Welcome to the next installment of I {heart} U: the school of cool!

This is my fictional University. You know. How Universities award “honorary” Doctorates to celebrities and super smart people? Well, that’s what I’m doing. I’m awarding a really silly honorary degree (and access to an exclusive bloggie button……I know……try not to let a mob mentality ensue…) to some of my bloggie heros.

You can see past “Honorees” of I {heart} U HERE.

This installment is going to honor one of my ALL TIME bloggie favorites:

I highly doubt that Jen, Jamie, and Jodi are new to you.  But on the OFF chance that they are…….what the heck?
You can thank me later.  (gifts and money preferred)

What makes them so spectacular?
Listen.  That list could go on from now until NEXT Thursday.

So I’ll just share a little snippet of what makes them one of my all-time favorites:

Pretty sure this was the first thing I ever saw from their blog.

• First off, I HAVE those black & white clippies on my fridge right this second.
• Second, color coordination in this fashion makes me pee my pants.  (so maybe get out your depends before you go see them)
• Third, compartments.  ‘Nuff said.

This little beauty SAVED my Christmas Cub Scout party.  Eighteen25 saved me.  (kinda like how Jack saved Rose on the Titanic.  Only…..I really don’t want any of them to drown on a cruise ship.)

This display of excellence was the photo evidence I used in “the state Vs. Husband”  the case for adding turquoise in our holiday decor.

I won.

So, as you may remember.  The only requirement to get an honorary degree from I {heart} U….is to answer 15 of my goofy questions.   So, I’ll let the gals take it away….. (I think Jen answered most of them, just in case you were wondering)

• Do you play a musical instrument, and if not which one would you like to? 

ya know… none of us play a musical instrument.  as kids we danced. so that was our talent, but if i could just magically snap my fingers and automatically know how to play an instrument it would probably be a guitar. guitars are definitely cool!

• Morning person, or night owl?

i’ve turned into a morning person somehow. i love to wake up early before anyone else. i can get a lot done in the wee hours of the morning. by the time 8pm rolls around though all i want to do is veg on the couch and watch reality tv.

• You’re going to Disneyland. Which ride do you pick first? 

so funny that you would ask a disney questions…. since we are all disney die hards. we head down main street and take a quick left. we start at jungle cruise and continue right on down till we get drenched on splash mountain. don’t forget a churro along the way. 

• If you could meet someone famous (living) who would you choose? 

well i don’t really get excited by the rich and famous. but i’m missing simon cowell right about now.  maybe we could chat about this years contestants over lunch. that would be fun. 

• Did you have an imaginary friend? What was his/her name? 

i love this question. jamie had an imaginary friend till she was like 16. well maybe not quite 16, but we love to tease her about it. they were the best of friends.  

• You’re 14 again. What things are on your “favorites” list. (i.e. music, TV shows, celebrities, etc.) 

at 14 i’m probably trying to learn all the words to a rob base song, suffering through an episode of 21 jumpstreet just so i can see the hunk johnny depp. and i’m pretty sure that’s about the time aqua net was my best friend and i was trying to get my bangs to stand as high as they could! the good old days.

• If you were stranded on a crafting desert island, what one item could you NOT be without? 

spray paint or glitter. i just can’t decide.

• Did you ever ditch school back in the day? Where did you go? 

oh gosh. i’m so not fun. i’ve never been a rule breaker. i think i ditched like 3 times all through high school. the only time i can remember was senior ditch day and we went to the park to play sand volleyball. i was so scared someone was going to drive down the street and see me…  haha!

• What did you eat for breakfast this morning? 

an egg on wheat toast. my favorite.

• If you get to go on TV for one mega appearance, which would you choose? 

i think i’d choose ellen. she’s so dang funny. i’d like to dance down the aisles with her….  and she gives really cool gifts to her guests!

• Tomboy, or girlie girl? 

i wouldn’t say i am quite a girlie girl… but definitely more a girlie girl than a tomboy.

• Name the blog(s) that you love to READ and not just look at the pictures.

i love to read the blog 71 toes. (http://71toes.blogspot.com/)  and although shawni’s photography is great… i mostly like to be inspired by her words there. without sounding too corny… she inspires me to be a better mom. i’ve also fallen in love with her little lucy who was diagnosed with something pretty scarey called Bardet-Biedl Syndrome and is destined to lose her vision sometime between the ages of 9 and 15. a huge part of their family’s life is to take the best care possible of lucy’s health and it’s obvious to those of us that read her blog that lucy means the world to every member of their family!

• You HAVE to go out today with only one make-up item on. Which one wins? 

that’s easy because i don’t usually wear make up. but i do have eyelash extensions…. and i’m in love with them!

• If you were an ice cream cone, what flavor would you be?

i’d be coldstone’s germanchokolatekake.  oh yum!

• Point us to a blog post that you’re REALLY proud of. 

hum… i guess i’m pretty proud of the post about my clock wall.  i’m so scared of commitment when it comes to decorating. so after months of everything sitting under my bed my sisters came and we finally made my clock wall a reality.

So congratulations, girls!  You get an honorary degree from Less Cake {more frosting}’s

You’re so fantastic! You have outta-this-world-CRAZY talent. And plus…..I kinda really like you!

