Bloggy Love

In the past couple months, I have been given 4 lovely and oh-so-sweet blog awards!! Thank you so very much for these awesome awards ... I feel so loved!! ♥

This one is from Nicola at You Can Be Gorgeous On A Budget ... to accept, I need to list 10 random things about myself, then pass this award on to 10 other fave blogs. So here goes ...

(1) I wear acrylic (solar) nails and love colored tips. (2) At 28 years old, I am now finding the need to wear make-up EVERY day. (3) I heart Nordstrom. (4) I am not too proud to admit that I am obsessed with the Twilight series, and no I am not in high school! (5) I wear 3 rings every day ... my wedding ring (duh), a silver thumb ring, and my Nelle and Lizzy ring. (6) I never remove my rings or my earrings, except for cleanings. Yes, I bathe and sleep with them on. (7) I fight Taco Bell cravings on a daily basis. (8) I am afraid to cut my hair short. (9) I tried sushi for the first time a few weeks ago, and it wasn't so bad (it was cooked). (10) I am so excited for the holidays!

I was also awarded the Kreativ Blogger Award from the (oh-so-creative herself) R. Wallis over at True Beauty...Inside and Out.
Here are 7 more randoms and 7 more deserving bloggers!!

(a) I work one day a week outside the home for my hubby's family business. (b) My awesome mom-in-law watches the boys while I work. (c) I love Vegas!! Tim and I are planning on going every year!! (d) My eyes are a light golden brown ... would that make them hazel? (e) I love to dance in the car. (f) I shower at night, rarely ever in the daytime. (g) I shop way too much. LOL!

Miss Molly from Stilettos and Diapers passed this one on to me. This girly is so cute and sweet!

Here are the rules for the Over the Top Award: USE ONLY ONE WORD! It’s not as easy as you might think. Copy and change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It’s quite tricky to use only one-word answers! Once you have filled it out, be sure to pass it on to 6 of your favorite bloggers and alert them that they have been awarded!

1. Where is your cell phone? Charger
2. Your hair? Long
3. Your mother? tall
4. Your father? Italian
5. Your favorite food? Carbs
6. Your dream last night? None
7. Your favorite drink? Tea
8. Your dream/goal? Wealthy
9. What room are you in? Bedroom
10. Your hobby? Blogging
11. Your fear? Snakes
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Oregon
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. Something that you aren’t? Fake
15. Muffins? Yum
16. Wish list item? slippers
17. Where did you grow up? California
18. Last thing you did? showered
19. What are you wearing? jammies
20. Your TV? big
21. Your pets? dog
22. Friends? Love
23. Your life? Fulfilled
24. Your mood? tired
25. Missing someone? nope
26. Vehicle? Hummer
27. Something you’re not wearing? socks
28. Your favorite store? Nordstrom
29. Your favorite color? Purple
30. When was the last time you laughed? tonight
31. Last time you cried? hmmm
32. Your best friend? Betsy
33. One place that I go to over and over? mall
34. One person who emails me regularly? Facebook
35. Favorite place to eat? Steakhouse

Holy Cow, that was hard!!! One word answers are tough!! Good luck with this one!! No wonder Molly broke the rules (she used more than one word to play along)! LOL!!


So here's the deal on my nominations ... see all those names in my sidebar on my blogroll? Yeah. Those girls are my daily faves!! Anytime they update, I am checking out their blogs! These awards are being passed along to all of these bloggers and friends who entertain me so. Love you all!! Check out their blogs ... they rock!! :o)

I am glad you stopped by!

I am so incredibly excited about my growing followers list in my sidebar. I absolutely adore all my friends and fans! I am sure that most of my followers are simply giveaway fans ... which is totally awesome - I am glad you are here!! But I would love to check out some of my frequent visitors blogs. If you leave comments on my day-to-day ramblings, I am sure I have visited and commented on your blogs (if not, call me out!!), but if you just like to pop in and read without letting me know you've visited, please say hello!! I am always looking for new friends and blogs to add to my daily communications. I admit that I blog stalk ... I'll search through my fave blogger's blogrolls, and add to my favorites list. Isn't that how everyone finds eachother? Ha, ha!

So leave me a comment (I have my settings set simple ... no irritating security codes to enter) and introduce yourself! I would love to stop in and say hello!!

Miss Taylor

Since shortly after the Kanye incident, I became annoyed with all the 'Poor Taylor Swift' hype. Her songs were on the radio non-stop, and I was over all the boo hoo press. Don't get me wrong, what Kanye did was pretty messed up, but to still be talking about it weeks after the VMAs was retarded.
Miss Taylor did redeem herself a bit in my book after seeing her SNL Monologue Song. The girl does have a sense of humor, even if I still can't stand to hear her songs on the radio. Don't hate. I'm just sayin'.

**You'll have to scroll down to the bottom to press pause on my playlist, or Britney will interfere with the video.**

Lucky Girl

Thanks so much to everyone who entered the Twilight Giveaway!! I know we are all so excited for New Moon to debut NEXT WEEK!!!!! Woot! Woot!! The lucky girl of the DVD, book, and wall art package is (courtesy of random.org) ......

