Hello friends. I mentioned on Friday that I would be flying to Utah over the weekend to spend a fun-filled week with my sister Hanna. Well, after a slight emergency, a surgery, and several phone calls, we have pushed our trip back a couple of weeks. Hanna was in Florida over the weekend with her husband and ended up having appendicitis, which required that her appendix be removed. Since having surgery, she is not allowed to travel for a few days. She spent several nights in the hospital, but is now resting and recovering at their beach side hotel (complimentary from her husband’s work). Our mother is watching her girls, and Hanna is already starting to gain much of her health back.
Needless to say, things have been a bit crazy in our neck of the woods. However, in the mist of all the craziness we also had a lovely surprise—our little blog has been nominated for the Liebster Award! I know, we thought it too— “What on earth is a Liebster Award?”
The Liebster Award is basically a “pay-it-forward” award given by other bloggers to recognize/award up and coming bloggers. It’s a great way to find new blogs and meet new friends. Stripes and Polka Dots was graciously nominated by Katelyn over at
Learning, Creating, Living. The rules are: mention the person who nominated you with a link to their blog. Answer the eleven questions given to you. Nominate 11 other up and coming bloggers (that have under 500 followers). Make up a new set of 11 questions for your nominees. Here are the 11 questions Katelyn asked us:
Why did you start blogging?
Hanna and I are twin sisters and best friends that currently live 830 miles apart. Blogging allows us to continue doing the things we love to do together even though we no longer live near each other.
What is your favorite thing to do when you are not busy?
I think it can be said for the both of us that when a free moment presents itself (which is usually rare), we love to catch-up on a much loved TV show or relax and read a good book.
What is your favorite movie and why?
Surprisingly both of our favorite movies are from the 80’s– Dirty Dancing and Can’t Buy Me Love. But in all honesty, we love any good chick-flick as much as the next girl.
How would you describe yourselves in three words?
Quite, caring, perfectionists!
Where is your favorite place to shop and why?
Hands down, we’d both agree on Target. Their products are cute, stylish, and inexpensive– a win, win for everyone!
What is your favorite blog post you’ve ever done and why?
We are both fairly new to blogging and therefore don’t have much to pull from, but one of my favorite posts was my
New Years post. It was kind of an “awe-ha” moment for me that has changed my perspective on life. Hanna says that her favorite post was her
DIY Numbers Poof because she has never had a project go so smoothly and turn out so good at the same time.
What is your favorite outfit to wear?
We like to keep it simple with a pair of skinny jeans, a basic top, a jacket/cardigan, a great statement necklace/scarf and a pair of flats. This is pretty much our everyday look– stylish, comfortable, and functional.
What is your favorite place you’ve ever been and why?
Hanna says, probably Germany because it was the first bit trip she’d ever been on with her husband to a place he’d come to love after living there for two years. Plus they saw some pretty amazing sights! And me, I’m going to have to go with Mt. Wheeler peak; the second highest peak in Nevada with an elevation of 13,065 feet. I’m a sucker for breath-taking views, plus I just loved the feel of being on top of the world.
If you could do one thing you’ve always wanted to do at this very moment, what would it be?
Go to the Mood fabric store in New York and have enough money to buy anything my heart desired.
What is your favorite thing about blogging?
One of our main purposes in starting a blog was to be try and create a sense of community and support among our readers and foster new friendships. Being a stay-at-home mom, or just a mom in general, can be isolating at times. We absolutely love the opportunity that we have through blogging to meet, inspired, and be inspired by other women.
How’d you come up with your blog name?
We both happen to really like stripes and polka dots in all its forms. They are timeless patterns that never goes out of style just as we hope will not our blog either.
We love and nominate the following blogs:
Allison @ Freshly CompletedJanelle @
Janelle in Real LifeDaniela @
Put a Bird On ItKelly @
The Little ThingsStephany @
The Bee’s KneesSarah @
This Sarah LovesAmy @
Homey Oh My
Questions for my nominees are:
1. Who is your hero?
2. What is your biggest fear?
3. What is your favorite food?
4. What is your favorite book?
5. What do you enjoy most about blogging?
6. How did you come up with your blog name?
7. What blog/website are you most obsessed about?
8. What is your favorite aspect of yourself/body?
9. What is one thing most people don’t know about you?
10. What is one of your New Year’s resolutions for this year?
11. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
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