Cheers- The Ivrester Award!

In honor of Thirsty Thursday, and the fact that this has been sitting as a draft for literally six months, I give you...

1. Acknowledge who nominated you. Thanks Jordan (sorry I'm 6 months late!)

2. Answer the 10 questions below 

3. Nominate 10 bloggers you think are excellent drinkers

4. Do not change the questions.

5. Don't nominate the blog that nominated you. That's it.

What is your favorite drinking game and why? 
This is a throwback one, but I will always love King's Cup!

It is your birthday, what is your idea of the perfect evening?
Dinner with friends followed by karaoke or dancing, which is exactly what I plan on doing!

Money is no object, what is your go to drink of choice at a bar?
If it's available, a rose martini. But it's usually not, so beer. Or some gin or whiskey concoction

Take this alcohol screening quiz here, what score did you receive?
You answered 5 items out of 20 Yes.

Your score is 25%. According to the Office of Health Care Programs, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, developers of this screening quiz, if you answered 3 of these questions with a Yes it is a definite sign that your drinking patterns are harmful and possibly considered alcohol dependent or alcoholic. You may want to seek an evaluation by a healthcare professional.

What is your favorite memory with alcohol?
Is this a trick question??! There are a whole lot! My 21st was pretty awesome. As was drinking on the beach in India while smoking hookah... good times! 

What is your favorite song about drinking? Or song to drink to?
Bottoms Up- Trey Songz ft. Nicki Minaj
Cheers (I'll Drink to That)- Rihanna
Beer on the Table- Josh Thompson

What is your favorite activity to do while drinking (i.e. boating, bowling, golf, trivia, etc.)
dancing/singing/live music
game nights
watching football
laying on the beach

In your opinion, which is the number one party school in the country and why?
My alma mater!! We had "The Hill"- where alllll the frats and sororities were. You could literally find a place to drink any time, any day, no matter what. 

When do you know you have had too much to drink? What are your signals?
My under eye area gets a little puffy, my eyes get a little squinty, and I get LOUD! And cuddly. And too honest!

And my nominees are :

Kenya- Life with Giggles
Michael- Crazy Tragic Almost Magic
Jennifer- Crazy Shenanigans
Kelly- Big Apple, Little Bites
Lauren- The Peanut Program
Emma- Bubbly Muppet
Karla- Forever Newly Wedded
Misfit- Adventures of a Misfit Librarian
Amber- Brunch with Amber
Lindsay- Life on the Countryside

Cheers!

An Award... And Some Throwback Pics!

First off, I would like to thank Kenya of Life with Giggles for this award! Thanks so much girl! This award requests that I write 11 facts about myself- another way for you all to get to better know me! So here we go!

RULES:

1. Link back to the person who nominated you

2. Write 11 facts about yourself once nominated

3. Answer the 11 questions from the person who nominated you

4. Come up with 11 questions for the 11 people you nominate 

Facts:

1. The first concert I ever attended was David Hasselhoff. In my defense, I was just a kid, and he just happened to be playing at the Meadowlands Fair where I went to ride the rides, not see him! (I did get an autograph and free CD though!)

2. I am half Puerto Rican, and half Indian (like the country, not the Native American variety) by way of Trinidad. Confused? So was I for most of my childhood.

3. I love travelling, and have been to 14 countries. I would love to go to Italy and Australia.

4. I was a competitive dancer when I was younger. 

5. I have a half sister who I've never met, though I think I would like to one day. 

6.  I want to be an Event Planner. 

7. I almost drowned going into a waterfall in the rain forest in Puerto Rico. The water pushed forward from the waterfall, and threw me backwards against rocks, and I went under. So I got up and did it again... I got through the second time :)

8. I played the alto saxophone for 8 years. I was a super nerd. I played in marching band, jazz band, and concert band, and was the only female sax player for the last 3 years.

9. I can sing almost any song after hearing it just once. But that might be due to the fact that a lot of current artists have such craptastic, repetitive lyrics. 

10. Though I have a current driver's license, I haven't driven a car in 7 years, and I have never owned a car. (I had two cars, one in high school and one after college, but they were both in my mom's name.)

11. I didn't learn about Santa Clause until I was 12. I was very naive. I found out on Christmas morning from the radio station Z100. One of the saddest days ever! 

Kenya's questions:

Do you have a middle name? I do! 

Favorite sport? To watch: baseball [Go Phillies!] To play: probably tennis, though I haven't played in years

Wine or  Beer? Winter- red wine. Anytime- beer. 

Do you prefer cooking or baking? Baking! I can't even cook eggs properly (I've tried, it didn't go well)

Did you have a sweet 15/16? Sweet 16! My crush came with me as my "escort"! 

