Beach Blanket Blogging ( and some swag for your beach bag)

Ahhh.... the sound of jingle bells becoming fainter. I thought today a good choice for an Awards Party.  For Awards Parties, I like to pick a divine frock and splash on some of my favorite eau de parfum but let's mix it up a bit. It is the final awards post of 2009, and since we in Atlanta are just now nudging up to Mr. Winter, let's don our flip flops and go here:
 
Cap Jaluca in Anguilla. One of my favorite places on Earth and the perfect place for a Cocktail Party on the Beach. Who wouldn't enjoy a warm beach right now? 

Thank you seems insufficient to everyone reading this blog and  I appreciate you, your comments and emails. Blogs provide so many of us a voice, an outlet, and a great opportunity to "meet" people we may otherwise never had the chance to meet. I am glad to be a participant.

A big thank you to That Girl 39 shared the Queen of All Things Awsummmm Award (if only that were true.) And I appreciate the Honest Scrap from Rebel Mom and Oh Georgina.

And very grateful to Postman  for the Superior Scribbler Award. I love it.  And you are a Superior Scribbler yourself so I appreciate you thinking of me. 

Thank you Lee from Headaches Hormones and Hotflashes for your sassy Your Blog Lights My Fire Award. Thank you Josh at The Technical Parent for the I Should Have Been A Stripper Award. Oh My. That is a sassy award. Thanks Josh. I will be sure NOT to give it to your daughter when she gets older.

Wonderful Erin at The Mother Load gave me this sparkler: The 5 Diamonds Award. Oh, its pretty. And Erin is a gem, so it is perfect.
And thank you so much Leah at Funny is the New Young for the Your Blog is Fabulous Award.

And JenJen, thank you for the awesome Frog Award. Adorable!  

And big cocktail to you Ali Dubrow for naming me your "Blog Find of the Year. " And the super creative Dumbwit Teller made this amazing award.  And there is a dress after my own heart.  Fabulous Candice at Wolf's on Safari gave me the Gorgeous Blogger Award. Thank you! And Raouly's Girl, big thanks for the wonderful Lemonade Stand Award.

And awesome Leigh at Leigh vs. Laundry, I love my I am Funny Award. I showed it to my brother and said, "See, I have been trying to tell you..."

And I also want to give a special thank you to  VodkaLogic, The PeachTart, Walking Man, Jules at Mean Girl Garage, JJ in LA,  PJ from Seens From the Back of My Eyelids and  Mo 'MadDog' Stoneskin who have been with me since my blog was in its early stages of infancy.


Whew..sip break. In addition to the blogs above who contribute a wide variety of sass, wit, and charm to the Party, there are obviously many others. Because I want to you to visit all of these links, I am sharing just a few more great blogs reflecting on everything from music, secret confessions, dating as a single man, and the life of an ex-dancer and a good deal in between.

Aunt Juicebox
Matthew at AbodeOneThree
That Gal Kiki
Jen's Voices
UberGrumpy
The Absence of Alternatives
The Sharer

Secretia
DeNae at My Real Life Was Backordered

And to all of these bloggers listed today,  I give the following:  

I Give Good Blog Award because every single one of you contributes something great to BlogWorld.

The rules: No one really likes rules, do they? I shall make mine simple. Make a cocktail, pick out some of your favorite bloggers. Send this award to 4 of them. Tell them why you think they give good blog. There are SO many fascinating, witty, and fantastic bloggers; let's invite them all to the party.

Or you can just put it on your mantle and watch it sparkle. And if you think it sassy I created my own Award, just consider it a grown up and virtual version of a friendship bracelet.

And finally, let's be honest. Does everyone love to sit through an entire awards ceremony to see other people win? They do it for the moral support, I know. But they also do it for the fabulous swag bag. So shouldn't you get something too?  After all, did you not just spend days and days giving to others?

What might be in your swag bag? Well, it is a beach party, but I can not send you an umbrella adorned cocktail, a cabana boy OR cabana girl..but the other perfect thing for the beach is a great read. So....I am giving one of you a $20.00 gift card to Amazon so you can give yourself a little something. And to celebrate a great year ahead.

Just leave a comment by Friday and I will pick a name out of my magic hat on Saturday morning and announce the winner.  Have a great day. You all are the perfect guests for this beach party.