Beautiful Blogger Award and 7 Random Facts

The beautiful ladies at Pure2Raw awarded me this Beautiful Blogger Award. The rules are you have to write 7 random things about yourself and than pass it on to 7 other beautiful bloggers. As you know, I can never choose 7 out of all my beautiful readers, so once again, I am passing this on to all of you.

Now 7 Random Facts:

1. I became a vegetarian at the age of 15, I never liked cheese or milk, so I didn't eat much dairy (besides ice cream). I started eating turkey, fish and chicken when I was 17 because of the lack of options when going out to eat with my new boyfriend (T!!!). It was always pasta, pasta, pasta. Now of course, I realize that was foolish of me, I can always ask for the dish without the meat!

2. I became a vegan cold turkey (no pun intended). When I was diagnosed with Crohn's (4.5 years ago) I cut anything out that bothered my stomach, first it was dairy, then chicken and turkey, then eggs and finally fish. I never slipped and it wasn't hard at all!

3. After we got Ginger (3.5 years ago), my veganism became more about the animals. Now I could never see myself eating something so precious again.

Baby Ginger

4. I do still have leather in my closet (GASP!). Like I mentioned in the past, I worked at a high end shoe store, most of my leather products are years old. I do not feel the need to throw everything away and spend a fortune buying new stuff. But I do by man made whenever possible. In fact, I asked for a Mat and Nat purse for Christmas! Baby steps!

5. T and I got married in the Bahamas. Most of my close family came and T's immediate family and all of our friends. We had about 30 people. The wedding was so intimate and beautiful. Every person that came said it was the best wedding they had been to. We stayed at the One and Only Ocean Club resort (Oprah stays there!), we had our ceremony in a Catholic church on the island, and the reception at the famous Greycliff Hotel and Cigar Factory. It was really neat and beautiful! We went to Jamaica on our honeymoon which was magical!

Our Wedding in the Bahamas

6. I have an older brother (by 5 years) and a younger sister (by 3 years).

7. I read a lot of the food blogs I read now for a few years before I started my own. I never commented, just read them. When I came on the "blogging scene" I felt I knew a lot of people already, although, they didn't know me! :)


Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone!