2 Year Blog Anniversary
Happy 2 Year Blogiversary to me! Yippee! This deserves a fun skirt, a bouquet of flowers and a good twirl! Haha. But wow! Where did the time go? It feels like it was just yesterday I was taking photos with nothing but my iPhone in a park in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and trying to figure out how to upload them to WordPress, haha.
Thankfully, the photography department has improved a bit since then…and WordPress is a piece of cake these days! Oh, and I’m finally living out my dream of living abroad (but I still love Stevens Point)! It’s really fun to think back to when this blog started…and it’s also really exciting to think about where it’s headed. I know I spent a lot of time reflecting on how this blog started in my past blogiversary post…but for this one, I’m going keep it short and sweet and focus on the present!
For this year’s celebration, I treated myself to some fresh cut flowers, green tea ice cream and a whole lot of Pokemon hunting here in Tokyo. I can’t express how much I love playing that game here. My husband and I honestly sat outside a “gym” for 2 hours with 3 other Team Instinct people we met..battling Pokemon and talking about our lives. It was a great way to spend the day…reflecting on where we came from, where we’re going and making friends who share similar nerdy or random interests along the way!
For such an occasion, I wore all of my favorites…my favorite Machi Footwear heels that I’ve had for ages, my favorite purple lipstick, favorite style of skirt…and I did my favorite thing…twirl like a crazy person in front of a camera in my favorite spot in Tokyo to take photos! Haha. Miraculously, though, these twirling photos turned out super well! I actually had a hard time narrowing it down to the few used in this post…which, if you saw my blooper photos post, you may find hard to believe! Haha.
And brief shout out to this amazing skirt! Seriously, photos don’t do it justice. When I saw the stock photo online and when I actually had the skirt in my hand…I was blown away! It looks SO much prettier in person. I don’t even feel as though my photos do a good job of showing just how dainty and feminine it is. Wearing it was one of the first times I felt like I was dressing like everyone else around here (other than the bright purple lipstick, haha).
And congratulations to Brittney for winning this year’s blogiversary giveaway with Makemechic! I hope you enjoy your new skirt and thank you so much to everyone who entered! You guys are the best for all the support you give this blog. Seriously, I can’t thank all you lovely readers enough. All of your comments, emails and messages mean the world to me! Thank you so much for sticking with me through all the changes and growing pains this blog has had over the past 2 years. 🙂
I’m curious, how did you find my blog? And has anyone been around since the very beginning…and remember those iPhone, Stevens Point park photos? Haha. Let me know in the comments! (And if you’re new, you can see those very first Have Clothes, Will Travel outfits from the park, as well as travel posts, by clicking here.)
Where to find it:
Skirt” c/o* Shein
Top: ModCloth (similar)
Heels: Machi Footwear (No longer available. Similar here)
Lipstick: Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Como
Sunglasses: c/o* Polette
*c/o = courtesy of, meaning the company gave me the product to be used on my blog, and I did not pay for it. All opinions are my own, and I am not being compensated for a positive review.
Oh very Happy Anniversary!!! I am so happy for you! It’s so cool to reach a blogging milestone like this! Your blog is beautiful and your writing is always a pleasure to read!!!
Yay!!x
Aw, thank you, Kezzie! That means so much to me! 🙂
Happy 2 years! You know, I can’t pinpoint exactly when we became online friends! I think we were IG friends before regularly visiting each other’s blogs and such…right or wrong? I know it was BEFORE your 1 year anniversary though!! A bit before, I’d say… Sounds like you had a lovely day celebrating too! XO
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That sounds right to me! I think we found each other via the ModCloth hashtag. 🙂 And thank you so much, Lauren!
Simple, beautiful, feminine! Is my style too!
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Thank you so much, Lory! 🙂
Happy 2 year blog anniversary Lindsey! You look spectacular and so feminine in this outfit. The skirt is just stunning! Love the twirls too! I can’t wait to see where your journey, and blog journey, take you next.
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Aw, thank you so much, Amanda! That means so much to me! You are the sweetest! 🙂
Happy anniversary, you look amazing! I like twirling photos, I loved the skirt and your shoes, too! I would love to try green tea ice cream! Congratulations to Brittney for the giveaway! I tell you, I normally don’t visit travel blogs because of some people’s approach – look at me, I am here, I am there, I went, you didn’t 🙂 This is such a competitive world and this is the kind of competition that I don’t like. But yours I love visiting, because you are not that way. I learn from you, you add loads to my days and that is what makes you and your blog special! Go on living your dreams and up to 2 and more years of blogging! Again, congrats!
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Oh gosh, thank you so much, Denise! You are just too kind! I am so glad you enjoy following my blog…especially the travel posts! Those are always my favorite to write and put together. 🙂 Seriously, this comment means the world to me! Thank you so much!
omg yay! Two years congrats Lindsey! You have done an amazing job with your blog and I am so happy I found it…Your looks inspire me everyday!
Aw, thank you so much, Liana! That is so kind! And I am so happy you enjoy reading my posts! I also love your blog, and your makeup tutorials make me want to be more adventurous in the cosmetics department! 🙂
Congratulations babe…and you look gorgeous in this outfit…xoxo, Neha
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Thank you so much, Neha! 🙂
Happy Anniversary! And you celebrate it with a gorgeous outfit. So pretty.
Aw, thank you so much!
Oh, thanks, Lindsey! I’m so excited to have won! And I’ve been following your blog since the early days (maybe not the very very VERY beginning, but I think it was around 2 years ago this Christmas when I started following!) I definitely remember the park photos and your blond hair in the early days! 🙂 Gorgeous as always, and your posts just keep getting better! Happy 2 Year Blogiversary! Live it up!
Yay! I’m so excited you won too, Brittney! Enjoy your prize! 🙂 And thank you so much for following along for so long – it means so much! It’s wonderful to have found a fellow runner too…your posts always inspire me to get out and go for a run! 🙂
Happy Blog Anniversary! Love the beautiful black and white outfit! 🙂
Thank you so much, Laurie! 🙂