Irvester Award

As if my ego wasn't already inflated enough after Adriana nominated me for a Leibster Award a few weeks ago, last week, Kristin (who is wonderful, by the way) nominated me for the Ivrester Award!!!!

And really, I'm honored. I mean, you people have never met me, but you know that I don't mess around when it comes to my spirits.

I think that means I'm definitely doing something right, yes?

Yes.

The Rules:

Acknowledge who nominated you

Answer the 10 questions listed below 

Nominate 10 bloggers you think are excellent drinkers. You can't nominate the blog that nominated you 

The Questions:

1. What is your favorite drinking game and why? A lot of people hate it, but I just love Circle of Death. Mostly because I love the Never Have I Ever part. Even though I'm always out super fast. Whatever. 

2. It is your birthday, what is your idea of the perfect evening? Ideally, my birthday would alway be on a Saturday. It would start with mimosas in the morning, champagne in the afternoon, and cocktails with my friends at a fancy bar at night! 

3. Money is no object, what is your go to drink of choice at a bar? Hands down, a Blackbird Julep from this cocktail place in Winston-Salem. IT IS SO GOOD I COULD DIE. 

Can you IMAGINE? I promise, everyone that comes to visit me, I'll take you here!!! For one drink, of course. Then it's $2 PBR the rest of the night. #balleronabudget

4. How many times have you played the game "Edward 40 Hands"? Uh, never. Oh lawd. I think I would die.

5. Take this alcohol screening quiz here, what score did you receive? Only 20% and I think it's REALLY unfair that they accused me of being an alcoholic. I mean really. REALLY THOUGH.

6. What is your favorite memory with Alcohol? Honestly, I couldn't tell you, as there are very few times that I drink for the sole purpose of drinking. But here's a story: one of the first weekends I ever spent with Garrett, we went over to some of his friends house to watch the UNC basketball game. We got an 18 pack of PBR (don't worry, the house was within walking distance!), and we each drank nine. Garrett (and all of his friends) were super impressed that I could keep up with him... he SAYS that's when he fell in love with me, but whooooo knows. =)

7. What is your favorite song about drinking? Or song to drink to? 'Say Ahhh' by Trey Songz. 0% sorry about it.

8. What is your favorite activity to do while drinking (i.e. boating, bowling, golf, trivia, etc.) Apples to Apples and Cards Against Humanity, definitely. They're fun and engaging, but you can still talk to your friends and have time to drink while you play. Also, the answers get funnier as the night goes on. (I've had way too many spilled drinks during Catchphrase.)

9. In your opinion, which is the number one party school in the country and why? Rumor has it that it's WVU. My friends that attended WVU agree.

10. When do you know you have had too much to drink? What are your signals? I get loud. I mean, I'm loud all the time. But if I'm drunk enough, I am LOUD. And animated. And I usually start knocking things over.

The Noms: 
1. Stevie

2. Leslie

3. Candice

4. Adriana

5. Kate

6. Alyssa

7. Jenna

8. Dani

9. Emily

10. Rachel

And since I just can't get enough of that fabulous Kristin, I'm also linking up for Thirsty Thursday!!! 

And finally as a bonus: here are my favorite drinking relates gifs, because why not?

Liebster Award

Well. That cute Adriana nominated me for a Liebster Award!
When I found out, this was my reaction:

No really, that was my EXACT reaction. You can see the tweet here if you don't believe me!

Anyhoo.

Here's how this sweet little award works.

This award is to be presented to blogs who have less than 200 followers.

Awesome? Right? I thought so too!

Such a great way to spread the word and love for us newer and smaller blogs.

Here are the deets. After being acknowledged, you should...

-Acknowledge the blog that nominated you in a post.

-Tell 11 facts about yourself.

-Answer the 11 questions the nominating blogger created.

-List 11 bloggers with less than 200 followers that you believe deserve some recognition.

-Post 11 questions for them to answer.

-Notify all the bloggers selected that they have been nominated.

-And finally, you can't nominate the blog who nominated you.

