For Me? Really?

On Valentine's Day, my good friend Chanel gave me an award. That's right, an award! Woot!
The Stylish Blogger Award is indeed a great honor, and makes me feel fabulous because it means that the two hours I spent rearranging the layout for my blog has been appreiciated.
As is the case with most of these awards, there are rules to be followed. Therefore, I shall not disturb the wisdom of our blogging forbears and dance the necessary dance.
Rules:
1) Link back to the person that gave me the award. (Check!)

2) Share seven things about myself.

3) Pass it on to ten new blogs that I'm following.

4) Tell them I gave them an award. (I may "forget" about this one)

Well, since I already linked back to Chanel's Neurotic Fabulosity, I will now tell seven things about myself. Brace yourself.

1) I am the second of six children. I come from a big family and LOVE IT! We are all quite close to each other, and we spend (almost) every Sunday evening at my parents' house. However, even though I loved being a part of a big family, I never actually wanted to be the mother of a whole bunch of children of my own. I have two beautiful kids, a boy and a girl, and they're keeping me plenty busy for the time being.

2) I currently live in the same neighborhood I grew up in. It's a wonderful little place, and after living in a different city for the first four years of my marriage, Tyler and I decided that this was where we wanted our kids to grow up. So here we are.

3) I've always wanted to learn sign language. I have no idea why, it's just something that's been on my list of stuff I REALLY want to learn since as long as I can remember. I plan to take some classes before I graduate with my Bachelor's degree.

4) I love music. I play the piano (I'm incredibly average), I also play the guitar (average), and sing. I was actually a choir geek in high school, and at the time my proudest accomplishments included my being selected for the audition-only, very exclusive show choirs during my Junior and Senior years.

5) I've been to two countries other than the United States: Canada and Mexico. However, I've ALWAYS wanted to visit England. Tyler's greatest wish has always been to visit the land of the Beatles as well, so together we plan to make it happen someday!

6) I'm an average cook overall, but there are a few things that I make VERY well: Lasagna, Brownies, Applesauce Cookies (Holy crap, those things are AWESOME!), from scratch double layer chocolate cake, and of course chocolate chip cookie dough. I'm famous for that one.

7) I am currently taking a Biological Psychology class. It's freaking AMAZING!!! This is definitely a subject I can sink my teeth into and never let go. I even got to hold a real human brain in my (latex gloved) hands! It was an incredibly humbling experience. I mean think about it: Holding in your hands what is left of an actual person's whole life: memories, personality, everything. Very awe-inspiring.

Well, there you have it. Now to pass the love along...

First, I think I'll have to give this award to my good friend Mynx over at Dribble. Not only is she the sweetest Aussie EVER, she was my first follower and has become a good blogging friend. She's a mom with a sexy flair and zest for life. (Not to mention the fact that she has recently changed her blog layout to an unusual but oh so sexy black, white and red motif. Fab!) Love her!

Second, I would like to give this award to Doug at "I Like Cheese". He wins because of his blog's non-stylized style. I think I'll call it: "Simple." Not to mention the fact that he's a funny guy that makes me laugh. That makes him a winner in my book.

Also, I think George at "It's Time That I Said Something About This" deserves the award because of his simple, masculine blog layout. It's tasteful, and I think it should be recognized. Besides, he's an honest person that's not afraid to show his true self.

Next, I believe Nicki at "The Loaded Handbag" deserves recognition. Her black background coupled with her AMAZING photographs gives her blog a nice, "pretentious" as she calls it, atmosphere. Also, she's funny and has a great attitude. Besides, she invented "Swedish Fish Day" and that deserves an award so far as I'm concerned!

I also enjoy going over to visit "Drake's Doomsday Corner". He's funny, and can pretty much tell you anything you want to know (and then some) about movies and video games.

Number six on the list is Marsy at "Giddy Fingers." She's hilarious, and draws AMAZING pictures with her computer. They're fabulous.

I can't give out Stylish Awards without including the awesomeness of Charles at "In Review: Stuff and Things." After a painfully long absence, Charles has recently returned to the blogosphere to honor all of us with his wit and fantastic writing. Welcome back, Charles!

Next, I feel the need to "tag back" to Chanel over at "Fabulously Neurotic." She's funny, and writes honest posts about her life with her boyfriend "Padawan", her dog "Choo Choo" and her ghost who she has dubbed "Kane". She's another fellow blogger that's been hanging around my blog for quite a while and I consider her to be one of my blogging friends as well. Besides, her blog layout changes on a regular basis, and it's fun to see what she'll do next!

I still have two awards to give out, so I'll throw in a shout out to Scott over at "Scott's Tip of the Day" and Alexa at "Loose Leaf Writing". Scott makes me laugh like a maniac. He's hilarious. Just try his blog, you'll see what I mean. Alexa hasn't posted anything for a couple of months, but she's still one of my blogging heroes. She's funny, but she makes you think too.

Alright, time for the rambling to be over now. Thanks again for the award, Miss Chanel.

Later! :)