For the love of puppies! (and an award)

Recently, my good friend Yankee Girl went on a little trip to Louisiana to visit some relatives. When she was there, she found an abandoned dog at a truck stop. He was limping, super-adorable, and in desperate need of some love, so decided to take him home. After taking him to the vet and spending loads of money on vaccinations, the doctor let her know that Shorty the dog had a broken and dislocated hip, as well as a bullet lodged in his leg. Some piece of shit shot this poor dog and we think he also threw the dog out of a moving semi. Disgusting. Now Yankee Girl and her husband are stuck with a $2,000 bill for Shorty's surgery to fix his hip and remove the bullet.

If you can help them out in any way, please visit this site and make a donation. Every little bit helps. Or, if you'd like to learn more, go to Yankee Girl's site and hear the story in her own words. I know it's weird to donate money to strangers, but imagine how you would feel if you tried to do something selfless and ended up with a $2,000 bill. Give 'em a break. Please! :)

Now, onto an award! A while back, Angie from My So-Called Chaos gave me this gorgeous award!

I'm so grateful for Angie. Since she started following me, she has been a great support and a great commenter. She not only gave me this award, but also featured me on her site for a week, which was so exciting! Angie always has something interesting to say and she is never afraid to speak her mind, so her blog is definitely worth a look- check her out!

Now, I'm supposed to say 7 things about myself and nominate 15 bloggers that I recently started following and am enjoying! I haven't even started following 5 new blogs recently, so I'll do 2! Talk about slacking off.

About me:

1. I am afraid of people ripping my veins out of my arms. No joke.

2. I hate talking on the phone. I don't care if you are my mom or my best friend. I hate it. Please text me.

3. I am FAR too excited to see Huey Lewis and the News in concert this coming Friday.

4. I would give anything to be in an 80's hair metal band. I know I'm a girl, but that wouldn't stop me from being the best frontman ever!

5. Last summer I went on 7 vacations.

6. I will spend money just to save money, if that makes sense at all.

7. I want to own a Delorean more than anything else in the world.

Great blogs:

1. I have been following Elle from "A" For Effort ("B" for Blog) for a while now (yeah, I'm bending the rules a LOT on this award. whatev.) and I really feel like I have found a friend in her. She is a great commenter, she always responds to your comments, and she always has something nice to say. So overall, she's a way cool chick!

2. I just, I mean JUST, started following Lindsay at Canadian Girl on a Budget, but I'm really enjoying her blog. First of all, I'm a penny-pincher to the end, so she's a girl after my own heart. Second of all, her blog it not just boring "this is how you save" lectures- it's fun, personal stories with frugality mixed in.

And, please people, bear with me if I am taking FOREVER to get over to your blogs. My computer just won the award as the "world's slowest," so just getting over to ten blogs takes me over an hour. I'm trying, I promise!

A big thanks to all of you "nifty fifty" who follow me- I totally adore you!