So! Let's do this:

11 Facts About Me

1. I am the slowest coffee drinker in the entire history of the universe. Seriously. It's ridiculous because I lurve drinking coffee. And I drink a lot of it. But it takes for-freakin-ever.

2. I don't like to have the volume on my radio or TV on a prime number. I don't know exactly when I started doing it, but it was sometime in college. It's ridiculous, I know.

3. My favorite color is purple, but I don't wear it that often.

4. I mostly wear navy. Specifically, navy stripes.

5. I also wear a lot of scarves. When I get dressed in the morning, I have a way harder time picking out a scarf than I do picking out an outfit.

6. I am the worlds worst email/text returner. I'm sorry in advance. I promise it's something I'm working on.

7. I've been using the same chapstick -Softlips Vanilla- since I was 16. That EOS stuff can go DIAF.

8. People always thought my brother and I were twins because he's so tall. We were always the same height, until he was about 13 and shot up to six feet tall. (He's 6'5 now)

9. I've never been stung by a bee before, so I have a teensy fear of getting stung now.
10. I tend to hoard office supplies. Especially cute ones.
11. I used to play the flute, and not to toot my own horn (LOL GET IT?) but I was pretty freakin' good. 

Adriana's Questions:
1. Who's been your biggest bloggy help? 
Stevie, definitely. She answers all my questions and doesn't judge me (that I know of, anyway.)
2. What "Most Likely To..." superlative would you get now? (doesn't have to be traditional)
I would get "most likely to love EVERYTHING." I'm kind of ridiculously enthusiastic about everything. People make fun of me sometimes.
3. What's your favorite movie to quote?
Uh, can I just name an actor? Cause I quote any and all Will Ferrell movies, all the time.
4. What's one thing that surprised you about blogging?
People talk about the community all the time, and I definitely love it too. But more specifically, I love the support of the blogging community. I knew I would meet people and have fun, but I never expected to meet people that I could lean on in times of struggle. It's a really amazing thing.
5. What's the first thing you do when you get home from work?
Take off my pants, always.
6. What's your favorite social media outlet?
Right now, I'm honestly not sure. For a REALLY long time, I would have said Tumblr, without a doubt. Then I would have said Pinterest, and then I went back to Tumblr, but now I'm honestly not sure. 
7. What's your go to/signature drink at the bar?
Whiskey Sour!
8. What's your dream career?
Eventually, I want to work at a University in a Service-Learning/Volunteering office, because my two loves are college students + service-learning.
9. How many times do you snooze your alarm in the morning?
Uh, at least ten. You would think that I would wise up and just set my alarm for 20 minutes later so I would get REAL sleep instead of weird, disjointed sleep, but I don't. YOLO or whatever.
10. What's your favorite summer activity?
Uh, poolside drinking.
11. Flats or heels?

I don't get to wear heels that often, but I do love wearing them.

My Nominees:
1. Stevie
2. Ashley

3. Stephanie
4. Dani
5. Lauren
6. Kara

7. Leslie
8. Madeline
9. Candice
10. Sarah
11. Becky

If anyone has been nominated already, I apologize. Finding 11 people was hard, you guys!

My Questions For These Beautiful Ladies:
1. Has anyone ever used a pick-up line on you in a bar that actually worked? What was it? 
2. If you had to choose an actress to play you in a movie about your life, who would you choose? And more importantly, who would you choose to play your man?
3. If someone gave you $1000, and you only had 48 hours to spend it, and you couldn't spend it on bills or utilities or practical stuff, what would you buy? (It can be more than one thing, of course.)
4. When you were in kindergarten, what did you want to be when you grew up?
5. What is a fashion trend that you just don't "get?"
6. If you could only paint your nails with one color for the rest of your life, what would it be?
7. What is your favorite meal to cook?
8. What was your favorite childhood tradition?
9. Apple or Android?
10. What is something your blog friends would be surprised to learn about you?
11. If you could bring back one TV show that no longer airs, what would it be?