Here's to Happiness- Blog Award!

I posted a blog award that I had one last week....

and then found out I received another from the lovely Rachael.  

Thanks Rachael!

Honestly, I am so honored by all of this.

Thank you to everyone for everything!

seriously, I get the biggest smile on my face from all of your sweet comments everyday.

you have no idea how much this all means to me.

okay, now on to the award!

with the Happy 101 award, I have to not only give this away to 10 friends, but I have to make a list of 10 things that make me happy!

{i love this idea, by the way}

so here we go!

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pretty hairstyles 

{source} 

playing in the mud....

{source}

and in the sun

{source}

tazo honeybush tea

jump roping

{source}

music by Katie Herzig

family circus comics

blurry pictures

{taken by me}

cake with the girls

{source}

quotes that mean a lot

{source}

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and here are 10 blog friends that make me really happy

1)  Vanessa

2)  Stacey

3)  Cait

4) Chelsea

5)  Elizabeth 

6)  Lissa

7)  Christa 

8)  Jessica 

9)  Ruth

10)  Niky

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go check out those blogs- they're all incredible and inspiring!  

now i need your help!

anyone know of any good free templates or people willing to design my blog/ blog header for free?

i'd {obviously} showcase their blog/business on the side of my blog 

{kinda like when bloggers have sponsors}  

but i'm kinda strapped for cash.

but i'm looking to spruce up and simplify the blog!

if you know anyone {or if you'd be willing too} let me know!

comment me or send an email at 

crazyswimmer {at} comcast {dot} net

happy saturday!

xoxo

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Blog Award!

thank you, thank you to the lovely chelsea for giving me my first blog award ever!

i must tell you 7 random things about me... so here we go!

1)  i can eat an entire cantaloupe in one sitting.  and an entire watermelon.  i love them that much.  then, of course, it looks like i have a watermelon for a stomach, but whatever.

2)  i've been a vegetarian for 2 years.  and everyone always asks me why i decided to, but really, there was no reason.  i never liked meat that much (although i ate hamburgers 3 times a week and loved shrimp), but one morning woke up and decided to give it up.  cold turkey.  i ate fish a for about a month after and gave that up too.  now my reason is for my health and animals, but then i was just because i felt like it!

3) i have four main scars.  well, i have more but these are the ones that i remember. 

a)  i got 32 stitches across the left side of my forehead when i was 7.  i was holding onto my dogs leash while standing on my front porch.  she saw a squirrel.  she ran.  i flew down the porch stairs and face-planted onto the cement walkway.  not pretty.  i'm pretty sure the big crack in our walkway is from me.

b)  i have a tiny scar on my right thumb from when i closed my hand in my locker.

c)  i have a scar on my right shin from when i cut myself while scuba diving.

d)  i have the scar on my stomach from when i had my appendix removed in november.

4)  i eat an apple or pear every single day at lunch.  i believe an apple the day keeps the doctor away.

5) i have the amazing ability to trip over my own feet and walk into things.  every.  single.  day.

6)  i went to catholic school for 9 years.  i'm not catholic.

i'm protestant.

(and no, i didn't have nuns!)

7)  i love surfing.  except i haven't done it in forever.  

but i learned in california.  

okay, now i'm passing it to 7 of my favorite bloggers!

camilla

claire

nicole

meg

summer

chloe

micaela 

xoxo

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