#11 Dezzy Lou Where Are You

Congrats, Girly!! Be sure to contact me ( aprilbaker23@yahoo.com ) with your mailing address within the next 24 hours, so I can ship your goodies off to you!!

If you haven't checked out Dezzy Lou's blog yet, please do!! She is definitely my kinda girl ... and I added her blog to my blogroll!! :o)

Don't be bummed out if you didn't win this giveaway ... on Monday next week, November 16th, I am launching my HUGE Holiday Giveaway Event!! So many giveaways, so many chances to win!! You don't wanna miss out, so be sure to keep checking in. I'll be posting more details this week!! xoxo

Get Your Entries In ...

Today is the final day to get your entries in for the Twilight Giveaway!! The contest ends tonight at 8pm pst and the winner will be announced at 10pm pst!! A lot of you are shocked that I haven't read the books past New Moon yet. I am actually a bit shocked at myself! Ha ha! I have had Eclipse sitting on my nightstand for a couple months now, but I keep telling myself not to get ahead. I want to enjoy New Moon in movie form first, then proceed to jump into Eclipse. Trust me. This has been a very hard thing for me to do, but I want to stretch out this love affair for as long as I can! ♥

Calling In Sick

Yep. I am sick this week, hence the lack in posts. So sorry!! I am hoping my giveaway and new playlist is keeping you all entertained enough. I have self-diagnosed myself with the K-Bug (Kindergarten Virus). It's just the typical cold with a little extra snot and a lot less voice. I broke my fever today and my ears and throat are feeling a bit better. Yeah. I am a hot mess right now. I promise I will be up and running again next week!

While I am down, I have been working on my UH.MAZE.ING Holiday Giveaway Event! So many giveaways, so many cute etsy shops, so many chances to win!! You will all L.O.V.E. what I have coming up!! The event launches on November 16th ... more details to come!!

I hope everyone is having a great week ... be sure to enter to win my Twilight Giveaway if you haven't already. It ends on Sunday. Even if you aren't into The Saga (how can you not??), this would make an awesome gift for someone who is!!

Dance Like No One's Watching!

My playlist is back ... it's on the bottom of the page for your listening pleasure! Feel free to shuffle through and pick your faves to rock out to. Aren't in the mood for music, or for my taste in music (ha ha), just hit the pause button on the player. Any song requests? I will gladly add them for you!! Just let me know!!

For All My Fellow Twilight Fans ... **Giveaway Closed**

I can't even tell you how excited I am for New Moon to be coming out in just 19 more days!! It is taking everything in me to not jump ahead and start reading Eclipse. Every time I see a movie trailer for New Moon, my heart races!! My hubby had to drag me to see Twilight when it hit theaters. He wanted to see it being it was filmed here in the Pacific Northwest. I wasn't so big on it at the time. I had never heard of The Saga, and the idea of a vampire movie didn't sit too well with my anti-scary movie self. Afterall, a movie about blood-sucking creatures had to be a horror flick, right? Little did I know that my love affair was about to begin.
And now I am hooked. I am even a bit obsessed. And I wanna share some Twilight love with a lucky dot...dot...dot... follower! Check out the goodies!!

Twilight on DVD, New Moon book with movie poster cover, and a vinyl wall art set that reads 'I'm just a Bella waiting for my Edward!' by Home Sweet Walls. The oh-so-sweet Tricia sent me this cute wall art as a gift for hosting a giveaway back in September for her Etsy shop, but I simply cannot find a place for it. It is way too cute to not be displayed, so I am sadly having to part with it, but excited for one of you to win it!!

To enter, be sure you are a follower of my blog. Simply leave a comment about how much you adore The Twilight Saga and you are entered! Want extra ways to win? Re-post this on your Facebook, Twitter, and/or blog and earn 5 extra entries per post!! Be sure to leave a separate comment for each extra entry so I can keep tally. Giveaway ends on Sunday, November 8th at 8pm pst. The winner will be announced at 10pm that same night. If you are the lucky winner, please contact me within 24 hours or a new winner will be picked. Thanks so much ... and Good Luck!!

Thanks, Farah!!

The oh-so-talented makeup artist, Farah at Faces By Farah, hosted a fabulous giveaway to celebrate her '100 Followers' milestone, and I won her 3rd Place Prize!!! Yay!! I was thrilled when I saw my name posted, and even more excited that I won a MAC lipgloss to add to my collection!! This one is called Magentique and is actually no longer available. I heart the color ... so pretty!!

Stella & Dot

I went to a Stella & Dot party on Friday night last week, and look what was in my mailbox today!! In less than a week, I received my cute little box and now have this adorable little Zoe Bracelet added to my accessories collection!

I had no idea that this company did house parties. I have drooled over the Bloom Ring seen in the bloggy world, so I was excited to be able to attend a fun night out with the girls and shop through their amazing catalog!! Thanks Jess, for hosting such a great party!! :o)