UPDATED with pics!
Thank you, Katie J, for awarding me the Beautiful Blogger award. These little gestures sure do make a girl’s day. So thank you, Lovely Katie, for bestowing the lovely on me! Before I get into who I will pass it onto, just a quickie update. I am in the middle of day 2 of being on plan! Hurray!! It feels great in some ways, and it feels really difficult in other ways. I’m glad that when I had the urge to binge on popcorn, I told myself to nosh on an apple and turkey instead. I did! I added 2 tbsp of peanut butter in there to top my last few apple slices and shock-horror, it added on a whopping 190 calories all by it’s lonesome! But I don’t want to go the lowfat peanut butter way as there’s so much sugar! Bah! I’ll just have to enjoy it less, and 1tbsp or something. Anyway, still going strong and really happy about it.
Worried about working out tonight, though. I might leave working out alone for a week, actually, to let myself focus on my food intake and not have to deal with the appetite surge I get when I work out – at least not just yet. Anyway, all right, my lovelies, here are some beautiful bloggers that I’d like to bestow the lovely on 
The rules of this award are to tell you 7 things you don’t know about me and to pass it on to 7 other recipients. So here goes on the 7 things and I will post the 7 recipients below.
1. I got marri
ed at 19 and am approaching my 9 year wedding annivesary. I love my husband, but don’t recommend getting married at 19!
This was us in York, England – I was 18!
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2. My dog is Rhodesian Ridgeback mix. She’s massive and she’s awesome. I’ve never loved another dog like I do her – I always just thought I was a “cat person” (I am) but I guess it just took the coolest dog to come along. When people were nutso over their dogs I just didn’t get it – I do now! – She has a permanent mohawk down her back 
She’s so fierce!
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3. I live in Colorado, I love it an
d I hate it. I have a saying about Colorado – It’s cold, it’s was just cold, or it’s about to be cold. (But when it’s hot, boy, it’s HOT!)
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4. I lived in Japan for almost seven ye
ars during my “formative” years – and still miss it very much. I have dreamed of going for my 30th, but I still haven’t started saving up – haha
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5. I had paranormal activity in my house for a prolonged period in 2008. I never would have thought it would happen to me. Sorry if you think I’m crazy, but you don’t know until it happens to you.
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6. I watch music videos, or at least have them on for at least an hour a day. I also dance to them and try to learn the choreography – haha! What a sight that must be. Good exercise, though!
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7. I play the piano and the tenor saxophone! But piano mostly – it’s been a while on sax! It’s a bit loud for my kids… pets… neighbors…
and seven beauties
1. Beth at Fatbuster
2. Tammy at Tammy’s Tale
3. Carissa at Have you seen my weight?
4. Kat at Secrets to Losing 100 lbs
5. Jenn at Watch My Butt Shrink
6. Solace at Reduced To Ashes
7. Kim at Wishful Shrinking
