Shout, Shout, Let it all Out!

     Dang, now I have that song in my head. "Come on. . . . I'm talking to you! Come on. . . . . "

     I consider myself pretty lucky in life. I found the husband of my dreams who thinks I'm awesome for some reason, I have a supportive family, I don't wonder where my next meal is coming from and my butt could attest that maybe I have too many meals available, I don't have to hitch-hike to work. I. . I. . I. . . . . I just can't seem to win anything. I once won an umbrella for a drawing at work a couple of years ago. It had the name of the hospital written all over it. Great, how stylish.
     Even though Heather refuses to take my sneaky advice and cheat by picking me to win one of her giveaways I keep trying to score, she did bless me with the Versatile Blogger award again. Thanks Mrs. Just A Colorado Gal! (That just covered Rule Numero Uno of the awardee thanking the awarder.)

     Rule Numero Dos is to share 7 random facts about myself, as if I don't talk about myself enough:

Uno: I can fall asleep in less than 20seconds, and keep it up for about 20 hours of the day. It's a talent that can't be learned. . . . . or a disorder. . . .I'm not really sure. But I just like to call it my beauty rest!

Dos: My mom taught me how to play "I dropped my Dolly in the dirt, I asked my Dolly if it hurt, and all my Dolly said to me was Waaa Waaa, Waaa Waaa Waaa," on my toy upright piano when I was tiny. After that I took piano lessons for about 8 years. Music is sexy.

Tres: One time my teeth had extreme increased sensitivity, and the Dentist pointed out one of my arms was stronger than the other. She called it a "tooth discrepancy", made be chew on carbon paper, and grinded one of my teeth down. Miraculously, my sensitivity was gone, and my arms strength was immediately normal again! I wish I was making that up.

Cuatro: I have a freckle on the sole of my foot, and 2 completely random red freckles. They've always freaked me out!

Cinco: My husband thinks I'd leave him for Matt Damon, but that's not true. I'd only consider it for Leonardo DiCaprio. . . . . . . Just kidding Hunny!

Seis: I completely stopped drinking soda 11 years ago. I traded it in for ice water and a warm chocolate chip cookie. Good trade. Now I only drink about 1 soda a month, but I make up for it with all the caffeine free tea sweetened with Splenda, that I can get!

Siete: I have tiny ears. . . . .they must have stopped growing when I was five. I have to wear HEADphones, since they don't make a single pair of EARphones that actually stay in my ears. You may think that's nerdy, but I think yo mama's a nerd!

     It seems as though I use exclamation points a lot. That's because I'm loud, and I don't know how else to express that other than screaming at you in all capital letters like my mother does in all her texts and emails. It may also seem that I am bilangual. But I'm not, I just know a lot of Mexicans. Bonus fact #1: I can count to seven in Spanish with out the help of Google!!!!

     Rule Numero Tres is to list 15 blogs I think you should read. FIFTEEN? REALLY? As I mentioned in my last award post, that's too many. I'm pretty selfish, and prefer you just read my blog only**. So I'll list how many I feel like listing, capeesh??? o0o0o0o, now I'm speaking Italian....are you confused yet? . ? . ? . Here's what I've picked up on in my spare time:

In All Claireness Claire is a chick I know that has a knack for recreating things.

The Bloggess You may have heard of her. She's a big-time hilarious blogger with a better sense of humor than me. . . . . .I could only dream to be a crude and clever as she.

The Letter 4 I saw these four sisters on the Martha Steward show!!  It's cute; they tag team the blog with all their combined talents. (They made a big deal about how they wanted to be on her show, and the casting crew noticed them. Why didn't you notice my shout out Martha?!?!?! )

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     P.S. Bonus fact #2: I'm a clutz. I shattered my coffee pot today. . . . . . . I did drop a couple of hints to the husband that I wanted a small Kureg for Christmas, but my intentions weren't actually to drop the coffee pot in efforts to force him to buy me an overpriced and oversized piece of mainstream equipement I don't neccassiraly need for our kitchen . . . . . . . . or were they?  Now how am I going to get my motivational work juice fix for the next 17 days? . . . . . I guess I'll just have to keep a small local coffee shop in business. . . . . I think they're called Starbucks!

