Liebster Award!

Soooo, since FOUR (yes, four!) of y'all have nominated me, I think it's about time I return the favor.  I am warning you - this is going to be a longggggggggg post!  Thanks to these lovely ladies for nominating me... Belle in Boots, Steady Three Sixty, Sunny and Turquoise and Van Wynsberg Nest.  Have you checked out there blogs?!  Go check 'em out!

RULES

Link back to the person who nominated you 

Write 11 facts about yourself once nominated

 Answer the 11 questions from the person who nominated you 

Nominate 11 blogs with 200 or less followers

Create 11 Questions for those bloggers to answer

11 Random Facts About Me

1. I am obsessed with my dogs and think they are my children.
2. As soon as my nail polish begins to chip, I have to take it off.
3. I still wear my retainer to bed every night. #superattractive #straightteeth
4. I've never broken a bone.
5. I fell at work one time and every single person on my floor got up to look at me. #oops
6. I talk in my sleep sometimes and make absolutely no sense (just ask my husband).
7. My all time favorite candy is Reese's eggs.  Thank goodness they now have a similar version for every holiday (Christmas trees, hearts, etc)
8. I love laying on the beach or by the pool with a drink in my hand.
9. I don't tear up doing movies very often, but reality TV love stories get me every time. #bachelor
10. I cannot live without my iPhone.
11. This video is my absolute favorite thing I have to show from our wedding.

Questions from Meredith

1. Favorite Holiday?  Christmas, love spending time with my family
2. Least favorite chore?  Folding laundry
3. Favorite book or series?  I really like all of the Jodi Picoult books
4. Online shopping or head to the store?  Online shop (only looking) and then head to the store to try on
5. Dream car?  Infiniti FX
6. What's the reason behind your blog name?  Joey came up with the blog title as a birthday gift to me... and he knows how much I love bananas!  Story here.
7. What's your go-to snack?  Cheese sticks
8. If you could pick on celebrity to be your BFF, who would it be?  Carrie Underwood
9. Most loved piece of clothing/shoes/accessory?  My engagement/wedding rings
10. Favorite store?  LOFT
11. What are you looking forward to this year?  Joey finishes his MBA and our life being normal again!  And a long vacation to celebrate the MBA and our one year wedding anniversary

Questions from Blake

1. Do you have tattoos?  If not, would you ever get one?  No tattoos and I won't be getting one either :)
2. Would you rather cut your hair to the tops of your ears or not shave your legs for six months?  Haha neither?  I guess not shave my legs... gross
3. What is your favorite month of the year?  December
4. If you could only drink water and one other liquid for the rest of your life, what other drink would you choose?  Wine
5. What is one of your goals you hope to achieve by 2014?  Get back in shape like I was before the wedding
6. What is a TV show that your parents didn't let you watch when you were little, but you watched it behind their backs?  Maury... trashy TV at it finest, haha!
7. What does your dream house look like?  Big, country style, pool
8. If someone paid you $10 every day you left the house without any makeup on, how many days would you go without makeup?  Probably a longgg time.  Easy way to make money, ha!  There are some weekends I never put on makeup.  Poor Joey!
9. Tell us a story about how you embarrassed yourself in front of your crush in high school?  If you don't have one to tell, describe what would have been the most embarrassing thing to happen?  Umm... I don't know?  Maybe falling down in front of them?
10. If you job asked you to relocate to the middle of nowhere, would you happily go?  There are lots of other factors I would need to know before I agreed/disagreed to this...
11. What is your favorite thing about the summer season?  Spending time at the pool/beach with a drink in my hand.

Questions from Lacey

1. Why did you start blogging?  To document our life and meeting some amazing women (check and check!)
2. What's your favorite movie?  The Wedding Date
3. Where do you love to shop?  LOFT
4. Beach or mountains?  Beach
5. Theme song of your life?  I'm horrible at song questions...
6. Do you believe in soul mates?  Absolutely
7. If you had to give up a sense, what would it be?  Smell
8. Sunrise or sunset?  Both!
9. What's your favorite holiday?  Christmas
10. Best piece of advice you've received?  When things get tough, just learn to appreciate what you have.  Things could always be worse.
11. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?  If my family/friends could come with me, definitely Bora Bora.  In a hut on the water.

Questions from Melanie

1. What is your favorite childhood memory?  Our Christmas traditions (see a pattern?  I love Christmas!)
2. Were you a tomboy or princess growing up?  Princess
3. What is a dream you have?  To have a family
4. What is an accomplishment you are proud of?  Being my sorority president for 2 years in a row (almost unheard of)
5. Whose a hero in your life?  My mom - she had done SO much for my brother and I
6. What is one fear you have?  Not being able to get pregnant
7. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?  Bora Bora
8. Do you have a current favorite TV show?  Anything on Bravo
9. What is one of your favorite quotes?  Live, laugh, love
10. Do you like to cook or bake?  Cook, but I enjoy baking too
11. What's an interesting fact about yourself?  See above :)

Nominating These Blogs!

Beth @ Clothes & Cocktails

Shelby @ Stay Crafty My Friends

Kristen @ Making Each Minute Count
Jamie @ The Barefoot Ballerina
Kristen @ Keeping Up with Kristen
Corinne @ Discovering My Kismet
Catherine @ Live by the Sun Love by the Moon

Questions for my Nominees!

1. What is your dream job?
2. What did you want to be (occupation) when you were little?
3. If you could be the best at something, what would it be?
4. What is the one TV show you never miss?
5. What is your favorite food?
6. If money wasn't an issue, where in the world would you like to travel to?
7. Heels or flats?
8. What's the best piece of advice you've received?
9. What's your favorite feature about yourself?
10. If you could be the best at one thing, what would it be?
11. What's the one food you despise?

Happy Friday everyone!