Speechless. That’s a first
Wow. The long, loooong lists are out for the Irish Blog Awards 2009 and guess what: TWO nominations! One for Best Food & Drink Blog and one for Best Personal Blog. I’m dead chuffed. I’d made up my mind not to pimp myself for nominations this year and didn’t mention it (I had to sit on my hands, and everything), so I’m doubly doubly pleased. Thank you so much if you voted for me. My gob is well and truly smacked.
Edit:
AND I’m in rather good company. Some of my favouritest fellow bloggers are nominated too:
Lovely Medbh at Dante and the Lobster for Best Popculture Blog
Our own clever fellow Cavan-dweller Susan in about fifty seven different categories, including Best Blog from a Journalist, Best Arts and Culture, Best Newcomer and Best Personal Blog
Naughty ol’ Maxi has nominations for Best Newcomer, Best Humour Blog and Best Personal Blog
And don’t get me started on my fellow foodies giving me severe competition in the Best Food/Drink Blog category:
Ruth at Just Add Eggs, Cheeky Manuel at Well Done Fillet, Lar at fantastic wine blog, Sour Grapes , the very clever Lor at Italian Foodies, Spudness, Kieran at Ice Cream Ireland (who also got nominated in the Best Business Blog category along with Deb from Tast.ie), Wee Jen at Little Bird Eats and Deb at Tast.ie
The Beaut girls are up for Best Group Blog, Roy the Taxi is up for Best Specialist Blog along with dad-in-waiting Xbox, and Darragh, Darren, Glitter and Wee Tommy join Maxi and Susan in the Best Newcomer category.
Oh and half my blogroll are nominated (all deservingly) for Best Personal Blog:
Lubly Paddy, Darragh again, Red Mum, Maxi again, the delicious K8 the Gr8, Con, Manuel again (and he got nominated in Best Humour Blog – darned greedy, I reckon), Darren again, Annie, Terence McDanger (also in Best Humour Blog), Tommy again, Grandad (the leg end legend – also, also in Best Humour Blog), Medbh again, Susan again, FMC, Radge… oh and, er… Me!
Nice.
No-one else in the running as far as I’m concerned
Anyhow congratulations, and yes it IS well-deserved!
Grandad: Damn this early onset Alzheimers. Serves me right pressing ‘publish’ before I’m finished. Corrected, thanks x
Moon: Erm thanks, but hey, thanks!
Susan: Twas Best Food. Sorry, I wrote Best Personal Blog twice for some unknown reason. Sorted. But thank you, that’s very kind. And congrats on your FOUR nominations!!!
Baino: Me too. It’s just such a bloody long way from Cavan to Cork though
Moon: Har de har. Serves you right for turning your sausage fingers on me
Ma: My biggest fan! Thanks, though I’m honestly happy just to be nominated. Oh and about Christmas – we’ll do it on a beach next year, shall we?! xx
Well done EM. Well deserved. Very best of luck
Well done, you! I hope you get an award!
Heth: Bless you. My Disreputable Dad always said I had a way with words – not necessarily being flattering though, I think !!
Wee One: And to you too, my darling x
Xbox: Thanks matey, and congrats backatcha x
good luck to you from Indiana, USA, mTw
Are you going down for the big partee?