Sunshiney Day :)

Today I was awkwardly sitting in my office, eating popcorn with my office pet -Sebastian the Hermit Crab- [he loves popcorn and doritos] when I noticed something..... I was given my second blog award ever by the lovely Michele! Wow, thanks for such an awesome surprise! Check her out... she's pretty cool and just posted a hilarious story about a recent confrontation with a cockroach!!!



Here are the rules:

[one.] Show off your sunshiney award

[two.] Pass the love on to 12 special bloggers

[three.] Link the people, of course!

[four.] Let them know that they have been awarded with an awesome comment.

[five.] Share the love and link to the person you received the award from.

My picks include brand new bloggers that I simply cannot stop obsessing over.

[1] http://muchomuchobuenobueno.blogspot.com/ 

so many awesome things that I can barley get any boring office work done!

[2] http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/

how can one look so flawless after just giving birth to one heck of an adorable baby?!

[3] http://crowleyparty.blogspot.com/

i love discovering other young married couples - she has a cute etsy shop too... check it out!

[4] http://racheldenbow.blogspot.com/

another ridiculously hot mom with a really cool sense of style!

[5] http://busybeelauren.blogspot.com/

another ridiculously cool married chick, check out her recent post showing off her awesome pad!

[6] http://aurajoon.blogspot.com/

this chick always has the best photos and i am forever envious of her humungo, rainforest-like garden

[7] http://amberandgang.blogspot.com/

this girl is the cutest... i love every single outfit in her closet!

[8] http://orchidgrey.blogspot.com/

i literally just found this blog several hours ago and ever since discovery, i cannot stop drooling over her clothes -- majority from the thrift store! teach me your ways!

[9] http://talk2thetrees.blogspot.com/

if you want to get in the mood for halloween, you have to read this blog! i think her obsession with creepy and scary things is just about the same as mine! not to mention, her hats are so comfortable that i practically live in mine!

[10] http://tallasgrass.blogspot.com/

i just really, really love this blog! she is amazingggg!

[11] http://emmyhermes.blogspot.com/

this awesome chicka just celebrated her birthday! give her some lovin'!

[12] http://tmango7.blogspot.com/

ask her about oliver.... cutest. story. ever.

Sebastian wanted to tell everyone congratulations, but his mouth is full of popcorn. Enjoy your award and I hope it brightened your day as much as it did mine!

Whoaaaaa :)

4 rules go along with this award.

Rule #1: Thank the person who gave you this award.

Thank you, Emmy!

Rule #2: Share 7 things about yourself.

1. I have been a vegetarian for 5 1/2 years. {although I've been eating fish for 3 months. shh!}

2. I am Buddhist. My mother is a Methodist Pastor. Family dinners can be quite interesting, although she is very accepting.

3. I have a raging girl crush on Zooey Deschanel.

4. Sometimes commercials make me cry. Damn you, SPCA!

5. I am a sucker for Reality TV. {Specifically Real World, The Hills/City, Housewives of New Jersey}

6. I have 8 tattoos - a henna inspired flower on my foot, a swallow & star on my hip, the Giving Tree along my side, lyrics to Imagine on my shoulder blade, A quarter sleeve {the solar system}, stars on my lower back, the HRC campaign logo on my left wrist, the symbol for alpha & omega {beginning & end} on my right wrist... and I'm not done yet!

7. My favorite bands are as follows: Ray LaMontagne, Counting Crowes, Copeland, Coldplay, Damien Rice, Death Cab For Cutie {and the Beatles... but that kind of goes without saying, no?}

Rule #3: Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you've recently discovered and who you think are fantastic.

These are blogs that I look at on a daily basis, not necessarily recent discoveries {but little blogging treasures nonetheless} -- I literally cannot go a single day without checking them out! Love you little beauties!

1. Denise's Pieces
2. The Flowerchild Dwelling

3. Gypsy Girls Journal

4. Nienie

5. Talk2TheTrees

6. Sean & Chloe

7. The Weekend Island

8. Animals Are My Friends

9. Anticipation

10. Boho Photography

11. The Wild and Wily Ways of a Brunette Bombshell

12. Smile and Wave

13. Walk Slowly, Live Wildly

14. 2 Nomads, 1 Narrative

15. Misplaced Mama

Rule #4: Contact the bloggers you've picked and let them know about the award.

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