My Sister’s Keeper
This one, I couldn’t put it down. Unlike Julie and Julia, I have not yet seen the motion picture reenacment of My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult, and I’m glad I haven’t. For those who don’t know, My Sister’s Keeper is about 13-year-old Anna who was genetically engineered via preimplantation to be a perfect genetic…
My Sister’s Keeper - continue readingThe Glass Castle
It’s almost perfect that I finished this book during Thanksgiving weekend. Never before have I truely appreciated my life growing up, the food I always had to eat, the safeness of home. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is one of the most emotionally tugging, conscience pulling, and rippling books I’ve ever read. A true…
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I’ve already written a post about giving thanks, but thought it necessary to refreash my memory on what I have and who I love and looking on the positive side of life. First off, I’m thankful for completing my first 5K on Turkey Day itself, the friends who inspired me to do it, and being…
{Gobble}dygook - continue readingJulie and Julia
On very few occasions do I find a movie to be better than the book it was based off of. The most recent being the HUGE release of Harry Potter 7 Part 1, which I love, but just in a different way than I love the book. (Side Note: my husband has not read the…
Julie and Julia - continue readingI love the smell…
I had an epiphany a few days ago. Here I am, over two years out of college, over a year since my last credential class, and it suddenly dawned on me: I had lost the love of reading. I only work 15 hours a week, and what am I doing with all this time? Television.…
I love the smell… - continue readingSummer Sisters
I’ve never done a book review, and I don’t really want to. Instead, I would just like to advise all women to read Summer Sisters by Judy Blume. I really connected with one of the characters, Vix, about never quite fitting in, always second guessing myself. The story made me realize what wonderful friends I have, what…
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I’ve gone fancy for favors! Here’s what I came up with for Kelsey’s bridal shower favors, and I’m sooo proud of them! First, I started out with my vanilla paper and newspaper print in my Cricut, and chose the umbrella for a “shower” theme. Next, I posted the umbrellas on tags, and attached a personal message on…
(favor)itism - continue readingI love snow.
We all know what snow is. That natural phenomenon where tiny flecks of ice fall from the sky and coat everything in a lovely white blanket of glittery crunchiness. Well, being a girl from the Central Valley, this was something I often heard of, and got to see every few years. So, it wasn’t an every year…
I love snow. - continue readingA Nevada Wedding…
Something sweeter than a baby? A wedding. Random, I know, but I’ve been putting in a lot of baby time lately with my new little sissy, Izzy. But yes, a wedding. Yesterday, Brian and I left and headed for the mountains, and reached our destination at North Lake Tahoe. If I ever complained about the…
A Nevada Wedding… - continue readingThe Best Breakfast Ever
I honestly can count on one hand the best places I’ve ever been to eat. Well, I think I need to start using both hands. While in North Lake Tahoe, Brian and I discovered the cutest, and most DELICIOUS place to eat breakfast. It’s called The Log Cabin at Kings Beach, and let me tell…
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