{ on awards and speeches }

{tap. tap. tap.}  "Yes. Thank you.  I am so honored to be here.  I can't tell you how many times {wipes tear} I have dreamed of this. And you, my sweet fans, have made this {shakes award in the air with fervor} possible.  I know I only have a minute, but I want to shout out a huge thank you to my fans, friends, Ryan Reynolds, the producer and director of this latest achievement, and {places hand on heart} my family - my support crew.  Thank you! {Blows kisses and waves}"

So, that was my speech I wrote out for when I accept my Emmy, Grammy, or whatever award I will receive when I am rich and famous and in a movie {with Ryan Reynolds}, or a singer or something.  You know, Just. In. Case.  I feel everyone should have a speech tucked away in a file somewhere for such an occasion. You never know when you'll need it.  When writing yours, feel free to add my name among those people you will thank.  

You're welcome.

Why am I whipping out my acceptance speech?  Glad you asked.  It's all because my dear friend of don't ask how many years, Mindy, who has awarded me the Liebster Blog award.  {Go check out her cute teaching blog and TPT shop!} Ready for a vocab lesson?  Liebster, in German, means "beloved" or "dearest".  {Oh, the knowledge one gains while reading these posts. Again, you're welcome.}  

>>> my re-designed liebster award <<<

The Liebster Blog Award is kind of like a pay-it-forward type award that recognizes your favorite smaller bloggers {ones with less than 200 followers} to help them get a little bit more recognition.  Mindy was able to create a Liebster posse and now it's my turn to create a 'beloved' posse of my own.  So here's my five posse members that I think are a pretty big deal on their blogs. ;)

01. Carrie from Rowdy Stroudy's 

02. Kayli from This LDS Military Wife

03. Em from Inspired Coincidences 

04. Larissa from Papa Is A Preacher

05. Camryn from Mean Mommy University

Alright dearest nominees, go forth, award 5 more bloggers {remember to let them know about it}, and spread the Liebster Love.  

And while we're on the subject of acceptance speeches, this blog would not be possible without these:

01. chairs. 02. the alphabet. 03. vanilla coke zero aka heaven on earth. 04. my computer. 05. photoshop. 06. night-time so I can blog uninterrupted. 07. my favorite my kids' favorite fruit snacks.

So thank you.

{Insert applause here.}

Hope you all have a great weekend! -xoxo