Awards-a-mania (huuuge post)

This post may be a tad too late...but you know what they say: "Better late than never!" Ha!

So the first one is from Melissa (I Swim For Oceans). Thank you! :)

Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link. Pass the award to 10 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

We would like to pass this on to:

• Karin @ The Book Jacket
• Bere @ Suenos En La Luna
• Raila @ Get the Books Out of the Bookshelves
• Emidy @ Une Parole
• Corrine @ Lost For Words

The next is from Melissa (I Swim For Oceans) and Pat (Yay! Reads)

Now to fully accept this award, we must reveal 10 truthful things. But here's how we will do it. We will say 5 each. Yay!

Justine:

1. I can't live without chocolate.
2. I'm always looking for adventure.
   
3. I sometimes judge a book by its cover. Shame, I know. But, doesn't everybody? At least once?
4. I like sunny days. As well as rainy days.
   
5. *Deep breath* I keep a diary.

Steff:

1. I have a tea addiction.
2. Playing with my hair is a nervous habit.
3. I enjoy the smell of sharpies.
4. My fingers are double jointed.
5. Boys sweaters = love.

Oh and we have to pass it on to other bloggers, who we appreciate for being so thoughtful and honest.

• Liz @ Cleverly Inked
• Sandy @ Pirate Penguin's Reads
• Bookalicious Ramblings
• Pat @ Yay! Reads

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The next award is The Heartfelt Award, given by Jenn (Books at Midnight). Thanks, Jenn! :)

Rules:

Put the logo on your blog/post.

Nominate up to to 9 blogs which make you feel comfy or warm inside.

Be sure to link your nominees within your post.

Let them know that they have been nominated by commenting on their blog.

Remember to link to the person from whom you received your award.

We nominate:

• Katie @ Katie's Book Blog
• Melissa @ I Swim For Oceans
• Lea @ YA Book Queen
• Jamie @ The Book Junkie's Bookshelf

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The Splash Award is from Melissa (I Swim For Oceans)! Hehe, thanks again!

Here are the rules: Put the logo on your blog/post. Nominate & link up to 9 blogs that you pick for this award. Let them know that they have been splashed. Remember to link the person that nominated and awarded you.


Now we must pass this award onto blogs who we think are alluring, amusing, bewitching, impressive, and inspiring.

• Jenn @ Book Crazy
• Cindy @ Oodles of Books
• Kirthi @ Pages
• Lucy @ Delightful Reviews

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The Humane Award is from Melissa (I Swim For Oceans)! Thanks! :D


"Humane as being characterized by kindness, mercy, or compassion; marked by an emphasis on humanistic values and concerns."

The rules are:

1. Accept and post the award on your blog.
2. Link to the person from whom you received it.
3. Pass the award to other blogs that are worthy of this acknowledgment.
4. Let them know they’ve been chosen for this award.

So for this award, we nominate:

• Sarah @ The Sweet Bonjour
• Emidy @ Une Parole
• Jenn @ Book Crazy

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Now the next award is called Bliss Happy 101 Award, and it was given by Raíla (Get the Books Out of the Bookshelves) and Cindy (Oodles of Books). Thank you bunches!

We must also list 10 things that make us happy. 5 from each of us:

Justine:

1. The people I love (family, friends...)
   
2. Books!!!
3. Drinking hot chocolate
   
4. Baking
5. Watching my fave TV shows.
   

Steff:

1. Watching the sunset
2. Bursting out in a song
3. Really good movies that make me cry
4. Kissing in the rain
5. Finding someone who you have no awkward silences with
   

We would like to share this award with:

• Juju @ Tales of Whimsy
  
• Kari @ A Good Addiction
• Jenn @ Books at Midnight
• Melissa @ I Swim For Oceans
• Liz @ Cleverly Inked

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The next one is the Blogger Buddie Award from Cindy (Oodles of Books). So cute! And thank you!


We must pass this now onto the following bloggers:

• Sandy @ Pirate Penguin's Reads
• Jenn @ Books at Midnight
• Melissa @ I Swim For Oceans
• Michelle @ Michelle's Bookshelf
• Juju @ Tales of Whimsy

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The last and final one is The Kreativ Award, which was given by Melissa (I Swim For Oceans)!

We're supposed to reveal 7 interesting things about us and pass it to 7 creative bloggers. But since we like shortcuts, we'll each give you 3 interesting things and pass the award to 6 bloggers. Teehee.

Justine:

1. I'm in the process of learning how to play the guitar. It's been a few months and it's good so far! But I want to learn the piano too...if only it was so easy.
2. I have a plot in my head, which I would like to put into words this summer. Yes, this summer because I never have the time to write anymore...*sigh*
3. I was described as "poetic" by my English teacher a couple of years ago and I remember being ecstatic.

The 6 blogs who we choose to pass this award to are:

• Choco @ In Which a Girl Reads
• Laura @ The Bookie Bunch
• In The Hammock
• Lori @ Escape Between The Pages
• Holly @ Good Golly Miss Holly
• Carla @ The Crooked Shelf

Yaaaaaaaaaay! Finally finished. Congrats to all of you! And we know maybe some of you already have the award(s) they have just received, but we just wanted to send our thanks through awards. Consider it a way of showing our appreciation for visiting and commenting. And we would also like to thank you all those who have given us awards!

