I'd like to thank the Academy...

Beth over at Two Monkeys & A Washtub has given me my first Blog awards! (You should totally check her out, btw. Beth does GREAT reviews and giveaways in addition her regular posts.)

Both awards require that you award them on to ten bloggers that you enjoy and tell everyone ten things about yourself!





Ten Things About Me...

1. I teach first grade. It's ok to be jealous. I have the best job in the entire world. Right now I'm enjoying NOT teaching, though, because it's SUMMER VACATION!

2. I have two four-legged children.

This is Gatsby. She's not a baby any more, but she's a total diva and a complete sass-pot. She rules the roost around here.


And then we have Quincy, who is possibly the weirdest looking dog on the planet, but he's pretty much the perfect dog. I'll post a baby picture of him, too, just to make it fair. :)


They love each other...


3. I spend more money on my TJMaxx credit card every month than on any other card in my wallet. Take that how you will.

4. I drink WAY too much Diet Coke, but I really wish they sold this

in the USA. Seriously, Coke Light is a million times better. I might have to move to Mexico.

5. I love to scrapbook, but it's a very time-consuming and expensive hobby, so I'm about 4 years behind in my books. I do have one of these babies, though, which makes the process way more fun. (It's also great for making my super cute bulletin boards at school.)

6. My favorite authors (at the moment) are Jodi Picoult and Emily Giffin - great summer reading.

7. I have tickets to see Eclipse at midnight tomorrow. :)

8. I'm a Gleek. I can't fight it. It stems from my years in glee club when I was in high school.

9. I'm a good southern girl, so my mom is Mama, my tea is sweet, and more than one of you is y'all. (Please note the location of the apostrophe. You + all = y'all NOT ya'll. It's a pet peeve, sorry.)

10. This blog is something I just kind of started on a whim, but I'm having a lot of fun with it so far and can't wait to see what it will come to be!

I'm supposed to pass this on to ten people, but since I'm so new to the blog world I don't know 10 people yet. SO if you're reading this, you're it! I'm passing it on to you!