The Happy Award!

Arnetta over at This May Sound Crazy But...  awarded me the Happy Award. This is my first award being back in a long time! So THANKS girl! What a way to hop back in the saddle.

Rules are: List 10 things that make you HAPPY. Then tag 10 Happy bloggers you really dig.... ya dig??

10. Collecting Pens makes me happy..

I have a weird obsession with collecting pens. Mainly the uni-ball gel ink ones. I never use the old ball point faded looking ones anymore. They no longer suffice. The larger the collection the better. I like all colors with a fine tip, housed in a humorous coffee cup of some kind. lol


9. Happily utilizing my Green Thumb

I absolutely love gardening. I discovered it after I lost my baby. I wanted to plant some perennials in the fall to come up in the spring in remembrance. I've never thought I would like it but I just fell in love with it. I just hope everything comes up in the spring, that would be the biggest treat this year could offer.

8. Converse Happiness

Chuck Taylor Converse shoes make me happy. I'm so conservative and by the book and then Friday comes peeking it's head around the corner. I'm the office in my jeans, chucks and feeling nice. I might be pushin 30, but I still feel like the old me. I actually went to a birthday dinner at Fogo de Chao in a 'Sex In The City' Charlotte type knee legnth black skirt, a torqouise cardigan, clutch.....and my chucks. I never been hit on so much in my life! ( I would of had the heelz on, but my dawgs were already barkin from the night before, and you know you can't walk cripple in a sexy pair of pumps!)

7. Happiness is in Arts & Crafts

 

I never was in the girl scouts I just stole their badge but Arts and Crafts are SO relaxing. To have the hands on project to help you clear your mind is great. Anything I want to buy to either give to someone or decorate, I ask myself if I can make it first. Recently for Valentines Day me and my 'just as equally crafty' bff made our own red sexy candles. Even decorated them with red ribbon and I orchestrated a blooming red flower on mine with the rose petals we had left over. Good shit, I must tell ya.

6. Comedies! = Happy

Whenever I'm not happy.. a good gut bustin chuckle will always get me back on the saddle to happiness. I am a comedic enthusiast. I watch all the comedy specials, shows, movies etc. One time I had such a bad day at work I came home and fell into my hands and started crying, I turned on the TV and America's Funniest Video's came on and I was at first smirken a little bit, then at the middle of the show I chuckilin, then towards the end I was all the way into and laughing at the most stupid stuff, but it surely turned my frown upside down.

5. What's happy w/o Delectable Desserts

I have like a SERIOUS sweet tooth.. and they make me happy. Call me an emotional eater if ya want too, but my serotonin levels stay spiked while indulging on some goodness as this. Apple pie is my absolute fave, ice cream didn't come with this pic but I surly can't separate the two. I'm also a mean baker and can throw down. My favorites to bake are Bread Pudding w/ Rum sauce, Pineapple Upside Down biscuits, Banana, Walnut, Cranberry bread creation and many more.

4. Writing: Getting your happiness out on paper.

There isn't noting like creative writing. I've been drawn to it for forever now. It's a release, creativity, imagination, all in one. I remember when I was in 4th grade I wrote 370+ notebook & pencil pages (which was the very thick lined old school paper lol) about all kinds of short stories. I was a child who enjoyed being alone in my room with my radio playing and writing as much as my mind would allow, or how big the callus was on the inside of my middle finger. lol

3. SUMMER IS HAPPY

Life would be life-less without the summer. I just love it. The whole season is just a big smile on my memories. I was born under the JULY sun, and 5 days earlier so was my husband. We love the heat, the sweat, barefoot breeze's, nights and everything else that goes with it. I think since I from Kansas and we get all seasons and more here I'm extra appreciative of summer. I don't know how I would act if I had it all the time. I just know when it FINALLY comes around that's when the party starts.

