How do y’all like my new blog look? I thought that since it’s September it was time for me to go from my summer look to my fall theme. Another thing, what do you think of the new name? I kinda like it {like a lot!}.
And Now For The Bloghop!
{Find Part Two Here}
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| Bloghop |
About the bloghop:
- Monday, Sept. 3: Post one summer story, true or false, it doesn’t matter but it should be under 500 words.
- Tuesday: Sept. 4: Hop to other participating blogs to check out your competition.
- Wedesday, Sept. 5: Post your other summer story. If Monday’s was your truth, have Wed. be your fiction story. Or vice versa. (Again, under 500 words.)
- Thursday, Sept. 6: Hop to other participating blogs. Decide which one is true and which is false and put your vote in the comments of each entry.
- Friday, Sept. 7: Your reveal. Tell us which story is true and which is false.
My Story:
In our family, tenth birthdays were a huge deal. Like stay-up-all-night-and-eat-all-the-ice-cream-and-watch-all-the-movies-you-want-with-Daddy-big. And considering that movies, ice cream and late nights were doled out at our house very sparingly by themselves, to get them all three together was an once in a lifetime chance. Pretty much it was what I looked forward to most from the time I was five or six.
Having a sister who was only 18 months older than me just made it all the more exciting to anticipate. When she only stayed up until 3:30 a.m., I was convinced I could do better. Actually, I talked about it for about three months after her birthday, and then started up again about six months before mine. I would beat her time! The thought of maybe staying up ‘till four or five was crazy, but hey, I couldn’t let my sister outdo me!
And then my birthday came. My glorious tenth birthday. And I was ecstatic. Dancing around the house. Running outside because I was so bursting I couldn’t sit still. Daddy asked what kind of ice cream I wanted, then headed to the store to pick up mint-chocolate chip, the best stuff in the world! Only by the time he came back… I wasn’t feeling well.
In a family with nine kids, it’s not uncommon to get sick, but having the stomach flu on my tenth birthday? Really? I did end up eating a little bowl of ice cream and watching one movie with the family… But the night that I had dreamed about for so long was left to a fitful memory of being sick. And so my sister did beat me after all. I fell asleep way before midnight.
About five years later though, when my next sister turned ten, my parents bent the rules a little and allowed all of us girls to stay up with her to help commemorate her accomplishment of making it into her double digits, and so in some ways I finally celebrated my tenth birthday as an almost fifteen-year-old.
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So peoples, I’m guessing you’re supposed to vote fact or fiction in the comment section!
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So peoples, I’m guessing you’re supposed to vote fact or fiction in the comment section!
Noveltea 
I think it's false 🙂
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Hmm, great story but I can't decide if it's true or not. I'll reserve my judgement until Wed.
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This is really fun, by the way. Thanks for starting it!
~Aidyl
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=) I guess we’ll just have to wait and see if you’re right or not. =0
~Aidyl
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I'm going to guess true. This seems so real with the details of mint chocolate chip and all that. If it's not true, you sure fooled me with your writing skills!
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Hmmmm…..I can't decide.I even know you.That's pretty sad,that I can't even figure it out. 😦 Sorry Aidyl. I'm gonna say false but i could be wrong.It actually almost sound like some thing that you guys would do though.I can't wait to find out!
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I agree.It's a great storry,but I can't decide. 😦
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Actually,can I change that? I'm gonna say it's true. 🙂 But I had some help.
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What a cool tradition. We'll see if it's true.
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I say true and if not, a very creative story.
Piper♥
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No idea if this is true. I could be true…but I'm hoping you had an awesome 10th birthday with NO sickness. I'll vote for sure on Wed.
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Hmm…I want to say true, but I think false.
By the way, I love your design and name. Very creative.
~Jenny
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How disappointing? But, I am happy you finally got to celebrate it even though it was 5 years later. I will reserve judgement until I see what you got on Wednesday.
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believable, but i'm waiting til wed to decide!
sad, but life happens…i got sick on xmas twice!
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This rings true to me, but I may have to see what your other story is about. I was sick on my tenth birthday – I got chicken pox! Isn't that just the way it goes sometimes? Blaggh.
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I think it's true.
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This has a ring of truth to it. How terrible for you on your birthday. I want to wait and vote after I have read both of your stories. I am a new follower. I am glad I found your blog during this bloghop. I like your fall theme and I love the title of your blog, Noveltea. It is unique.
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