Fess Up Friday: A Blog Award!!!!

My life is pretty cool right now. I won't bore you with details, but I WILL give you a tiny taste.

The super sweet and fabulous Kelly Dexter gave me this:

Yes, folks. I am now the proud owner of the Cherry On Top Award. 

*insert grin here*

This award comes with a question, which I'm using for this edition of Fess Up Friday. 

The question is: If I had the chance to go back and change one thing in my life, would I, and what would it be?

My answer: Ha. 

Do-overs are tempting things, albeit impossible. BUT if I had the chance to hit Refresh, I'm not 100% confident I would. Yes, there are a bazillion things that I regret, but if I'd never done them, I wouldn't be here today, right? I had to go through the sucky to come out and meet the good. That whole 'everything happens for a reason' crap? Yeah. I didn't think it was true, either. 

Guess I was wrong.

Now I must pass this baby along to six of my blogging buddies. BUT since rules give me allergies, I'm going to break them and hand out eight. I have chosen the following uber-awesome people:

Carolyn V.

Laura Diamond

Old Kitty

Christina Lee

Lindsay and Katrina

Renae Mercado

Cheyanne Young

Congrats to all of you, ladies!!!

Now tell me: would you go back and change something??

Are those for little ol' me???

You guys rock. Seriously.

I thought getting one award last week was cool enough. Now I have two more. *sigh*

First up, the super nice Katrina created one for me. That's right, she created an award! For me! FTW????

Here it is:


I read her kick-ass MG manuscript last week and loved it. In case you wanna know what it's about, click here to read her query (and to see why lit agent Mandy Hubbard loved it!). This is a pretty rockin' example of a query, so if any of you are struggling with yours, go take a look.

Next up, here's another goodie from super cool teen blogger Cara:

I pass this bad boy on to:

Lindsay

Carolyn V.

Katrina Lantz

Melissa

Renae Mercado

Old Kitty

Laura Diamond

Love you, ladies!

Now I'm off to work on my stupid synopsis. Hope everyone has a rockin' week! And congrats to the winners!

Oh, look! Another shiny award!

Thanks to the super sweet and funny Renae Mercado and Kelly Dexter, I now have another award!!

Isn't it pretty? Thanks, ladies!

Okay, here are the rules I must follow:

1) Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award.
2) Share 7 things about yourself.
3) Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic for whatever reason! (In no particular order...)
4) Contact the bloggers you've picked and let them know about the award.

Seven things about myself:

1) I'm about to start my Master's in Literature, and I'm scared out of my wits.

2) I'm obsessed with Doritos and ice cream. (If you aren't, please help me!)

3) The movie theater is my best friend. Especially during the summer.

4) I'm allergic to soap operas, regardless of James Franco's recurring role in one.

5) Puppies are my favorite happy medicine.

6) There isn't a Tuesday when I don't check if the new free song on iTunes is worth it. What can I say? I like good freebies.

7) You're all probably sick of reading this, but my #1 goal in life is to make out with Jensen Ackles. :D

And now, here are the blogging buddies I've chosen to tag:

Vatche

Amanda Sablan

Katrina Lantz

Sandy Shin

Old Kitty

Janet Johnson

Lisa Gibson

DL Hammons

Caroline Tung Richmond

Cristina Lee

Cara!

Helena Carlo

Palindrome

Sarah Bromley

Amanda J.

Congrats to all of you!!

P. S. I have a penmanship meme coming soon. I'll be uploading it right after I manage to tame my wild scanner :D And please come back tomorrow for Fess Up Friday!!!

Blogger Buddies Unite!

I'm celebrating today.


Why? Because:

1) Draft #3 is coming along at a surprisingly smooth pace (yay!)

2) GLEE is on tonight (double yay!)

3) I got an award! (yay ad infinitum!)



Here it is, folks:





Courtesy of Ms. Lady Badass Supreme, T. J. Carson! Thanks for sharing the Jensen love, girlie!

Now I must pass this bad boy on, so here are the best bloggers in the universe:


Lindsay


Lydia Kang


Laura Diamond


Stina Lindenblatt


Yamile


Jennifer Walkup


Crystal Cook


Carolyn V.


All these lovely ladies have shown me some serious blogging love, and I heart them more than words can express. It's been wonderful getting to know everyone! Thanks for your support!


And in honor of all my blogging friends out there, I present you with this gift:




Enjoy!!!

Being Awesome

Thanks to the wonderful and uber-talented Stina Lindenblatt for this:




Now I must pass on my mojo to seven other awesome people. I choose seven bloggers I follow and unabashedly love:

Justine Dell

Laura Diamond

Merissa

Crystal Cook

Sarah Bromley

Jennifer Daiker

Rebecca Knight



Why are these ladies deserving of such an awesome award? Because they're awesome. Duh.

But why are they awesome, you ask???? Just check out their blogs and see for yourself! (hint: they're all dedicated to honing creativity, and offer great advice to those who follow a creative path as well).

So there you go. Someone said I was awesome this week. Whether I am or not, I don't really know. But what I do know is the one thing that makes me feel awesome: support. From family, friends, classmates, other aspiring authors, fellow bloggers, you name it. Support is what makes me awesome.

Did you feel awesome today?

I'd like to thank the Academy...

Also known as fellow blogger Lydia Kang! She gave me this purrrretty blog award:




Thanks, girlie!

Now these are the rules I must follow:

1) pass on to 7 other blogging buddies

2) link this post to the award giver

3) show link of original blog where the award came from

4) add your blog to the Mr. Linky list over at the original blog


So here are my picks for this purrrrretty award:

Jaime Reed

Yamile

Lindsay (a.k.a. Isabella)

Amanda J

Stina Lindenblatt

Karen Amanda Hooper

Darlyn Herradura


Love you all, ladies!!!