Award Catch Up!

Since the last few weeks have been hectic, 

I haven't had time to catch up with the Blog Awards that these 2 lovely ladies gave me! :)

Sweet cRk at Preppy Lane gave me this award!

 Make sure you check out her adorable blog! She has THE cutest clothes, and I'm sure would love for you to pay her a visit! 

And then I got this award from Sarah @ Life's Short.. Poupard! Be sure to check out her blog! She's my god-sister in real life ;) and I KNOW she would love for you to stop by!

With both awards I have to share 7 fun facts and pass the award on to 15 other bloggers! Woo! Let's get started! 

1. My daddy is a photographer, and I love pictures. Anytime I'm in a need of a new facebook profile pic, it's a 5 minute fix when I'm home. So in honor of my first week home for summer, I got this one taken today!

2. I hate going to the doctor. If I'm sick that's fine, I can totally handle a strep test. But the dermatologist or anyone who needs to use a doctor tool on me makes me have trouble breathing and almost pass out. Just thinking about it makes me lose my breath. I'm a freak of nature! 

3. I hate my nose. From the front it's okay, but I absolutely hate my profile. I've always been self-concious about it.. and I know if I had it fixed my confidence would go up ten fold. I got made fun of on the playground in elementary school for it, and I guess every since I've been self-concious about it. You'll never ever see a picture of me from the side because I delete them immediately. I have a bump in my nose.. and one day when I overcome my doctor fear I might just have to get myself a nose job. I know you should love yourself the way you are, and last week's GLEE episode was totally aimed at me, but I've tried to accept it, and I still lack confidence on a daily basis because of it. (woo, intense run-on sentence there)

4. I'm one of the only people without an iPhone, other than Ally. true fact.

5. I've jumped off a bridge. Several times. :)

6. I pick my split ends and broken ends. It's a TERRIBLE habit. I seriously have a problem, I've done it  for years and can't break the habit. 

7. I have a shoe obsession. I own WAY too many pairs. 

These are just a few from my closet.. I need help ;)

and now,

I pass this on to all of my readers!

I appreciate y'all reading my blog each and every day, so this is personally addressed to YOU! ;)

Blog Awards!

I have recently been given 2 Blog Awards!

Caroline @Jacks & Jimmies tagged me in the 7 facts blog award!

and 

Melanie @Country Roads tagged me in the Sugar Doll Award!

Thanks Girls!

Okay so here are the rules of the award: Once awarded, you must write 7 facts about yourself and then award it to a fellow blogger; make sure to let them know! Also, remember to link back to the one who awarded you!

1. I am a planner. I like to have my day planned out before it begins.. and if something doesn't go according to my plan I get ill. 

2. Being a planner applies to meals too.. I like to know my meal for the next day before going to sleep so I know what to wake up craving! Because let's face it.. you can't be craving tacos and be forced to eat an icky sandwich ;)

3. Pandora is one of the greatest inventions. It makes blogging even more enjoyable. (which I thought was impossible, until I turned on Pandora!)

4. I went facebook free for 2 weeks, and survived. But now I'm BAAACK!! ;)

5. I'm a sucker for anything on sale. Money burns a hole in my pocket.. especially if something is a great deal!

6. I love, love, LOVE Goodwill.. and I'm not ashamed of it! I have gotten so many adorable name brand clothing items there in the past few months for like 3 bucks a piece. Folks, you just can't beat that with a stick! Most things I've gotten still have tags attached, or look hardly worn. So yes, I am a thrifter. You see those people walking out of the thrift store with a huge shopping bag and think to yourself.. "wow, who finds that much to buy in a thrift store?" .. I have recently become of those people. Don't judge.

This jacket is a prime example of a Thrift Store find! only 5 bucks my friends!

7. I am terrified of scalpels. I can hardly stand to watch Grey's.. I have to shield my eyes for the majority of it! haha.. hence, I will NEVER be a doctor or nurse!



So now I tag the following people with the 7 Facts Award!

1. Bee @ Bee, Myself & I

2. Jordan @ This is My Now

3. Cafe Moka

4. Michelle @ Snapshots

5. Mrs. Bee @ Buzzin Around

And now I'm going to get ready for GLEE!!

Who else is watching tonight?!

Blog Award & Giveaway!

ABF @ College Girl tagged me in this Stylish Blog award

Check out her fabulous blog if you haven't already!

