i'd like to thank the academy ;)

but really I am so honored! The lovely Fitzalan over at Sweetsandsweats has given me my very first blog award. Thank you so very much girlie! I began reading food blogs only about a year ago when I stumbled upon Cristin´s Eat Like Me blog on the Self mag website. Thank God I did! Just by expanding my blog palate, if you will, I opened myself up to countless support and foodie news and thus, the entire experience has given me more than I ever could have hoped for. This blogosphere is and has always been such a comforting environment of smart, fun, and talented bloggers... so much so that when I discovered an opportunity to join I didn´t hesitate for a moment. I haven´t been around for long, yet each post comes with sweet comments and insightful questions, how lucky am I?! I appreciate every single one and this entire experience has been so rewarding because of it. This is for you, readers! :)
Alrighty then, here are the rules: (1) Put the logo on your blog (2) Add a link to the person who awarded you (3) Nominate at least seven other blogs (4) Add links to those blogs on your blog (5) Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.

And without further aideau here are my fabulous nominees and a few of my personal favorites from the blogroll: Emma at Gliding Calm, Linds at Coffee, Chocolate, Kitchen, Caroline at The Broccoli Hut, Jenna at Eat Live Run, Kate at Winning Friends with Salad, the infamous Chocolate Covered Vegan, and last but certainly not least, Sarah at Our Kitchen Adventures.

I can relate so well to each and every one of you, and you are always an inspiration! You all most definitely deserve some recognition!

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P.S. and F.Y.I. (If you haven´t heard so already) I'm so sorry I haven't been able to post recently... I really have been itching to and I have so many new pictures, foods, and stories to show and tell you about! Nonetheless I am currently on my traveling seminar sans my laptop. Once I move in with my host family, a new post is first on my list of things to do, I promise, promise, promise! Thanks for your patience :)