2. Love is more than happiness..

                                             

...but I just adore it. It literally makes the world go round. Makes me still crazy about my husband, makes me call my mom and pet my dog until he falls asleep resting in all my lil nooks and crannies. I call myself the 'Lovers Lover" cause I'm just so bad ass at it. Be careful how close you get cause I just might love you too.. lol <3 The greatest love-John 3:16.

1. MUSIC is dancing in the happiness..

  

Music is my ultimate love that makes me incredibly happy. Songs are like tiny heartbeats that can automatically bring you back to a place you once were. It can captivate you and get you stirred all up, or just having you sit back and fully relaxed. I love it so because at times it can be my emotional tagger. Each person in my life has their own soundtrack of songs that bring me back to them everytime. What a great gift! Plus I love to sing. I swear I was some type of crooner in some smokey bar some place in my lifetime..lol

Since I haven't been back in like, forever.. I'm tagging 5

Ten Five Happy Bloggers:
Islandbaby at A Beautiful Recovery
Her Mommy at embellish.meant
Errant at My Own Circus Show
Chole at Confessions of an Ex- Drama Queen
Natalie at Use Your Words, Little Girl

Catching Up..

The most DELIGHTFUL Islandbaby, over at Just My Opinion tagged me for the interesting Tag questions of 8. She was nice enough to tag me, plus I don't have any ravin' cool blogger news going on with me... EVER. So, I thought this would do just fine for today... Thanks again lady <3

8 Things you are looking forward to:

* Visiting ATL for the first time
* Turning 27, actually
* Moving down the street
* Becoming a Mommy <3
* Swimming this summer
* Saving a whole buncha money
* Owning my own business
* Keeping a good out look on life



8 things you did yesterday:

* Spent a whole 8 hrs at a team building function w/ my co-workers outside of work
* Took a 2nd shower when I got home cause I couldn't rest & settle
* Finished knitting a 2nd panel of a cabled blanket
* Babied the hubs cause he fell and bopped his head on the concrete while playing basket-ball
* Chatted with the bf for 2 hours
* Got on the scale, haven't gained anymore weight! yess!
* Ate left overs
* Played with the dog



8 things you wish you could do:

* Play the piano, guitar
* Live without working.. ugh!
* Buy and ride a motorcycle..
* Travel, not the world but close to it
* Grow my hair down my back..lol It's been shoulder length forever!!
* Eat whatever I want, all the time!
* Make it to where my house was magically cleaned every time I came home
* Be happy just the way I am



8 shows you watch:

* Good Morning America
* Medium
* Dancing with the Stars
* Anything on Food Network
* True Blood * NEW SEASON THIS JUNE!!
* Survivor Man
* Everybody Hates Chris
* MARTIN Re-runs

Cupcakes and Deer

Wonderful Gabby at Gabby, she wrote tagged me for the coolest and oddest lookin tag ever: Since her blog is just as Deer, I have no problem excepting this cool tag award. Cupcake tag award rather..



Rules: respond and rework. Answer the questions on your blog, replace one question you dislike with a question of your own invention, add one other question.


What is your current obsession?:
Capitalizing. I want to capitalize everything in a sentence. and using a million continuation dots..........................................................


What are you wearing now?:
Work clothes... ACTUALLY we could dress down all this week, so blackwash jeans with cool button pockets in the back, black polkadotte button cami, and black under-tank


Do you nap a lot?:
I don't make an effort too, sometimes it just happens while watching TV..


What would you like to learn to do?
Have multiple orgazims that last for 20 minutes each.


What's for dinner?:
Tonight is breakfast for dinner. Maple sausage n gravey bisquits, eggs, fruit, and oj.

What's one of your favorite movies?
Forest Gump.. it just is.


What's one thing you're looking forward to?:
SUMMER.. things are just happier. Going home at 5:00pm. Sat & Sun. The future with kiddo's.


Who was your childhood crush?:
BRAD PITT, Patrick Swayze in Point Break , Jon B. and Omar Epps


If you were to pick up a pen, what's the first thing you'd write?:
Graphitti style my name..


