Friends, I can’t even describe how excited it is to see the incredible number of blogs that linked up to this past Sunday’s Blog Hop! Wowzer! I have to be honest in saying that it was a pleasant surprise, I really didn’t know what to expect. Thanks to the lovely Grow Your Blog Series contributors and YOU, we knocked this blog hop out of the ball park! What’s even more exciting is the number of new bloggy friends I’ve made. You are all so very kind to follow me and THANK YOU for the innumerable amounts of e-mails and tweets I’ve received about the series and how helpful it was to you. My cheeks hurt from smiling so much the past few days. “I love smiling. Smiling is my favorite.” (from the movie Elf
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As of last night, I have visited each and every blog that has linked up to #629 — I will be visiting the rest of you, I promise. Seeing the creativity in your names and blog designs is simply amazing. It’s quite a smorgasbord of blogs out of there. I hope you all took some time to “hop” around and meet some of these fabulous bloggers. You won’t be disappointed!
Just to be sure that you all know how much I appreciate you — let me share a little some-something. The word verification for leaving a comment was a wee-bit overwhelming. At times, I think my eyes were going crossed from doing it over and over again. Now, let’s think about this — for those of you that have the word verification in place for security, I must have done this at least 600 times. Whoa, right? Is that showing some {love} or what? {giggle}
Sarah says
Cheers to you, Kelly. Thanks again for hosting this fun blog hop. I met some new friends and hope to meet more as I continue to hop along. Way too many for one time! ~ Sarah
Sarah says
PS. You know you can turn off the verification. It isn't necessary anymore. Blogger has one in place that works great. I go in every week and just delete all the spam that Blogger catches and puts in a folder. Works great and my readers don't have to squint to read those squiggly letters. 😉
Michelle@Crazy For Crafts says
Thank you for hosting! I enjoyed the series last week, too!
Michelle @ Crazy for Crafts
http://crazyiniowa.blogspot.com/
Samantha says
thank you so much for hosting! this has been VERY fun!!!
Angela says
Thanks for coming by my blog to say hi and doing the crazy word verification, too! I appreciate you hosting it, too! Have a great rest of your week!
crochetdyverse says
thanks for stopping by and i love what you are doing
jessica ann says
Thanks so much for hosting, and for stopping by my blog! It was so fun to connect with new bloggers!
Samantha B says
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! Also a big thanks for hosting this blog hop! This is such a great idea! I am making so many new blogger friends!
Beth says
I was addicted to your blog as soon as I saw the super-catchy title on the blog hop links…so glad I found you!
Amy says
Kelly, thank you so much for taking a moment to stop by Aprons & Ambition. I felt like a celebrity was on my post wall! I'm just now starting to put time and effort into growing my blog and the series you hosted was such a help. Thanks for reaching out to a rookie like me!
Amy
Kate @ craftwhatever says
Yes, Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment on my blog! I felt pretty special to see your comment listed! I always wonder about those word verifications…they drive me nuts, too, yet so many people have them. I wonder what kind of security or spam i am missing out on. I guess when I have lots of readers one day I will understand the importance. But for now, I am opting for hassle free commenting. But I might be getting hacked and not even know it. IDK! : )
Betsy @ Anna Nimmity says
Thanks for hosting the blog hop and stopping by my blog to visit! I'm following you on Bloglovin'.
Jelli says
Thanks again for the hop. I've also checked out most of the other blogs, and I gotta say, those spam codes are terrible. Hate them. Here's hoping someone will take the plunge and get rid of it.
Kris says
CONGRATS!!! {i hear the applause and cheers from the stands….ahh!}
I Know The Plans I Have For You says
I had just missed it and I can't wait for the next one! I'm so excited that your doing it again! Thanks!
Jill
Iknowtheplansihave4you.blogspot.com