You Made My Day:o)

I got two blog awards today from two ladies who I adore. Please make sure you check out their blogs, you will love reading them as much as I do!

Neely gave me this blog award which made me smile:o)

She comments a lot on my blog, which makes me happy

She writes about things that I can relate to, shes awesome!

Thank you girl!

I am passing this award onto 7 lovely ladies:

Maria

Selma
CK (her wedding date is my bday!!!)

Jenna

Kelly

Brittany

Tracy

Maria gave me this award which I thought was too fun!

Her two little girls are so cute, I love when she posts pics of them:o)

Gotta love that she has one of my fav songs playing on her blog!

Thank you doll! I think every girl likes to be a diva every now and then:o)

7 Things About Myself to Accept This Award:

1) I love Taylor Swift, her cd is always playing in my car. Tonight I'll be at her concert, next to the stage singing loudly!

2) I have green eyes but in the summer they turn more of a blue color

3) Cheerios is my favorite cereal even though I don't really eat breakfast

4) The drink I'm loving at Starbucks right now is the iced Passion Tazo tea

5) I don't like white chocolate

6) I loveee the smell of clean sheets that have been hanging out all day in the summer sun

7) If I have a minute of down time in my day, I always make sure I read your blogs and catch up because you're all fabulous:o)

I'm passing this award onto these girly girls:

Sonja (my Words with Friends pal)

Chelsea

Connie

Taylor

Neely

Blog Award:o)

Maria at Two Hearts Made Four gave me this cute blog award today...thanks girl!

I've only been blogging for a few months now and I just love learning about all of my blog buddies:o) Here are 10 random things about me:

1) I prefer chocolate over vanilla

2) I hate eggs. H-A-T-E them.

3) I read...nonstop. As a matter of fact, I would rather read than watch tv (lol).

4) I believe that certain things in life may just take your breath away. It's the little things that matter the most.

5) I have two dogs, Trainer and Bentley, both golden retrievers.

6) I live for Philadelphia sports teams. The Phillies play their first exhibition game today (Go Phils!)

7) I dream of living at the beach. There is nothing better than that.

8) I love anything and everything pink.

9) Daisies are my favorite flower, they put a smile on my face every single time. I hate red roses.

10) I am a klutz. Through and through, but at least I have the ability to make people laugh while I'm embarassing myself:o)

I'm passing this award onto all of you because whether you are a new follower or you've been following for awhile now, I love reading each and every one of your blogs. Thanks for sharing!

xo

Friday Awards=Love

Sonja at For the Love of Stilettos passed this fun award onto me just in time for the weekend! Thanks girl, you are too sweet!

If you aren't following her blog, you need to do so, I just love it!

6 things that I am a master in:

1. Keeping in touch and remembering special occasions (I am the girl who loves snail mail, I send cards to my favorite people for just about any reason I can think of-it lets them know how much I care)

2. Scrapbooking (I've been doing this since I was 15 and it's still something I love to do-I hate keeping my pictures in photo albums, its so BORINGGGGGG)

3. Shopping for less (My Mom tells everyone that she knows about this-I used to love Elizabeth Hasselbeck's show "The Look for Less", so I am constantly flipping through magazines, finding looks that I love and HAVE to have and finding similar pieces...for less! This is one of the big reasons why I love Target so much, they always have at least one or two things that I'm looking for)

4. Showing my love for Philadelphia sports teams (I was a cheerleader for 14 years of my life, it still remains true when I'm watching my hometown teams! I am a girly girl but when I'm watching the games look out! If you are a Yankees/Giants/Dallas/Celtics/Red Sox/Penguins/Steelers fan, you do not want to be near me when the game is on, lol!)

5. Laughing (my best friends describe me as a very happy girl-mostly in large part to them of course! I love to smile, to laugh and to have fun. There is nothing better than laughing so hard your sides hurt:o) 

6. Cooking (baking-ehh, I'm learning. It takes a very talented person to be a successful baker! My Mom-Mom is the northern version of Paula Deen, she has taught me everything I know! I haven't let any dinner guests down yet!)

I am passing this award onto the following 6 ladies who have blogs that I love to read:

1. Brittany at Sweet, Sassy and Oh So Classy
2. Brooke at oofa luffa le
3. Heather at Live. Love. Laugh
4. H Dukes (my fellow GA Bulldog friend) at Deals Steals and Heels
5. Elle at Bubbly Moments
6. Juliana at Blonde Walks Into a Blog

Valentine's Day Love

Selma at Crazy Little World of Mine threw some Valentine's Day love my way today:o)

Thanks girl, you rock! xo

If you aren't following Selma's blog, you need to hop on over and check it out. She is traveling all over the world, I just love reading about her adventures!