What would you like to get rid of?
Growing old. Basketball players on TV are younger than me! WTF happened?


What in life are you waiting on?
My period. All this damn muff slick-ness.. and it hasn't came yet! Shit!

Now tag 5 blogger peeps:

1. Starzgazer Here I Come

2. The Rambeling Diva at C'est What??

3. Jewels at Bitchfest!

4. Chrystina at Faith, Trust & Pixie
Dust

5. Desert Rat at Runaway Train

I'm So Awarded ...

...if that makes any sense, well last week sometime Ms. Oh so deliciouso Gabby gave me a award. The Proximity award at that. Which I think is pretty cool. I loves spreadin the LOVE, so that's what I'm gonna do now.

What is this delightful award?




PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time, and relationships. These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. Check up on these writers! The rules are: This blog award should be sent to your favorite 8 bloggers, and they, in turn, should forward it to their fave 8.

So here are the cream dela cream of my col-lection'. For now, check em out.

1. Bon Don at "Who Throws A Cupcake, Honestly?"

2.That Girl at THAT GIRL

3. Islandbaby at Just My Opinion

4. Lil' Honey at The Bee Hive

5. Mrs. Mary Mack at Thought
of an ADHD Drama Queen

6. Mich at Who is Mich?

7. The Peeps at Spinless Whine, cause you all know we like too.

8. Last but not least: Dore GoGo at I Am Miss Dore GoGo She's new so hit er up.

Sweeeet.. Lemonade Award

THAT GIRL nominated me for the Lemonade Award! Her blog is Oh So Crazy, with a whirlwind of single girl excitement I only wish I had.. Her blog is hella funny, witty and she's a gem of person to her family and friends. And she always shows love.. hopefully someday I can get one of those free Patron shots .. (extraa lime for me please..LOL)



Here are the rules:1. You must link back to the person you received the award from.

You have to nominate 10 bloggers who are deserving of this award!

1.Islandbaby- From Just My Opinion.. great read, she has similar everyday occurrence's that so funny at times.

2. Errant- at My Own Circus Show-
Is extremely bright and talented in her writing's. Her imaginations & clever post just always grow out of the computer screen and tend to inspire me..

3. Amber at Amber-Alert- Is hilarious with a tinge of attitude and I love it. She's real and reminds of me of all the real shit I missed out on. Plus she gives good advice rather she thinks so or not.

4.Chole at Orchestrated Destiny is just the sweetheart of the blogger world. She's writes emotional and makes me remember all the small parts of life we all sometimes tend forget.

5. Dizzblnd at Dream Watcher has your Dream informational fix. She's writes about incubation, interpretation, & good old tips for the resting mind.

6. Brother's Blog - Is the charismatic, chilvaristic, yet funny blog from a brotha's perspective. I like reading his blog cause I forgot how funny some men can be. Plus he brings up topics you question about, but never thought to blog about.

7. She's Gotta Have It is also a great blog when you just wanna read and want to be girly, chic & fresh. She's smart and topics are interesting as I am..


I'm just doing 7 bloggers, the others I've awarded like a billion times.. don't wanna award em' out.. LOL

Annnnnd The Survey Says...

A few of my friends: Myspace & facbebook junkies send me survey's to do here at work, I do them and use them as a little quirky way to get to know eachother a little better in a odd way.. Here's the one that was given to me today.

What time did you get up this morning?
7:32AM

Diamonds or pearls?
Both, they're both hot

What was the last film You saw at the cinema?
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

What is your favorite TV show?
The educational ones.. oh, and The Office, 30 Rock is funny too

What do you usually have for breakfast?
Banana if it hasn't gotten brown spots.

