Blog Awards

I have recently become the recipient of two different blog awards.  Both are from some very special ladies that I am so happy to have found in this big world wide web.  I cannot say enough good stuff about these two.  Please go check out their blogs.

My first award came from Jennifer at My Own Green Grass.

The award is given to up and coming bloggers to spread the word and support each other.  The recipient should post eleven random facts about themselves. They must also answer the questions that the tagger has created for them. We aren’t done yet, there’s more! They must create eleven questions for the bloggers that they will pass the award on to and let them know that they have received it. Are you confused now because I need to reread this myself before going any further…..

The second award I got was from the very sweet Paula over at Paula's Place.  

The rules to accepting this honor are:

Post the award on your site

• Announce your win in a post with a link back the site of the person who nominated you
• Post 7 interesting things about yourself
• Nominate 15 fellow bloggers that you think are deserving of this award
• Leave a comment on all 15 sites to let them know you've nominated them

Since both award asked me to name interesting things about myself, I figured I would combine them.

11 Random facts about Cristy...

1. I love coffee just for the taste. I drink decaf.
2. I can't have caffeine. A high sensitivity/low tolerance. Means every one of my beverages are caffeine free/decaf.
3. I have an obsession with Bath & Body Works hand sanitizer. They are always 5 for $5 so I stop in every couple of weeks and buy some.
4. Another obsession - pens and pencils. I probably have about 200 scattered around my house in various pencil holders... I also love notepads.
5. I get bored with projects easily.
6. I think I am a great mom and pride myself on my daughter's friends feeling like they can open up and talk to me.
7. I am addicted to HGTV.
8. I am weird. I love doing laundry. Dishes not so much. I love turning my mountains of dirty clothes into nicely folded piles of clean freshness.
9. I cry easily. Happy, sad, anxious, excited...I cry.
10. I only own one pair of heels. I have had them for years, and I never wear them.
11. I have a pair of pajamas from high school that I still love and wear. They are very thin and soft at this point, but every once in a while, I still wear them.


Ok, now for the Liebster Award, I am supposed to answer the 11 questions that Jennifer came up with and then come up with 11 questions for others. 

 
My Questions to answer:
1. What is your favorite body part? I would have to say my calves. They have become really muscular and I love it.
2. If I could learn to do anything, what would it be? Probably learn a language like Chinese or Russian.
3. When was the last time you had an amazing meal, and what was it?  Some awesome grilled chicken and steamed veggies with a baked potato...last night.  It was so good.  

4. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?  Cleaning my bedroom...it needed it.

5. Any favorite smells? anything dessert baking, rain, freshly mowed grass

6. How often do you go over the speed limit?  Umm - truthfully?? - way too much.  pretty much every time I drive.  I leave myself plenty of time to be places, I just like to drive fast. I don't go more than 5-10 over the limit though.

7. Do You have a nickname?  My real name is Crystal, so Cristy is a nickname since birth, sis, sissy

8. What word describes you best? Giving

9. What is a good place to travel, but you wouldn't want to live there? NYC - I would love to stay there for about a year, but I couldn't see myself living there.

10. What TV show are you embarrassed about watching?  MTV's Real World and the Challenges...I've pretty much have seen every episode.  Only missed a few seasons here and there.

11. Are you left handed or right?  I'm a righty

Now 11 Questions I am asking.

1. What is your favorite Disney character?

2. What is your best piece of storage advice?

3. When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

4. If you could spend $1000 at just one store; what store would that be?

5. Dead or Alive, Who would you want to have dinner with?

6. Most embarrassing song that you will sing to at the top of your lungs?

7. Do you like your toilet paper over or under?

8. When do you grocery shop?  

9. Do you grocery shop alone or with people?

10. Favorite pair of shoes?

11. First middle school crush?

I am not going to tag anyone to answer them, because I am still so new to the blogging world, I don't really know any new bloggers, but I would love to read answers to the questions I am asking.

For the Very Inspiring Blogger Award - 15 bloggers I find inspiring are:

Paula - Paula's Place

Jennifer - My Own Green Grass

April - THIS is what it's all about! 

Laura - Likely Lola

Cole - Young Mommy Memoirs

Trinity - Ramsay Grace

Kwizgiver - What if this is as good as it gets?

Erika - The Glamourous Guide

Kim - Bohemian Hippie Mom

Tiffany - Fabulous Finds by Tiffany

Kirsten - One Tough Mother

Tami - Mixed Media LIfe

Christine - Mama Papa Barn

I met all of these fabulous ladies doing Tiffany's March challenge.  I feel very lucky and blessed to find such a good group of bloggers.  All of their blogs inspire me, especially being a new blogger myself.  

This is very long, but I just wanted to display these awards proudly.