My First Blog Award… a.k.a. the day Mari saved SSbK
Even though I’m just now getting around to posting about it (it takes me forever to do things and I do apologize), Mari from Mevrouw Cupcake has given me my very first blog award. Thanks, Mari!! To have been honored by one of my favorite must read blog authors is exciting. I first found Mevrouw Cupcake after I joined Tuesdays with Dorie and started following it regularly right after this post caught my eye. There’s just something about Mari’s attitude, style of writing and storytelling that really stands apart for me from other blogs, plus her photography is amazing.
The really funny thing is that the day I got this award, I was planning on coming home after work and deleting my blog. Strange how things work out, huh? So thanks to Mari for kind of saving my little blog here. I sure haven’t saved on calories, but I’ve been having so much fun along the way.
I’m passing this award to the following blogs. These are just a few of my new and old favorites to check out on a regular basis. **If any of you aren’t into posting about things like this or have already received an Excellence award, no pressure to do anything special since I gave you one… just know that you are much loved in the blogging community. 
Food.Baby
Matt’s Kitchen
Lime in the Coconut
Lisa is Bossy
Fundamentally-flawed
My Achy Bakey Heart
Elra’s Cooking
My Year to Get Skinny
Whisk: a food blog
Finance Pirate
A little FYI to the deserving recipients, this award comes with a few rules attached to it:
Please find at least 10 more blogs of any kind which you deem to be excellent; but hey if you only come up with 3 or 5, I don’t mind. Quality over quantity folks!
Post about the blogs you picked, linking back to me and to them.
Once you’ve posted, return here to let me know your post is up, and of course let your 10 award winners know too.
Shari replied:
Aw, thanks Karen! You’re a sweetie! I’m so glad you didn’t go home that day to delete your blog. You’re flagged as one of my favorites in my Reader!
September 19, 2008 at 3:07 am. Permalink.
CB replied:
Ditto Shari! I don’t always comment as much as I like but you definitely have a readership! Keep on bloggin!
/Clara
September 19, 2008 at 3:22 am. Permalink.
Elra replied:
Oh Karen,
You made my day, thank you so much for the award. I am sooooo happyyyyyy!
I can’t believe that you’ve almost deleted your blog! Please don’t ever think about that again!
September 19, 2008 at 3:48 am. Permalink.
Matt replied:
Karen,
Thank you so much for reading my blog and for thinking enough of it to give it an award! I will definitely pass it on.
Have a great weekend!
Matt
September 19, 2008 at 11:43 am. Permalink.
Sihan replied:
Hey Karen! thanks for passing me the award. Its indeed my greatest honor. Btw, your blog has always been flagged as one of favourite blogs! so keep the good things coming!
September 19, 2008 at 1:32 pm. Permalink.
Lisa replied:
Hey! Thanks for passing along the award and reading my blog. Always great to get some recognition and “meet” new readers and fellow bloggers. Have a great weekend!
September 19, 2008 at 2:22 pm. Permalink.
food.baby replied:
I love your blog Karen, can’t believe you were going to delete it! Thanks so much for the award, I really appreciate the support!
September 19, 2008 at 9:09 pm. Permalink.
Matt replied:
Karen,
I’ve posted my award and have passed it on to others. Unfortunately, I’m still new to blogging and haven’t become familiar with that many blogs. So I only passed it on to nine others.
I agree with the others who commented on their relief you didn’t delete your blog. You are so talented! I can’t wait to read more of your posts. I have you bookmarked so I can check in often.
Thank you again for reading and for the award!
Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Matt
September 20, 2008 at 6:23 pm. Permalink.
Michelle replied:
Thank you so much! This is my first blog award!! I will proudly display it on my blog. Is it okay if I get it done in a week? With my arm and having surgery on Weds. I can’t type so well.
September 20, 2008 at 10:26 pm. Permalink.
Karen replied:
Thanks, everyone for the nice comments. And it’s great to see these awards re-circulating around the ‘net to others from all of your posts.
Michelle, take your time, no pressure! I’m embarrassed to say that it took me two and a half months to post about mine. *blush*.
September 22, 2008 at 12:32 am. Permalink.
Sihan replied:
my post is finally up! after much struggle of course! I’ve also left the award on my sidebar.. it looks gloriously good. Thanks a million Karen!
September 22, 2008 at 11:15 am. Permalink.
Susan at Sticky,Gooey,Creamy,Chewy replied:
Congrats on your 30th TWD! What a milestone! Your cake looks beautiful too! Great job!
September 24, 2008 at 2:14 am. Permalink.
Lisa replied:
Karen I never thanked you for the award you gave me! I feel so bad because it truly made my DAY!! It’s been a really busy month for me with really only time for a little bit of blogging (believe me – if I could blog every day I probably would and I have a backlog of “ideas” to prove that!) I will be working on tagging some of my blog favs with the Excellence award as well and will let you know as soon as I get the post up!
Thank you again!!! So flattered to know I actually have readers! I’ll be bookmarking yours too!
November 4, 2008 at 4:57 am. Permalink.
Lisa replied:
OK that was faster than I thought! I’ve tagged my award recipients! Thanks again Karen!!
November 6, 2008 at 11:56 pm. Permalink.
omg, i feel loved. « my achy bakey heart replied:
[...] uh, month… ok, gawd, fine, two months ago… i got the sweetest comment from karen of something sweet by karen. along with 9 other lucky/glam/wonderful recipients, i was given this lovely excellence award. [...]
November 14, 2008 at 2:58 am. Permalink.
ktravs replied:
hi karen! thank you so much for the award! that is so sweet of you! i just posted about it… plese excuse my tardiness!
November 14, 2008 at 3:00 am. Permalink.