Awards & Baubles

Hello friends! Happy Wednesday, the week is now halfway over! I have some randomness for you today! I have been very bad & have not partaken in some of the awards that some lovely ladies have given to me. I am so sorry! Today I thought I would make it personal and tell you a little more about me :)
Thanks to the following ladies for their nominations: Jennifer @ Party of One Christina @ My Life, Laughs and Love Valerie @ Wine and Summer Courtney @ Following C's Holly @ Glamourmash Tiara @ Ice Cream & French Fries
Here we go!   Nominated by Party of One:

The rules for this award are as follows:

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you

2. Include a link to their site

3. Include the award image in your post

4. Give 7 random facts about yourself

5. Nominate 15 other bloggers for the award

6. When nominating, include a link to their site

7. Let other bloggers know they've been nominated

7 Facts about ME

1. I love & treat my dogs like they are my children

2. My husband & I met in High School

3. I ran a half-marathon and loved it

4. I always have my camera or iphone and take pictures everywhere I go

5. I can't whistle...this is a running joke in my family

6. I dream of moving to the the East Coast

7. I will be an Aunt early next year!! So excited for my sister & BIL.

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Nominated by My Life, Laughs and Love,

Wine and Summer,

Following C's,
Glamourmash and
ice cream & french fries

1.  Someone "gave" this award to you? 

Create a blog post including 11 random facts about yourself

2.  Also in that blog post, answer the 11 question the person that nominated you has given you, and make up another 11 questions for the people you will nominate

3.  Give this award to at least 5 blogs (up to 11) and link them in your post!

4.  Tell those people that you have nominated them for the award

5.  You cannot nominate the person that has nominated you

6.  Remember to tag blogs with less than 200 followers

{Facts about me}

I am including the 7 from above and adding an additional 4

8. I am a Texas girl through & through but was born in Oklahome

9. I am old enough that I had a pager before a cell phone (hilarious I know!)

10. I am obsessed with organizing and tend to freak out when things aren't in their proper places

11. I want to become fluent in Spanish, I know a little but not near enough

{answers to Christina's questions}

one: if your job were to transfer you to a different location, ideally where would it take you?

straight to any city in Kauai

two: do you bunch or fold your toilet paper?  (tmi // awkward?  never.)

bunch...never thought about this before

three: what quality do you love most about yourself?  {go on girl, brag a little!!!  I allow you!!!}

my dedication to my friends & family

four: what is your going out drink-of-choice?

do I have to pick just one? it is a 3-way tie: wine, beer or a Cape Cod (depends on location and weather)

five: if you won a shopping spree to any store, which would it be?

Neiman Marcus

six: what was your high school mascot?

The Coppell Cowboy, how original in Texas :)

seven: stilettos or wedges?

I love them both but tend to wear more wedges these days

eight: most embarrassing moment?

Tripping on the stairs in high school

nine: favorite season?

Fall, I love when the weather cools off and we can open the windows

ten: who sent you your most recent text // what did it say?

My friend Blaire that is back in Texas for a visit after moving to Virginia earlier this year, it said "Big boy :) sitting up by himself, giggles, babbles...So much fun!" we were talking about her son that is 7 months old now.

eleven: guilty pleasure?

This is a hard one to...I have many! Ice cream, wine & cheese and fried pickles would probably be my top 3.

{answers to Valerie's questions}

1. Coke or Pepsi?

Coke

2. Michael Phelps or Ryan Lochte? 

Ryan Lochte

3. Early Bird or Night Owl? 

Early Bird

4. Salty or Sweet?

both & together

5. Beer or Wine?

both, depends on my mood

6. Team Edward or Team Jacob?

Team Edward

7. Eric Northman or Bill Compton? 
neither, I don't even know who these characters are??

8. Dogs or Cats?

Dogs

9. Heels or Flats?

both, but more flats this year

10. Country or City? 

country for living & city for shopping

11. Winter or Summer?

Summer!!

{answers to Holly's questions}

1. Where do you find your biggest inspiration for blogging? Probably from other bloggers as well as events in my life 2. Do you have a quote, phrase or mantra that you live your life by? What is it? Live, Love, Laugh 3. Kindle or good old fashioned books? Kindle 4. Who is your hands down favorite blogger? I cannot answer this one, there are so many that I love to ready everyday! 5. Where is your favorite place to blog i.e. coffee shop, kitchen table, etc.? on my couch 6. Coffee or tea? I like both but drink coffee more often 7. You just won a 7 days all expense paid trip to where: San Francisco, Los Angeles or New York? New York! That is where my husband proposed almost 12 years ago! :) 8. Who makes you laugh the hardest? my husband 9. Do you have any vices? What are they? messy and mean people 10. What was your favorite cartoon growing up? Care Bears 11. Sweet or savory? savory

{answers to Tiara's questions}

Hometown? Coppell, Texas Current City? San Antonio, Texas What brought you to your current City? my husband got a job out of college here in SA Favorite City in the world? Lihue, Kauai What are your top five places to visit? England, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and France (can you tell I want to a European vacation?) What would you say your style is? conservative but slightly trendy If you could only pick five items for a weekend getaway what would they be? camera, Kindle, sunglasses, wine, bathing suit & cover-up Must have item of the summer? Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer with SPF Do you prefer a window or aisle seat? aisle  What was the last book you read? Safe Haven Favorite type of ice cream? it is a tie between chocolate chip cookie dough & cookies & cream
{my questions to those nominated} one: what was the most recent thing you bought online? two: if you could meet one famous individual who would it be? three: do you prefer snow/cold or beach for a vacation? four: do you have a pet? what kind? what is their name? (sorry I know that is 3!) five: if you could change jobs to anything else, what would you be? six: tap or sparkling water? seven: what was the first car that you owned? eight: what is your favorite pizza topping or type of pizza? nine: what kind of camera do you take most of your pictures? (Nikon, iphone, etc) ten: what is your favorite reality TV show? eleven: where is the farthest from home you have ever traveled?
I am nominating: Sara @ Social Sara (sorry friend, I'm nominating you again!) Kat @ Shop. School. Sleep Misty @ Southern Belle Mama Emily @ once in a blue room Susan @ a little ray of sunshine... Emily @ Recently Alyssa @ Sugar, Spice and a Dash of Advice Lauren @ Confessions of a Shopaholic Runner Kelly @ Perfectly Unplanned Kristen @ Life's A Beach Navy & Orange Can't wait to see your answers & learn more about you!
I also wanted to share with you a few new baubles I received!  Shanna @ Because Shanna Said So hosted a great Bauble Swap event last month and I was paired with the great Laura @ Beauty & the Beard. We sent each other baubles and I couldn't be happier with what I received! I love the long necklaces and the earrings are perfect and look like creme brulee! 

I also recently won a giveaway Shanna hosted and received a great gold & black link bracelet from Glamour Me Jewels. I love it!

Have a great Wednesday!