Ultimate Blog Party ’09
Welcome to The Violet Fig. My name is Becky and I’ll be your tour guide today. Ok, that’s about as clever as it gets- Ha! This is the first time I’ve partied with the UBP, so I guess I’m supposed to introduce you to my blog. I’m a 31 year old kindergarten teacher, living in Georgia with my husband and two kids- ages 12 and 9.
- I love to garden- this is something that I NEVER in my life thought I would like. I despised it when my mom made me pull weeds. Now, in MY garden, I just love to plan the flowers so they’ll be more beautiful every year. And the vegetable garden? I can’t get over fresh tomatoes and cukes. Nothing compares.
- I love to read. I always have a book in hand. See my favorite authors at that link.
- I am a tv addict. My favorite is LOST, but I’m also addicted to these.
- As you can see, I do a little something called Top Ten Tuesday over at one of my rl bff’s blog, www.ohamanda.com.
- I also enjoy a little Wordless Wednesday.
- I love have to cook. I do love to read cooking blogs…like Cakewrecks and The Pioneer Woman.
- Even with my distaste for cooking, I’ve started planning weekly menus in my quest to be debt free, a la Dave Ramsey. It’s been going well. My next bloggy goal is to share about that.
- Even with my distaste for cooking, I love food, I love to watch travel shows that have to do with food (Anthony Bourdain, Andrew Zimmern) and I love to go out to eat. Unfortunately I married a man who hates to go out to eat. That makes for a very sad me.
So, that’s a little peek into my life. I hope you stay a while!
I donated a prize for the contest (I’m number 63) and if I win here are the top three prizes I would want:
- 19 — $50 gift certificate to Target Stores
Provided by: Shoot-Me-Now - 21 — $50 gift certificate to Target Stores
Provided by: Agoosa - - 22 — $50 gift certificate to Target Stores
Provided by: Beginner Baby Blog
Yeah, can you tell I like Target? If I don’t win those, I’d also love these: 116, INTL 1, 36, 55.
Hi Becky!
I love to read and LOST is one of my favorite shows as well. It just keeps getting better.
I’m curious about the name of your blog. Why, The Violet Fig?
Hi Becky!
I love to read and LOST is one of my favorite shows as well. It just keeps getting better.
I’m curious about the name of your blog. Why, The Violet Fig?
Hi! Happy partying!
Thanks for having me & letting me browse around for a while!
Hi! Happy partying!
Thanks for having me & letting me browse around for a while!
The name The Violet Fig is really quite random. I love figs and violets, and I thought it sounded quite nice together.
The name The Violet Fig is really quite random. I love figs and violets, and I thought it sounded quite nice together.
hi becky! i love your little blog!!! (and i like random, so i really like your blog name!) i love b & b thoene (i’ve never actually met anyone else who’d read them!) and the zion series is the best. i’m long overdue for a re-read. i love books, and most of the ones in your top 10 i’ve read or want to! i also, theoretically, love to garden, tho w/ teenie ones i’ve yet to have time to actually delve into it wholeheartedly! we love a bourdain as well! so smartass!
i am gonna be back, b/cs i like your blog a lot! besides, march madness is going on, hubby won’t miss me while i troll the internet and blog-party on!
hi becky! i love your little blog!!! (and i like random, so i really like your blog name!) i love b & b thoene (i’ve never actually met anyone else who’d read them!) and the zion series is the best. i’m long overdue for a re-read. i love books, and most of the ones in your top 10 i’ve read or want to! i also, theoretically, love to garden, tho w/ teenie ones i’ve yet to have time to actually delve into it wholeheartedly! we love a bourdain as well! so smartass!
i am gonna be back, b/cs i like your blog a lot! besides, march madness is going on, hubby won’t miss me while i troll the internet and blog-party on!
Cute post beck!!
Cute post beck!!
I don’t like going out to eat either
stopping by from UBP to say “hi”
carma
I don’t like going out to eat either
stopping by from UBP to say “hi”
carma
Check out Menu Plan Monday at orgjunkie.com. It’s helping me stay motivated with the menu plan!
I found you on UBP. Thanks for sharing your site!
Check out Menu Plan Monday at orgjunkie.com. It’s helping me stay motivated with the menu plan!
I found you on UBP. Thanks for sharing your site!
Hi Becky! So nice to meet you. I am visiting all the sites and following when I can. I am participating too! Party on!
Hi Becky! So nice to meet you. I am visiting all the sites and following when I can. I am participating too! Party on!
Violet, that’s nice. Mmmhmm! But I don’t think I like figs. Oh well. Stopped in to say hi for the party!
