Friday Follow!

It’s time for another Friday Follow, once again hosted by One 2 Try, Hearts Make Families and Midday Escapes.

Here’s how YOU can join in on the fun:

• Click on the Friday Follow button above, then link up your blog name and URL.
• Grab both the Friday Follow and sponsor buttons and include them in your blog post.
• Follow the Friday Follow hostesses listed in the first 3 slots
• Follow as many blogs as you’d like
• Comment on the blogs telling them you’re from Friday Follow
• Follow back when you get a new follower through Friday Follow.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Time For Friday Follow

Today marks Friday Follow #7, hosted by the lovely ladies at One 2 Try, Hearts Make Families and Midday Escapes.   If you’re looking for a great way to discover fun & interesting new blogs, plus gain some fabulous new followers, then look no further! 

Joining in on the fun is a easy as pie – just click on the button above  and link up!  Then take these steps:

• Follow the Friday Follow hostesses listed in the first 3 slots
• Follow as many blogs as you’d like
• Comment on the blogs telling them you’re from Friday Follow
• Follow back when you get a new follower through Friday Follow

Thanks for stopping by!

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Aw, You Shouldn’t Have

So, I recently received another blog award - February 17th to be exact. And honestly, I’ve been slacking a bit with the posting lately….guess it’s just been one of those weeks around here: ya know – life, lip gloss, binkies & the whole shebang!  

What better time than the present to kick-start a new week here at EllaBellaMozzarella and pass on some blog love!  Momma Such over at Raising My 4 Sons  kindly granted me with the BEAUTIFUL BLOGGER AWARD – thanks lady!   She has a lovely blog and I guarantee you’ll adore her cute and often silly tales about life as a SAHM to 4 boys.  So make sure to check her out.

The established rules of this award are as follows:

• thank & link to the person that gave you the award.
• pass this award onto 15 bloggers you’ve recently discovered and think are fantastic.
• contact said blogs and let them know they’ve won.
• state 7 things about yourself.

Now, Momma Such broke the rules a bit, so in the interest of time & the fact my family is currently looking to me to start cooking some sort of dinner, I will follow her lead by passing the award on to a couple of  new & fabulous blogs I’ve recently stumbled upon.  Drum roll, please:

Nicolle @ Babee Love

Mother Chick

Cole @ I Heart My Chaotic Life

Tiffany @ On The Verge

Sarah @ The Stroller Ballet

And here are a few random things about yours truly -

1. I was born in Germany and have lived in the US for almost 25 years.
2. I have no middle name.
3. I have a tattoo of a tiny heart on my lower back.
4. I harbor some regrets from years past, but have been working on letting go.
5. I was pretty awkward, shy & self-conscious in school and hope to do the best I can to instill confidence & a good dose of self-esteem in my daughter so that she may be better equipped for all the challenges that junior high & high school will inevitably bring.

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A Little Bit of Happiness & Sunshine to Brighten Your Day!

It’s been about 6 months since I entered the blogosphere, and I continue to realize more & more what an amazing community it really is.  Besides sharing our own personal stories day in & day out, it’s also about discovering new & interesting blogs, making connections & just maybe even forming one or two ‘virtual’ friendships along the way.  So, when it comes to supporting & promoting other wonderful bloggety blogs, I’m all for it!

I recently received  2 fantastic blog awards, and of course want to continue sharing the love by passing them on to some fabulous peeps.


First up, thanks bunches to Michelle at Flying Giggles And Lollipops, for dishing out the SUNSHINE AWARD  to me.  Her blog is both charming & cute, and filled with fab giveaways &  random musings on life as a SAHM to two girls!  Stop on over and say hello!

The rules are as follows:

• Put the logo on your blog or within your post.
• Pass the award onto 12 bloggers.
• Link the nominees within your post.
• Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
• Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.

And here are the sensational blogs I’m passing it on to:

Joy @ Trophy Mama

Tina @ Tina's Place

The Mommyologist

Kristen @ The Fun Mommies

Lea @ Shh!  Momma's Writing!

SamiJoe @ Peek thru our Window

Lindsay @ Once Upon A Mommy

Amy @ Moving On From The Drama

BJ Mama @ For What It's Worth...Or Not

Busy Bee Suz @ Day By Day With Suz

Angela @ Confessions of a Wannabe Baker

Fraizerbaz @ Open Seven Days A Week. Closed Sundays.

Next, Tia at Stoic kindly designated me with the sweet & cheerful HAPPY AWARD.   If  you’re a fan of snarky, sassy, funny ramblings about motherhood, marriage and life in general…then by all means, go check her out!

The rules are:

• Copy the image and display it on your blog.
• List 10 things that make you happy.
• Try to do at least one of them today.
• Pass on the award to 10 bloggers who brighten your day.

