Awkward and Awesome Thursday!

Awkward:

- Trying to take fun pictures in the bay window, just to keep falling back and hitting the glass. 

- Realizing the neighbors were watching me take pictures in the bay window!

- On the East Coast you must have heard of our crazy (perhaps once in a lifetime) Earthquake. Yep! It was pretty extraordinary moving a few blinds back and forth. Supposedly, bookshelves shook, the couch my Dad was lying on while he was on pain meds from his surgery, telephone poles rocked side to side! The whole time I was walking and didn't feel a dang thing. They are calling what I have 'Earthquake Envy'. That's me... :(

- My bff brought her little Daschund named Charlie over for my Birthday this past weekend. She's adorable, runs around but stays right near my bff. Well Peanut felt the need to hump this little dog, excessively. The only way I could keep him away from her was to lock him in the bathroom. Being a parent I was completely humiliated.. 

- Getting ready for this hurricane they keep talking about. Her name is. Irene.. I feel like singing that song, you know which one! I chuckled to myself to hearing all these people racing to the grocery store and getting prepared. Then I realized.. I'M not prepared! None of our flashlights work, even with new batteries.. Ooops. 

Awesome:

- Charlie & I will be celebrating our 10 year Anniversary on Monday (8/29). I can't believe it's been that long since we went on our first official date. Now 10 years later we have a home, two kitties, a puppy and one amazing life together.

- Realizing that I'll be in California in 1 month and 5 days. I'll then be with my bestie and her little boy. I miss them like crazy and my life has been empty without her here. 

- I've been a non nail biter for almost 3 months now! 

- Getting ready to crack open one of my 5 bottles of wine that I purchased at the very lovely White Silo Farm and Winery. The choice will be Cassis!

- Tomorrow is Friday. Need I say more? ♥

To the Bloscars!

I wanted to thank everyone who voted for Love is Everywhere. My blog won for the category ..... Most Thought Provoking. Be sure to stop bye and visit Ashley's page to see all of the acceptance speeches for each category which includes cute photos of all the stars! ♥

Thank you again and you especially Ashley, for putting this fun & fabulous event together! I love you guys!

Bloscar Nominations: Voting Time

Happy Wednesday to everyone. I will be posting again later but at this moment there's some serious business I need to share. :) Eisy Morgan has created the Bloscars which I smiled when she had first told me about it. How beautiful! How creative! How exciting!

  The beautiful and stylish Liesl at Fabulous Fashions 4 Sensible Style nominated my blog for The Most Thought Provoking. I truly appreciate that and thank you again ♥ The voting ends Thursday at 10:00PM. If you get a chance stop over there and look at all of the finalists. Visit their pages, leave comments and spread the love. Be sure to vote for your favorite blog in each category!

Introducing the Bloscars!

My lovely friend Ashley over at the fabulous, fun, creative & glamorous Eisy Morgan has created a new award. This is not just any award but it's the official BLOSCARS!

Ashley:

With the actual "Oscars" coming up this Sunday I thought it would be fun if we held our own version here in the blogging world and we could call them the BLOSCARS! You know, BLOG and OSCARS combined! You know how I like to combine words here, ha! 

I thought it would be fun to have us vote on the awesome bloggers we frequent (like we are the "Academy") and then they will be awarded a Bloscar!!
They will of course need to write acceptance speeches and tell us what they are wearing..ha ha! 

So this is where you come in, my dear Academy! 

We need your nominations for these bloggers in the next two days!

(and no you can not nominate yourself;)

We will have 4 categories:

• Most Creative
• Most Supportive
• Most Thought Provoking
• Most Helpful

Shimmy on over to Eisy Morgan for more information on this very exciting feature that we all can be apart of. 

For information on Sponsoring on Love is Everywhere click here:

Blogs of the Week!

I wanted to celebrate my new blog design! By doing this I felt a little gift to Love is Everywhere is in order. I have decided to spotlight 2 blogs each week. You'll see on the right sidebar of my blog (I also put a picture below) there is a cute little icon which reads 'Blogs of the Week'. I will share the 2 blogs right below that icon. For those who are picked, I will contact you each week letting you know ♥

This gives your fabulous blog recognition ♥ It's fun and it allows us all to continue spreading the love and making new friends!

