A Blogger Award!

I decided to take a break from the last bit of my summer school assignments to type up a new blog post. This is my LAST summer school semester of my bachelor degree endeavor and I could not be more excited to begin my last year as an undergraduate. It only took me hhhhmmm 8 years to get here but the end is in sight and I can barely contain my excitement. As I said in my last post my friend Lauran...at Real Young Housewife nominated me for a blog award..... which I am convinced she did to get me to post an update about my RAOK!! And what do you know....it worked! :)

The Liebster Blog Award recognizes an up and coming blogger for their writing (surely she was mistaken...I'm full of punctuation and grammatical errors) and gives them a little shout out. (Yep... she was definitely trying to get me out of my blog slump) The nominated blog must have less than 200 followers (UH check) and "abide" by the following rules.

1.            Thank the blogger who nominated you and link them. {You should really follow her REAL YOUNG HOUSEWIFE if you are not already! She has tons of fun posts AND she posts 5 days a week consistently, which is more than I can say for myself! haha}

2.            Post 11 random facts about yourself.

3.            Choose 11 deserving bloggers and tag them in your post.

4.            Tell them you've tagged them.

5.            Answer 11 questions the tagger has asked you and give 11 questions to the people you've tagged.

6.            No tag backs.

SO...here goes!

11 random facts about myself

 1. I absolutely LOVE music, but I am so musically challenged it is sad.

 2. My celebrity crushes would most definitely include James McAvoy AND Joseph Gordon Levitt. I have a "TYPE" and funny enough my fiancé is the farthest thing from it!!

3. I am shy. What has often always been mistaken for being "stuck-up", "bitchy", or "too good" is actually REALLY shyness/insecurity. Don't be so quick to judge someone.... if they don't approach you or immediately engage in conversation it is not always because they think they are better than you!

4. I care about the appearance of my body. I feel better about myself when I eat healthy and stay active. I feel better about myself when I work out. I am Italian, I like to eat, and I don't like working out.... staying thin does NOT come easy for me. I kick my butt daily as I bike ride, run, do insanity workouts, weight lift, AND watch what/how much I eat. I get annoyed when people accuse me of not having to worry about weight issues.... I do worry...that’s why I am small!

5. I have dance parties with my daughter and often my fiancé daily. I think it might be one of his favorite things about me as I have some pretty sweet moves!

6. I believe in abortion because I don't think all people should be parents. I believe everyone should be allowed to marry and have a family. I also believe that the rich shouldn't necessarily have to fund programs for the poor and our right to bare arms should never be taken away! I don't think socialism OR capitalism is the answer. I support the military but not always the war. This can make it very difficult for me to back any one political party.

7. I don't condone making fun of people..... and I rarely do. {I say rarely because surely I'm not perfect....and I have made fun of Kevin plenty!!}

8. I like getting up early. I cherish quiet early mornings when it is still dark outside and it is just me with my coffee watching the news. A little peace before the madness of the day begins.

9. I am terrified of snakes. Shaking... brought to tears petrified.... unless they are in a tank at the zoo then I am very much intrigued.

10. I considered my dog of 13 years my one true best friend. He may not have been able to talk but I am convinced he always knew what was going on!

11. I love to shop but I am very frugal. I will shop around for the best price...I will bargain shop... discount shop...wait for deals. I also like name brands and will not skimp on certain things like shoes... make-up....and purses. 

The 11 questions I have to answer

1.What is your full time occupation? MOTHER, STUDENT, HOUSE"WIFE"

2. How did you get to the place/location where you currently live? I'VE GROWN UP IN VB. ALTHOUGH I DON'T PLAN ON STAYING HERE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, MY FIANCE DOES. WE HAVE SOME NEGOTIATING TO DO. 

3. What is one thing from your childhood you miss the most? MY DREAMS. IMAGINATION, ABILITY TO MAKE BELIEVE. I WAS DREAMER WHO HAD BIG PLANS FOR MYSELF.... FUNNY HOW WE LOSE SIGHT OF THOSE DREAMS AS WE GET OLDER.

4. Do you have allergies? If so, to what? YES...TO POLLEN UGH!

5. What is the best feeling in the world to you? WHEN MY DAUGHTER GIVES ME A KISS OR HUG FOR NO REASON. JUST MELTS MY HEART!

6. What kind of person were you in high school? I WAS A CHEERLEADER AND ALTHOUGH I WAS STEREOTYPED AS SO, I WAS NOT THE STEREOTYPICAL CHEERLEADER. 

7. Are you doing what you love with your life? I AM TORN WITH THIS QUESTION. I GUESS I AM CURRENTLY IN LIMBO....I LOVE MY LIFE AS I LOVE MY DAUGHTER, MY FIANCE, AND MY HOME. BUT I HOPE TO GRAB A HOLD OF SOME DREAMS I LET GO OF A WHILE BACK AND EMBRACE LIFE AS WE ONLY HAVE ONE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE.

8. How would you describe your style? I AM A COMBINATION OF FUNKY, TRENDY, AND CLASSIC. I LOVE ALL SORTS OF LOOKS AND WOULD NEVER CONFINE MYSELF TO ONE GENRE. I LOVE TO BE EDGY AND PUSH THE BOUNDARIES A BIT. WHY FIT IN WHEN YOU WERE BORN TO STAND OUT? :)

9. Do you have MAC or a PC? MAC ALL THE WAY.

10. Do you follow college football? If so, who is your team?! NOPE AND I PROBABLY NEVER WILL.

11. What is your favorite season and why? FALL! WHATS NOT TO LOVE ABOUT FALL??? THE TEMPERATURES, THE COLORS, NFL, THE FOOD, THE HOLIDAYS. I LOVE LOVE LOVE SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER. 

Ok now I have unloaded tons of information and you may have gotten to know me a whole lot better!! Now I don't have 11 blog friends to nominate because I don't even follow 11 blogs yet! SO I'm going to break the rules of the Liebster award a bit here. Here are 11 questions I'd love to read YOUR answers to in the comment section as well as 11 random facts about yourself!! Feel free to make it all about YOU down in the comment section as I enjoy getting to know more about my family, friends, and strangers!

11 QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO ANSWER

1. What is your favorite dessert?

2. What is your favorite movie?

3. What is one piece of fashion you could never live without?

4. One song that never gets old is?

5. The most inspirational piece of advice, quote, or thing you've read is?

6. The thing you like most about yourself is?

7. If you could tell your high school self ONE thing it would be?

8. If you could dine with someone from history who would it be?

9. What is the best restaurant you have ever dined at and what did you order?

10. What is the thing you love most about your best friend?

11. If you could do one thing in your life and you knew you couldn't fail what would it be? 

I really hope y'all answer these questions as I'd LOVE to hear your responses!!!

Back to reality for me.... one last paper to go!!

Tatiana