Yup. There it is, in all it's glory. 

**Speaking of selfish, I recently found out my Brother went on a date with a girl named Kayla. ------>That's my name.<----- Not only do I think that's wierd, but I believe I should be the only person in the family to possess that name. Now look what I've done, I turned one date into a marriage. . . . no wonder he doesn't ever tell me about the girls he goes out with!!

Thank you, Thank you

     Thank you, thank you. . . I. . . . .I. . . . . .ugh . . . . . .um. . . . . . am so unprepared to receive this award. I mean. . . . . .I didn't even have anything written down *cough, pulls a crumpled piece of paper from my pocket*. I give props to all the insane people that surround me every day, and would like to recognize the bad luck fairy that graces her presence upon me almost weekly, provoking and inspiring such grounded words to appear on my blog. I just couldn't do it without my animals. . . . . .and umm. . . . . .Camera, you are a delight to work with. To my freshman year English Comp teacher in College who tried to convince me to persue creative writing, thanks for the "A". . . . . . . And let's not forget my parents for doin' the dirty to make my life possible. . . . .  . You two are rockstars! *hurry up and get off your soap box music starting to play*. . . . . .And last but not least, I'd like to send my im-measurable love to my husband, who supports all my bad habits!  And my fans.  . . . . . I could never forget you. I love you all!

Not to be dramatic or anything, but I just received my first blogger award. 

My girl Heather, who writes Just a Colorado Gal, thinks I'm awesome. I think she's pretty awesome too, since I'm a devoted fan of her blog, and she let me sleep in her bed for a weekend. 

Apparently this award comes with 3 strings attached, so I'll do the best I can to follow the rules. But as a fore-warning, I LOVE to break the rules.

#1 You must thank the giver, and provide a link to their post. 

Thanks H dawg!

#2 You must state 7 random facts about oneself.

• My second toe is much longer than my great toe, and my third is pretty close to the edge. That means I'm the boss. 
• I've lived in 12 homes, 7 cities, and 2 states in the last 26 years of my life. I didn't start moving until I was 18, you do the math.
• I am a sucker for animals. I think I can hear their thoughts. Watch out Cesar.
• I love to veg-out and watch movies just as much as I enjoy the great outdoors, especially if it involves cuddling with my hunny and my animals.
• I have the most awesome husband in the whole wide world. Sorry girls; he's taken.
• I've never had braces and don't have to wear glasses, which would make me a super being, except I have 90 year old knees, and have broken 4 bones in my life, and possibly a 5th when I was drinking and driving my bike (a WHOLE other story), AND chipped my front tooth on a fork once when I was on a diet because I was so hungry. 
• I've been on national television see here, and when I met my husband, my opening line was, "Hey, weren't you on a commercial?" to which he replied, "Yeah, I'm pretty much a local celebrity." (He actually was on a local work truck renovation business commercial. Total nerd.)

#3 You must award 15 other newly discovered blogs the same award. (Yeah, yeah, so FIFTEEN other bloggers got this exact same award, but I was mentioned FIRST on the list, so that makes me the best! Right?)

• Top Hats and Tutus These are girls I know starting a party planning business. They are so crafty and creative! 
• Flourish in Progress This girl cracks me up. She's vulgur, pretty, AND funny!
• Steam Me Up Kid If you get this humor, then you will be laughing as much as me. It's good for your hormones! I wished she posted more often, but when she does, it's slap yo momma good!
• You Seriously Made That A funny and crafty girl I just discovered.
• Hungry Runner Girl A silly girl that loves to over-exaggerate almost as much as she loves food, and is such an upbeat person who loves to run!
• Ks and Crowns A girl I went to school with that is blogging her adventure of decorating while crafting. 
• The Buzbee Family My childhood best friend's wife. She blogs the progress of their little family. 
• Girl-in-the-pink If you ever want inspiration for a new recipe or workout, this could be the place. She strives to live better. 

Okay, so turns out I don't read that many blogs, but what I lack in quantity, I make up for my stalker abilities! And, I told you I like to break the rules. I try not to lie very often.