Versatile Blogger Award

Yesterday my blog got recognized, with The Versatile Blogger award, by one of my very favorite bloggers (isn’t that icing on the cake!!).  Thank you Dacia for all your inspiration and encouragement!!!

 

The Versatile Blogger Award is passed from blogger to blogger.  It’s a wonderful way to recognize the blogs you enjoy and to find new blogs to love.

Here’s the 4 rules:

1) Link back to the blogger that gave me the award . – done, see above, thanks again Dacia!!
2) Tell 7 random things about myself. – see below
3) Choose 7 other blogs to pass the award to. – see below
4) Inform the other bloggers that I’m passing the award to them. – done

7 random things about myself, things I have not blogged about, hmmmm…

1. I’ve studied dance all my life, contemporary and ballet mostly.  Back in the day I won a state title and got in the top ten at nationals.  If SYTYCD was on back then I so would have tried out!!!  Yes, I still have my crown and sash 🙂
2. My dad’s an alcoholic, I love him and hate him at times
3. I love books as you probably know, especially paranormal romance, but you can add young adult to that list as well, love me some twilight and don’t get me started on Harry Potter, love it!!!
4. I’m a Star Wars fanatic.  In fact my oldest son is named after one of the characters.  Yes, I have all 6 films on DVD and yes, I went to midnight shows of episodes 1, 2 and 3 and I still play with my light saber 🙂
5. One of my favorite movies is Just the Way You Are with Kristy McNichol.  I watch it every few years, not sure what it is about this movie, I just love it
6. I have 9 piercings, all in my ears, 3 in the right ear and 6 in the left.  Got them all before I turned 20 and I think I’ll always have them.  No tattoos currently, but my husband and I have talked about getting one when we turn 50.
7. I looooove to downhill ski

I can feel the love and now I get to share the love.  I’ve done a lot of blog surfing in my few months in the blogosphere, love how you can get lost jumping from one blog to another.  I’ve found a lot of blogs along the way and below are 7 that I really enjoy visiting.  I’m learning different things from these blogs and I hope you will too.

Five things at once

I Run Slow

Fat Girl Dives In

Escape from Obesity

Working on the Mind Body and Spirit

Take a Happy Break

Kait Nolan

Friday!!

It’s finally Friday, end of a long spring break week due to my cold.  Of course now I’m starting to feel better, I guess better now than later, right?

We have a play date this afternoon with friends, their kids are the same age as ours.  My husband and this guy have been friends for a very long time.  I’ve enjoyed both of them since we meet years ago.  I get a long really well with her and I wish I knew her better.  Wish I spent more time with her before we had kids.  Wish I made more of an effort.  I think she could have been a really really good friend.  Do you have people like that in your life, people who you are friendly with but wish were close friends? As a girl I had a rather difficult time in H.S., back stabbing and all that and it made me over-cautious.  I’m still dealing with it too.  I’ve been out of H.S. almost 20 years, you’d think I would be over it, moved on, but it still stings.  It is easier now to make friends, though.  I’ve created a few really good friendships with parents at my son’s school.  When ever I see this couple, that we’re seeing today, I always think of the friendship that could have been, it makes me sad.

I finished my book, it was awesome, Halfway to the grave by Jeaniene Frost.  The main character Cat is a real power house, by the end of the book I was really proud of her.  This was the first in a series and I cant wait to read the next book, love that feeling!!  Here is a link to the author’s website and this book: http://jeanienefrost.com/books/halfway-to-the-grave/ It’s a must read for paranormal romance readers!!!

American Idol…what can I say, Pia should not have gone home of course.  But while everyone was getting upset with her early outing, did they realize how they made the kids feel that made it to next week?  If Pia stayed than which one of them should have gone home???  Someone has to go.  But of course out of all the drama they provided no one stated the obvious…this woman, Pia has a long career ahead of her, no matter if she was booted later or won.  Hello, Jennifer Hudson and Chris Daughtry are doing just fine.

Hello world!

I finally started, wow, I’m so excited. Ok, now what?…

My purpose: simply to blog about my life. I’d like to figure a few things out along the way and if I help one person (besides myself) during the process I’ll consider it a success.

Categories: I’m a wife and mother first, these will be major topics. I have two boys, currently 4 and 19 months. I’m in my late thirties and I’ve struggled with my weight since my first pregnancy. Well that’s not honest, but more about that later. I’m sure I’ll mention books, I mean how can I not, I love to read. I’ll probably mention tv and movies. I love to garden, as spring continues to begin you will see more on that. Politics I’m going to do my best to stay away from, not that I don’t have my opinions, I do, but that is not the point of  my blog. I’ll also write about my friendships and I’m sure many other things.

I hope to reach someone, especially myself!