Seven Favorites:

1. Fashion ad: J. Crew

2. Magazine(s): People (aka the Hollywood Bible), Real Simple, Southern Living, Food Network Magazine, and Paula Deen Magazine!

3. Guilty pleasure: the Bachelor and Millionaire Matchmaker

4. Little things: small gestures from others that turn your day around, sweet compliments, getting a great deal at your favorite store!

5. Simple luxury: towels fresh from the dryer, crawling into a bed with clean, crisp sheets

6. Dessert: It's impossible to choose a favorite.. I'm a dessert LOVER.

7. Accessory: headbands or my sapphire ring :)

Seven Things:

1. My dream vacation would be to go to Greece.

2. If Bravo is on.. it's impossible for me to change the channel. I don't know what it is.. it's like a train wreck you just can't stop watching! No joke, this summer I spent 3 straight hours watching Millionaire Matchmaker before I even realized it. Ridic.

3. I'm obsessed with the coffeemate pumpkin spice coffee creamer. Yumm-O!

4. I don't have a mean bone in me.. I hate hurting other people's feelings.. so badly, I can't even tell them "no" when they ask for my last piece of gum. 

5. I can't watch Scary movies.. I have serious nightmares. In fact, my 8th grade year I think I needed therapy because I had TERRIBLE nightmares... to the point that I slept on the hardwood floor outside my parents bedroom. Yes, I lost my marbles. But you know what?! I genuinely thought someone would escape from jail, crawl through my window and kill me. Like I said.. I was NUTS.

6. I like making to do lists. Sometimes I even include things I know I'll get done JUST so I can check them off.. for example, take a shower, make my bed, eat lunch. Checking things off makes me feel accomplished ;)

7. I took piano lessons for 10 years.

Wow.. if you read all that. props to you! Now you know a bunch of random junk about me! :)

And so now.. I'm supposed to tag 7 people..  but I really need to go study for an O-Chem quiz I'm pretty sure will be thrown our way tomorrow! So if you read all of that DO it!! and you can say I passed it along to you ;)

And last but not least.. I'm DYING over this planner.. I want it SO bad! Check out this giveaway that Jenna @ This is Love is hosting on her adorable blog!

Hope everyone has had a terrific Tuesday! 

Friday + Blog Award

Happy Friday ya'll!! 

and it's a 3-day weekend! 

anyone doing anything exciting?

I don't really have much planned today, but lately I've been so thankful to receive so many awards from my sweet blog readers ;)

Rachel @ A Life So Lovely passed me this lovely award today!

If you've never been to her blog, uhm.. what have you been doing? go check her out NOW.

So for this award I'm supposed to really open up to my readers. 

Here it goes..

I come across as a really quiet person.. shy... timid... whatever you want to call it. 

And my whole life I've struggled with opening up to people when I first meet them. I'll be honest, I struggle making conversation with people I don't know. I mean.. I really, really envy you folks who can talk to a cardboard box. I was the kid in preschool who didn't tell the teacher when she had to use the bathroom. (yes, that kid.)

Along with people thinking your quiet.. comes people thinking your stuck up. I swear to you I'm not a snob. But, all through high school and even now in college people would think I'm snobby because I'm quiet. Not cool. 

I wish I could be the way I am around my close friends with everyone I meet. Most of my friends say I'm one of the funniest people they know.. but I just can't cut up the same way with other folks. 

With that all being said, don't think I'm not friendly. I'm one of those people that tries to say hey to every single person I know when I pass them around campus. (and I can't stand when people go out of their way to ignore you so they don't have to say hey.. pet peeve.) In high school I was voted Friendliest.. so obviously someone thinks I'm friendly and outgoing ;) 

[p to the s... Ally was voted Friendliest the year before me at our HS ]

Anyways.. it's one of those things that I try to work on constantly.. and I think people are just born having the ability to talk to a wall sometimes.. but this girl is trying to learn how. (really hard.)

So now that I've poured my little heart out I'll move on. 

Hope I didn't bore you to death!

Now I pass this on to:

anyone who wants to participate.

I struggle sharing my feelings with people, so challenge yourself to participate and get some things off your chest!

Thanks again to Rachel for passing it on to me! 

I hope to catch up on all of ya'lls blogs soon,

I haven't had time lately and it's driving me nuts! I love keeping up with everyone and right now I'm so behind! so here's a big apology from me! :)

I hope you all enjoy your 3 day weekend!

I have a terrible headache so I'm hitting the sack early tonight!

Peace and blessings,

Stylish Blogger Award!

