Awards and Babies! Yay!

Thanks to my wonderful friend The Misadventures of TaschaBear I was given the Stylish Blogger Award!

I have been blogging for only a month or so, so I'm still a wee bit new! I have to say that I am a little bit guilty of being narcissistic, so I am always checking my "stats" to see how many people have looked at my blog. I am sure it's just the same 7 or 8 people, but I have gotten over 300 page views in a month. WHICH IS FANTA-STIC! So thanks for reading my pathetic rants, and stupid things that I found funny. 

According to the rules of the award I am now to do four things:

• Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this award.  DONE-IFIED!
• Share 7 things about yourself
• Award 15 or so recently discovered great bloggers. (I have to be honest, I don't know that many.... but I will try to find someone...)
• Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award(which I will do as soon as I can think of someone...)

My Seven Things

1. I am in LOVE with traveling.  Since I moved back in with my folks, I have been to Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg.  I have to say that Spain was my favorite so far, but that is because I had a beach.  I want to spend the next 20 years traveling the southern hemisphere since I have (or will shortly) traversed the Northern hemisphere.
2. I am a firm believer in honesty. As if you didn't know that from my blog... But seriously, the truth can set you free.  And if it offends you, it can be a great opportunity to change yourself or your behaviors.  
3. I am currently getting Confirmed in the Catholic church.  I started the process this weekend, by volunteering with the high school confirmation class.  I had a blast, although I found that the kids made me feel old.  I was able to relate to my boyfriend now.... lol.
4. I am also a firm believer that long distance relationships do work.  Especially in today's modern society where everyone has facebook, and skype, and chat forms of fifty kinds.  To keep the relationship, you have to have commitment.  Not necessarily a ring, but some kind of agreement that you guys plan on staying together, no matter what.  All an LDR needs is communication, and trust, and honesty.  
5. I am a nerd. Gasp. 
6. I am somewhat fluent in German, after taking three classes. It is quite terrible that I didn't pay attention more, because my grammar is terrible.  I find myself thinking in German quite often. and that makes me a happy Alyssa
7. I am a very understanding person.  Anytime a person is in need of a good talking, I tend to try and help.  The greatest thing someone has told me is that I tend to tell both sides of the equation and let the person cone to their own conclusion.

Alright. Now.

Things We Say:

I WANT TO GO BACK! GET IT OUT OF ME!--My poor friend during labor.
I thought this was terribly funny because I kept thinking "go back when? go back where?"

Blurb My Brain:

So my friend gave birth today to a GORGEOUS baby girl.  8.002pounds, and 21 inches.  I got to the room RIGHT before the water broke, and about 15 minutes later, out came Gabriella. Now, I saw my brother's birth four years ago, and it was gross. But this time I was so overwhelmed with happiness for a baby that isn't mine, or even in my immediate family, that I cried.  It was fantastic.  Now, I am still not ready for a baby, at least not for aother year and a half. But I definitely got over the "Babies are gross!" today. What an amazing event. :)