award season continues in blogland...

i've gotten two awards lately, so here goes!

thank you to daniela at dk everyday  for this one!

and the survey that goes along with it...

what inspires you?
hmmm, i guess i would say any young, successful person who is doing what they want to do in life. gives me hope that i can do it too.

what is your favorite season and why?
i've come to the conclusion this year i really do like winter and the snow. but i also like fall and spring. i like the things that come along with warm weather, like walking the city easier, sitting on a patio, camping and going to the beach.


what are you most looking forward to this year?
graduating!! and finding a job...but i guess in a way i'm not looking forward to it all. it's scary.


if you could write a book about anything, what would it be about?
oh gosh, i honestly don't know. a compilation of my favorite recipes?


what is your greatest passion?
 i would say i love taking photos,  but i'm not very good at it. but i guess just because i'm not good at it (yet) doesn't mean it can't be a passion. i wish i could say yoga, because i really do want to get into it. and i also wish i could say my job, because i hope i get one i'll be passionate about and love, but i guess that's soon to be determined...

if you could change one thing about your life or yourself, what would it be and why?
i would  have been born in NYC :P lol but really? umm i would probably want to be not so shy. sometimes it sucks. i get nervous when i shouldn't and it takes me a while to open up.


lastly, what is your favorite novel?
well, i can't think of one off hand. i read mostly true crime, and it just doesn't seem right to pick one of those as a 'favorite' haha but i do love dead janitors club by jeff klima. it's pretty hilarious, about a guy who cleans up crime scenes. but, there is another book- sophies world by jostein gaarder - which is a philosophical book. i read it a few years ago and got 3/4 of the way through, and i plan on starting from the beginning when i read it again (hopefully soon) but i really enjoyed it.


and jennifer at a day in the life of a mom gave me this one...so thank you!

the rules are: link back to the person who gave you the award to let them know you accept; share 7 things about yourself; and pass the award on to 15 newly discovered bloggers and let them know about the award.

so, here's 7 things...
1) if i'm at home, you can almost gaurantee i'm wearing my housecoat. usually along with shorts/sweat pants and a tank top. seriously, i love it.
2) i am the opposite of an insomniac; i am asleep within 30 seconds of my head hitting the pillow 98% of the time.
3) pretty much the only way i can eat pie is warmed up with vanilla ice cream.
4) my room at my parents house, which i started redecorating in august, is still incomplete.
5) i didn't cry at the notebook. and i really didn't even like it. maybe that was the high school me.
6) i hate talking on the phone.
7) i very, very rarely shop anymore...props for me!

and for both of these awards, i'm going to cheat. if you read this blog, and want to take one, or both, you can go ahead and say it's from me!

cherry on top award

just a quick post today, i've got a final tonight (that will be 1 summer course down!) and then a big final assignment due friday and then i will be done! and you know when school starts again? september 13 (not sure why so late this year) but hey, that gives me one whole more month of summer to enjoy!! moving on....

it's time for another award!

thanks to Kim, Julie, and Jamie for this award right here.. :)

and i'll pass it on to these adorable blogs here.....
Sera Pie, Brittany and Brianna !

enjoy and happy hump day
♥

awards!

i've gotten a few awards lately, so i figure i best get on it and do a post!

Lauren and Amber both gave me the Sugar Doll Award-Thanks!

 The rules of this award are to thank the person who gave you the award, share 10 things about yourself, pass this award onto 10 bloggers who you recently discovered and think are fantastic and finally contact the bloggers to let them know you've picked them for an award.

1) i was at the eye doctor years ago because i wanted to get contacts (i wear glasses the odd time). he put them in for me and i looked in the mirror (they were blue, i was excited). then i stood up and took about 5 steps and fainted. yep, i'm a fainter. i never got those contacts or tried them again. they just felt weird.
2) i hate mirrors in the bedroom. i only have a really small one that i can't see from my bed
3) i also hate mannequins, they freak me out
4) i have TMJ, i think. it started 5 years ago, lasted a few months, went away and now in the last month it's back, and it's a bitch
5) i'm obsessed with pictures. i have about 13,000 on my computer right now from the last 3 years or so
6) i also have a tonne of photo albums because i still develop a lot of my pictures
7) and i write on the backs of all my pictures-who is in it, where it is and the date-my mom makes me :P
8) i'm an only child and i've always wished for a brother or sister
9) i think the ipad is stupid and i don't see the point of it; especially with the itouch, the iphone and mini laptops...
10) i really, really love m&m's and i haven't had any in a while...sad

passing it on to...

Annie @ chapters of our life

Sarah Tucker @ fairy tales are true

Lissa Clair @ Me and Mr. C

Lay @ The Next Chapter

Bee @ Bee's Diaries

Next up, Katie at Jersey Blonde  and Jamie at life as i know it gave me the "You're Going Places, Baby" award; thank you!

the rules: describe where i think i will be in 10 years and pass the fun along to 10 other bloggers...

ok well, in 10 years, i will be about to turn 33 (wow!). I hope to be married, with 1 or 2 kids; living a nice home with a fantastic kitchen to cook and bake in-with all the fancy gadgets from williams sonoma too! I hope to be in a job that i love, where i want to go to work every day. I want my student loans paid off!! I hope to have traveled a bit and  hope that i went on that roadtrip that i've wanted to do. hopefully, i'll have enjoyed the last 10 years and maybe lived in NYC for a bit too..

passing this on to...