Violet, that’s nice. Mmmhmm! But I don’t think I like figs. Oh well. Stopped in to say hi for the party!
Hi Becky-
I am stopping by from The Ultimate Blog Party to check your blog out and say hello. We are in for a great week!
Check out my place for your chance to win a LeapFrog Tag Reading System.
Stacie
The Divine Miss Mommy
http://www.thedivinemissmommy.com
http://www.twitter.com/stacieinatlanta
Hi Becky-
I am stopping by from The Ultimate Blog Party to check your blog out and say hello. We are in for a great week!
Check out my place for your chance to win a LeapFrog Tag Reading System.
Stacie
The Divine Miss Mommy
http://www.thedivinemissmommy.com
http://www.twitter.com/stacieinatlanta
Hi Becky,
Dropping in from the UBP. I love food and I hate cooking…I enjoy TV but am addicted to blogging. And I have a brown thumb! It’s nice to meet you!
Hi Becky,
Dropping in from the UBP. I love food and I hate cooking…I enjoy TV but am addicted to blogging. And I have a brown thumb! It’s nice to meet you!
We’re big Dave Ramsey fans here!
I love your blog title…it’s very clever!
We’re big Dave Ramsey fans here!
I love your blog title…it’s very clever!
I like target too – my dog ruined my garden (damn dog) – nice to meet you – party hopping
I like target too – my dog ruined my garden (damn dog) – nice to meet you – party hopping
Hello! Poppin’ in from The Ultimate Blog Party…all the way from Queensland, Australia! G’Day! I hope you have time to visit my party soon.
I love to browse foodie blogs, too…and cook.
Ta!
Hello! Poppin’ in from The Ultimate Blog Party…all the way from Queensland, Australia! G’Day! I hope you have time to visit my party soon.
I love to browse foodie blogs, too…and cook.
Ta!
I am a new blogger at her first Blog Party and it has been fun.
I love to read also, I have a list of the books I have read so far this year on the bottom of my blog. I enjoy reading Christian Fiction.
I also love to garden I do a few vegetable plants lots of flowers. I have a very small yard. I love all flowers I have some coming up in my yard right now, I have tulips bursting through the ground, I have daffodils with buds, and min daffs that actually have blooms, my forsythia, and magnolia both have little tiny buds. I love spring.
I also love the Pioneer Woman website. The Ree is amazing.
Have Fun!! Thanks for letting me stop by for a bit.
I am a new blogger at her first Blog Party and it has been fun.
I love to read also, I have a list of the books I have read so far this year on the bottom of my blog. I enjoy reading Christian Fiction.
I also love to garden I do a few vegetable plants lots of flowers. I have a very small yard. I love all flowers I have some coming up in my yard right now, I have tulips bursting through the ground, I have daffodils with buds, and min daffs that actually have blooms, my forsythia, and magnolia both have little tiny buds. I love spring.
I also love the Pioneer Woman website. The Ree is amazing.
Have Fun!! Thanks for letting me stop by for a bit.
Hi Becky, thank you for stopping by my blog! I love Target GCs too:)
Hi Becky, thank you for stopping by my blog! I love Target GCs too:)
I just stopped by, blog hopping as part of UBP 2009. It is very nice to meet you. I have a blog at http://www.superfunmama.blogspot.com; It’s a toddler learning blog. I’d love to have you for a visit! I am loving UBP! Have a magical day. I have a goal of trying to visit 150 blogs per day, whew! Let’s hope the little one takes long naps for the next few days.
I just stopped by, blog hopping as part of UBP 2009. It is very nice to meet you. I have a blog at http://www.superfunmama.blogspot.com; It’s a toddler learning blog. I’d love to have you for a visit! I am loving UBP! Have a magical day. I have a goal of trying to visit 150 blogs per day, whew! Let’s hope the little one takes long naps for the next few days.
Hello. I’m just stopping in from the UBP. It’s very nice to meet you. Hope to see you over at my place later. Enjoy the party.
Hello. I’m just stopping in from the UBP. It’s very nice to meet you. Hope to see you over at my place later. Enjoy the party.
all this partying makes a girl tired whew this is my first had no idea there where so many talented blogers out there, nice to meet you
Happy UBP!!!
all this partying makes a girl tired whew this is my first had no idea there where so many talented blogers out there, nice to meet you
Happy UBP!!!
Nice to meet you!
Talk about a party!
I’m quite intrigued and am learning how to get around!
Just stopping by from 5minutes for moms blog party!
Nice to meet you!
Talk about a party!
I’m quite intrigued and am learning how to get around!
Just stopping by from 5minutes for moms blog party!
