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Yay! I Got a Shiny Award!

Last updated on: October 10, 2016 at 11:53 am by Calah Alexander

Yay! I Got a Shiny Award! 2016-10-10T11:53:55-04:00 Calah Alexander

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Steph at Baca Ohana awarded me my very first ever bloggy award! Thanks, Steph!

Here it is:

What I love the most about this award are the rules that accompany it.

The Rules of the Versatile Blogger Award are as follows:

Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them in your post
Tell us seven things about yourself
Award ten recently discovered new bloggers

So first, thanks to Steph for giving me the award. It’s pretty awesome. I need to figure out how to display it on my sidebar now.

Next…seven things about myself. Really? All right, then, since it’s in the rules.

My favorite flowers are white and orange lilies, followed closely by Gerbera daisies (also in orange and white). I also have a sweet little hidden affection for tulips and daffodils, but those are slightly too ethereal and romantic for me. Something about the bright, bold colors of the lilies and the daisies and their big, wide-open faces really gets me.

Chocolate is an absolutely essential component to the continuation of my existence. Even when we were grain and sugar free, which we’re going back to next week, I had a cup of hot chocolate every night. I had to. I can’t live without chocolate.

I’m a big sci-fi nerd. I love Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Dune, The Lord of the Rings…I could go on, but you get the picture. In fact, when I was pregnant with Charlotte the Ogre and I watched all the Star Trek movies in a week, and I spent many hours reading the Trekkie Wiki. For that week, I was in serious danger of becoming a Trekkie.

I desperately want to name my next daughter (if we’re blessed with another girl) Auden. The Ogre keeps objecting to this, saying that we can’t name our female daughter after a gay male poet, but I disagree. I think Auden’s struggles with his sexuality are so representative of the battle we all face against the culture of death that, frankly, the fact that he was sleeping with men and feeling terribly conflicted about it while most of the other poets of his time (read: the disgusting Beats) were sleeping with everything and feeling just dandy about it earns him my respect. That, combined with his poetic prowess, make him a worthy namesake for my child, in my opinion.

Auden, I love thee. Even though I feel slightly disloyal to Wilbur by saying this, Lullaby is my favorite poem ever written. And I can just see, in my mind’s eye, my little Auden. She’s right there, with her little blond hair and big blue eyes. I just have to convince the Ogre.

I have a sparkling water problem. Seriously. It’s getting out of control.

I guess it comes from all the time I spent in Italy, but I much prefer sparkling water to regular water. Here I buy the 99 cent Trader Joe’s brand, but in Italy my hands-down favorite water is Ferrarelle, which I thought was only available in Europe. But the other day I was winding my way through Whole Foods looking for coconut flour when the clouds parted and the angels sang and there, on the bottom shelf, were three battered-looking bottles of Ferrarelle.

I immediately scooped them up and didn’t even blink when the cashier asked me to pay three dollars each for them.

I need an intervention.

I have a tattoo on my hip, because once upon a time I used to think that I was cool. Back then, my tattoo was Exhibit A of my coolness.

Now, I’ve embraced my geek-dom. And my stupid tattoo is Exhibit A.

I also have a nose piercing, which I love. It was a tradition among lots of UD girls to get their noses pierced during the Rome semester, and while I didn’t particularly like the look, I did it anyway because I was bored.

Now, I love it. I’ve grown very attached to it. Every so often my piercing will get slightly infected and after worrying about dying from septicemia, my second instinct is always to fervently hope it clears up because I would be very sad if I ever had to remove my nose ring.

In case you’re wondering, my parents hate it and the Ogre’s parents hate it, but the Ogre loves it.

Okay, now that you know more than you ever wanted to know about me, let’s move on to rule three, shall we?

This is the part where I pass on the Versatile Blogger award to ten recently discovered new bloggers. Sadly, I’m interpreting this to mean that I can’t use my old standby favorites Kassie, Hallie, and Melanie, but must move on to newer (though certainly not greener) pastures.

So, here we go.

Grace at Camp Patton

Camp Patton is definitely my most-stalked blog of late. Grace is hysterical, quirky, and she sews (!!), plus she’s got an adorable little girl whose cheeks I really want to squeeze. Go see her!

Anne at The Bazin Chronicles

I went to school with Anne, and she is one of the sweetest, funniest, friendliest girls I’ve ever met. Her blog is great (you should particularly check out The Romance of the Toilet Paper), so go check it out!

Bonnie at Learning to Be a Newlywed

Bonnie’s son, James, was born on September 16th without a heartbeat. He had no pulse for 61 minutes. Yet miraculously (and the doctors have indeed confirmed it as a miracle) he is now thriving, with minimal (if any) brain damage. It is incredible to read back through Bonnie’s archives and see God healing their little boy, and to see the strength with which Bonnie and her husband faced this incredibly difficult time.

Dorian Speed at Scrutinies

She’s got the coolest name ever, but she’s also witty and wise. Her blog has great resources for homeschooling moms and catechists, plus, she keeps it real. I so appreciate moms who keep it real.

Marc at Bad Catholic

So. Awesome.

Andrea at The TV Girl

So, yes, I realize that most of you good mothers reading this don’t have the unhealthy relationship with television that I do but…you should.

All right, you probably shouldn’t. But if you happen to enjoy a TV show here or there, chances are my awesome friend Andrea has written about it. She’s funny, clever, insightful, and wow. I miss having a glass of wine or five with her.

Mary Catherine at A Friendly Home

Another girl I went to school with, Mary Catherine is another seamstress, and she and her husband and their adorable little Adelaide (Heidi) are houseparents to teen girls from troubled backgrounds. Her posts are absolutely fascinating, and I have so much respect for the good work they are doing!

The Boring Blogger

Yet another girl I went to school with (whose name I can’t find on her site, so I’m assuming she’s going for anonymity and doesn’t want me blathering it all over the blogosphere), this blogger is absolutely great. I spent way too long reading her entire blog yesterday while my children destroyed the house. I highly recommend that you do the same.

Dweej at House Unseen, Life Unscripted

I love Dweej! She and her husband bought a house off the internet and moved their entire family across the country. She is hysterical (see above picture), her blog is fascinating, and I just love her. You’ll love her too, I promise!

#10

Allie at Hyperbole and a Half

Oh my gosh, if you’ve never been to Hyperbole and a Half, you must go now. This is the funniest site in the world. The Ogre and I have spent hours reading this site and laughing until we cried. Allie totally wins the internet.

Ok, that’s it! I’ve completed my part of the bargain, making me officially a Versatile Blogger!

Yippee!

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