Huzzah! Blog Awards!

I want to thank Jaye Robin Brown for the Versatile Blogger award!

I've gotten this one before, so I'm passing on the passing of this one again, but I'm always appreciative when people think of my blog and give it an award. :)

Kelley has also given me a blog award, the Kreativ Blogger award.

For this one, I am sharing 10 things about myself and giving to 6 bloggers.

Ten things about me:

1. I'm trying to get better at decorating cakes.
2. Since coming to college, I've been turned on to wearing aprons while washing dishes and cooking. It saves clothes.
3. Gilmore Girls is my favorite TV show (so far...Once Upon a Time is giving it a run for it's money, but it's too early to tell).
4. The first musical I saw on stage was Beauty and the Beast, but the first I remember is Wicked.
5. Most of the youtube videos that I think are hilarious are in some way related to books, cats, or kids.
6. For 8th grade graduation, I was given the A.R. (Advanced Reader) Award for accumulating over a thousand points and reading Gone With the Wind.
7. I hate bananas, but love banana cake, banana bread, banana cookies.
8. I had one year where I was awesome at soccer...then hit a growth spurt and became awkward.
9. Current favorite song: I Wouldn't Mind by He is We.
10. I wish I were good at photoshop-y things, but I settle with not-too-embarrassing.

Here's the six Kreativ bloggers I pass the award onto:

1. Meredith
2. Laura Josephsen
3. Brenda Sills
4. J.A. Bennett
5. Annie McMahon

Huzzah! You know, that's just a really fun word. And following all of these blogs--also really fun. :)

Major Blog Award Catch Up

I don't know what it was about last week, but I received three blog awards!

First, thanks M.E. for the Liebster Award!

Second, thank you Crystal Licata for One Lovely Blog Award!

I've gotten these two awards before, so I'm passing on giving them out again, but seriously guys, I love it when people think of me when they give out awards.

And so last of all, I want to thank Krista for the Beautiful Blogger Award!

And so for this award I'm passing it on to five awesome bloggers!

1. Jaye Robin Brown
2. S.P. Bowers
3. E.R. King
4. Erin
5. Ruth Josse

Again, thank you M.E., Crystal, and Krista. And be sure to follow those I've passed the award on to. :)

As for me, I'm in finals week. I'm hoping to finish mine by tomorrow, but I might be pushing it as late as Thursday. But after that, I am FREE and going back home to California where there is relative warmth in comparison to where I am now and most other places in the U.S. And once I'm done with finals I'm going to start work on revising FORGET ME NOT. Isn't it the most wonderful time of the year?

Yay for Blog Awards!

Thanks so much to Juliemybird for this blog award:

It certainly is lovely! The roses are beautiful.

And of course, I need to pass it along! So without further ado, I pass this award to:
1. Amanda the Aspiring
2. Abby Fowers
3. Bethany Elizabeth
4. Magpiewrites
5. Paige

And you know if I gave them an award, they're totally worth it to follow. So go on and follow them if you aren't already!

One to Follow Blog Award!

Thanks to Sara Biren at Crow River Writer for this blog award, One to Follow!

And here are 5 blogs that you should all follow!

1. Krista M at The Jelly Beans of Writing
2. Gracie at I Am Writer...Hear Me Roar!
3. Angela Brown in Pursuit of Publishness
4. Ann at Inkpots and Quills
5. Madeleine at Scribble and Edit

I'm still busy at school, but loving it and hoping to get some writing in after midterms this week. How are you all doing this last week in September?

The Liebster Blog Award

I want to thank magpiewrites for this awesome blog award! It's so pretty! Thank you!

The goal of the award is to spotlight up and coming bloggers who currently have less than 200 followers. The rules of the award are:

1. Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.
2. Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.
4. Have faith that your followers will spread the love to other bloggers.
5. And most of all - have bloggity-blog fun!

And so here are my five picks to pass the award onto. Be sure to check them out (their blogs of course, not in the other way, that might be awkward).

1. Lucy V. Morgan, who gives great writing advice.

2. The fun Rachel Searles with her awesome blog, Awkward Girl.

3. I'm excited for Ghenet Myrthil's blog, All About Them Words, and its new schedule.

4. Jenna Blake Morris and her blog Literally YA, which always has great insights.

5. Finally, the talented Kristin Lynn Thetford and her great blog, The Journey.

There you have it! Be sure to go on and spread the follower love! :)

Versitile Blogger Award

Thank you Kristin Lynn Thetford for my second blog award!

The rules for this award are:

• Thank and link to the person who nominated me.
• Share seven random facts about myself.
• Pass the award along to 5 new-found blogging buddies.Contact those buddies to congratulate them.

Number one--check. Now for number two. You get seven more random facts about me.

1. My mom only made homemade frosting when I was growing up, so I hate the stuff from the can.
2. I hardly ever take pictures and I avoid being in them.
3. I read through The Little House on the Prairie for the first time with my mom.
4. I played volleyball from the time I was 12, but I never learned to serve under-hand because my coaches would never teach me.
5. I have an older sister, and older brother, and a younger brother.
6. I can bend my fingers back to a 90 degree angle, which I just found out is actually kinda freaky.
7. I say "like" more than I care to admit--it's the Californian girl in me.

Ok, so now 5 of my new-found blogger friends that I pass this award along to:

1. Genius Bordering Insanity
2. Christina's Writing Buzzz...
3. Awkward Girl
4. All about them words
5. Writing at High Altitude

Thanks again Kristin for the awesome award! :D

Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award

I'm very excited today because I got my very first blog award from Beverly Stowen McClure. Thank you Beverly for this Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award!

The Rules:

1. Thank and link to the person who nominated you.
2. Share 7 random facts about yourself.
3. Pass the word along to 15 deserving blog buddies.
4. Contact those buddies to congratulate them.

7 Random facts about me:

1. I'm double-jointed in my right elbow, which means I can do something kinda freaky with it...I'd have to show you for you to get it, though.
2. I went to the same school K-8.
3. I'm in love with Starkid.
4. My first "book" was about mermaids--they're still my favorite mythological creature.
5. Belle is my favorite Disney princess.
6. My pinky toes like to cross over their neighbor toe at random times.
7. I've never been outside of North America, but I'd love to go to Europe someday.

And now the daunting task of choosing just 15 blogs out of all of the awesome ones out there. The blogs that I chose are:

1. Kimberly Krey
2. rosewood pencil box
3. Literally YA
4. A Still and Quiet Madness
5. The Story Queen
6. Better Write Than Wrong
7. Clarissa Draper
8. Diane Fordham
9. Sweets and Scribbles
10. Plamena Schmidt 
11. T. C. Mckee
12. Hanging on to Wonder!
13. The Ending Unplanned
14. YA is the wAY
15. Falling Leaflets

Whew! Now I'll start on letting those bloggers know. Be sure to check out their irresistibly sweet blogs!