Blog Award--And Yes I Bent the Rules!

Yan and Kristi were both super sweet and gave me a fantabulous award.  

"This blog invests and believes in the PROXIMITY-nearness in space, time and relationships. These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement! Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this clever-written text into the body of their award."

This award really means so much to me.  I have grown close with so many of the bloggers in the YA community, and I truly do enjoy every email, tweet, and chat.  Of course it is way too hard to choose eight people so I am going to cheat a little bit (and these are in no particular order)...

1. Chelsea of The Page Flipper-She was the first person I connected with online and it is through her chats that I've "met" so many of these wonderful people!

2. Alea of Pop Culture Junkie-She is so friendly and can always make me smile!  Plus she's super creative!

3. Lauren of Shooting Stars Mag-Not only is she from my home state, but she is very selfless and considerate of others!  

4. Yan of Books By Their Cover-She is so hilarious and keeps me entertained!

5. Laura of Laura's Review Bookshelf-I don't even know where to start with Laura...she's just the best!  Enter her contest NOW!

6. Sharon of Sharon Loves Books and Cats-My long lost twin!  I feel like I've known her forever!

7. Carol of Bookluver-Carol Reviews-She just amazes me!  Even when she's spamming blogs, she keeps me laughing!

8. Kristi of The Story Siren-She is so nice!  She is down to earth and genuine!

9. Khy of Frenetic Reader-She is bursting with personality and I love her energy!

10. Liv of Liv's Book Reviews-Liv is just so adorable.  Love to talk with her about AI and teen heartthrobs!

11. Sarah of Sarah's Random Musings-She is so sweet and complimentary to everyone.  I've never heard her speak a mean word about anyone.

12. Vania and Sarah of Reverie Media-These ladies are new to the blogging scene, but I've totally clicked with them!  So excited to be meeting up with them in a few weeks!

13. Kelsey of Reading Keeps You Sane-She is just so awesome!  What more can I say?

As you can see, I've named way more than 8 people, and this list could go on and on.  And to those of you listed, thanks for being you!

I also received a few more "Your Blog is Fabulous" awards from Reverie, Carol, and Ana.  So thank you all!