Three Love Letters for the Price Of One

Dear Donnie Wahlberg,

It has been awhile since your name has been mentioned here on Abby Gabs. And I feel like I owe you an explanation. You see, a few months ago, my husband made the statement that he felt like my blog was more often a "Donnie Wahlberg Featurette" than anything else. He felt slighted that he was rarely mentioned in my daily writings, where you, dear Donnie, were always front and center.

This little statement led to a blog-wide stat counting endeavor, which led to the eventual score board you can see in the left-hand column of my blog. (Just scroll down a bit...yep...there it is.)

As you can see, Brian was sorely mistaken. Although I wrote your name quite frequently, Donnie, his was still mentioned the most. (May I interject that this in no way represents how I feel about you!)

Since the contest was issued in July, you have only been mentioned once--on August 21, 2012, also known as National First Twug Day (the first time you "twugged" me on Twitter.) (Thanks again for that, by the way. It made my whole summer.) (Can we do it again soon?)

But I have to tell you, Mr. Wahlberg, that despite my lack of blogging in your name, I have nonetheless been spending plenty of time with you (whether you realize it or not.) I'm still faithfully tweeting almost every day...

I haven't missed an episode of Blue Bloods yet, and was parked in front of my TV for September's season premiere...

I've been rockin' out to The Block---in my car, at my computer, in the kitchen while cooking dinner, through my iPod while I'm working out---and even though it's been 4 years, I still shake my bootie just like I did back in 2008...

And as of yesterday, my nose has been permanently stuck between the pages of the new NKOTB biography, "Five Brothers and A Million Sisters." (I read the first chapter last night, and cried no less than 3 times.)

So, Donnie, I just wanted to reassure you that, although I haven't written about you lately here on Abby Gabs, I'm still very much a Donnie Girl. My husband knows this, as when he goes to bed each night, the last face he sees is yours.

I know you're a busy guy, and you probably didn't even notice. But I thought it would be nice to send you a letter today to let you know that you're still very much a part of the Abby Gabs household, even if I haven't blogged about you in awhile. (Brian says it's psychological warfare, because I'm trying to prove a point by writing about him more than you. I say I'm trying to maintain a relationship with a man who's jealous of your animal magnetism.)

Love always and forever,
Abby

PS: This blog is totally a point in your column. Oh yeah! Rock it!!

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Dear Brian,

I love you to the moon and back with a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck, no take back, oodles and oodles, to infinity and beyond, the end that's all folks.

Love your slightly crazy wife,

Abby

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Dear Faithful Reader,
Did you happen to notice that I'm wearing a pink ribbon today, in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month?

Can you see it?

Well guess what...I'm not just sporting a pink ribbon on my shirt. Every single facet of Abby Gabs is donned in pink---and it's easy for you to join me! Just click on the tab at the top of the page titled "Web Wide Pink Out" and you'll find a TON of free graphics to use on your Twitter account, Facebook timeline, and more!  I would love you even more than I already do if you helped me on my mission to turn the internet pink in October. ♥♥♥
Have a beautiful Friday.
Love, Abby

A Day of Stat-Keeping At Abby Gabs: The Man War Edition

My husband has always been my #1 Biggest Fan when it comes to my blog. In fact, just the other evening, he sat next to me on the couch, computer in his lap, and spent the better part of an hour sharing archived Abby Gabs with his friends on Facebook.

After sharing the links to some of his favorite "Brian" blogs, he abruptly closeed his laptop, cleared his throat, and turned to look at me. "Abby," he said, "I'm a little worried that the Donnie Wahlberg blogs are beginning to overshadow the Awesome Husband blogs."

Well, well.

"I think you need to institute some sort of scoreboard on your blog, to clearly depict how many blogs have been written about each of us. That'll keep you honest." Satisfied that he'd made his point, he turned back to watching the Olympics.

His little Man War diatribe got me thinking....maybe he's right. So I did what any dutiful wife/blogger would do. I pulled up my blog and went through EVERY SINGLE POST, tallying the number of blogs written about Brian, those written about Donnie, and those in which both are mentioned.

I have to admit. There are a lot of DW mentions.

So I decided to follow Brian's advice. But, before there could be a scoreboard, there had to be parameters for me to follow. Hence the following brief, but informative, interview:

With those rules in mind, I headed to the internet, certain that somewhere in the wide world of web, there would be SOMEONE who had created a completely customizable scoreboard widget. And that it would take me 10 minutes to whip one up and add it to the blog.


<Pause here for your laughter and scorn.>


In fact, there is not. Or if there is, I couldn't find it. And believe me when I say I looked. Hard. For about 5 hours.


So I decided to use my Photoshop skills to create a meme instead, which you will now see at the top right of the blog, until the end of time. I will do my BEST to update it as frequently as possible, so that Brian's insecurities will be regularly tamed. 


Without further ado, here are the current standings on Abby Gabs. Out of 318 posts, Brian has been mentioned (gushed about, turned into a super hero, generally canonized) 104 times. Donnie Wahlberg has been mentioned (and occasionally worshiped) 31 times. And they have both been mentioned in the SAME blog (without incident) 21 times.

There honey. See? I do love you best.