Thursday, June 16, 2011

And the Winner Is...

Ok so I know I'm a little behind on this, but in the last few weeks I've had the honor from some of my fellow bloggers to receive some awards! I know, I know...it's hard to believe but they do actually read this blog! The first award I received is:
Rach at Life With Baby Donut bestowed me with this wonderful award. If you haven't checked out her blog...well you are sooo missing out and you should head on over there. She's got a great sense of humor, and I love reading her adventures with her little girl that she lovingly calls "Baby Donut."

The next award I received is:
This lovely award was given to me from mom2kiddos at Kiddothings. She is the mother to two adorable kids and when she's not taking care of them she's taking care of her blogging addiction...by what better way than blogging of course! Go check her out to follow along on her motherhood journey.

The last award I received is:
Amanda over at Simple Girl, Simple Pleasures honored me with this fun award. Amanda is a girl that has a love of food and shares this on her blog whether by her tasty recipes or by sharing her favorite must visit food establishments. She also just ran a 10k in NYC...so run over to her blog and check her out!

The first awards require to list some facts about myself and to pass on the award to more bloggers. Well since most of the people I follow actually have received these awards so I'll just list the facts on these two! (Ok call me lazy if you want!)

1) I grew up in a very, very small town that did not even have a stoplight for the longest time. Yes they do have one now...watch out this town is going big time!

2) I hate pickles. I always order a burger without pickles. I thought it was just a childhood issue, so I gave pickles another shot. I tried them again as an adult, and I still dislike them!

3) I love Coke! No not the drug, but good ole Coca-Cola! I do not drink it diet or zero...it has to be the full blown calorie Coke. Nothing like that burn in your throat from the first sip...hey you know what I am talking about!

4) I used to play volleyball in high school. I didn't pick it up until my last two years, but I absolutely love the game. I don't play now due to the fact that it's just hard to participate in team sports as you get older. I did get to play it in college for an intramural team (ha ha I'm so not good enough to play in college!)

5) I hate having stuff that I don't use. It drives me crazy. I look at this item and think when was the last time I used this...and if it has been awhile I will trash it. This obsession has gotten me in trouble with the hubs a couple of times because I do get a little carried away and throw something important out.

6) One of my favorite books I have read has to be "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck. I love a good versus evil theme.

7) I so do not have cute handwriting. I have always disliked it and always wished I had that cute cheerleading handwriting. You know that cute bubbly handwriting on the posters at the pep rallies.

Well there you have it, my fun facts about myself. Now the last award I received calls for me to share the award with 4 of my favorite bloggers that have less than 300 followers. Here are the fabulous blogs that I Heart:

1) Three in the Nest: Kristen is the mother of 3 beautiful children...I mean they are too cute for words! I enjoy reading about their cute family and all of their adventures. If Kristen lived closer, we would so be IRL friends!

2) Casa De Celli: Heather is a new mommy to handsome little Colt. She always seems to have a great outlook on life and I always enjoy looking at her lovely pics and reading about her new journey through motherhood.

3) Our Life Unedited: Kimberlee always has an awesome blog with beautiful pictures...I always love how she arranges and edits her photos for her posts. I so wish I could be creative like her...but I digress as I have mentioned I am challenged in the domestic/creativity department. Her kiddos always give her plenty of opportunities to take their picture while jumping in the air!

4) Living Life and Loving It: Tatiana is hilarious! She has a fun and sarcastic sense of humor that really comes out in her blog. Not to mention, she is a new mommy to the cutest blue-eyed girl name Giada. She also has a great designed blog and her pics are always fabulous!

So there you have it...go check out these blogs because I know you will enjoy them like I do. Now I've gotta go because Nolan just let out the "grunt" and we all knows that means!

Happy Thursday everyone!

20 comments:

  1. YAY - Congrats on all of your blog awards - its no secret that you have an A-mazing blog that I too LOVE reading:) I'll have to head over and check out those blogs above!!

    I played volleyball in HS too and really miss it but I totally hear ya on the adult thing and team sports and with the little one - where would I find the time;)

    And I never would have pegged you for a small town girl - too funny!! LOVE me som coca cola too!

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  2. Congratulations on all your awards - well deserved!

    I hate pickles too! :)

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  3. #5 is everything I do I hate clutter and having un used items.

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  4. An award queen! Congrats on all of them :)

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  5. Holy crap. You've got a lot of awards, girl!

    I can see why, though. Your blog is super great!

    Congratulations!

    ~Chelsea

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  6. Dang, congrats on all your awards! That's wonderful! I am a fan of diet coke only. YUM!!

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  7. Congrats on your awards! You totally deserve them - I love your blog :)

    I enjoyed your facts. It's fun to learn more about you :)

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  8. Love this! Thanks for the shout out!

    You and my husband share a hatred of pickles. I always tell him how weird he is that he doesn't like them.

    And I'm from a tiny town with one stop light too. My parents didn't have neighbors until after I moved out. ;) Made me chuckle hearing you're from a similar place.


    Congrats on your awards, you deserve all of them!

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  9. I do know what you mean about Coke! :)

    I love pickles, but hate ketchup. Freaks me out.

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  10. HUGS TO YOU SWEET FRIEND! Natalie, you make my heart smile...big!
    xoxo
    kristen

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  11. also, ditto on the pickles and throwing things away.

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  12. Congrats on your awards - totally deserve all of them. You throw I keep. Love good old coke and hate pickles too! Hey, thanks for giving me post coverage on my 12 steps...haha!

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  13. I just found your blog via Amanda's award! Very cute--I too am a Coke drinker and I only drink the real thing! I played volleyball too! Can't wait to read more of your blog--please stop by mine!

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  14. Thank you for your sweet words! Love coming to "visit" you here and thank you for your support too.

    I *love* pickles but my hubs can't stand them. So I eat his. Win.

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  15. Loved reading all the fun facts chick! I love east of Eden too, and my handwriting makes me cringe, ha!

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  16. First of all, congrats on being so popular and getting all those awards momma. Love reading your blog.
    Second, I am so honored that you thought of me :-)
    I loved finding out all those things about you, and just so you know, I still like you even though you hate on pickles.

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  17. Congrats on the awards! I love these posts and getting to know others better. I grew up in a very small town as well that didn't have a stoplight. They still don't. Just 2 4-way stops!

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  18. Congrats on your awards! Also funny 411 about you. Your missing out on those pickles though!

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  19. My husband will literally throw the pickle at me if it's on his plate! And then he takes napkins & wipes the pickle juice off the plate...just in case it touches his food! lol

    Me?! I LOVE pickles! Especially fried & dipped in ranch!

    My dad's hometown still doesn't have a stoplight, super tiny, super cute! Gotta love the small towns!

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  20. You're a sweetie. Thanks for the shout out. xoxo

    I LOVE PICKLES! "Like why don't you marry them" kind of love them. :)

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