10 random things that make me happy (in no particular order) –

1. My daughter’s beautiful smile.
2. A Starbucks Grande Skinny Vanilla Latte.
3. Watching my hubby be the most amazing father  I always knew he’d be.
4. Thinking about my crazy kitty Skye (who passed away last September).
5. A new heavenly pair of  Seven For All Mankind jeans that fit like a glove (especially if they were on sale).
6. Looking at pictures of our fabulous wedding & honeymoon and reveling in all the wonderful memories.
7. ‘LOST’ – the best show ever!
8. Slowly but surely seeing the results of my hard work at the gym.
9. Catching a few moments of  ‘The Howard Stern’ show when I’m alone in the car.
10. Saturday night dinner out at a delish restaurant with my two favorite peeps!

Mostly all the blogs I come across brighten my day, but since I can only choose 10, here they are (again, in no particular order):

Kristi @ ...And Baby Makes 3!

Cassie @ Southern Domestic Goddess

Rachel @ Second Time Around

Momma Such @ Raising My 4 Sons

Manic Momma @Mommyhood Exposed

Brittany @ Mommy Words

Tanya @ Mommygoggles

Momma D @ Momma D and Da Boyz

Jenna @ Jenna In The Ditch

Alyssa @ Bloggin 2 Noggin

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Time Out For Theta Mom Thursday

Funny, but my stories about taking some time for MYSELF always tend to revolve around shopping…and this one is no different. It’s short, sweet & to the point.

The peanut was sleeping this past Sunday afternoon, so while the hubby stayed home with her, I went out to Marshall’s/Home Goods, by MYSELF!  Spent half an hour looking for some accessories for Ella’s new ‘big girl’ room.  Didn’t find anything, so naturally I shifted the focus to MYSELF and went to try on some clothes.  After another half hour, I ended up buying a cute shirt (for $4.99!!!) and a fabulously pink, fitted yoga-style top for the gym.  Left the store not with what I was originally looking for, but with a little somethin’ somethin’ for MYSELF….what else is new!  Finally, I headed over to Acme and enjoyed a leisurely grocery trip ALL BY MYSELF (and if you’re a mom, you know just how delightful such a trip is WITHOUT KIDS)!

The End!



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Friday Follow – Fabulous Blog Hop

The lovely ladies over at Hearts Make Families, One 2 Try, and Midday Escapades are hosting their second Follow Friday Celebration today, and I think it’s simply genius!  What a wonderful way for bloggers like moi to discover fresh & fabulous new blogs, and possibly gain a few new followers at the same time!   

So, what are you waiting for?  Clink on the button below for all the juicy details and join in!





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Theta Mom Thursday

I’ve never done this here on my blog, so I’ll quickly explain the below post, where I TAKE TIME OUT FOR THETA MOM THURSDAY!  Theta Mom is one of my favorite bloggity blogs, about a fabulous mom and her journey through motherhood.  Every Thursday she challenges us blogging mama’s to write about how we took 1 hour of time over the last week to do whatever we want….WITHOUT the kiddos (and also link up on her blog to meet other mommy’s & see how they spent their time out). 

So, on Wednesday, after dropping Ella off at pre-school, I dragged myself to the gym to get my work-out on in Body Pump class.  Now, even though this is kind of an hour I had to myself, it’s not the ‘me time’ I want to write about.  Because after the gym (and feeling very proud of having pushed myself through class despite a serious lack of motivation), I hopped on over to one of my all time favorite place – the King of Prussia Mall.  For those not familiar with this shopping lover’s paradise, the KOP mall is HUGE and has just about every store imaginable (I believe it ranks among the country’s largest shopping centers).  I always say that if you can’t find what you’re looking for in KOP, well, then you might as well give up.  I was able to hit up Nordstrom’s Half-Yearly Women & Kid’s sale and found some phenomenal deals, like a pair of Juicy velour cargo-style bottoms for almost 50% off regular price….LOVES IT!    They also had some fab 7 For All Mankind (which we all know fit AMAZINGLY well) on sale,  which  I totally should have snatched up…but alas, I ran out of time (and kept my trip a bit more budget friendly) & had to head on out to pick up the peanut.

Hopefully I’ll have another opportunity for some ‘time out’ next week!



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Another Site Recommendation

So, about a year ago I stumbled upon this blog, written by a stay-at-home mom  out of Salt Lake City, Utah.  Having never heard of her before, I had no idea just how huge of a following she had & that she's kind of a God amongst bloggers.  I check her site almost every single day now and can never get enough of her hilarious and wacky tales of mommyhood, written with just the right amount of snarky, in-your-face sarcasm.  But what I think most people really love about her (I know I do), is her sincere honesty....she puts it all out there, from chronicling her roller-coaster journey with depression to detailing her 2 labor & delivery adventures to expressing how she feels about baby-poop in all it's various forms.  Without further ado, let me give some link love to my very favorite blogger/mama/all-around crazy lady:

 

WWW.DOOCE.COM

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