awards and cords

<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I was hit with the lucky stick twice this week when two of my favorite ladies, Charmaine at <a href="http://mybestfriendcraig.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Best Friend Craig</a> and Laura at <a href="http://elegantnest.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Elegant Nest</a> gave me the Liebster Blog award! Woot woot!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyJvxjNz4Hp_t1hIfCPF94ypG_Afx4n6KXKLfPSnLKfnpoV0TvREiqg-mTtLbgt5kn3UhsO-tTsUi4zshQNMcPH5B1L9rTF9Bi6BCpMwDS4SnUQ24Z5i3xLLidpx5jlRSAzB3rqpkZrS5/s1600/Liebster+Blog+LOGO.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyJvxjNz4Hp_t1hIfCPF94ypG_Afx4n6KXKLfPSnLKfnpoV0TvREiqg-mTtLbgt5kn3UhsO-tTsUi4zshQNMcPH5B1L9rTF9Bi6BCpMwDS4SnUQ24Z5i3xLLidpx5jlRSAzB3rqpkZrS5/s1600/Liebster+Blog+LOGO.jpeg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">The Liebster Blog award is given to a blog on the rise. It is a great way to shine a light on those that are making their way in the blog world, and I am truly honored for the privilege. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">This is probably as close to a Grammy as I'll ever get, so let me take this opportunity to thank my fans, my family for supporting me and of course God. (why do </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">musicians</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;"> always thank God in their </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">speeches</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">?) </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">In all seriousness though I have a great respect for Charmaine and Laura and it means a lot that they even thought of me. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">With this honor, I get to pass on the love to five of my favorite blogs.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Amelia at <a href="http://house-pretty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">House Pretty</a></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Colleen at <a href="http://www.mylemondropdreams.com/" target="_blank">Lemon Drop Dreams</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Emily at <a href="http://www.lucitelavender.com/" target="_blank">Lucite and Lavender</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Meg at <a href="http://nutmegandcompany.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Nutmeg & Company</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Erin at <a href="http://erinoutonalimb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Out on a Limb</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now with this award comes great responsibility my friends. Please continue the tradition by doing the following:</span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">1. Link back to the person who gave it to you. Its important to represent!</span></span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">2. Post the award on your blog for all to see!</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">3. Give the award to 5 of your favorite bloggers (ideally with approximately 200 followers or less).</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">4. Leave a comment on your chosen 5 blogs to let them know that they have been given the Liebster award.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 18px;">Now for the 'cord' portion of this post - I'm off to a friends house today to sew some piping (cording). You know what that means - yes, the blasted couch is almost done! Here is a sneak peek.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1Uqwclqa5Te-5P9lsNEzkudrK5VLedY52LqIVSBwBTtIdsufCC1QizvoBVQ9zLZVD1rl00Pp-8hadSg5pHKsannmfj_z5eLmgUfXKaJeey7eWdHiYx0-FUqKRIRNiwu716-Wbb5acfmx/s1600/P4185999.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1Uqwclqa5Te-5P9lsNEzkudrK5VLedY52LqIVSBwBTtIdsufCC1QizvoBVQ9zLZVD1rl00Pp-8hadSg5pHKsannmfj_z5eLmgUfXKaJeey7eWdHiYx0-FUqKRIRNiwu716-Wbb5acfmx/s640/P4185999.JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">Make sure to check in next week for the big reveal! </span></span>

awards and cords

I was hit with the lucky stick twice this week when two of my favorite ladies, Charmaine at My Best Friend Craig and Laura at  Elegant Nest...

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