Blog Awards!

I am absolutely THRILLED to say that I have been awarded FOUR blogger awards within the past two weeks -- something I've only regretfully gotten to now because of my extreme lag, thanks to my overhaul of work right after my vacation. Boo for reality after such a relaxing vacation! ;) However, one thing that's a delight to come back to is the book blogging world, and it's a treat to be awarded for something I enjoy so much!

This cute award is from Three Cheers For Literacy!! It is to be passed onto five other people. So, I'll be passing to:

Missie @ The Unread Reader (My namesake!)
Aly @ Fantasy4evA
Melissa @ Books And Things
The Mistress of The Dark @ A Chick Who Reads
Lu @ Lu's Bloody Big Book Blog

Speaking of Melissa, she gave me an award as well... and I love it! So, a big thank you to Melissa - everyone should check out her blog!

The rules are simple thank the person who gave it to you with a link back in your post, and send this on to fellow bloggers who rock this summer. List 4 rocking bloggers to share this with, and post a note to them through their comments.

I'm passing this award to:

Stephanie & Athena @ Paranormal Haven
Deepali @ Reading Between The Lines
Danya @ A Tapestry of Words
Kah Woei @ The Books of My Life

Yesterday, I received the One Lovely Blog Award from Maddie at Confessions of a Teen Bookaholic. I'm thrilled because I heart my blog (that I slaved over codes with for hours) and I'm pretty pleased with how the colors turned out.

So, here's how the award works:
1. Accept the award. Post it on your blog with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.

2. Pay it forward to 15 other bloggers that you have newly discovered.

3. Contact those blog owners and let them know they've been chosen.


And the fifteen lovelies I have chosen (in no particular order) are:

Midnight Bloom Reads
Untouchable Treasure
Reading Is Sexy
Buried In Books
Coffee N Crackers
In The Hammock
Bookingly Yours
Just Another Book Blog
Stuck Between The Pages
Every Last Page
The Bookworm
Another Book Junkie
An Avid Reader's Musings
Three Cheers For Literacy!!
Books And Things

Lastly, the Versatile Blogger Award was rewarded to me by Liz at Midnight Bloom Reads. I always love getting this award ... and I'm as happy to receive it this time as I was the first. Thanks so much, Liz .. you're wonderful!!

Here is how the award works:
1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic for whatever reason! (In no particular order...)
4. Contact the bloggers you've picked and let them know about the award.


My seven things?
1. Book reviewing/blogging has gone from a hobby to part of me.
2. I was put in a bad place when I found out that coastal restaurants have all stopped getting oysters because of the oil spill. Boo!
3. I watch Nascar racing and was a huge Dale Earnhardt Sr fan. I'm trying to be a dedicated fan to his son, but it's just not working out.
4. The only way my husband would be any more irresistible would be if he was immortal. Seriously, that's his only flaw to me. ;)
5. I collect cook books and am putting together a huge binder of all my loose recipes. This may take me years.
6. I love to craft. A lot.
7. My cat has just recently reached his ideal weight goal of 9.5 lbs. This time two years ago, he was 23 lbs. It's been a long, emotionally draining ride for us both, but we finally made it!


Now, the bloggers:

One Big Adventure
A Moment With Mystee
That's What I'm Talking About
Kali's Bookshelf
Bewitched Bookworms
Hanging With Bells
Life After Jane
Media Molly
Kika.LA
Read It OR See It
Lost in YA Wonderland
My World ... In Words and Pages
Confessions of a Teen Bookaholic
Eternal Night
Pages Of My Life