Over the Top

Bren from Chasing Beauty gave me the Over the Top award last week and I'm so incredibly thankful and appreciative! She's a makeup artist and her blog is full of fascinating product and makeup tips, beautiful pictures, and stories about working at her dream job! Check out her blog when you have a chance, you'll love it!
8x8 Game:
The lovely Life as a California Wife tagged me for the 8x8 game on Monday!
Here are the rules:
1]. Go to your photos files and select the 8th photo folder.
2]. Select the 8th photo in that folder.
3]. Post that photo along with the story behind it.

When Gabe and I were first dating, he would photo shop our heads into funny pictures like this and e-mail them to me with a little story about the picture. I can't remember what the story behind this one was, but I'm assuming it had something to do with a dream he had. He did this every day for at least a year and always seemed to impress me with his creative stories and photo shop skills. The time, effort, and attention to detail he used in order to make me laugh are just a few of the many reasons I was hooked.

I'd like to pass this award and the 8x8 game to the following amazing bloggers whose posts and comments always make me smile. Visit their fabulous blogs and I know they'll make you smile too.

Ashley from Sweet Southern Prep
Same Sweet Girl: Memoir of a Southern Belle

Beautiful Blogger Award

The sweet and adorable Leslie from Lemon Sweet Life honored me with The Beautiful Blogger Award last week and I'm so thankful! The rules are to list seven things about myself and then pass it on to other fabulous bloggers.

1. I love the library. People give me funny looks when they see me reading library books, but I don't care. I absolutely adore the entire experience of going to the library, browsing all the wonderful books, choosing practically as many as I want (I still haven't figured out if there's a limit to how many books you can check out) and bringing them home to figure out which one to start reading. And all this for FREE! It's one of my favorite activities. Also, I love the smell. (Carrie Bradshaw)

2. Ferris Bueller's Day Off has always been my favorite movie. I can literally quote it from beginning to end. On one of my first dates with my husband I asked him what his favorite movie was and he said "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" without any hesitation. I was in love.

3. When I ask for your opinion on something, I almost always do the opposite. I'm not trying to be contrary, I just know what I wanted you to say and you said the wrong thing. Don't be a baby and let it hurt your feelings.

4. I'm a morning person. Most days I'm up by 4:30am and in bed by 9:00pm.

5. I love smiling. It's my favorite.

6. I hate surprises. I like to know what I'm getting myself into at all times. It took a while for Gabe to believe me on this one.

7. I met my husband on Spring Break in Cabo San Lucas when I was in college. At the time he lived in Denver and I lived in Los Angeles and although he visited me a few times after the trip, we lost touch soon after. I ran into him 5 years later in Venice Beach (he had moved to LA) and we've been together ever since.

Now I'd like to pass this award on to the following beautiful bloggers. Check them out!

Bren at Chasing Beauty
Marcie at Lemons and Laundry
Jessica at Aberrantmoda

Spa Week

photo via flickr

My friend Jessica just informed me of a little treat called Spa Week. It's a Bi-Annual event where over 700 spas around the country offer a variety of treatments (everything from massages to chemical peels) for only $50! I'm not usually a spa girl, mostly because of the hefty price tag involved with each service. But for $50, I couldn't resist! I've been feeling the need for a facial for a few months and this was the exact push I needed to book an appointment. It lasts from April 12-18 and they book up fast, so call right away if you're interested.

In other news, I received my first award last week from the fabulous Katie from Fashion's Maven. Thank you so much, Katie! I'd like to pass this award to the following amazing bloggers. Check out their blogs!

Kati at Daily Rant
Leslie at Lemon Sweet Life
Heather at Heather in a Candy Shop
Nicole at My Honey and Bunnies
Brooke at Better Cake Than Sorry
Enjoli at Enj Loves Sparkles