and the award goes to….

Me!

First and foremost, I’d like to thank the Academy. I have so many people out there rooting me on, training me into the blogger I’m meant to be. It took a lot of work to get to this point — a lot of blood, sweat, and tears brought me to this exact moment. I had to go through so many bowls of oatmeal, many jars of nut butter, and an unknown amount of hummus to shape me (pun intended) precisely into who I’m supposed to be. I’ve had to trick the Husband, put our marriage on the line,  and get brutally honest. I have to say — it was worth it.

All for what you ask? The Stylish Blogger Award, of course.

Rules are rules, and I am supposed to link back to the person who gave me the award. But since I’m horrible at following through, I failed to properly receive the award the first time it was given. So, to all who passed it along to me — thank you!

I’m not sure what all entails under the “stylish” category, but if it has anything to do with clothes, I’m far from it. Need I remind you of my casual socks? Paired with my argyle sweater today (no joke) they were quite the hit in the fifth grade. Things didn’t get much better when I got home and my favorite sweat pants were pulled on faster than I dive at a new bottle of ketchup. I have a feeling you all are just trying to build my self confidence slowly but surely — I appreciate your kindness.

Seven Random Facts about Me:

1. My childhood dog died because he ate too many pairs of my underwear. It’s sad, but true. Good old Duffy with his horrible under bite was a white ball of fluff who designed his own death. Before the underwear were many pairs of socks, Barbie shoes, and a silk belt from pajamas my aunt brought home for me from China. RIP Duffy — I still miss the way you dropped whatever you were chomping on whenever I screamed “MOOOOMMMM!” loudly.
   
2. I am far too sensitive — like way too much. I cry at the drop of a hat. I need to buck up and be a man. Although I seem relatively calm, cool, and witty when I write (::pats self on back::), this couldn’t be any further than the truth in real life. I’m actually kind of quiet because I get lost in my thoughts from time to time. My mom is probably laughing at me saying I was “quiet” right about now.
   
3. I will purposely eat less at dinner just so I can have a snack later. I never stuff myself because I look forward to my late night snack every night. It is usually some kind of protein muffin with fruit or fruit/nut cereal. I love my snacks.
   
4. My eyes change colors when I cry. The ring around my iris is navy blue, the iris is a little lighter blue with specks of gray and green. When I cry, my eye color is totally green. Not that I’ve ever stood in front of the mirror to analyze this or anything…
   
5. If I’m making a savory dish, expect garlic to be included. I more or less double/triple the amount of garlic a recipe calls for. One would think I am prone to vampire attacks or something.
   
6. I forgive everyone — for everything. Forgiveness is like the forefront of being a Christian, and sometimes it’s hard. However, it is necessary. I may not always forget what has happened, but it is impossible for me to hold grudges. I do not hate anyone for that reason alone.
   
7. When it comes to grading papers for my students, I’m really tough. I expect correct grammar, punctuation, sentence variation, and expanded ideas. I have more than likely gone against everything I have ever told my students to do on this blog. Whoops.

Believe it or not, that was really hard for me to do — I sat here and racked my brain for over 45 minutes trying to think of those. Usually it only takes me about 30 minutes to write my post for the night, including picture editing.  Acceptance speeches are so hard.

I am also supposed to tag 15 people with this award as well, but well, I can’t do that. Not because I am frustrated because this has taken so long, but because there are far too many incredible bloggers out there to just choose a mere 15 of you.

My blue sweatpants are crying out for one of my oversized high school sweatshirts to be worn right now — I just scream “stylish”, don’t I?

Question: Can you fill me in on a random fact about yourself?

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