What is your middle name?
Yvonne, should of went by this all along

What food do you dislike?
Tomato middles

What is your favorite CD at the moment?
Musiq's was the last I've been into

What kind of car do you drive?
A big ass boat with sun damage

Favorite sandwich?
Turkey & Beef Solami....and Roast beef

What characteristic do you despise?
Ignorant, puffy, haughty, snotty, and throw some bitches in there too

Favorite item of clothing?
Compfy as of lately, I can't wait until I can dress right again

If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you
go?
Warm, just somewhere warm..

Favorite brand of clothing?
Whatever is good quality that fits nice

Where would you retire to?
The world

Favorite sport to watch?
Basket-ball, it's fast and makes me hype

Person you expect to send it back first?
What?

When is your birthday?
JULY 29TH

Are you a morning person or a night person?
I'm whatever Time.. if I'm off for awhile I don't mind gettin up in the morning, but I like the nite too

What is your shoe size?
9 really sux cause all the cute shoes are in the 6 7 8's

Pets?
1 Dog: Quincy

What did you want to be when you were little?
Nurse, cause my mom was one, and wore all white everyday

How are you today?
Thinking I should of called in.. I need a break of sanity

What is your favorite candy?
Laffy Taffy, or Jelly Belly's

What is your favorite flower?
Calla Lillie.. the everybody's wedding flower

What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
Feb 13-17 will be getting a lil Californiacation

What are you listening to right now?
Black Magic Woman- Santana

What was the last thing you ate?
Salad last nite.. I'm so tired of them but their so freakin easy n thoughtless right now

Do you wish on stars?
I don't... I pray to God

If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Brown..

How is the weather right now?
Warm today.. they say 60, hence one reason to why I should of called in

The first person you spoke to on the phone today?
Amanda Bevan.. ( my long time bf)

Favorite soft drink?
Diet Fresca- Peach & Black Cherry.. that stuff is fire

Favorite restaurant(s)?
Olive Garden, Cheesecake, Kona Grill has good sushi, my house cause I can throw down

Real hair color?
Blackish brown from all the heat I abuse to it, and right now I'm mad cause my weave don't match, I should of got a 2 (i know most won't understand what I'm saying)

Summer or winter?
SUMMER..life is just better in the summer

Hugs or kisses?
Both, I'm all for LOVE

Chocolate or Vanilla?
Vanilla.. Chocolate was forced on me by my co-workers for 7 years so I learned to like it

Coffee or tea?
Tea.. w lotta lemon & honey

When was the last time you cried?
Exspriencing all this Barackness

What is under your bed?
Storage bins

What did you do last night?
Ate salad and some other rabbit food, watched & cleaned up the DVR, watch the hub play Madden and fell asleep

Salty or sweet?
Sweeeeeetttt

How many keys on your key ring?
I am not going to get up and count that...LOL- (Funny stuff Manda..me either)

How many years at your current job?
7 Years in July (100% vested Yesssssss.. (A Neopoltin Dynamite Yessssss)

Favorite day of the week?
Friday's Saturday & Sunday... Yes. My name is overworked & I work for the weekend.

Been Awhile & I've been Awarded

Well Well...

The Holidays are over.. I've been on a vacation to get away from it all, and now I'm back. Back at the gym, back at the house, back at work, back to complete normalcy.
I didn't go anywhere special, just tried to change up my routine a little bit, while still enjoying all the family visit's and Holiday Cheer. It was awesome.

While I was gone, Chloie from the Orchestrated Destiny blog awarded me the Honesty Award! This came in great time with comming back and nothing too special to blog about. So.. Thanks Chloie <3




There are rules to claiming the award though. "The honorees are to: a) first list 10 honest things about yourself - and make it interesting, even if you have to dig deep! B) pass the award on to 7 bloggers that you feel embody the spirit of the Honest Scrap."


1. I'm actually named after someone: My Dad's EX-wife's best friend. Mine is spelt differently than hers, but it still sucks. Honestly.


2. I dis-like banana's cause when I was younger I saw the movie "School Daze" by Spike Lee and the ferternity were squizing banana's in the toilet with blind folds like they were poo during thier pledging, so I have that thought in my mind when I eat them.. Grose I know.

