I Go Ahead and Smile

Landlocked Mermaid is too much!  What a nice welcome to the blogging community she has given me with this sweet award.  LLM, you definitely put a smile on my face!  Your blog is one of the first I check each day and I am going to refer to myself as a fellow landlocked mermaid from now on.  Let's hit the beach!

Characteristics for the Smile Award:
1. Must display a cheerful attitude (Whales of the day make me happy and I hope they make you happy too!)
2. Must love one another (I definitely love learning from you lovely ladies every day.)
3. Must make mistakes (Oh, there are PLENTY to go around!)
4. Must learn from others (This is the best part of being here, IMHO.)
5. Must be a positive contributor to blog world (I sure hope to be.)
6. Must love life. (I most certainly do - with so much beauty around here in the mountains it is hard not to.)
7. Must love kids (My 7-year-old niece is my life!  I could not love anything more than I love her.)

These are the rules for The Smile Award:
1. The recipient must link back the the award’s creator (I think this is her)
2. You must post these rules if you receive the award
3. You must chose 5 people to receive the award after receiving it yourself
4. You must fit the characteristics of the recipient of the award
5. You must post the characteristics of a recipient.
6. You must create a post sharing your win with others.
7. You must thank your giver.

Let's see - I am still so new to all of this, and I thank you all for bearing with me as I catch up and catch on to blogging!  It's such a cool community.  And so I would like to award....

Life in the Cove - Your updates, outfits and outings are so much fun to read about!  You've been so kind to me despite my n00b status 'round these parts!

Nina's Blog - You always have such fun shopping finds and I love your style!  Your blog is so upbeat and I love the glimpses into your family and professional life.  It's so nice of you to send me extra info on shopping finds or stores too.  What a sweetheart you are!

Muffy Martini - You're always there with a positive comment for me and I adore your fabulous blog.  Long live Junior League and Jack Berger!

Kelly Green and Navy - You have superadorable taste and I feel like we have so much in common!  Love reading your updates and I want to hear more about your impending nuptials!

And my pal K from Heaven in a Paper Cup is one of my longtime interwebz friends, about whom I cannot say enough.  She is both wondermom and hilarious!