 

Also, there is this additional button you can grab if you are Blog of the Week! :)

  Since I like to do things a little backwards the Blogs of the Week will be from Wednesday-Tuesday. ♥ Congratulations to my sweet friends who are starting the kickoff of this new fabulous feature!

Lovely Friends & Sweet Awards!

Happy Monday to all of you! I'm trying to do a little catching up with returning emails, visiting everyone's blogs, leaving love and sending Thank You's out. I truly love all of these blog awards that have been shared and I want to acknowledge those that have given me an award and pass it on to a bunch of you lovely people ♥

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♥ Seven Facts Award ♥

Thank you to two of my beautiful friends, Liesl & Melissa for passing this award onto me! They both have such wonderful blogs and I hope you'll stop bye and visit them!

There has to be *Rules* - but it's no fun if we don't break them.

1. Link the person who awarded you!        ♥ Liesl & Melissa

 

2. Post seven random facts about yourself.

Here we go everyone....

1.  Back in High School my best friend and I chased a guy in my car after he mugged a woman coming out of a store. He got away but we saw his face and ended up having to take statements. I had to drive with the cop to show where I chased him. I apologized for speeding and he smiled.

2.  I chugged a jar of cherries in Elementary School at a sleepover, it later became my trademark.

3. I love to talk in different voices, imitate actors. I used to pick up our house phone with an accent and it always cracked my parents up. It still does and believe me I'm really not good.

4. I started wearing glasses in 1st grade. They were light pink with Mickey Mouse on each side. I then broke them 'accidentally' two years later after leaving them on the bottom of the stairs.

5. I've been cutting and colouring my own hair pretty much since 8th grade.

6. I've been with my boyfriend Charlie since 2001 and our first date was Rush Hour 2. Charlie was super late with picking me up and we walked in the wrong Theatre where we sat for 15 minutes before figuring it out.

7. When I like a new song I'll play it on repeat for weeks at a time.

3. Pass this award along to 15 other bloggers!

Now, my turn to pass on the award. In no particular order at all:

By all means, you do not need to participate but regardless, I want you to know how appreciated you are!

 

Positively Positive

Memory Bean Design  

Bows and Pearls

Survivin' on Coffee and Dreams

A Taste of T

Some Kind of Wonderful

Buzzin' Around

Who's Your Editor

Dances with God

My Adventures in Mommyland

Relevant Notes

My Reflections

Ambrosia Clark

Heartfelt Balance

Life is Sweet

 

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♥ Cherry on Top Award ♥

I received this lovely award from Michelle. She had no idea but I sure love cherries so this award made me that much happier. Thank you so very much!

Here are the instructions for accepting the award:

1. Thank the person who gave it to you. ♥ Michelle

     

 2. List 3 things you love about yourself.

* I love that since a child I enjoy talking to people. It's made it easy to welcome people in my life.

* I love my appreciate for life.

* I love that I can make ridiculously goofy faces that make others laugh :)

 

  3. Post a picture you love on your blog.

That's me as a wee little one. I love this photo!

 

4. Pass the award on to 5 other bloggers.

Mommy's Lil Corner

Love & Life

Fantabulous Fashions 4 Sensible Style

Cooper and Lola

Life in the South

Thank you and I love you all!

Katie

A lovely award!!

I received an oh so beautiful award for having a Stylish blog. Thank you for making my day, Elise at Living the Good Life :) You're such a wonderful person!

There are 4 duties to perform to accept this award:

1.  Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this award

2.  Share 7 things about yourself

3.  Award 15 recently discovered great bloggers

4.  Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award!

1. I have an enormous amount of love to share! :)
2. I don't drink coffee and never will.
3. I make up random songs about activities I'm doing.
4. I love to dance where ever and whenever. It's the best feeling in the world.
5. I go on a lot of hikes and I'm petrified of heights
6. I love oranges, but not a fan of orange juice.
7. I love ketchup and sauce but I don't like tomatoes.

I have awarded the following lovely people :)

Mommy

Donna 

Liesl

AubrieAnne

Luci

Angie

Kat

Ashley

Sarah

Kenna

Vic

Munoz Family

Bevin

Rachel

Colette