Oh and we can't forget to say:

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Awards

From oldest to newest...

2009:

My Favorite Blog Award
Given by Juju at Tales of Whimsy.

The Heartfelt Award
Given by Sammee at I Want to Read That.

One Lovely Blog Award
Given by Patricia at Yay! Reads, Enna at Squeaky Books, Sasha at The Sweet Bonjour, Jenn-ay at My Tea Time is Book Time.


The Honest Scrap Award
Given by Miss Cindie at Simple Life and Reading, Brittany at Reading Nook.

2010:

(Coming soon)

Two awards!

I received this award a few weeks earlier from The Sweet Bonjour and My Tea Time is Book Time. Thank you both so much!

The rules are: Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you've newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

And now I shall spread the goodness and happiness...

Congratulations to:

1. The Book Resort
2. Cleverly Inked
3. The Bookette
4. The Book Lush
5. The O.W.L.
6. Rebecca's Book Blog
7. My Fluttering Heart
8. The Book on the Hill
9. Books At Midnight
10. Frenetic Reader
11. Carrie's YA Bookshelf
12. Bookworm Nation
13. Sparrow Review
14. Crackin' Spines & Takin' Names
15. The Sweet Bookshelf

Congrats, once again! :)

Awards!

This post may be a tiny bit late...but at least it's here now! I received a few awards over the past month and I just want to say thank you to those who gave me one.


This was given by Enna at Squeaky Books! Thank you so much!

Here are the rules of the "One Lovely Blog Award": Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link. Pass the award to 10 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

Okaaaay, here are the 10 blogs I've newly discovered:

1. Sea of Pages
2. The Book Cellar
3. Bookfan
4. Queen of Happy Endings
5. Romance Book Wyrm
6. Katie's Bookshelf
7. Miss Remmers' Review
8. Books I Done Read
9. Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf
10. The Book Obsession
    

Alright, now the next award was given to me by 2 people: Miss Cindy at Simple Life and Reading and Brittany at Reading Nook!

The rules are simple:

• Post the award.
  
• Pass it on to other bloggers
• List 10 truths about yourself

The blogs I pass this award onto are....

• A Flight of Minds
• My Tea Time is Book Time
• Good Books & Good Wine
• A Reader's Adventure
  

Congrats! :) Now for the 10 truths...

1. I loooove photography. I think it's precious.
2. Snow helps me get in the Christmas spirit...but unfortunately for me there won't be much this winter.
   
3. To me, it feels like Christmas Eve is more special. On Christmas Day, it just doesn't feel like Christmas. I don't know why.
4. I make wishes at 11:11 (in the evening, mostly).
5. I actually kind of like sad songs.
   
6. I want a British accent. Or an Australian accent. They are so wicked.
7. I've always wanted to go to California.
   
8. I like to save memories...Hmm, I remember reading a book in which a girl closed her eyes and tried to savor the moment, which her mother taught her if she wanted to save a memory. I don't remember the title of the book. Shame on me D:
9. I love listening to the sounds of nature. Especially rain.
10. I want to lie down outside at night and just stare at the stars. How peaceful that would be.

Yup, that is all. A review is coming up soon...I haven't posted one up in a while. Eek. Ooh, as well as a new Winter layout :)

My Second & Third Award!

I've received The Heartfelt Award, thanks to Sammee from I Want To Read That.

Do you reach for a cup of cocoa or tea when you're relaxing, seeking comfort, sharing a plate of cookies with family and friends? You know the feeling you get when you drink a yummy cup of cocoa, tea, or a hot toddy? That is what the Heartfelt Award is all about, feeling warm inside.

And now...I must pass it on to the next 9 book blogs. Here are the rules:

Put the logo on your blog/post.
Nominate up to 9 blogs which make you feel comfy or warm inside.
Be sure to link your nominees within your post.
Let them know that they have been nominated by commenting on their blog.
Remember to link to the person from whom you received your award.

1. April - Good Books & Good Wine
2. Reggie - The Undercover Book Lover (Not Really)
3. Sharon - Sharon Loves Books and Cats
4. Lizzy - Cornucopia of Reviews
5. Taschima - Bloody Bookaholic
6. Yan - Books By Their Cover
7. Kristen - Bookworming in the 21st Century
8. Sara - The Hiding Spot
9. Jenn-ay - My Tea Time is Book Time

Congrats! I just wanted to say that I love visiting your blogs and reading your reviews. You are all so very awesome. :D

And...I've received yet another award from Patricia at Yay! Reads :) Thank you!!!

My Very First Award!

I GOT AN AWARD! YAY!

I thought this deserved its own post because it's so very special to me! It's given by Juju at Tales of Whimsy, which I think is a wonderful book blog so go check it out :)

THANK YOU, JUJU!

Now I feel like giving out awards, too, just to spread the joy. Haha.