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McGriddle Pants over at Serenity Now!! Insanity Later...gave me the LOL award because she loved that I got a hickey in my 30s.  McGriddle is a pretty awesome gal so be sure to check out her blog.

The rules of this award are to share seven new things and pass it to seven people.

1. I bring my lunch to work with me 98% of the year
2. I have a hard time with scents (perfumes/candles) but I do love vanilla and pumpkin
3. I don't really like bananas
4. I had braces
5. I love getting flowers for no reason
6. I love wine. I prefer Cabernet Sauvignon for red or Pinot Grigio if white...but I will drink anything in between
7. I love Billy Joel and Rob Thomas (and the old Matchbox 20)

Now for the seven people I will give this award to:

1. Shelly over at Shelly's Musings.  No doubt she will make you smile/laugh as much as she does to me.  One of my absolute favorite blogs.
2. Marianne over at Diary of a Fickle White Woman.   One of the first blogs I started to follow.  Marianne has funny stories.  Lately they have been more serious, but we all go through times like that (especially me).
3. Denise at Somewhat of a Spectacle. Some of her dating stories are great.
4. Haley at No Pressure No Diamonds.  I am a new follower, but after reading one post, I was hooked.  I found her from Shelly (#1 above)  I don't think she has any idea about me...but whatever, I still think it is funny enough to send to you guys.
5. Sarah at Oh, What the Crap.  Stories of the kids are great.

Hmm, I read more blogs. But those are my top five funny ones.

Stylish Blogger Award

Hey, guess what?  Paul from Pfeiffer Pfilms And Meg Movies awarded me with the Stylish blogger Award.  What an honor!   Paul has been a faithful reader since he found me (I blogged about When Harry Met Sally one day) and even sent over a new follower!  So Thank you Paul!  If you guys like movies (and who doesn't?) with either Meg Ryan or Michele Pfeiffer then Paul is your man - check out his blog.

The rules for this award are as follows
1- Thank and link back to the person that awarded you this award,which I've just done.

2 - Share 7 things about yourself.
3 - Award 15 recently discovered great bloggers.
4 - Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award.

So, my 7 things about me:
1 - I love popcorn, I pop on the stove and today I made kettle corn for the first time
2 - I am the third of 4 girls, but the only one not married and don't have kids
3 - I watch way too much tv in my free time.  But thank goodness for DVR so I watch less than I have to by removing commericals.
4 - I've only had two boyfriends
5 - I am good at puzzles
6 - I have a huge fear of bugs. I can not kill them - in fact, I cover the bugs with cups and wait for someone to come over and dispose of them
7 -  I have NEVER smoked a cigarette or have done any drugs
 
Now, as far as the awards...this is where I am changing the rules. I do not have 15 people reading my blog [sad face] so anyone that is a current follower that reads me I am sharing that award with you.  I have enjoyed each and everyone of your blogs, thank you and keep up the good work!

Versatile Blogger

I was shocked when I received another award, courtesy of Shelly.  Thank you Shelly!  If you haven't checked out her blog, I suggest you do, it is among my favorites!

As with all awards, I need to share this one with a few others.  I think you should check out their blogs also:  

Kim - She has been slow to get her blog going, but her posts are versatile. We came up with the 30 goals for our 30s last year - but she actually came up with 30!.

Denise - She seems to have a lot in common with me, which is why I enjoy her blog. 

Marianne - I adore her blog.  A young sassy girl who reminds me of a younger version of me. 

I love when people comment or say wonderful things about my blog.  Now that I can check on the stats of the blog I know that even though I only have 9 followers, so many more people are reading from all over the world...and so I want to thank you for that.  I have very much enjoyed blogging - I have used it as my own free version of therapy and to hear feedback as been invaluable to me.  I have received so much support from virtual strangers but I feel like I know you guys.

  Thank you for reading!

My second award

How wonderful, I received my second blog award...this time for super comments. It is easy to comment on blogs that I enjoy and I have had a great time learning about my blog friend's lives. I currently only subscribe to a handful of blogs, but you may enjoy them as well...although many of them don't follow me (yet?).

Diary of a fickle white woman

Serenity Now!! Insanity Later

Known Associates

The Sassy Curmudgeon

Shelly's Musings

Oh, What the crap

30 and Starting Over

1. Why do you blog?
I blog because I need an outlet to vent. In high school i kept a diary. During my first break up I wrote 20 pages to get out my thoughts. I thought blogging would be my therapy since real therapy didn't work (I only tried one session).

2. What was your favorite age to be and why?
This is hard. I really enjoyed being young. 8-10...the summers were an eternity and we had a blast. No real responsibilities. As an adult I enjoyed 22-25, as I said the other day those were the happiest years of my life. But I hope my mid-thirties and early forties will be the best.

3. What's your favorite sport to play?
Haha. that is a funny question. Hmm, three-legged races? I am really good at that (well, I guess that depends on my partner). I enjoy swimming...but my family does not have a pool anymore, so I don't do that.

4. What is your favorite sport to watch?
I think I like basketball the best. There is a lot of action. My nephew plays baseball and basketball and I enjoy watching both of his sporting games, but basketball is more action packed. Of course I love March Madness. But I do not have a favorite team - I tend to root for the opposite team as my 'friend' or just pick one based on color/name/location.

5. If you could pick your perfect career (and money didn't matter) what would it be?
Hmm, if I knew this answer, then I would be working towards it. I really have no idea.

6. Do I ever feel guilty about blogging?
I don't feel guilty for getting my thoughts out there to my small following. But sometimes I do feel bad writing about people...but I try to use discreet nicknames and no pictures, so honestly only a handful of people would know who they are anyway...so No, I do not feel guilty.

7. What is your favorite holiday?
I love Thanksgiving.

8. What is your favorite kind of music?
That is hard, I like a lot of different kinds of music. I love some 80s, sappy love songs, angry woman songs, pophits, oldies, etc.

9. Do you consider a good or bad driver?
I would have considered myself a good driver a few years ago. I don't really drive much now, not having a car...but I am going to start to look for one. I am definitely on the better end of the spectrum. In this area there are some HORRIBLE drivers.

10. What is the farthest place you have visited?
I took an international business class for my MBA and elected to take the Asian business strategies and we took a 10 day trip to China. We spent a few days in Beijing and a few days in Hong Kong. A few of us also took a few hour trip to Macau. I can't wait till I can afford to travel to more places.

Me - a Kreativ Blogger??? Thanks!

Wow, what an honor to receive this award from McGriddle Pants! I decided to start a blog after reading her blog because I too had so much to say. But then, life got busy and not in a great kind of way. I will use this to remind myself that I have some great things to share with everyone...I need to make more time out to do so.