Another Award!

I'm super excited and humbled by my second award.

The Rules:

Thank the person who gave you the award with a link to their blog.

Tell us 10 things about yourself.

Nominate other bloggers and let them know about the award.

Thank you so much to Faith at I'm Too Sexy For This Fat.

The Nitty Gritty:
1. I've been married for almost four years and we have two children, born 13 months and two days apart from each other, the first of which was conceived seven months after marriage.

2. I'm a country girl by heart but am surviving in "the city."

3. I'm seemily more and more accident prone. Not sure if it's age thing or what?

4. I'm a frog-o-holic. I have way too many frogs and a lot of them have had to be boxed up since having children. But I have one that is near and dear to me, tattooed on my backside.

5. I'm a chocoholic. Now days I'm more of a recovering chocoholic, as long as it isn't in the house I'm fine. I seemed to have been able to find that fine line between needing to eat it all the minute a package is opened, and eating only a small portion.

6. I'm nicknamed "Crafty B*tch" by several close friends. I have a nack for crafty stuff...keeps my hands busy and food out of my mouth.

7. I'm addicted to photography. I'm learning with each new picture I take and getting more and more comfortable shooting manual.
8. I'm still 80% uncomfortable in my own skin. You won't see me in a public pool in a swimsuit anytime soon.
9. No matter how hard I try, I can NEVER seem to keep all the toys picked up. Two against one is a losing battle. :/
10. I love biking with my husband. I haven't been on a trail since before we conceived Baby Girl. I'm looking forward to our first 14 mile ride around the lake...just not sure when we can coordinate it with two different schedules going on.

Blogs I'm Nominating:
Making Healthy The Norm
Mommy Gets Healthy
Shut Her Up With Chocolate
Waisting Time
My Journey To A Better Me

An Award

I'm over the moon about this. My new blogland friend, Thunder Thighs, has bestowed upon me the Stylish Blog Award. I'm totally excited about that, since my blog is technically new. I mean, really? Am I worthy of this award? I dunno, but if she says so, it must be true. :)

Ok, the rules to the blog award are:

1. Thank and post a link back to the person who gave it to you.

2. Share 7 things about yourself.

3. Award your favorite bloggers and make sure you tell them you did so.

Just Call Me Thunder Thighs; THANK YOU SO MUCH for this award. It really does mean a lot to me. I really enjoy reading your blog and I'm pretty sure everytime I comment I let you know how much you make me laugh, and life isn't worth living without laughter.

1 - So, if you read my blog you are aware that I have two young children. But did you know, they are 13 months 2 days apart? And that before we even conceived our first child I declared I wanted two children by the time I was 30. Little did I know my husband would take it so literally, as baby boy was a happy surprise. I gave birth to Baby Girl on December 31, 2008 then gave birth to Baby Boy on February 2, 2010 and in April of 2010 I turned 30. Phew, just beat that deadline. *insert eye roll*

2 - I was a band nerd-choir geek in highschool, yet I also managed to participate in sports as well. I wasn't a talented althete by any stretch of the imagination but I enjoyed it and am saddened by what "I've become."

3 - Dang this is hard, um...I'm a nature lover. Being born and raised on a farm will do that to you. I used to deer hunt (haven't since I had the kids; wasn't practical to climb 20 feet in the air while 8 months prego), turkey hunt, snag and fish. We will get back to hunting and fishing as soon as the kids are a bit older as I'd really like to teach them the same values I was raised with.

4 - I lived on a farm nearly my whole life (until I got married) and yet I have NO clue how to drive manual transmission. I've technically driven one, in a hay field, which basically all I did was let it roll and hit the brakes when I was told to, so yeah that doesn't count.

5 - I've recently taken up extreme couponing and totally LOVE IT!!! It takes some work and a lot of time management, but it's well worth it in the end, especially on one salary.

6 -  I'm a chocoholic. I have a serious issue w/ M&M's and it is in no way a healthy issue. In order to avoid them they must.not.be.in.the.house. Otherwise I will eat each and every last one until they are gone. No exceptions, no exclusions. If I could have M&M's for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks in between, I would.

7 - I'm just getting into the swing of things and learning photography. It's always been a passion of mine and until recently I didn't have the proper equipment to learn on. That has changed and I'm seriously in love with my camera. I love the quality difference in my before & after shots with the kids. I'm just tickled about all the possiblities now!

My Honoree's:

*Healthy Happier Bear 

*Angie's Healthy Living Blog
*Feed Me I'm Cranky
*I Will Be Skinny
*Making Healthy The Norm
*Mommy Gets Healthy

Phew, aren't you glad you read all that and know more crap than you ever wanted to about me? LOL. Now, go visit my friends in blogland!