Hi friends,I recently got a lovely comment from Kim over at Colors Mixed Together and she nominated me for this bloggy award.

So what is it?

Well naturally I had to look into it to find out where this award (which is EVERYWHERE in the blog-osphere) came from.  My blog-buddy Lauren had some info here, and Sopphey explained it really well too!  So with that said, here's what I gather:The Liebster award is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 3,000 (numbers vary -  we usually see 200) or so followers.  What does 'liebster' mean?  It's a German word meaning sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome.

Here are the rules for receiving this award:

1. Nominee must write 11 things about him/herself.2. Answer the 11 questions the blogger who nominated you has asked and  create 11 questions for the bloggers you are nominating.3. Here's another place where numbers vary - some places say you must choose 3-5 bloggers to receive the award, and others say 11.  I'm going with 5... because 11 is a lot, and as much as I want to share the love, I can't help but feel like every blogger out there has received one (or more) of these.4. Go to your nominees' blogs and tell them. 

11 Facts About Me

1. I have a birthmark on my lip, and people always think I have food on my face or that my lipstick is smudged.  It gets darker when I get a tan.  I have never really been aware of it myself unless someone points it out...
2. I can never seem to finish a cup or glass of ANYTHING!  There is always at least a little left over.  It drives both my parents and my husband a little bit crazy!

3. Sitting at the kitchen (I'd say dining room, but I don't have one!) table for a meal is one of my favourite pleasures, especially if I get to sit for a long time and talk and eat and talk and eat and.... you get the point.
4. My husband jokes that I was born in Brazil as a mistake, and it really should have been Italy because I love all things Italian - food, wine, shoes, art.... I even learned (then taught) the language a few years back.  Sadly I'm losing my Italian fluency because I never get to speak in Italian to anyone.
5. Although I genuinely like to clean, I cannot stand doing the dishes.  I could also do without vacuuming ever again.
6. I was baptized in April of 2009, and it's a day/moment I think about a lot.
7. My birthday is on Christmas.  Yep, December 25th.  It's pretty awesome because I always get to be with my family.
8. I kept a poster I made in the 9th grade when I went to a Backstreet Boys concert for almost 10 years.  I finally decided to get rid of, but only because I had a photo of it.  I spent HOURS on that thing...
9. I have an irrational fear of the dark.  It all started with a scary story I heard in Elementary School and to this day I cannot have my hands or feet dangling over the edge of a couch or bed at night.  So silly.
10. I love, love, love ice cream.  I ate gelato for lunch/dinner several times when I was in Italy and even paid €15 for gelato in Florence.  It was easily 2 liters of it and I ate it all in one sitting.  Crazy, I know.
11. On our wedding day, Toronto easily had the worst traffic day in history!  Well, at least it felt that way... It took some of our guests over 3 hours to make the normally 40-minute drive.  Confession - I didn't notice until after the ceremony.

 

11 Questions answered:

Cheese pizza with oregano... It was incredibly unhealthy and incredibly delicious!

Yes, in two senses - the lovey-dovey way (since I have found mine) and the friendship way because I know I have soul mates in my best friends.

I'm totally team Aniston.  Not only is she one of THE most gorgeous women I have ever seen, but her years as Rachel on 'Friends' completely sealed my love for her.

That's a great, but tough question!  I'd have to say I'd go back to living in Brazil.  I realize now more than ever how wonderful it is to have all of your family around you.

Brad Pitt all the way.  (And yes, the Aniston thing is a coincidence).  Oh and LL Cool J for like 4 minutes.

Chicken wings - because they're super tasty and you can douse them in all kinds of sauces for flavoring.  Mouth watering.

A photo of my family, a pack of Oreo's and a glass of ice-cold milk.  Totally impractical, because let's face it, I'd never survive on my own, so I might as well go looking at the ones I love and eating my favourite cookies!

Definitely gold.  It's timeless, and when you don't want the yellow stuff, make it white!

Wholeheartedly!

Eating popcorn for dinner.  Oops!

That's a tough question... so tough I'm not capable of answering it.

Here are my nominees!

And your 11 questions...