What an honor and great friends, too.

So my awesome blog-world friend (who I wish I could hang out with in person) nominated me for a cyberspace award. I'm a little sketchy about what all I'm supposed to do about it, but I do know I need to copy and paste some info into this post. I think I'm supposed to create a logo or something, but I don't know how to do that! So, I copied and pasted T's from her blog. Hope that is ok, T! Love ya tons and thanks so much for thinking of me. What a surprise! And it does put a smile on your face!

The award is called the Smile Award. Here are the rules & characteristics for those honored by this prestigious award:

1. The recipient must link back the the award's creator.

2. You must post these rules if you receive the award.

3. You must choose 5 people to receive the award after receiving it yourself.

4. You must fit the characteristics of the recipient of the award, as posted by Mere.

5. You must post the characteristics of a recipient.

6. You must create a post sharing your win with others.

7. You must thank your giver.

Characteristics for the Smile Award:

1. Must display a cheerful attitude.

2. Must love one another.
3. Must make mistakes.
4. Must learn from others.
5. Must be a positive contributor to blog world.
6. Must love life.
7. Must love kids.

I would like to nominate the following 5 people for the Smile Award (in no particular order):

Anne Marie - who is always helpful, joyful for others' opportunities and blessings, and could single-handedly be a darned good reason to move to Chicago!

Bethany - whose love and caring for others truly comes out in her blog each time she posts. Its not the frequency that counts, its the passion for life and the spirit in which it is done. Via her blog, she showed me how to embrace the Taiwanese culture before I ever stepped foot in the country.

Jeff - who probably doesn't know how inspirational he is. Not only do I enjoy reading his blog for general purposes, he is someone I look up to as a parent and am impressed as heck with as a husband! Abbey sure got a good one there!

Jen - who just might be my long lost twin in so many ways. She is so caring and conscious of her parenting choices and really does everything she can to make each and every day special for her family.

Kristie - who always puts family first, and doesn't give herself nearly the amount of credit she should!

I know this post is out of the ordinary for my blog, but it means so much to me to be thought of as someone special by T, who I have never had the pleasure of meeting in person. Also, the above mentioned names are people I consider true friends and well worth sharing with the world.