Two YEAR Blogaversary!!

Two years.

I have been blogging about my style for two years!

Blows. My. MIND!

Read Last Year's Blogaversary post

This past year has been indescribable. 

On this day, one year ago, I had 12 Google Friend Connect followers. As of this post I have 99.

This doesn't include my RSS subscribers or my Twitter followers.

I am incredibly honored that you like me, my style and content.

Putting yourself out there, on a public forum for anyone to read, is insane.

I feel so grateful for the friends that I have made. Connecting with you all through email, comments and Twitter seriously makes my day and made my year. I have never felt so loved and connecting with people that share my passion is amazing.

This past year the following has happened:

• I found ME and a true belief in myself
• I am honing my personal style and taking risks I NEVER thought I would
• I have shopped, not shopped, remixed my wardrobe and tried trends that I did not think would ever work on me
• I linked up, found so many inspiring bloggers and made time to connect with other bloggers
• I quit my job, took a break and started with a new company
• I moved, tried new ventures and grew as a person
• Put my 100% into Jesus, letting him take the wheel.

Big time growth year!

NOW onto the FUN stuff!

I obviously have a new look. This year calls for something a little more simplified. I wanted to streamline, incorporate my favorite color and use a loopy font. My fabulous friend, KIMMIE over at Sugar and Dots, is to THANK for yet another INCREDIBLE look! She is so dang good to me, my blog would be lost (and ugly) without her! Go over and give her some love! It isn't 100% complete as I still need to do my photo shoot so that I have updated pics on the masthead so that will change the look again slightly! Let me know what you think!

You may have noticed that I dropped "life" from my title. I felt like it pigeon holed my blog more than I liked. 'In the Fashion Lane' gives me a little more freedom to talk about life, love, loss, change or whatever I want. I view this blog as "my lane". In life we all take different paths that cross with others at different points. My hope with you visiting "my lane" you leave with something, anything! 


I also will have my own URL very soon!
I am excited to have my own place and piece of the internet world!

It wouldn't be a BLOGAVERSARY without some gifts!

OF course I am having a giveaway.

AND, if I do say so myself, it is pretty good!

Here is the deal...and I am going to be real ;)

I hate when people solicit followers. I am not going to ask you to follow me for the sake of having my "number" go up. I want you to follow if you like me, my style or what I have to say. That is it!  I want the winner to be someone who has been interactive with the blog and me. I have a lot of people that comment but don't follow and peeps that follow but don't comment. The only fair way to do this where I don't feel like I am being obnoxious is....

To be a follower and to leave a comment.

That's all.

In honor of all the changes this year, my new job and my blogaversary being in Fall...

I am giving away a pair of Kendra Scott 'Danielle' earrings and a $10 Starbucks gift card.

{image via www.kendrascott.com}

The winner will be able to choose their color :)

I will pick a winner on Sunday and post it one week from today on 10/17.

Good luck my followers and commenter's!!

THANK YOU!

Thank you for your support.

Thank you for reading.

Thank you for the comments and feedback.

Thank you for accepting me!

This is an incredible journey!

I am SO blessed!