Liebster Award Nominations

My sweet friend over at One Crazy Girl's Kitchen nominated my blog for a Liebster Award*! I don't know that there is an actual award; it kinda sounds like a gimmick to get our friends to branch out and try new blogs... and I'm totally on board with that ;D

The Fun Rules:

• The nominee must link back to the blogger who nominated them.
• The nominee must state 11 facts about themselves, and then answer the 11 questions provided for them by the person who nominated them.
• The nominee must then nominate bloggers with less than 200 followers, who they think deserve the recognition, and pose 11 new questions for them to answer.

Random facts about me:

1. I am very wary of the chicken in t.v. dinners, unless it's breaded or fried. Otherwise, it always looks like there's fat or sinew or something on it and it's so gross!! I'll eat it, but I have to gag it down.
2. I found Keebler alternatives for Samoas and Thin Mints that I can buy year-round, but I still buy Girl Scout cookies. They're for a good cause and they're cheaper. The knock-offs are pretty good in a pinch, though!
3. The next foreign country I want to visit is Italy, or maybe Croatia. Definitely someplace Mediterranean.
4. I'm only about 100 pages into Mansfield Park, but I identify more with Fanny Price than I care to admit.
5. My Spring allergies have already started to bug me.
6. My first community play was a musical version of The Wind in the Willows. I have had a fondness for the story ever since!
7. I have plenty of Easter candy at my house, but I was still tempted to stop for a cupcake today.
8. I have all my Barbie stuff in storage in case I have any daughters who want to play with them.
9. I own exactly one item of yellow clothing, and one of orange (not including pajamas). Obviously I don't think either is my color.
10. As a teenager, I wished I looked like Catherine Zeta-Jones.
11. Eureka just isn't the same since I went out with the a guy who, in hindsight, reminds me of Sheriff Carter.

Answers to One Crazy Girl's Kitchen's questions:

1. What is your favorite color and why?   This is hard, because I bounce between blue and purple. Right now I'll go with blue, because no matter the shade I always feel pretty when I wear it.
2. Who is your greatest inspiration?   It's cliche, but my inspiration is my mom. She can do almost anything with her hands, is nonjudgmental, kind, thoughtful, service-oriented, and always trying to better herself. I wish I were more like her.
3. What is the strangest thing you've ever eaten?   Rattlesnake. My dad caught one at Lake Powell and roasted it up for us. As I recall, it tasted like chicken ;)
4. What is one talent you wish you had?   I wish that I could stand up for myself during confrontations.
5. What is your favorite movie?   I've blogged about how difficult this question is for me, but I think at the moment it's The Holiday. 
6. What is your favorite vacation memory?   To no one's surprise, it involves Disneyland. I remember the first time I went on Star Tours -- the year it opened. When the little Wall-E robot asked if it was my first ride, I replied "Yes," and then I was amazed when he said it was his too! I've had a soft spot for that ride ever since. That place will always be magical for me!
7. What is one food you refuse to eat?   I won't eat seafood, especially lobsters, crab, crayfish. Nothing that eats sea-feces is going in my belly. Nope!
8. How long have you lived in your current home?   Just a little over four and-a-half years.
9. If you could live anywhere, where would it be?   I've always wanted to live in London, or nearby!
10. What is your biggest pet peeve?   Cell phones in movie theaters. I have no tolerance whatsoever.
11. What is one thing you couldn't live without for a day?   My mind is drawing a blank. The first thing that came to mind was access to a toilet. I'd accept a port-a-potty if that's what's available. Sorry if that's TMI.

Nominees (in alphabetical order):

All About Evey

Expressionism

Guy Smiley's Guts

Life Would Be Boring

Questions for nominees:

1. What was your favorite toy as a child?
2. What do you do when you are sad?
3. What did you want to be when you grew up?
4. Beavers or ducks?
5. What was the last book you read, and what did you think of it?
6. Which sports do you follow, if any?
7. What is your favorite food to pig out on?
8. If you could have a conversation with absolutely anyone -- living or dead -- who would it be?
9. What is one talent you wish you had?
10. Where is the most exotic place you've ever been? (The definition of "exotic" is up to you!)
11. Why did you start blogging?

*A quick google search turned up the following blog post about the Liebster Award's origins. I love this idea!