Fun Tag & An Award!

The lovely Linda at Silly Little Mischief and Lacey at Confessions of a Southern Belle tagged me and I thought this would be fun.

THE RULES:

Make a list of things you can see without getting up: The TV, stack of papers for filing and the dogs.

What were you like when you were five? Very friendly and talkative. Here is a funny story. I grew up in the country until I was about 5 (my parents split) and then moved to the suburbs near the city. When I lived in the country friends were miles away, not a block away. My mom said that one day after the move I came into the house and asked her to meet my new friends in the backyard. She expected to see 2 or 3 children. She said that I had about 10-15 out there. I was so overwhelmed and happy to have friends close by to have fun with.

What are you wearing now? Black sweatpants, blue sweatshirt and slippers. Typical bumming around the house clothes.

What is one thing people don’t know about you that you would like to share? I was a figure skater as a teenager and started teaching on the side when I was about 18. I still teach with my mom to this day. I enjoy it so much and love watching the children learn and develop their skating skills.

What’s the last thing you read/are currently reading? Still trying to finish Breaking Dawn!

Do you nap a lot? I wish I had the time to. Whenever I do take a nap, I can never sleep that night.

Who was the last person you hugged? Geof

What’s your current fandom/obsession/addiction? The Bachelor

What was the last thing you ate today? Chili

What was the last thing you said aloud? That commercial is funny (Superbowl)

What websites do you always visit when you go online? Blogger, Facebook, Yahoo

What was the last thing you bought? Shoes

What are you listening to right now? The Superbowl

What movie are (or were!) you most excited to show your kids? I’m excited for my future children to see the classic Disney movies and Grease.

If you could have any super power, what would it be? Reading minds.

What is your favorite weather, and why? Sunny, fall day with no humidity around 70 degrees.

What time do you usually get up? I get up around 8:00am

What is your most challenging goal right now? Paying off debt from the wedding.

Say something to the person who tagged you: Linda, I love your blog. You always have something new and unique posted and it is fun hearing about your life with Tai!

If you could have a house–totally paid for, fully furnished–anywhere in the world, where would you want it to be? Hmmm…the Greek islands maybe. I actually like the area I live in now and wouldn’t mind having a bigger house around here.

Favorite vacation spot? Mexico and the Cayman Islands. I would love to see many more places.

What is your favorite children’s book? The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.

Name one thing you just can’t resist no matter how bad it is for you: The 2 C’s. Cheese and chocolate.

If you could meet anyone famous - dead or alive - who would it be? Prince. I know there are many more important and influential people. I just love Prince.

What is your favorite restaurant? Jones

Step 1: respond and rework—answer the questions on your own blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, add one more question of your own.

Step 2: tag—eight other un-tagged people will be tagged.

I now tag anyone that would like to fill this out!
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I also received the Honest Scrap award from the lovely and Polka Dots & Protein Bars. Her blog is so fun and you must run right over and check it out!

With this award, I'm supposed to list 10 honest things about myself. So, here goes....

1. I am not a morning person. I hate getting up in the morning and am much more of a night owl.

2. I’ve lived in the same state my entire life. I’m not a big fan of change, so if I am happy and content in one place I see no reason to leave.

3. I am terrified of snakes. They freak me out and I refer to them as serpents.

4. I’m an only child and wish I had a sibling. Growing up it didn’t bother me but now that I’m an adult, I wish I had a brother or a sister.

5. I am addicted to diet soda. I love it all.

6. My grandmother was taken away from me and my family when I was a teen by a drunk driver and it was the saddest time in my entire life. I still think about her everyday.

7. Throughout life I’ve been told how sweet and nice I am. My teachers even put this on report cards in elementary school and at work as an adult I’m told that I’m well liked and have a good attitude. This is definitely not a bad thing, but sometimes I wish I didn’t come across as so nice because I think some people can take advantage of that.

8. I have never been to Europe or off this continent for that matter and would love to travel abroad one day.

9. Geof and I originally met on the internet. I never thought I would meet my future husband that way.

10. I hate Styrofoam. I hate the texture, the feel…everything! It makes me cringe.

The award has two components. You have to first list 10 honest things about yourself (and make them interesting), and second present the award to seven other bloggers.

I now give this award to the following lovely ladies:

1. Lis @ Lis Loves
2. Tasha @ Biology Gal
3. Classy in Philadelphia
4. Lindsey @ Learning To Be A Wife
5. Emily @ Life As I Know It From Memphis
6. Jill @ Jaded Jill Speaks
7. Meg @ Believe In Me<3G

I’d like to thank the Academy...

It’s that time again. Time for me to catch up on awards that have been so graciously passed along to me. This is going to be one giant post and you may learn more about me than you ever wanted to know, or skip this post altogether (I wouldn’t blame you).

