$(document).ready(function(){
 $('span.sendButton').append('<span class="hover"></span>');
  
  $('span.sendButton').hover(
     function() {
                 $('.hover').css('display','block');
	         $('.hover', this).stop().animate({
              'opacity': 1
              }, 200)
            },
          function() {
            $('.hover', this).stop().animate({
              'opacity': 0
            }, 200)
          });

  $('span.sendButton .hover').click(function(){
    $('form#blogForm').submit();
    return false;
  });
  
  $('#blogForm').validate({
	messages: { email: { email: "Invalid email address." } }
  }); 
});