Today I was given this lovely award

from these 3 ladies:

 Megan @Mackey Madness, Courtney @Living in the Sunshine, and Jenn @Peas & Crayons

Thanks girls! This made my weekend!! :)

So now I get to share 7 random facts about myself.. 

1. I've had braces twice, and wear my retainer religiously. Listen peeps.. I don't want braces again.. they are not fun! and not cute! I mean.. look at THIS brace face:

me and meredith@love, life, and dessert before homecoming my freshmen yr of HS!

(Okay.. I'm not gonna lie.. I chose one of my better pictures with braces, because braces mixed with awkward freshman year of high school makes for embarrassing pictures. Forgive me! :) )

2. I despise calling people for business reasons.. like calling Barnes and Noble to see if they have a book I need.. or calling the auto repair shop to describe why my car won't crank. I hate it.. I feel like I'll say the wrong thing and they won't know what I'm talking about. 

3. Money burns a hole in my pocket! I wish I was a saver like my little sister.. but I just LOVE shopping! 

4. I was a lifeguard for 2 summers at the county pool.. I got a killer tan those summers! Oh how I wish I still had it! ;) But you can only imagine the kind of people you see at the public pools... you don't want to know the things I've seen!.. and the things I've had to clean up. It was a character builder. A true, character builder.

that's me on the far right! this was at our end of summer lifeguard celebration!

And the killer tan!

5. My family has always dreamed of being on the Amazing Race.. aka THE best show of all time. In fact, we applied for the family edition a few years ago.. and for whatever reason they didn't pick us. Basically, they lost the chance for a lot of ratings without having us on there ;)

6. I still have 3 great-grandmothers, all in their 90s! 

7. My nerdy self actually really enjoys Organic Chemistry, as much as it's killing me. Don't judge. 

And on that note.. 

Now I get to pass this award on to 15 bloggers! 

1. Preppy Twin

2. Ashley Lauren @ Texas Prep

3. Jordan @Classy from North to South

4. Suze @ Just Sayin

5. 100 Days of Change

6. Jordan @This is My Now

7. Michelle @ Southern Ambition

8. Jessica @Little Miss Sunshine

9. Megan @Book of Megan

10. Kristin @Adventures in Mitchellville

11. Lynnie @These Three Girlies

12. Marjorie @The blog of mj

13.  cRk @ Preppy Lane

14. Savannah @ Savannah Smiles

15. Hannah @ Cliche

If any of you have already gotten this award.. my apologies! 

and anyone else who wants to play along please do! because I love all of ya'lls blogs! 

My weekend was basically just MADE because I got a text from my school saying classes are CANCELLED for tomorrow, because they're expecting 8 inches of snow. Soooo.. now I get to stay home with my family an extra day! 

Hope ya'll have all had a great weekend! 

Blog Award!

Tasha @ Everything Happens for A Reason gave me this sweet blog award! Check out her blog because it is absolutely ADORABLE! Thanks for the award Tasha!!

Here are the rules:

*to thank the person that gave you the award....check

*to tell you 7 facts about me :)...

*give the award to 7 wonderful bloggers that I just love

*leave a comment and tell the 7 bloggers that I am giving them an award

Be Forewarned: Some of these facts are repeats. I'm terrible at coming up with random stuff.. but last time I did this was early summer.. so forgive me! :)

1. I make my bed every morning. The rooms in our apartment are like shoeboxes.. without the bed made the entire room looks too messy for my taste!
2. I love baking. And eating. Desserts are my weakness.. and one day Ally and I dream of opening our own bakery. It will happen. :)
3. I love to read. When I have the chance.. lately I haven't had time to. Jodi Picoult is one of my favorite authors. And I've said before swaptree.com is the best website ever if you enjoy reading as much as me and my family. You can swap books with other people and all you pay is shipping. check it out!
4. I yawn a lot when I get nervous. Super weird. When I was growing up and had piano recitals I would yawn 50,000 times before playing.. and just typing about it makes me yawn haha
5. I'm pretty bad at procrastinating.. but who isn't?
6. It takes me a while to open up to people.. I've always wished I was one of those people who can just strike up conversation with a wall.
7. I'm a dog person. I love my sweet puppy dog to pieces! Here she is on Halloween:

Now I pass this award on to these lovely ladies!

1. Carie @ The Life of Carie

2. Morgan @ Maybe it's Called Ambition

3. Suze @ Just Sayin'

and the rest of you loyal followers! Anyone who wants to play along please do!