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How are my lovely readers? Yes, you probably already know that I moved, so this is just a test. Thanks!

We've moved!

No that that type of moving, I mean I'm moving to another blog! Leave it to Lindy. Thanks to Britt the blog looks awesome. So, this means I won't be posting here, I'll be posting on Leave it to Lindy. See ya there!

I'm alive!

Woo! I went to Legoland August 5th but haven't gotten around to posting the pictures.  Here they are!

This is the Banyan tree. My kind brother offered to stand near the tree so we could see how big it really is.

Liebster Blog Award!

Beware! This is an extremely LONG post! Anyway I won a Liebster Blog award! Exclamation point a bit much? Who cares.

I was awarded by Kiri Liz at Allergic to Chocolate.


Alrighty, lets get started!

Rules:

1. You must post 11 facts about yourself.

2. You must answer the 11 questions that the awarder has given you, and create 11 questions for your awardees to answer in turn.

3. Tag 11 fellow bloggers.

4. Notify them that you awarded them.

5. No tagging back.

6. The 11 blogs you tag must have less than 200 followers.

Eleven Facts about myself. 

1. I am a total bookworm

2. English is my favorite school subject

3. I wave to random people in the car while smiling obnoxiously : )

4. I'm the fourth of five children

5. My favorite color is yellow

6. I love writing

7. I'm more of a behind-the-scenes kind of person

8. I wouldn't say I'm a photographer, but I do enjoy snapping a few photos here and there

9. I'm working on a book (well, kinda)

10. I sometimes take 1 hour showers

11. Autumn is my favorite season

Now that that's over... let's answer some questions!

 1. What is your favorite book?  Hmm... maybe Stargazer by Patrick Carman.

2. Do you prefer coffee, tea, or hot chocolate?  I've tried coffee and tea, but I think... hot chocolate!

3. Preferred style of dressing: casual or formal?  Casual. But my kind of casual is jeans and a comfy tee-shirt.

4. What is your favorite candy?  Probably Jolly Ranchers or Three Musketeers.

5. If given a day to spend in any book/movie, which would you choose?  Wow. I don't think I can answer that. It's too hard! But good question all the same.

6. What are some of your favorite blogs?  All the ones I follow.

7. What is your favorite way to eat ice-cream?  With a cone.

8. What is your favorite outdoor activity?  My favorite sport and also my favorite outdoor activity, soccer.

9. What is your favorite Bible verse?  The bible is filled with such wonderful verses so I can't really choose.

10. How does your family spend a slow, summer evening?  Sitting around a campfire in our backyard eating s'mores.

11. What is your favorite memory?  Tough one! The bike rides I go on with my brothers and dad, the time I laughed so hard I was literally rofl, and so much more!

Time for me to make some questions! It's go time!

1. .What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?

2. What is your favorite treat?

3. Are you cool and collective or zany and fun?

4. Do you like s'mores?

5. What is your favorite band or artist?

6. Where do you spend most of your time?

7. Is there a specific way you like your hair?

8. Are you a movie goer or a book reader?

9. What time is it where you live?

10. How many siblings do you have?

11. How long have you known your best friend?

Getting to the awardees... I award:

Ruby

Chasity

Myra

Willa

Ireland

Britt

Lindsay

Sierra

Michlyn

Gabby

Brooke

Just a signature I'm still working on. Do you like my new signature or do you want something different?

Chasity's Giveaway!

Chasity over at A Home Beyond the River is hosting a giveaway. And for me to get three extra entries I need to post about it. It's going to be so awesome. She has so many things to giveaway! YOU MUST ENTER!

Award from Myra!

This award was given and made by Myra at http://myra-myworld.blogspot.com. The award is so beautiful with the brown and pink. Thanks Myra!

Rules:

1. You must award ten other people.

2. You must thank the person who awarded you.

3. You must write a post about what inspired you to make your blog what it is.

The awardees: 

Chasity @ Chasity Sherelle Photography

Chasity @ A Home Beyond the River

Britt @ Encouragement for Everyday Struggles

Britt @ Designed to Inspire

Emma Jane @ Emma Jane Photography

Lindsay Buchmann @ Lindsay Buchmann Photography

Mackenzie Mangin @ Helping You design

Ireland @ A Pearl of Great Price

Sierra @ Sierra's BookList

Sierra @ Keep Growing Beautiful


(If I awarded you twice you don't have to award twenty people. Only if you would like to.)

I should probably let you know that I'm taking a blogging break. I've heard someone say, "Build blogging around your life. Not your life around your blog." I just need to breath in, breath out, notice the color of the leaves changing. I'm not sure how long it will be, but just enough so that I can focus on other things. I'll still occasionally be posting on my photography HERE. 

It's My Birthday!

*SPOILER ALERT* The following is RAMBLINGS!!!

Well, I'm officially twelve at ten fifty-seven (10:57) on August third. I didn't have cake, but instead had cookies. I also had a friend over for a few hours. I was really excited that she came over on my birthday. Aaaaannnnnddd I got my new Canon camera.... without a memory card. I mean, come on! But the good news is that I'll be getting one tomorrow. That's it for now and I'll be posting more this week so stay on the edge of your seat waiting...     waiting...      waiting... 


Thanks for listening to my ramblings. That's pretty much what I just did there. Sometimes you just have to let it out. In the following days I'll try to share a story. See ya soon, love ya lots, farewell, Adios!

Bike ride to 7/11

Slurping on a Slurpee at Seven Eleven on Sunday. That was a lot of "S".

 Ben riding his bike.

I am so happy Clay is my little brother. Sometimes he's annoying (and other siblings are with me on this one), but most of the time he's a cute soon to be nine year old. It's good to just stop and thank God for the people in your life. I wish Thanksgiving was every day, not just once a year because we need to be thankful for everything every day.

Love you, C-man and have a Happy Birthday!