And The Beautiful Blogger Awards Go To...

First of all, thank you's go to TracyZ and Stephanie for nominating me for the Beautiful Blogger award!  I was very touched, not only because I'm a relatively new blogger, but because I love reading both of YOUR blogs so much!  I love this little community, and I really look forward to hearing what you ladies (and gents...I do follow 2 boy bandits) have to say!  I especially love these awards because I really think that in nominating someone, you're holding their blog up for others to enjoy, in case they may not have started following yet.  Very positive :)  And now...what you've all been waiting for:

Here are the rules:


* Thank the person who nominated you for this award;
* Copy the award and post it in your blog;
* Link to the blog of the person who nominated you;
* Tell seven interesting things about yourself;
* Nominate seven bloggers and;
* Post links to the blogs of your nominees

Ok...here are the interesting things about me.  Please don't use any of them against me.  I hope you're sitting down.

1. I bit my nails until I was 15.  My father told me that no man would ever marry me if I didn't stop biting them , so I stopped.  I remain unmarried.  However, Michael (he's the baby daddy) has been around for 14 years.  He doesn't care whether or not I bite my nails.  Moral of the story: sometimes daddy is wrong.

2.  I can do an entire one-woman Les Miserables.  And Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.  I don't share that with everyone, although I am secretly pretty proud of it.

3. I deeply, deeply dislike women with narrow feet.  Bitches get ALL the strappy sandles.  I hope they choke.

4. I could eat Pad Thai for every meal of every day and never get sick of it.  The spicier the better.

5. I decided to become a funeral director on a whim because I wanted to have an interesting job.  The decision was made in about 1 minute.  My parents were (and remain) mortified (pun intended).  Sometimes I chase my father, wiggling my fingers at him and saying "dead people fingers!"

6. I flirt with everyone I meet.  I can't help myself.  Male or female.  Doesn't matter.  It's ridiculous.  Someone needs to smack me.

7. If I could, I would sell everything I have here and move to Belfast, Northern Ireland.  I love it there!

And now...the Nominees are, in no particular order and let me tell you, this was HARD to do!!

•Catherine: Hers was the first blog I found before I had surgery, and she is the reason I'm blogging now.  She is smart and successful (with weight loss AND in life), and she just seems like she has it all in perspective.  She's my Oprah.  She doesn't follow me, but if she did, I'd be all star-struck.

•Jen: She is another person who is working the hell out of her band!  Her pictures are so inspiring, and she started out close to where I am starting, so she shows me that I CAN do it!  I always appreciate her comments on my blog entries too!

•Athena's Melting:  This blog just exudes style!  She is funny and fabulous, and she's recently banded, so our journey is kind of happening in tandem.  I couldn't be happier to share it with her.

•Vanessa:  She is smart, outspoken, and I just like how she shares everything.  Also, I think she might be a little bit of a badass!

•Band-Babe:  Always thought provoking.  This is someone who has been very successful with the band, but also who still asks the important questions about why she's doing this.  Very insightful.  Highly recommend following her if you're not already!

•Justine:  She's British...need I say more?  I do?  Well ok...she reminds me of me, if I were British!  She's recently banded, like me, and I just love her written voice. 

•Sandy Lee:  My sister in SWLC - that's where we both had our surgeries.  I love the links she posts, and all the support she gives.  Also, woohoo Canada!!
 
Phew!  So there you have it!  I hope that if you're not following these wonderful ladies, that you will...they area all well worth the read!