The always adorable BLC from The Company She Keeps gave me the Beautiful Blogger Award and the lovely Ashley from Sweet Southern Prep gave me the Versatile Blogger Award. I grouped these two together since the rules are the same:



Rules:
1. Say 7 interesting things about yourself
2. Pass it on to 7 more bloggers

7 Interesting Things:
1. I’m a lefty when it comes to writing, but play most sports, eat, cut, etc. with my right hand.
2. I’m an only child, but I have a huge family because of my mom’s siblings. We also have three sets of twins in the family and one set of triplets. My aunt and uncle have more than a full house every holiday.
3. I could be part fish, because I love being in the water or by the water. I don’t care if it’s the ocean, pool or lake. I think this has to do with the fact that I’m a summer baby (Cancer to be exact).
4. I used to think I’d live in PA forever, but lately I’ve been feeling like I could get out of here. Ideally I’d love to live in the South or in California (just a little afraid of Earthquakes).
5. I may or may not have originally wanted a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel because Charlotte from Sex in the City had one. Later, I read about the breed and Geof and I realized these were the perfect pets for us.
6. This August I will have had my car for 11 years. I’m still on the fence if this is something to be proud of or depressed about…ha!
7. My dream would be to own my own business that is super girly. Something along the lines of a cupcake shop or boutique.

I will pass both of these awards onto the following bloggers:
1. Join The Gossip
2. Just A Happy Housewife
3. Vynuss Vision
4. The Pink Chick
5. BonBon Rose
6. The Juice is worth the squeeze
7. living well

I was also given the Honest Scrap Award by my sweet friend Vy at Vynuss Vision. This is one that I have actually done before, so if you’re interested in reading it, you can do that here.



Next up is the Master of Karate and Friendship Award from Trish at Pink Preppy Lilly Lover. She is so wonderful and I look forward to our double date next weekend! This award also cracks me up, because it’s from the show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (which is absolutely hysterical).



Rules
1. List 6 things you are the master in.
2. Pass it on to 6 bloggers you think are masters at friendship, and make blogging so awesome.

6 Things I am the master in:
1. Ice skating. I took lessons for many years and then started coaching in my late teens. I still teach lessons during the winter months and I love every minute of it.
2. Fun. Ask my friends. I try to be the life of the party and ensure that everyone is having a good time. Seeing my friends smile makes me smile.
3. Talking. I just asked Geof what I’m the master at and this was his response. No comment.
4. Dancing. I’ve been known to shake my tail feather a time or two. Seriously though. I took dance up until I started skating and was on dance team in high school while I was skating. It has always been a passion of mine.
5. Baking. When I have the time, I love to bake and try new recipes. The past year or so, I’ve gotten more into cooking. It must have something to do with me getting married or something ;)
6. Blogging. I love this blog and the friendships and fun things of learned from reading other peoples blogs.

I now pass this onto:
1. Handbag Obsessed
2. Biology Gal
3. Beach Bum & Baby
4. ETMC
5. The Non-Review
6. Classy in Philadelphia

I was also given the “Every Blog Needs A Little Bling” award from Kathie at Just a Happy Housewife. Please pay her a visit if you haven’t already. She is always mixing it up and it one of the nicest bloggers I know.



Last, but not least, I was awarded the I Love Your Blog Award from Brittany Ann at Living in the Moment. This is an honor coming from her. She can make you laugh, make you cry and above all write. She is not only super nice, but also very intelligent and she knows her stuff.



Rules:
1. List 10 Things I Love (I obviously love Geof, friends, family, dogs…I’m listing some random things for fun).
2. Pass it onto 10 other blogs I love

10 Things I Love:
1. Diet coke – this is my coffee. I’ll take any diet beverage.
2. A good handbag – Coach, Louis Vuitton, Kate Spade. They’re my favorites.
3. Chapstick – I couldn’t live without the stuff and probably put it on at least 5 times a day.
4. Gossip/Fashion Magazines – they’re so fun to flip through on a lazy afternoon.
5. Hoodies and sweatpants – I love coming home after a long day and getting into comfy clothes.
6. Music – certain songs bring back memories or spark a certain emotion. I couldn’t live without good music.
7. Lipgloss – Dior, Chanel, Clinique. A swipe of any of those 3 will bring a smile to my face.
8. Reality TV – The Bachelor, Real Housewives of Orange County, The Apprentice, Keeping Up with the Kardashian’s…love them all.
9. Pizza – probably the one food I’ll never get tired of.
10. Flip Flops – The best feeling is when you know that spring is here for good and you can break out the flippers.

I now pass this onto the following bloggers:
1. Peeptoe Pumps and Pearls
2. Sweet Tea Diaries
3. Social Climbers
4. Same Sweet Girl: Memoir of a Southern Belle
5. Pink Preppy Lilly Lover
6. Nautical By Nature
7. My Chihuahua Bites!
8. Simplicity in Baltimore
9. The Adventures of Katie and Josh
10. Chapters of our Life

Wow…that was a lot to post and a lot of linking. If you made it all the way through this post, then you deserve some other sort of award! I hope that everyone has a great weekend!!