Amber's (Blog Award Winning) Story

Thank you to JEM (Aqua Bride)  for selecting me for "The Gorgeous Blogger Award!" That was a nice surprise. I've been following her blog for a while now for inspiration, and now her wedding is less than 3 months away.  Very exciting!

The rules:

• Accept and thank the person who gave it to you
• List 10 things about yourself
• List 5 additional things you DON'T like
• Then pick ten people to give this lovely award to

So this post will take a break from the typical wedding planning process.  Allow me to (further) introduce myself!

1. I teach fourth grade.  I've been at this school for 4 years, and this is currently my most difficult year at this school.
2. I have 2 cats who hate each other and fight all the time but I love them both.
3. I live on a coastal city in Massachusetts and I love it here.
4. My fiance's name is Adam, and he lives in England (more on that here).
5. I bought my own home before I was 30, and I'm proud of that :)
6. I was a lifeguard for years and taught swimming.  That's what made me decide I wanted to be a teacher.
7. I can draw (I drew my avatar).
8. I am obsessed with Glee.
9. I'm half Portuguese and I look the part.
10. I spend WAY too much time on the internet!

I don't like:

1. Having my time wasted.  Like meetings where we are required to meet but there's nothing that needs to be said.  (And yet 3 days later, we find that we need to discuss something but there's no meeting scheduled then.  GAH!)
2. Living 3,000 miles away from my fiance.
3. Wine.  I wish I did, because people look so sophisticated drinking it, but there's very few I can even tolerate the taste of, never mind enjoy.
4. Driving.
5. Only being able to choose 10 bloggers for this award.

I'm awarding this to:

1. Amour, Amour:  Great fashion inspiration, since I'm still looking for ideas on bridesmaid dresses (I want to give my maid of honor some choices) 
2. Confessions of an Indecisive Bride:  Her fiance lives in England too! 
3. Anne Ruthmann Anne was very kind to me, and pointed me in the direction of some day-of-wedding coordinators.  Her wedding photography is beautiful too.
4. Cake Journal:  As you can guess, gorgeous cakes! 
5. Globetrotting Bride: Great inspiration for all things wedding and travel.   
6. With This Ring:  Pretty inspiration photos
7. Burning River Bride:  Good common sense advice for wedding planning 
8. Snippet and Ink:  More daily inspiration 
9. Dog n Bird:  She was one of the first people to comment regularly on my blog.  I really appreciate the support she gave me when I was a new blogger. 
10. Red (Her wedding is TODAY!  Wish her luck for a beautiful day!)

Thanks again, Aqua Bride.  It's really nice to know that people are not only reading my blog, but also enjoying it.  It's great to be part of a community of brides who share their ideas about all the little details that tend to bore family and friends who are NOT planning their weddings.  This way I can still indulge myself without the guilt!
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