The rules for this award are that I have to post where I would like to be in 10 years, and then pass this award along to 10 other blog buddies of mine.

In 10 years I would like to be teaching, taking graduate classes to get my masters degree, and hopefully traveling the world as well:o)

 Like I always say...

Life is too short to be anything but happy:o)

This award goes to:

Sarah at Newlywed Tales
Mindy at Love Always
Chelsea at Chelsea Talks Smack
Kristen at 4.10.10.
Maria at Two Hearts Made Four
Neely at Neely's Nothings
Katie at Loves of Life
Amy at My LaLa Land
Mallory at South Georgia Living (my friend from elementary school!)
and Sonja at For the Love of Stilettos

Hope you all had a great weekend:o) xo

Sushi, Sweets and an Award...It's FRIDAY!!!!!

So remember how I said that I heart Septa for keeping the trains running to and from the city last night? Yeah, not so much...the trains were delayed almost 40-75 minutes as I stood there shivering in the cold wondering if they were ever going to come...and if I was going to miss my dinner reservation for my Dad's bday. Yikes! Nonetheless, at least the trains were running so the people who work in the city could actually be there and make it home safely, just not on time.

We arrived at Morimoto earlier than expected since we changed our reservation several times, so we headed up to the bar that overlooks the restaurant.

VERY cool, the bartender was such a sweetheart! He makes a great drink called Sparkling Ume!

Once our table was ready, we headed down and the fun began.

These are some of the things that we enjoyed for dinner that I thought were really pretty to look at:

If you haven't been to Morimoto, or any Steven Starr restaurant that is, take advantage of a fun night out and GO! You will not be disappointed, trust me! Everything was fantastic:o)

As I mentioned a few days ago, I helped my Mom make some Valentines sweets for my sister's first grade class. Well, the kids have been off from school since Wednesday and won't be back in school until Tuesday now (because of Presidents Day on Monday) so the goodie bags will have to wait a few more days. Here are some pics of the things we made:

and finally, a great way to start off a weekend is to give out a blog award to some of the blogs that I read everyday (and the girls that I adore!).

This award was given to me by Sara over at A Note on the Screen Door. Check out her blog, because when I first read it, I knew we were going to be friends (now you can see why!). She is the true definition of southern hospitality!! Thanks girl!

I am sending this award to the following fabulous ladies:

 Jenna at Daily Loves and Laughs (one of my best friends since high school)

Taylor at Jimmy Choos and a Baby Too!

Kelly at Keeping up with Kelly & Co

Kelsey at The Seattle Smith's

Leslie at A Blonde Ambition
and Iva at Iva Messy

The rules of the award are:

• Share six blogs that you think are over the top and exciting
• Let all of the ladies know they've won the award
• Smile and pat yourself on the back for winning the award:o)

Happy Friday! Enjoy the weekend!

Sunny @ Heart, xo

Even though I am in a complete whiteout here in PA, we are making the best of it in my house! I am helping my mom make some yummy Valentines treats for my sisters first grade class at her school. On the menu: chocolate covered pretzels and marshmallows and brownies...all covered with cute pink, red and white sprinkles:o) (Pics to follow later!)

My friend Kelly over at Keeping up With Kelly & Co gave me this blog award today:o)

Thanks for the sunshine girl! You made my week!

Also, check out the awesome treats that she makes at her bakery!

OH my goodness and before I forget...Darcy over at dtaled blogged about these really cool drawings that John Clark from etsy makes from pages of books. I couldn't resist, so I bought this one to hang in my room. It reminds me of the beach, how free and happy you feel when you're there.

What is everyone doing on this snowy afternoon??

My First Blog Award:o)

I get so excited everyday to come home and finally check out my friends blogs and see what everyone is up to:o) I think this is a perfect example of how addicted I am to blogging, which was started my one of my best friends, Jenna.

Ironically today, I read her blog and saw that she gave me my first blog award:o) Yea!!! Thank you! Jenna is a really fun girl and a really great friend. She is celebrating her one year wedding anniversary with her husband, Vince, and you can read about her wonderful life on her blog http://dailylovesandlaughs.blogspot.com/

I am extending this fabulous award to the following people, whose blogs are among my favorites to read each day:o) Keep it up!

...and the award goes to...

Katie at http://katieballa.blogspot.com/

Kristen at http://mysmalltreasures.blogspot.com/

Katie at http://whimsandinconsistencies.blogspot.com/

and Amy at http://amycrispfife.blogspot.com/

The rules for this award are really simple:
* Display the award logo.

* Nominate bloggers that make you feel comfy or warm inside and link to their blogs.

(Not sure what the original number was so I just picked a few)

* Let them know they have been nominated by commenting.

* Link to the person from whom you received the award.

Happy Saturday:o)