I was nominated by Bear Den Plantation and Thirty and a Half for the Liebster Award!
The rules for this award are:
- Answer the 11 questions (I have 22!) that the person that nominated you gave you
- List 11 facts about yourself
- Name 11 bloggers to nominate for the Liebster Award that have under 200 followers (I based it on bloglovin followers)
- Give your nominees 11 questions to answer
My questions from Thirty and a Half
- Why did you decide to start blogging?
- I wanted a creative outlet for my styling. Plus I got a lot of encouragement from friends at an old job that were sad they wouldn’t get to see my outfits anymore
- What is the meaning behind your blog?
- Puppies & Pretties is a few of my favorite things; dogs and pretty things. So I decided to combine the two into my name since it just seemed like a perfect fit (and it is pretty darn catchy name if I do say so myself)
- What do you do for fun?
- I’m a total geek and love to read. I have 4 five-shelf bookshelves in my house that are completely full. I also play sports – I’m in 3 leagues in the summer and will be playing in a volleyball league this winter.
- What is your favorite movie or TV show?
- My favorite shows are The Amazing Race and Game of Thrones. Don’t make me choose 🙂
- Who is the person that inspires you the most?
- In the blogging world, I would have to say J at J’s Everyday Fashion. I love her style and the way she blogs. In real life, I’d say my Dad.
- Who is your celebrity crush?
- Jennifer Lawrence. Can she be any more awesome?
- Do you prefer Apple or PC/Android?
- I’ll be an Apple girl for life!
- What is your favorite holiday and why?
- 4th of July – I love summertime and all the fun that comes with it. Plus ‘merica
- What is your dream vacation?
- I’d have to go with Australia/New Zealand. Or else a big Europe trip – especially to the eastern part.
- What is the best blogging advice you have received?
- Do what you love. If you don’t like what you are posting, who else is going to?
- When do you start decorating/preparing for Christmas?
- Errr, I don’t really decorate for Christmas. I’ve never been big into it. But I will buy presents in the middle of summer if I happen to see something that I know a family member will like and then I just stash them away.
My questions from Bear Den Plantation
- Name the first song that comes to your mind.
- Shake it Off – Taylor Swift
- What’s the best thing to happen to you in 2014?
- I started Puppies & Pretties
- The worst?
- It has been sooo cold!
- What is a good series of books to read? (Not Harry Potter I already know those are fantastic!)
- Song of Ice and Fire (aka Game of Thrones), Words of Radiance (Brandon Sanderson), Lightbringer (Brent Weeks), Spiritwalker Trilogy (Kate Elliott)
- What is the best vacation spot in the US?
- I actually really like Idaho when I went there. But I am ridiculously excited to go to Texas this winter.
- Give me a random Friends quote.
- I never watched Friends….
- Best “splurge” item you’ve purchased?
- My Laudi Vindi purse (post coming soon!) or I’m sure the Taylor Swift tickets I just bought will be so worth it!
- What’s your favorite “old” tv show? From the 80s or before.
- I don’t really have one, that was before my time…
- What’s your “day” job?
- Social Media & Web Coordinator
- Best tv show ever?
- The Amazing Race or Game of Thrones
- What’s a good random website to visit?
- Country Club Prep – great site for preppy clothes and accessories!
Whew! Now for my 11 facts.
- I currently live in the same house that I lived in from the age of 0-5
- I showed cattle (Angus), sheep, and goats throughout my younger years in 4-H, FFA, and the National Junior Angus Association
- I went to 4 different colleges: St Mary’s University (Winona) my junior year in high school for PSEO, Iowa State University for 2 years, Universidad Veritas for a J-term in Costa Rica, and I graduated from University of Wisconsin-La Crosse after 2.5 years
- I had a destination wedding on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
- I drive (and LOVE) a Kia Soul – aka the gerbil car
- I worked at a dog daycare for 3 years or so during college
- My husband has chickens and 1 guinea that like to eat cat food if I don’t chase them away
- I love candy – especially Reese’s (the holiday kind- pumpkins, eggs, trees – are the best) and almost anything from Trader Joe’s (hellllooo cookie butter)
- But I don’t like nuts – unless it they are in a Snickers, then that is ok. But definitely not in cookies or brownies
- I could live off of pizza, mac and cheese, and sandwiches. Plus throw in an occasional steak and potatoes meal
- One of my favorite summer pastimes is chilling in my hammock with a good book
Now, here are my 11 questions for my nominees!
- What is your favorite color?
- What is your favorite book/series?
- If you could pick 1 article of clothing that you had to wear every day, what would it be?
- Dog or Cat?
- What is your favorite movie?
- What is your favorite Trader Joe’s item?
- If you had to pick 1 store to buy all of your clothes from, where would it be?
- Where was your favorite vacation?
- Where do you stand on ugly Christmas sweaters? Yay or nay?
- What is our favorite post that you have written?
- Weekly calendar – do you start yours on Sunday or Monday?
And finally, here are my nominees (Hi Style Me Bloggers!)
I want to play!!!
You can totally play Leslie! When I was nominating I went down the list on the Style Me linkup. But you can definitely be my number 12! 🙂
you’ve never watched Friends?!? what?!
thanks for the nomination! I’m awful with these posts though 🙁
I know, I know. It just was a show I never watched. I’ve seen parts of episodes but have never watched much of anything. I’m sure your post will turn out great 🙂
Wow thanks for nominating me, I’ll be sure to answer the questions!
Have fun 🙂
Oh boy! I guess I better get busy answering questions.