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
Thank you thank you thank you!!!
I loooove peanut butter and usually only eat it one tbs at a time on account of all those calories.. but it’s good for protein! & congrats on being on plan for 2 days!! I know it’s hard, but it’s def. worth it!
Loved your 7 facts
.. that’s really scary/crazy that you’ve experienced paranormal activity! I never have and don’t know if I’d want to.. but I’ve seen some stuff on Psychic Kids that I can’t explain, haha!
Thanks again coley!!
You can play the piano and the tenor saxophone at the same time? Damn!
Congrats on the well-deserved award. You rock!
Awww thanks! You should post more pictures on here! I wanna see what your dog looks like! What happened with the paranormal activity? I’ve always been curious about that stuff.
That paranormal activity got me interested
I do believe in those things. You married quite early but hurrah for celebrating 9 years together with your husband 
I had my first child when I was 21 and though life then was one big rollercoaster ride, I can say I am with happy with the choices I made.
First of all – THANK YOU for the award, girlie! You are too awesome, and I’m SO GLAD we found each other’s blogs!!!!
I LOVE your 7 things! How cool that you lived in Japan for so long – are you fluent? Do you cook Japanese meals?
Regarding the peanut butter – have you tried PB2? You can order it online, it’s only 50ish calories for 2 tablespoons! I use it when I don’t want to spend the calories on “real” peanut butter. PB2 is real PB, just powdered, and they remove most of the fat in the process. You just add a tablespoon of water to it and voila – peanut butter!
First: Thank you! *feels honoured*
Second: your dog is so cute – loving the mohawk!
Third: I’m hoping to get to Japan one of these days myself
Last: Awesome blog!
Thank you for the award, sweet girl! I love your 7 things.
Paranormal activity?!?! Oh, I LOVE ghostie stories…give me shivers and all that! Please tell!
That’s awesome! I love learning things about people and what they do with their lives, places they visit, where they decide to live. etc. Yes, we want to hear the ghost stories!!!