What is your job? Office manager at a college

Do you have kids? No, and I am definitely not ready for any right now!

Dog or Cat? Neither right now. I had a dog when I was younger. I would love to adopt a puggle. I already have a name for him/her!

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Country living or city living? I've almost always lived in suburbs. I don't think I would do well in the country- I need to be near the energy and craziness of a city!

What kind of car do you drive? See above! 

Favorite color? Cerulean or blue-green. Like this:

11 Questions for my nominees (and anyone who wants to answer!):

1. Where did you go on your favorite vacation?

2. You win $5,000! What are you gonna do with the money?

3. Who or what do you miss the most? 

4. I love hearing new music! What is your favorite song right now?

5. Do you have a signature scent/perfume? What isit?

6. Do you have any collections? What are they?

7. What is your favorite tradition?

8. What is your biggest fear?

9. What trait do you value most in a love interest (bf/gf/hus/wife/etc)?

10. I'm a quirky girl. What's one quirky or something others might find "weird" thing about you? 

11. What makes you happy? 


I nominate the following blogs:

1. Musings of a Twenty Something

2. Forever Newly Wedded

3. Begin Anyway

4. Bubblymuppet

5. Crazy Shenanigans

6. Oh The Places You'll Go

7. The Landlady

8. Get It Together, Woman.

9. Casa de Crews

10. Established: 2008

11.Dabbling in Dixie

Check these ladies out- they are some of my favorites! 

[Sidenote: I wanted to nominate several other blogs, however, they had already been nominated by someone else! Sorry ladies!]

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 

A Bloggy Award!

Miss Tangles from Tangled in Texas gave me this awesome award- Thanks Tangles! If you haven't read her blog yet, definitely check it out- she keeps things interesting with lots of different types of posts, from OOTD's, to savings, and interviews to day to day stuffs!

The rules for the Sunshine Award are:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them.

2. Tell us something about yourself.

3. Nominate 10 other bloggers.

4. And let them know you awarded them!

One thing ya'll don't know about me (other than apparently I say "ya'll"...don't know where that came from) is that my hair is 22" long. Yup, I just pulled one out and measured it. I think I need a haircut!

1. Andrea @ A Steady Stream of Chatter
2. Beth @ Sweet Bef's Blog
3. Brynn @ Being Brynn
4. Heisschic @ Technical Support
5. English @ I'm Not Together But I'm Getting There
6. Je$$ @ The Landlady
7. Jill @ Life After College
8. JMO @ Crazy Shenanigans
9. Mandy @ Miss Mandy Mac - first bloggy friend I met IRL!
10. Sabrina @ Sabrina Says

These are some of my daily reads- check them out! They are truly awesome blogs and bloggers! 

My First Award!

Helen aka RumTruffle from A Crafty Kind of Truffle was kind enough to give me my very first blog award- The Versatile Blogger! I'm honored and proudly accept. Thank you Helen!

Rules for accepting this award:

Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them in your post
Tell us seven things about yourself

Award 15 recently discovered new bloggers

Contact these bloggers and let them know they've received the award

I would like to pass this award onto:

1. Renee at Closed on Sunday
2. Yankee Girl at Adventures of a Yankee Girl
3. English at I'm Not Together but I'm Getting There
4. The Simple Dude at Simple Dude in a Complex World
5. Katie at Jersey Blonde
6. Kaitlin at Life of a Busy Wife
7. HotPants at Handbags & Handguns
8. Angie at Life of a Single Gal
9. Erica at Musings of a Suburban Girl
10. Annah at Red Means Go
11. Jessica at Shutterbug Mama
12. Jill at Hey Barbie
13. Jennifer Marie Olivia at Crazy Shenanigans
14. Allison at Confessions of a Cohabitant
15. Lisa Marie at Chicago (Sometimes!) on the Weekend

If you haven't checked these guys out, I definitely recommend them!!
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Now on to the 7 things:

1. I dont really get the "RSS Feed" thing.

2. Or the purpose of Twitter.

3. I have a new-found love of baking. It started last Thanksgiving when I wanted to bake a pumpkin pie because it's my fave desert. So far, it's going well!
4. I drink at least one cup of coffee and one can of Coke every workday.

5. My parents are divorced. I haven't seen my father in 11 years. I have a 10 year old half sister named Aaliyah that I've never met.
6. I am half Puerto Rican and half Indian (via Trinidad). I can't speak any other language other than English and some Spanglish. I love Puerto Rico, but I've never been to Trinidad or India...until hopefully this fall!

7. I love travelling. I have been to 16 countries...so far. My number 1 place to visit is Australia, followed closely by Italy!