WOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!
If you can believe it this is the champagne Aaron bought for our engagement STILL UNCORKED. We were too happy and freaked out to even consider champagne, but there are SO many more reasons to pop it open NOW:
1) NEW BEAUTIFUL CHOMPO BLOG! Chompo Blog is now a true reflection of my brain via Aaron's masterful web skills. Look for exciting features every week and (soon) a link to my illustration portfolio!
2) HATTIE BIG SKY GOT A NEWBERY HONOR! No author or character is more deserving. I am pouring Hattie a glass hoping she'll throw caution to the wind and gulp it down.
3) ZELDA AND IVY GOT THE GEISEL AWARD! Two scampy girl foxes and one great award. They are too young for champagne, though, so Laura will have to drink it for them...
4) MY FAVORITE BRITISH ILLUSTRATOR HAD A BABY! Alison Friend McVey is a new great friend, an amazing artist, and now the proud mother of handsome baby Cal. I can't wait to meet him and hope his parents will imbibe with me.
I also can't wait to share all the new fun stuff that I'll be posting on Chompo Blog in the near future!
Woohoo!
Jaime
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We need a close up of the bling!
xxoo K.
Jaime! Hi there! I was SO excited to see Hattie Big Sky got a Newberry Honor! I haven't read it yet -- but I remembered seeing the author in your booth at ALA. Yay! It was so great to see you gals and can't wait to hang out in New York. Your blog looks great. (I'm curious about the "cupcake fears" bit, though!) Also saw your post below about vamp love -- I totally agree about Edward Cullen! I haven't read New Moon yet but Jim got it for me for Christmas; glad to hear you liked it! Also, belated engagement wishes -- hope you enjoyed your champagne!
Jaime,You just made me cry.Your new blog looks fab. You and Aaron really are the perfect partnership and the addition of recipe corner is awesome...as is your cooking. Can't say thankyou enough...Ali xx