Hi! Love your blog design.. Happy UBP!! Keep on partying!
I did some add clicking for you!
Hi! Love your blog design.. Happy UBP!! Keep on partying!
I did some add clicking for you!
Nice to meet you! I also live in Georgia, and before my son was born, I taught 2nd grade. All of my prize pics were Target gift cards, too!
I looked at your book list – I love almost any book by the Thoenes, and the Twilight books are great! I did feel kinda silly liking the Twilight books as much as I did, since they’re written for teenagers – but who cares?
I’m with you about Private Practice, Grey’s Anatomy and House! I rarely get to watch the first two since they’re on the same night as my Bible study. I keep meaning to watch them on-line, but whenever I’m on the computer I usually end up on a blog!
Can you tell I use too many exclamation marks?
Nice to meet you! I also live in Georgia, and before my son was born, I taught 2nd grade. All of my prize pics were Target gift cards, too!
I looked at your book list – I love almost any book by the Thoenes, and the Twilight books are great! I did feel kinda silly liking the Twilight books as much as I did, since they’re written for teenagers – but who cares?
I’m with you about Private Practice, Grey’s Anatomy and House! I rarely get to watch the first two since they’re on the same night as my Bible study. I keep meaning to watch them on-line, but whenever I’m on the computer I usually end up on a blog!
Can you tell I use too many exclamation marks?
Happy UBP! Stop in and say hello.
Happy UBP! Stop in and say hello.
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I’m enjoying the party. So nice to meet you! I also love to go out to eat and my husband doesn’t really care for it. Granted we usually don’t have the money to go out to eat but he still would rather bring it home or eat at home. Have a great day!
God bless,
Amanda
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I’m enjoying the party. So nice to meet you! I also love to go out to eat and my husband doesn’t really care for it. Granted we usually don’t have the money to go out to eat but he still would rather bring it home or eat at home. Have a great day!
God bless,
Amanda
Hey!
I love cooking blogs too. PW and cake wrecks are two of my favorites. I also love Bakerella!
If you are planning out your weekly menus, if you haven’t already- you should check out Menu Plan Mondays over at http://www.orgjunkie.com
Linking up over there has totally kept me motivated and accountable. Plus, I have found a ton of new recipes from the other blogs that link up too
Have a super week
Hey!
I love cooking blogs too. PW and cake wrecks are two of my favorites. I also love Bakerella!
If you are planning out your weekly menus, if you haven’t already- you should check out Menu Plan Mondays over at http://www.orgjunkie.com
Linking up over there has totally kept me motivated and accountable. Plus, I have found a ton of new recipes from the other blogs that link up too
Have a super week
Hi! Thanks for stopping by! We love the same movies!! Have you seen Waiting for Guffman? (Christopher Guest) And LOST what is there to say?!! I hope you’ll visit me again. Enjoy the party
Hi! Thanks for stopping by! We love the same movies!! Have you seen Waiting for Guffman? (Christopher Guest) And LOST what is there to say?!! I hope you’ll visit me again. Enjoy the party
Nice intro — I hope you win one of those Target cards! Come by and visit my blog, too!
Nice intro — I hope you win one of those Target cards! Come by and visit my blog, too!
I’m a little late but I’m doing some blog hopping from the UBP and stopping in to say hi!
I’m a little late but I’m doing some blog hopping from the UBP and stopping in to say hi!
LOL…. the Target gift cards topped my list, too :-p I’ve also come to love gardening recently… my girls and I just picked up some seed packets today and, as soon as I think we’re going to get started on re-planting our garden soon (I think we’re almost safe from the frost here in MD :-p)…
I’ll definitely have to check out your blog more later… (I’m just bookmarking everyone right now, while I blog-hop my way through the party :-p)
Feel free to check out my blog, too! While I found the party too late to be part of the official prize giveaways, I do have a door prize at my blog: I’m giving away a free print copy of my book, “Two Snowflakes.” Here’s my address: http://twinhappyjen.blogspot.com/
It was nice to meet you!
LOL…. the Target gift cards topped my list, too :-p I’ve also come to love gardening recently… my girls and I just picked up some seed packets today and, as soon as I think we’re going to get started on re-planting our garden soon (I think we’re almost safe from the frost here in MD :-p)…
I’ll definitely have to check out your blog more later… (I’m just bookmarking everyone right now, while I blog-hop my way through the party :-p)
Feel free to check out my blog, too! While I found the party too late to be part of the official prize giveaways, I do have a door prize at my blog: I’m giving away a free print copy of my book, “Two Snowflakes.” Here’s my address: http://twinhappyjen.blogspot.com/
It was nice to meet you!