{my VERY first} blog award

first of all, WOOOPWOOOP!!!

And now ... A HUGE THANK YOU to my new bloggy friend Jen for thinking of me! :)

She gave me the 7 Facts/Versatile Blogger Award! {woopwoop! ok, too much?}

So as a part of receiving this award, I have to tell you 7 things you don't already know about me AND give the award to some other lovely ladies!

So here goes nothing ...

1. I have gray hair. Really, I do. I'm 27 and MUST color my hair every 4 weeks to cover the grays. Hey, I said I have gray hair, not that I'm PROUD of my gray hair. :) That being said, I am a PROUD at-home colorist! 

2. I could eat dessert after every meal. EVERY.SINGLE.MEAL. of EVERY.SINGLE.DAY. I don't ACTUALLY do this, but put a sweet treat near me and I have NO willpower! Especially with cupcakes ... oh my, I heart those little mini-cakes! 

cupcakes from one of my bridal showers

3. I sincerely wish I could wear my wedding dress everyday. I absolutely loved it and have never felt more beautiful/happy/loved than I did on my wedding day. And if we're being REALLY honest, I almost didn't have it cleaned so that I could still put it on once a week in a while. {and I may or may not still put on the blue shoes I wore on our wedding day!}

4. I have a Masters Degree that I will probably never use ... Yep, I'm a licensed counselor who will probably never counsel anyone, but the occasional family & friends again! I am LOVING my new job though and feel so lucky to have been given the opportunity! 

Oh & I went to a military school to get my M.Ed.!! 

5. I am both a Daddy's girl & a Mama's girl ... And I REALLY don't think I've ever met anyone else who is also both! I was so blessed to have the parents that I have and I love them both so much! When I went to college, all my friends made fun of how often I went home to see them ... And mind you, they live in 2 DIFFERENT places! I just missed them SO much! ha! 

                                      father/daughter dance                         my sweet mama & me

6. I am the oldest of 3 girls and my sisters are ABSOLUTELY my best friends in the whole {well, and obviously my hubs!} The 3 of us have always been exceptionally close and since we all moved away from each other we have weekly conference calls! Yep, sometimes because we have things to talk about & most of the time just to laugh with each other ... But somehow, even though we're all far away {one of them is living in Mexico right now}, it seems like for that hour that we're conferencing, we're all together again! So in our eyes, we have a weekly Happy Hour date ... Even if nobody else thinks it's normal! :) 

sissies after a minor sledding 'incident'

7. I L-O-V-E to shop! And I have an uncanny ability to head straight for the most expensive thing in the store. And I mean even when I'm at TJMaxx or shopping the sale racks! EVERY time I touch something it is absolutely going to have the most expensive price-tag on it! I now find it extremely amusing ... And sometimes REALLY disheartening ... Like when I fall in love at first sight with something and then realize it's WAY out of my price range! 

Truth: Walked into TJMaxx the other day & immediately found this Cynthia Rowley bag. Almost cried when I had to leave her. 

So enough about me ... Now I get to pass this awesome award on! :)

{av} @ Long Distance Loving
MeganDVD @ Beauty in the Attempt
Gail @ My Repurposed Life
Kendra @ House of Ficek
Megan @ Mackey Madness
Natasha @ Schue Love
Michelle @ Ten June
Ashley @ The SHINE Project
Chassity @ Look Linger Love
Vanessa & Heather @ At The Picket Fence

I read EACH of these blogs everyday and LOVE what these ladies have to say! They're all funny, sweet, and have SPECTACULAR ideas! :)

Happy Humpday Y'all!

XO!