An Award and Some Fun Facts

Happy Monday!
The lovely Jordan at Musings of a Twenty Something nominated me for an award! This was huge, since she is one of my fave bloggers! Thanks so much girl! You should go check her out... seriously. Go. I'll wait...

So.

Here are the rules:
1. Nominate up to 15 fellow bloggers who are relatively new to blogging
2. Let the nominated bloggers know that they have been nominated for this award
3. Share 7 random facts about yourself
4. Thank the blogger who has nominated you
5. Add the Versatile Blogger Award picture to your post

Fun Fact #1
My nickname is Desiqua. It was made up by an ex, but I kind of love it. It is a mixture of my two nationalities. Desi  is a nickname for Indian (from India, not American Indian), and -Qua from Boriqua, which is a nickname for a Puerto Rican.

Fun Fact #2
I am not a good cook. Like, at all. The only thing I can really make is pancakes. Oh, and tuna noodle casserole. However, I make a mean pumpkin pie! [This is also why I make sure my man can cook before I date him... for real. What? A girl's still gotta eat!]

Fun Fact #3
I'm naturally thin. And I'm short (5'2"ish). And my voice is a little high pitched- someone actually asked me on Friday if I had ever auditioned to be a voice of a cartoon (The answer is no.). People tend to think I'm much younger than I am, and I always get carded, but I've become "ok" with that.

Fun Fact #4 
I'm an adrenaline junkie. I will try almost anything for a rush. When I was little, I wanted to go on the biggest, baddest rollercoasters and free falls. In college, I moved on to jumping off cliffs into waterfalls (Spring Break 2005) and white water rafting. And just last summer, I went skydiving for the first time. C kept asking me why I wanted to jump out of a perfectly good plane, but I just wanted the rush! Which I certainly got!

Fun Fact #5
I wear my heart on my sleeve... or my face. I wish I could control it, but I can't! Whatever mood I'm in, you can tell just by looking at me. If you don't know me well, I can usually get away with the "fake" smile. However even if I'm smiley and talking about nonsense, C and close friends know when something is up right away. It's a plus and a minus!

Fun Fact #6
I played the alto saxophone from 4th grade through high school. The thing was as big as me! I was the only girl who played from 6th grade on, and I was really good! I remember I even got a few solos in the Jazz Band. I even participated in marching band. Yes, giant plume and all! We did competitions, and my favorite memory was getting to march in Giants Stadium! We didn't place, but it was still really cool! We played the Hunchback of Notre Dame. [Funny the things we remember!]

Fun Fact #7
I love a good deal. I'm not one of those Crazy Coupon Ladies (though I do use coupons often, but we don't have a stockpile of anything), but I will wait for items to go on sale, or check different stores for similar items. I use Groupon and Living Social (among others) for entertainment deals. Paperback Swap lets me trade books (fo free!) and Smartbook Worms has severely discounted ebooks. And of course I love outlet shopping and TJ Maxx/Marshalls!

And the nominees are...

1. Beth - Shug in Boots 

2. Amy Lynn- Suburban Blender 

3. Jessica - My Bag of Sunshine 

4. Amanda - Champagne and Sunshine 

5. Kristen - Established: 2008

6.Becca - Oh, The Places You'll Go 

7. Kate - Sweet Southern Sunshine 

8. Michele - Short Girl, Long Island 

9.Nikki - My Life My Way 

10. Michelle - My Simple Life 

11. Erica - Pocket Full of Chuckles 

12. Bailey J - Being Bailey J 

13. Nichole - Life as a Newlywed 

14.Jess - The Pretty Physicist  

15. E - E is Random