Stacy @ Stacy Says

Alycia @ Crowley Party

Brittney @ Pavement Chaser

Nikolett @ Better Than Coffee

Chelsea Rebecca @ TRIUMPHS and blunders of a KOOKY gal

i only did 5 from each, instead of 10, because 20 would have been a lot. ok? ok! :)

i've got one more, but it came with a lot of questions, and this is already long, so i'll leave it for later :)

award!

i got this award from Stacy at Stacy Says. thank you! she makes me LOL, or say OMG, or WTF or some other acronym pretty much every day! i'm supposed to tell you 5 random facts about me and then pass this on to 5 bloggers/blogs I think are stylish. so lets see what i come up with...

1) i hate sheets; i've slept with only a comforter for years and years now. i couldn't stand waking up at night and feeling all the sheets rumpled at the bottom of the bed. *cringe*
2) that being said, i have to sleep with something on me. no matter how hot i am, i will have a blanket on me, and then i will complain about being hot. i think it's a safety thing.
3) and while we're on the topic of sleep, don't touch me when i sleep; not with your leg, arm, finger-nothing. (sorry dyl)
4) i also can't stand listening to people breath loudly/snore when they sleep and i am also trying to sleep. it's probably the worst thing ever and drives me mentally insane. i end up elbowing dylan numerous times throughout the night to "stop breathing" haha
5) and well, this turned into 5 random facts about my sleeping habits (probably because it's midnight and i'm not sure why i'm still up), but i have to fall asleep with the tv on. i set the timer for an hour, but 96% of the time, i fall asleep within 1-2 minutes of my head hitting the pillow.

passing it on to 2 people :p ...

Lacey @ mille baisers

V @ V Chronicles

enjoy your hump day; it's pouring rain here all day! but in good news, i get to read on the couch and my paper got a 5 day extension! woo

random & another award!

first off, i must say-yesterday was freezing!! what gives!? i seriously pulled out my fall/winter coat..ahhh! so, as everyone knows, it was mothers day. my mom came to toronto and we went and had lunch at 7 west cafe. i love this place. and it's open 24/7. it seriously never closes; ever. it's a perfect little date spot for me and dylan too. after lunch, we walked around the city a bit, grabbed some starbucks, then came back and took chloe for a walk. then we just hung around my place for the night and watched the finale of amazing race and desperate housewives. i love my mom. then she went back home..
next up...i got the 'sweet award' from both Carina and Kim Humes, so thank you ladies! because i'm kind of lazy (sorrrry) i'm going to pass this on to two people.

Cassie and
Amy Anne

and lastly, i start summer classes today...booo. i've never taken courses in the summer before, so i'm not too sure what to expect. it's not like they're exciting classes either. oh well, i need them done before going into next year. and it's only 2 days a week.
have a good monday, as good as mondays can be!
♥

sunshine award...

the lovely Magpie at Dazzled by Life gave me the sunshine award 'for people who just straight out shine!' so thank you!!
now i have to list 5 things that make me happy/smile:

• chloe-duh, she's the highlight of my days, have you seen her?! not to mention she's hilarious without even talking (especially when she toots and then looks around real fast like, 'where did that come from, me?')
  
• nyc-i don't think i will ever grow tired of this city; everything about it (ps..4 days away..what what)
• sitting in a cafe with dylan-we like to try out new places and it's always nice to just sit there and enjoy ourselves and not worry about the stresses of life
• finding good used book stores-last summer, i bought so many used true crime books (i still have one i have not read yet, grr) and most were 50 cents up, to about $3. just can't go wrong. (*i had this written before the previous post about the 5 i bought*)
  
• really good red velvet cake, or cupcake. and it must have cream cheese icing, not buttercream (yuk). if it's cream cheese-y and delicious; i die.
  

and now to pass it on to....

Slightly Undone
the Blogette

♥happy, happy weekend!

beautiful blogger award..

I want to thank Katie at Jersey Blonde for this award (my first, yay!)

Now I say 7 things about me and pass it long to 7 other ladies...

1. i absolutely LOVE NYC; i have gone the last 6 summers and twice last year-heaven!

2. if i was good in the sciences, i would love to be in forensics, on the crime scene, or doing something in the labs with the bodies...hmm, kind of morbid

3. i am beyond terrified of butterflies. if i see one, or anything that resembles one, i will run for cover so fast and duck into a ball..no joke

4. i cannot stand the sound of chip bags opening, makes me cringe

5. the whole "it's like riding a bike, you never forget" type thing-ya, doesn't apply to me-i can't ride a bike for the life of me and i used to be able to when i was little

6. i eat a lot of things out of mugs-chips, pretzels, fruit, anything snack-ish

7. i am way more of a candy person (think watermelons, cinnamon lips, sour peach) than chocolate...although m&m's are an exception (i major heart those) and i certainly enjoy a good twix bar.

so, i will now pass it on to...

Lindsey at la dolce vita

Jamie at life as i know it

Mel at Mel Learns Her Lesson

Magpie at Dazzled by Life

J at rbandj

Nicole at my teacups in peony

Whitney at a "cheery" disposition

:)