my blog turns two!!!

Happy Birthday to my Blog! You are two years old today! I want to thank you, dear Blog, for all the good times we have had together. Some 800+ posts later, we are still going strong. So here's to more good times together in our third year! (toasts with the bialy)

And many thanks to all of you for reading and commenting! If you only knew how long it took me to stage this photograph of the lit bialy. I think I will tell you all about it. But first, take a look at my first post on this day, December 15, 2005, at 9:59 PM.

So about the photo: I had been hunting since November for the perfect '2' candle at every dollar store in my neighborhood. I finally found this one at the dollar store that is furthest away, but who cares, I love the rainbow action. And then there was the issue of the cupcake. There are no cupcakes in my neighborhood for some reason. I thought of buying a babka, because who doesn't love a babka? But instead I went with a bialy from Kossar's, which happened to win 'Best Bialy' on my blog back on March 2, 2006. Hey that gives me a good idea for a funny photo series. Stay tuned.