The Happy Runner has tagged me for the Stylish Blogger Award! Thanks so much!!

You should check out her blog. She is training for a Half Marathon (after just having a baby in Oct.)! On her blog, she is tracking her training and offering helpful tips for others who are also doing so.

 There are 4 duties to perform to accept this award:

1. Make a post + Link back to the person who awarded you this award.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Award 5 recently discovered great bloggers
4. Contact these bloggers and tell them they’ve won!

About ME:  (Since this is my 2nd tagging, I’ll add 7 more tidbits to the original 7):

1. I am an avid Mets fan (even when they are losing). I listen to their games whenever I can.
2. I have been mentoring a teenage unwed mom for the past 2 1/2 years.  Her 4 year old son Richard is a joy!  I love Amanda like a daughter.  (She is pregnant again and due Aug 20.)
3. I have NEVER eaten peanut butter. (That means I’ve never had a P & J sandwich. I don’t even eat Reese’s.)
4. I love to play tennis although I don’t play it as much since I started running almost 3  yrs ago. I used to play everyday now it’s only a once or twice a week. I may even enjoy running more!? But some of my best friends are ones that I met through playing tennis. (And I met my hubby playing tennis.)
5. I spent my junior year of college in Nice, France and taught French for many many years (until I discovered the world of technology – now I’m a geek). I still love anything French and would move to Paris in a heart beat.
6. I am addicted to Mah Jongg.  I have played it for over  2 years on Friday evenings.  It’s a game my mother used to play & no one wants to be like their mother but it’s a lot of fun and it keeps your mind young (I hope).
7.  I have seen Les Miserables (the show) at least 12 times and would see it again if it came to town. I have also read the book & seen the movies but it’s the music that I love!
8. I am a certified “cat lady.”  I have 5 cats: Jerry, Slater, Spooky, Billy, Honey. Honey is the only female. Jerry is my fav but my hubby adores Slater.
9. I am obsessed with photos.  I take my camera almost everywhere I go.  I post them all in Kodak Photo Gallery and a selected number on Facebook.
10. I love desserts.  I would skip dinner and just have dessert.  Once I even went to the Mariott’s (in NYC) all you can eat dessert buffet instead of having dinner. Apple pie and creme brulee are among my favorites.
11. I hardly ever watch TV…I am never am home.  I detest reality shows, too.  I do Tivo Grey’s Anatomy and  Brothers & Sisters (but struggle to find the time to watch.) However, my hubby would do nothing else but watch TV if he could. 
12. I hate the cold…why do I live in the NE, you may wonder.  Sunshine and heat make me happy – (I’ve been known to go lie on a tanning bed). No vitamin D shortage here!
13. I love having everything in my house clean and in the right place BUT I hate to clean (& I have a messy hubby & 5 cats).  What’s a girl to do?  I have a cleaning lady!  When my stepsons were living at home, she came 2x a month but now I feel guilty &  I have her come once a month. (The crazy thing is that I clean up for the cleaning lady because I don’t want her to think we’re messy.)
14. I love to read before going to bed.  In fact, I have to to relax.  I read People magazine weekly, Runner’s Word monthly and am always in the middle of a good novel.  Just finished Little Bee (highly recommend it).

If you are reading this, consider yourself tagged.

Happy Running!