I’m loved.  Who knew?

No, but seriously—I’m loved.  Or at least liked.  Which is a nice feeling, you know?  It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be popular.  No, that’s not how it goes… Well, it doesn’t matter.  The point is, I was just chosen as Niki’s Featured Favourite!  This is quite an honour, considering I’ve never met her before, and she seems like one of the cool kids back in Mesa—everyone who’s anyone is commenting on her blog these days.  She must not know what a dork I am in real life.  Suckah!  I sure fooled her.

But back to business.  The duties of my short reign as Featured Favourite deemed that I answer a list of questions, which Niki then posted on her blog, in tribute {I’ve always wanted to be tributed!}.  In other words, she posted so I didn’t have to.  Thanks, Niki!  Go ahead and check it out, if you’re interested.

But it got me thinking…  I have been tributed a few times during the lifetime of this blog, and I appreciate each and every one of my precious memorials (gosh, I’m really getting a god complex, aren’t I?  Before I know it, my head will be the size of Pluto [poor little fellow deserves more tributes]).  So it seems only right that I return the favours.

I give you…

The List of People Who Like Me Enough to Say So
(chronologically ordered)

1.  Cristin {Tales of an Ordinary Housewife} mentioned me in a “favourites” post back in September—you can read it here, if you’re so inclined.  Cristin is one of the first people I ever blog stalked.  Her brother-in-law, Steffen, told me about her blog on the day I started mine.  She’s a mother of two, and a funny funny person.  She writes about things like how her mom gave her and her sisters mushroom haircuts when they were little.  What’s not to like?  Go visit her.  *I did not include a picture of Cristin because she does not have a profile/”about me” page, and I didn’t feel right stealing any other sort.  Sorry, Cristin.*

2.  Katie {Confessions of a Newly Married Couple} wrote an entire post about me a few months later, in January—you can read it here.  Once again, I was the initiator of this blogging friendship—I found her blog while Googling™ “cupcake truck” [why I was looking up the term “cupcake truck,” you’ll never know].  She lives in Connecticut, which screams FANCY!, YUPPIE!, and CHIC!—three things I strive to scream myself, but have so far failed to do.  In other words, she’s living my dream.  Oh, and she works at Yale—as in…YALE.  The university.  You know, no big deal.  She’s very funny, and writes about things like her pregnant belly and girl scout cookies.  What’s not to like?  Go visit her.

3.  Whitney {Ach and Winnie} included me in a “favourites” post a month later, in February—you can read it here.  Whitney was a grade or two younger than me in high school, and we were never friends because she was too cool for me.  She still is, in fact, and I can’t figure out how she came to like me, but I take what I can get.  She and her husband make a handsome couple, indeed—you should visit her blog just to look at their lovely pictures.  She is a dance teacher, a recently-graduated interior designer, and a baby-grower [at least for another couple weeks].  She writes about things like panic attacks over pregnant feet and ill-fitting shoes.  What’s not to like?  Go visit her.

4.  RatalieNose {EverybodyNose} wrote about me twice in March—first, to give me an award; and second, as a fun comment giveaway sort of game.  Of all the tributees, RatalieNose knows me the closest in real life, so these posts have actual anecdotes about me.  They’re really quite lovely.  She is still in high school, and it’s fun reading her blog and remembering my own golden olden days.  She has such a positive, fresh outlook on life, and is starting to grow quite a following for such a new blogger.  She comments on nearly every post I write and has been a faithful reader almost from the beginning.  I think she likes me more than I’ve ever liked myself, which…you know…it’s nice.  RatalieNose hosts frequent “giveaways” on her blog, wherein every commenter gets something written about them in a subsequent post.  Clever.  She writes about her friends, her family, and high school life.  What’s not to like?  Go visit her.

5.  Niki {A Lovely Lifestyle} wrote about me today.  I’ve never met Niki, but I feel like we are good friends anyway.  She is probably the sweetest blog friend I’ve never met—I don’t know that I’ve ever read a cynical or snarky word on her blog; she’s like 100% pure cane sugar.  She lives in Mesa and is a connoisseur of all things vintage and lovely—the pictures alone are worth the trip to her blog.  She writes about life with her quirky husband, their dog, and “Lovey,” the long-awaited baby who’s not yet hatched.  What’s not to like?  Go visit her.

If you’ve written something nice about me, but were not included in this list, I’m very sorry.  Better write another one.

Heh.

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