Kitty Deschanel | Food, Wine, and Travel Adventures Across the USA

The linky is at the bottom of this post. First up, though, are this week's Best in Show Award nominees. Geez, you guys make it hard to choose! There were some very talented bloggers linked up last week! Modern Country Style shared a hodgepodge of gorgeous home photos and project ideas, including these charming framed postcards from the 1930s. Tales of Fruit and Cake shared her hilarious (well, probably not to her) story about getting locked in. Sneak peek: the last resort of peeing out the window does come up. You might want to skip this one if you're on a diet. Simply Sweet Home posted her favorite, drool-inducing recipes. All 12 of them look scrumptious, but I especially love these Homemade Samoa Cookies! Etcetorize made this cute hat herself! There is a detailed tutorial, including videos, so that you can make a hat of your own. Wrapping up 2010, Fuzzy Slippers Designs posted her top 5 (6!) posts of the year. DIY by Design posted photos of her daughter's bed...

...the amazing blogger who created this:  And this: And this: Congratulations, Beth Stone Studio ! I hope all my blog readers will visit your site and your Etsy shop . You really have one amazing thing after another! Have I mentioned that I am completely in love with all things guinea pig? Cute, cute, cute! Here is your award: Thank you to everyone who participated in last weekend's Not "Baaad" Sundays blog hop! I hope to see you tomorrow for another chance at the Best in Show award!

As mentioned before, Sexy Nerd gets up insanely early every day. By the time I get up, he's been at work over an hour (and, personally, I think I have to get up waaaay too early!) When I came downstairs the other morning, there was a doggy-related message waiting for me on our chalkboard door. Click the image to enlarge Where's the "All of the Above" option?

Monday was me and my Sexy Nerd's anniversary. We've been married 3 whole years! And, since our wedding was on the 4 year anniversary of our first date, we've been together a whopping 7 years! Crazy. I'd been brainstorming anniversary ideas and came up with some good ones. After Sexy Nerd went to bed on Sunday night, I got started decorating. I rescued this banner from the trash pile when cleaning my boss's house last week. Have I mentioned that I work in a dental office? That's a blog post for another day.   What a fun surprise when you come downstairs!    Sexy Nerd gets up ridiculously early for work. I made him a batch of breakfast burritos to heat up in the morning and pre-filled the coffee maker for him. (Click image to enlarge)   I framed a group of photos for him, including this collage. It features a note from the back of a photo he mailed to me back when we first started dating, when he was living in Michigan. Ta da! Next on my agenda was a litt...

I was browsing through blogs this morning when I came across an intriguing advertisment. I immediately saved a screen shot to share with you. Okay, maybe not quite immediately (you can see my Google search for yourself - there's no sense trying to hide it!) See that colorful box in the upper right? Isn't it beautiful? I'd never participated in a campaign like the one with Jimmy Dean and BlogHer before. Although I've seen ads like this in the past, I was skeptical that my little post would ever be featured in an advertisement. Yup, I'm a hotshot.

Welcome to another snazzy Not "Baaad" Sundays linky party! Before we start linking up, there are some fun business matters to attend to (doesn't this just sound so professional?) First up, the winner of last week's Best in Show award clobbered the competition! With almost 60% of the votes in her favor, the award goes to the blogger who posted the recipe for these delicious-looking (though perhaps not sounding) Belly Button Cookies: Congratulations, Amy from Flexible Dreams ! Way to go on all those votes! Here is your award: Next up, it's time for another round of Best in Show nominees. We're starting 2011 with a brand new linky, but before we do, I've compiled a list of 10 blog posts chosen out of all the blog hops posted here in 2010. Give yourself a pat on the back if your post was selected - this is 10 posts out of several hundred linked blogs! Here are the nominees: Moore Minutes went camping and put out a S'mores Dessert Buffet! Silly P...