3.I'm a dedicated journal writer. I did it off and on my whole life, but a year before I met my husband I started taking it seriously. It's so funny to read back because my whole relationship from the begining is so interesting to reminisce on. I was like a freakin school girl writing the most CrAzY stuff. He was my muze.

4. I really love music.. Like all kinds. So much that I can't even keep up. I really like the old stuff. You would think I should know the books of the bible more than the lyrics of POLICE or Musiq Soulchild. I love re-discovering the the past, and what they were talking about in the song. Alot of the new stuff is kinda.. wack. I'm my opinion. Honestly, I don't know what the hell happened? lol

5. I have an severe addiction to sweets. No not the normal, piece of hard candy here and there... the I want to make a whole pineapple upside down cake, and then wash it down with a hot warm rasin, cinnamon bread pudding. Oh with rum sauce. I really don't know how I'm not 500lbs.

6. My Husbnad and I are 5 days apart his birthday...July 24, mine is July 29th. ::Take note:: lol

7. What else...? Um.. I've been to Aruba, St. Juan, St. Marteen, St. Thomas, Curacao on a cruise. It was so dreamy... after I stopped crying because my luggage was lost!

8. Honestly, I have a odd facination with washing powder- Gain perferably. Something must of happened when I was a kidd.

9. I have a quirky passion for news and journalism. I want to be behind the scenes producing/writting for news shows or programs/documentaries. Hopefully you'll see me someday for something I wrote. Someday.

10. I really love to love, spreading the happiness brings me joy and makes great friendships. Some people take it in as fake, but people really can be Honestly happy for another human being and mean it with a smile on their face. I give hugs alot too.


I'm AWARDING these awesome blogger victims:

1. "Who Throws a Cupcake? Honestly." - Quite fitting I might add =0)

2. Mega Ramblings!

3. Rouge Details

4. Slow World Fast Girls

I've Been TAGGED

RULES!!
you get to send it to only 5 PPL ONLY NOT ALL OF THE blogger that wanna do it!
rule number two just write don't keep anything inside!!
rule number three HAVE FUN!!

OKAY

TOPIC: pick a person ONE PERSON that we all know which is A BLOGGER THAT BLOGS!! IN BLOGGER OR WORDPRESS!! only one!! and describe that person and tell her/him some stuff that you like about them and if there are any negative points then say them too!! and write the name!! "

Blooger: SOGGY-DOGGY BLOGGY










Dizzblnd: Your just a cool Blogger. Funny, Witty, and EXTREMELY helpful!<3 If it's something unique, or awkwardly interesting it's usually posted for our enjoyment. Some others might be reserved, which is ok BUT your open and communicative and always have something to funny to offer. Your probably making someone a great friend, as well as something great to blog about, of course! =0) Cherrio!

I'm Tagging:

Just Another Stupid Blog

The Water Bottle

World of Poot













Hey it's never a bad thing to express some goodness to some wonderful bloggers!

Have a great weekend!

Tag I'm it!

Missy from Just Another Stupid Blog tagged me for a book meme

Here are the rules: Grab the nearest book. Open the book to page 56. Find the fifth sentence. Post the text of the next two to five sentences in your journal/blog along with these instructions. Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST. Tag five other people to do the same.

The closest book to me that I actually have saved on my computer because I went and downloaded it for free a month ago was "The Truth About Cheating" by M. Gary Neuman. I saw this book on a show on Oprah, my husband isn't cheating by any means, but it's real nice to know ways to keep it ever going that way. Plus I find this smutty, life coach stuff interesting anyway.

Pg. 56: Beyond that, be aware not to talk a lot about how you and your husband are going to get closer. Just keep the conversation to agreeing on some rules for this new relationship. I wanted to make sure his ass wasn't broken before I took him back. HA! Juuusss kiiddiinngg. He's a great lil pal he is. Love at first sight was how we met.

I only have 1 follower.. so I'll tag

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