i passing on the love…

The Sweet Holly from In My Overactive Head gave me this wonderful award! I would like to start by saying that Holly is very deserving of this award as well. H, I enjoy reading your blog and keeping up with you and The Handsome O! I wish you the very best Chrismukkah ever
The award states “This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY – nearness in space, time and relationships! These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.”

Given the circumstances of this blog…{These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends}…I have a few people in mind! I have {met} some amazing people on here and there are a few that I really feel are friends. So I am passing this on to the following people:

I apologize if you’ve already received this… if you have… don’t re-do… but I’m still giving this to you!! {Did I just make a rhyme?}

1. Meredith from The Tichenor Family and Miscellaneous Meredith (aka Misc Mer). BlogLand introduced Meredith and I just within the last few weeks and we became friends instantly!! She has the most adorable family and I feel blessed to be able to read her beautiful stories through her daily posts. Her newest adventure Misc Mer is mos def a M.C.O.!!!

2. Lulu from The Dirty Martini Diaries. Lulu was one of my first friends here in the great big blogosphere! I truly feel as if we’ve know each other for years. I can BBM her about the most ridiculous thing and she doesn’t ask for any sort of explanation and she always gives me the best advise for my current freak out. Lulu, I love your honesty and genuineness and I especially love our shared obsession for Louboutins! 14 Days!!! Can’t Wait!

3. Mrs. Mojito from Make Mine a Mojito. Mr. and Mrs. M. are two of the nicest, most down to earth people I’ve ever met. I enjoy keeping up with their life through MMAM and am extremely grateful that I can now call them both real-life friends! Mrs. M., April will be here before we know it!! Can’t Wait!

4. Blue-Eyed Bride is next on the list. BEB was another one of my first friends here in BlogLand and our friendship has continued to grow through the months… just like her belly is growing now!! I had the pleasure of working with BEB on her Family Christmas Card and we had the best time designing a greeting for them to send to all of their friends & family. BEB, I can’t wait to meet you in person!

5. Belle of the Ball is fifth on the list. She writes her blog so sweetly and you will feel as if you are sitting across a small table from her at the Sbux down the street.

6. Kappa Prep from Monograms and Manicures was my very first friend in the world of Preppy Bloggers. We are now real-life friends and I adore her generous acts of kindness and her prim & proper ways! Her blog is always a reminder of wonderful traditions and impeccable taste.

7. Preppy 101 from All Things Southern & Preppy is in the #7 spot. {Please remember these are in no particular order} One sentence… I feel like I could drive to her house, walk right in and spend Christmas with her and her family and not one of us would skip a beat! I’m so happy that you have all of your kids with you this holiday season, ST!!

8. Landlocked Mermaid is last but by no means the least! I feel like LM is the older sister I never had! She writes her blog with so much love that you will want to wrap up in a blanket with a cup of hot chocolate and read for hours. LM always goes the extra mile to make everyone feel extra special… and I’m so blessed to have her as a friend!!

I would actually give this to ALL of you but I’m running out of time and for some reason the heat is not working upstairs and my fingers feel like they are going to break off. Must go down for latte #2 now.

Merry Monday Before Christmas, Friends. Enjoy it to the fullest!! I’m going to get out of my pajamas now and do something with this hair. hah. Picture post to come… I have a lot from the weekend!