Why, thank you!

 Last week,

Carolyn of Sweet Chaos blog

nominated my blog for 

the Versatile Blogger Award.


And just yesterday,
Linda from A Toile Tale blog
nominated me for this award too!

Thanks so much, 
Carolyn and Linda!

If you have never met

nor visited these two sweet women 
at their blogs, you should do so.


Carolyn at Sweet Chaos blog,

 has a beautiful home
 that she shares as she decorates
and remodels. Whatever you do, make sure
 you check out her master bath....
one of the prettiest in all of blogland.

Clean, crisp white and blue/gray elegance. Dreamy!

And Linda at A Toile Tale blog
 is an interior designer 

and owns a design firm 

in the Atlanta area.

She has impeccable taste 

paired with a passion 

for all things toile. 
Here is a peek
at her gorgeous home.

Make sure you check out her

tablescapes and the recipes she shares. 

Delicious on both counts!

 Upon receiving this award,
these two lovely ladies
have asked me to list 
7 things 

about myself 
that you may not know about me.

It took me a while,
but here is what I came up with:

1. 
I love to fish!
(Must catch a muskie before I die.)

2. I am afraid of lightning storms.
(When I was 6 or 7, I was caught at the top of
a country fair's Ferris wheel 
with my Aunt Cindy
when lightning struck
and took out all of the power at the fair. 
Two kind men had to manually pull us down 
from the ride in the pouring rain and lightning.
I will never ever forget THAT!!! So scary.)

3.
In 1986, I met my husband 

walking down the street in Chicago. 
(He stopped to ask me for directions.)
:)




4. 
I have been sketching and drawing
houses and interior room designs
since I was five years old.
(Which leads me to number 5)  






5.
I wish I had gone to school 
to be an architect.







6.
Every job I have had 
since college has
been design-related. 
For many years I designed game programs and yearbooks
for several NFL, NBA, and major league baseball teams 
around the country.






7. 
The person I admire most
is my mother, Pat, 
for so many reasons.

Thanks so much Linda and Carolyn!
I am so honored and appreciate this
kind gesture immensely.


And last but certainly not least...
here are the blogs that I would
like to nominate for the Versatile Blogger Award!


I hope you will link on each one and
check them out. They inspire me
and I know you will enjoy their posts too.



Check them out:




http://dreamingofafarmhouse.blogspot.com/


http://cozyhomescenes.blogspot.com/


http://decoratingtennisgirl.blogspot.com/


http://athomeinenglishvalley.blogspot.com/


http://vinnord.blogspot.com/