Way Cool!

I received this award from the ONE AND ONLY CHRISTEL aka SCRAPPIN SISTA!!!
I was very pleasantly surprised!!!!
Thank you. Sure made my day indeed. Thank you.
This is a pay-it-forward style award that you might have seen going around.
Here are the rules:

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this award.  (Not a problem!)
2. Share 8 things about yourself. ( See Down below)
3. Pay it forward to 8 bloggers that you have recently discovered. (See Down below)
4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their awards.

Thank you very much again Christel. How fun!!

Here are 8 things about me:
1. I'm a single mom of my amazing, wonderful 12 year old son.
2. I used to work on a horse ranch here in town that Al Capone used to hide out on the property back in the day.
3. I love to travel so from one of my many car wrecks I got enough money.. to go be an Au Pair in Madrid, Spain. I lived right in the heart of Madrid across from El Retiro.
4. During college I was an exchange student to Fukuoka, Japan, learned traditional dance Nihonbuyo and performed on live tv with some fellow students.. dressed up in full kimono gear and wig.. white face way cool;  been to Acapulco with a friend Serbia.
5. I served 4 year in the US Army and only went as far as San Antonio, TX hahaha but did train a while in Monterey Cali! (Gorgeous out there!)
6. I have a degree in Spanish with a minor in business.
7. I started scrapbooking maybe around 2001 and at first it didnt take but then something clicked and I was excited about it. I'm addicted to all aspects of scrapbooking and learning to make cards and other crafts; my favorite product to use with my crafting is the Cricut product.
8. I love watching movies of all kinds.

Now to Pay it forward to 8 bloggers recently discovered:

1. Michelle http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com/
2. Emma http://www.creativetimeforme.com/
3. Joy http://joyslife.com/
4. Sarah http://www.pinkcricut.com/
5. Patty http://dreamcardschallenges.blogspot.com/
6. Paula http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/
7. Nancy http://nancyiaggiscreations.blogspot.com/
8. Joy #2 (lol sorry) http://www.obsessedwithscrapbooking.com/

Why do I have to stop at 8!!! LOL
Happy Scrappn!