Awards!

This past week, we've received a few blog awards and rather than make a post for each, we've decided to put them all together.

First, we've received the Happiness Award from:

Alexa at http://hookedonyabooks.blogspot.com/2010/01/awards-yay.html, and awesome YA blog

Darina at http://darina1996.blogspot.com/2010/01/happiness-award.html, a totally cool girl from Bulgaria

Rules: List ten things that make you happy and pass the award along!

Ten things that make Lacey Happy:

Reading

Writing

Accomplishing a writing goal

Acceptance letters :)

Animals

Coffee on cold mornings

Watching movies with Husband

Hanging with friends

Visiting family

Surprises (good ones)

Ten things that make Valerie happy:

Good books.
Writing.
Filming a project.
Thunderstorms
My pets.
Going out for breakfast.
When someone likes something I wrote.
Sunshine.
Music.
Achieving a goal.

Ten things that make Kristi happy:

playing with the kidlets and pups
date nights with hubby
new slow-cooker recipes - I'm wild like that
girls' night out at the movies
Disneyworld - seriously, it's my favorite place
reading on the couch with cheese, crackers, and a glass of vino
writing
a good cup of coffee
rain
hiking in the mountains

We would like to give the happiness award award to:

Author Carrie Harris at http://carrieharrisbooks.blogspot.com/
Author Kiersten White at http://kierstenwrites.blogspot.com

We also collected the Honest Scrap Award from:

Pamela at http://teeny104.blogspot.com/ She's a fellow YA writer

Rules: List ten honest things about yourself and pass it along!

Ten honest things about Lacey:

I am a big Elvis Presley fan

I grew up on a ranch with 13 horses

I ride a Harley

Sometimes it scares me

I like old things

I love vampires

I would rather stay at home by myself and read, than go out

I have a girl crush on Lorelei Gilmore

My husband tricked me in to eating sea urchin sushi once, and I nearly vomited but I pretended to like it so not to give him satisfaction

I check my email at least 50 times a day

Ten honest things about Valerie:

I'm a dork.
I was a cheerleader and a flag corps/colorguard member.
I would rather read than do most things.
I drink WAY too much coffee.
I can say the alphabet backwards.
I don't like chocolate.
When I was little I wanted to be a magician.
I really really want to go to Amsterdam.
I still can't believe I actually finished writing a book.
I love anything to do with time travel.

Ten honest things about Kristi:

I might have a slight chocolate addiction.
My idea of a perfect date night involves Netflix and wine.
My 5-yo son beats me on every Wii game we play -- I can't ski jump to save my life.
My hubby even beats me in Wii figure skating.
My 5-yo watching daddy sing the National Anthem on the JumboTron at a Colorado. Rockies game was one of my favorite nights ever.
I'm NOT a morning person -- some might even call me 'cranky'.
My kids get up between 5:30-6am every day -- clearly, they didn't get the memo.
One of the many reasons I love hubby is he often leaves me a cup of coffee on the bathroom counter before he leaves each day, knowing I'll need it upon waking.
I'm a major introvert who can present like an extrovert when necessary.
I'd rather be home with my family than anywhere else in the world.

We would like to give the happiness award award to:

Author Shannon Delany at http://13-to-life-a-werewolf-tale.blogspot.com/
Author Stephanie Perkins at http://naturalartificial.blogspot.com/

THANKS EVERYONE!