hands like usual), ate lunch at a nice restaurant (and had my homemade brownies for dessert in the car), Laney4https://www.blogger.com/profile/06990122242183752771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-55480424419309922292015-12-01T04:53:00.927-08:002015-12-01T04:53:00.927-08:00Congratulations on your fantastic accomplishment!!...Congratulations on your fantastic accomplishment!!! I celebrated a 34 year teaching career with a 6 week road trip from Florida to Alaska. I have enjoyed every book of yours I have read. Looking forward to many more from you.Mary Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697772261149177755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-46076568651446565172015-12-01T01:07:19.792-08:002015-12-01T01:07:19.792-08:00Congrats Annie ! On December 14 th it'll be a ...Congrats Annie ! On December 14 th it'll be a year since the 100+strokes that changed my world. I survived , a little different but I survivedMoosehog83https://www.blogger.com/profile/09504656440970060283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-21822172397252909062015-12-01T00:44:39.807-08:002015-12-01T00:44:39.807-08:00Thanks, Jan. It feels good, I must admit. When I s...Thanks, Jan. It feels good, I must admit. When I sold my 27th to Harlequin last week it felt very good indeed! <br /><br />Wasn't the Romantic Book of the Year ceremony fun? I was so thrilled to win that award, which I guess you can tell by the grin I wore in every photo taken that night!<br /><br />Thanks so very much for the good wishes. They mean a lot!Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-54299633577695737892015-12-01T00:21:13.184-08:002015-12-01T00:21:13.184-08:00Congrats Annie on such an achievement 25 books sol...Congrats Annie on such an achievement 25 books sold in 10 years and two self publishing and winning Ruby this year was such a high, seeing your name up there, and seeing you go and collect your award, so well deserved. To me it's the Oscars for writers. Such achievement and acknowledgement of your writing and talent. Well done and so proud :) I see many more books to come either Harlequin or Jan VanEngenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352051823518943852noreply@blogger.com