Day Five: Publicly profess your love and devotion for one of your blogger friends. What makes them great? Why do you love them?
This one is almost too easy to answer! Lauren from Aspiring Kennedy is easily the blogger I am hands down crazy about! AK is a combination lifestyle and travel blog, and it is usually the first blog I check every day. Although we aren't friends IRL, my husband hears about Lauren or her blog probably on a weekly basis...if not a post she's written, it is about an Instagram photo or some random something I've remembered her posting in the past! I stumbled upon her blog through another great blog Fairytales are True (which I'll talk about another time) back in the Fall of 2011. Lauren grabbed my heart from the get-go with her blog title (I want to be a Kennedy so bad!) to her gorgeous life in England (I want to live in England so bad!) So basically I love her so much because I enjoy living vicariously through her!
This girl lives her life with a big heart and beautiful words. She finds beauty in just about every experience and when the going gets tough, she still manages to find the silver lining. Recently she gave birth to twin girls, and, sadly, only one of them made it. I've always heard about how a community of bloggers can rally together, but I'd never witnessed it first hand. It was a beautiful thing to watch and to read all of the comments and prayers written to Lauren regarding her loss. Her 'Bassinet Half Full' was a testament to her grace and strength in what can only be described as the worst experience a parent can go through.
As I mentioned, Lauren lives in England (Notting Hill to be exact), and so she is always in-the-know* about must see sights and restaurants. Philip and I recently spent 10 days in England, and Lauren's blog posts were a huge resource and help to planning our trip - everything from tea at The Orangery at Kensington Palace to spending a few days in the Lakes District were all inspired by posts from Aspiring Kennedy. (So to her I say a big THANK YOU! for making our trip so wonderful!)
In creating my last blog and now this one, I've kept AK as inspiration for writing about the things I love in life, the positive atmosphere I want my blog, and the general grace I want to portray as a writer. I truly don't feel like this post could ever do her justice, but I hope it was just enough for you all to want to check her out...I am certain you will find her as charming as I do!
*Her travel posts aren't just about England, but some of the other states and countries she's visited as well!
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