I hope that you are all having an amazing time with your loved ones and “Valentines” today.  We had some pretty fun plans to do today, but alas, stomach flu has come to our house for ROUND 3…. seriously?  My poor son has it for the 2nd time in 2 weeks.  He told me he’d rather die than throw-up again.  Poor thing.  So I guess Valentines is gonna be kind of low key for us this year.

In honor of this day of love, I want to introduce you to a new feature here at Less Cake {more frosting}….

It is my new University.

(I know, sometimes I’m just so clever. Or not.)

At I {heart} U, I get up enough courage to ask my blogging “idols” to answer some fun questions about themselves, their blogging, and their lives.
And I gush all over about how amazing they are.
And then they get an honorary degree. (also known as…..a silly button)

It’s kind of a no brainer for me to decide who will be the very first honorary graduate.

Just about a year ago, I discovered the world of “crafting” blogs.  Where on EARTH had I been?  These were SOOOOO up my alley.  And the very first one that really SPOKE to me was Tatertots & Jello.

I stalked her blog for months.  And didn’t even consider leaving a comment.  But one day she posted this rug:

I instinctively had to comment, because seriously….that black and white ribbon and I are BEST friends. I always have one or two rolls of it on hand. And it’s the way that my friends identify gifts from me.

So I commented, for the very first time:

“I ADORE that Black and White Ribbon. I have it on hand at all times. I don’t think my friends and family would accept a present from me without it being attached somewhere. And every time I “brave” WalMart…I grab a roll. Just in case. It goes with every color, hot pink, turquoise, red, yellow. It’s completely versatile. I think I want to BE that black and white ribbon when I grow up.

Was that the longest way EVER to compliment your rug? Oh well. I love it! There.”

And much to my surprise, I got a reply from the famous Tatertot Jen.  WHAT?  When I saw the e-mail in my inbox, I almost died.  For one thing, I didn’t even know you COULD reply to a comment.  Secondly, why would she reply to ME?

Anyway, I’m completely infatuated with Jen and her amazing talents.

If I went through and posted all the things she’s made, that I love, we’d be here all day!  But mostly, the reason I {HEART} U, Tatertot Jen (that’s what my daughter calls her, by the way), is because you are kind, and generous.  And so super nice.  You are a mega-crafy star.  And yet, no one would ever know it.  You are a Diva of all things creative, and you don’t act like it for one second.  I consider you my friend, and I think you are completely amazing!

Now, let’s get to the fun part of earning an honorary degree from I {heart} U.

Here’s Jen’s answers to the I {heart} U, questionaire:

• What would we find in your fridge right now? Not too much that’s delicious. I don’t like to grocery shop and I don’t like to clean out my fridge very often. There are leftovers that need to be thrown out, cheese sticks {I love them}, milk because I have a milk delivery service {which I love}, Diet Coke {can’t live without that!}, lunchmeat and about a billion condiments!!

• You’re ordering a salad.  What kind of dressing? I love salad. My favorite dressing is Kraft Extra Virgin Green Viniagrette dressing. I am obsessed with it. I put it on everything — salads, sandwiches, pasta. It is yummilicious! If I get a salad at a restaurant, I will either bring a bottle with me or get take out so I can add it on at home.

• Do you ever go back and read your early blog posts? Sometimes. I see them pop up at the bottom of my posts. They remind me of why I started blogging.

• If there were iPods back when you were in High School…what would’ve been on yours? This is probably going to date me alot, but I was a Duran Duran fanatic. I loved them. I also loved The Smiths, The Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen. Kind of alternative bands. But I also did love some of the hair bands — Def Leopard, Bon Jovi.

• You can have any talent, that you don’t feel you currently have…..what is it?  I wish I could sing. I am not musically talented. at. all.

• What’s the best prize you’ve ever won in a contest? I once won the 5 cent slots while on vacation in Vegas. $300 and it was exciting I tell you! I went home and bought a entryway table with it – LOL!

• If there were a show called “American Blogging Idol” who would you like to see on it? Oh gosh, Pioneer Woman? I would love to meet her someday!

• Which Muppet do you most identify with? I think I would be Kermit. He was always the quiet one.

• If you were an ice cream cone, what flavor would you be? I think I would be Mint Chocolate Chip. The chocolate chip on it but the mint just adds a little something unexpected and fun!

• What is the best concert you’ve ever been to? I saw Jack Johnson a few years ago and that was nice because it was very laid back out in the open. But I was third row at a Prince concert once and that was an experience!

• Love roller coasters, or puke on them? I LOVE roller coasters! When I was growing up we came to Utah every year on vacation and the highlight was a trip to the amusement park. My favorite was a ride called the “Hammerhead”, that spins around and you can lock it upside down throughout the ride. I could never find anyone that loved it as much as I did.

• What’s your biggest pet peeve? My kids don’t ever remember to change the toilet paper rolls. There is never any toilet paper out at our house unless I do it.

• If you were upset, and decided to “eat your feelings” what would be the go-to food? If I knew I only had a couple days left to live I think I would eat chocolate eclairs, chips and salsa and Diet Coke. Oh, and Cheese-Its. Love those!

• You HAVE to go out today with only one make-up item on.  Which one wins? Lip Gloss hands down. Can’t live without my L’Oreal Colorjuice Raspberry Smash!

• What’s one completely random thing about you that you’re willing to share? I cut my finger off when I was 7. Is that random, or gross. A less gross fact, I have terrible eyesight and am afraid to get my eyes lasered.

Congratulations, Jen! You are the very first honorary graduate of Less Cake {more frosting}’s