From My Family To Yours: 

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Today I am Thirty

Good Morning Everyone,

So I had posted back earlier this year that I was going to do a list of 30 things to do before I'm 30.

Yeah...So to begin with I only posted 15 things....and of those 15 I only did about ten of them.

Whomp Whomp.

However instead of worrying about that list, Today on my big 30th, I thought I would share a different list.

A list of things that I did in my 20's that I am pretty proud to share.

Here we go (in no particular order):

1. I traveled- Jamaica, Bahamas, Orlando, HOGWARTS

  

2. I wrote....a LOT.

3. I adopted dogs...a bunch of dogs!

4. I found my very best friends.

5. I embraced my inner Nerd. 

(At Comic Con...Kyra and my little brother...yes we Cosplay and yes we will be going back every year!)

6. I grew up a little....but not too much.

(Me jumping up and down and screaming at the sight of Hogwarts)

7. I married my high school sweetheart.

8. Just a few months later I was pregnant! 

9. We had a beautiful little girl.

10. Life Went on....and just got sweeter.

So bring it on 30s....I'm Ready For Ya! 

Oh and Merry Christmas Eve to all....and to all a good night!

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My Books of 2014

Good Morning Everyone, 

So about a week (or was it two weeks?) ago I was going to join the Show Us Your Books linkup....but as per usual my disorganized brain didn't get things together in time and I missed it. 

Lucky for me GoodReads decided to remind me that I wanted to do this post by sending me the completed list of the books that I read for my 2014 challenge. I had challenged myself to read 52 books (a book a week) last  year because I wasn't sure how much reading I would get done having a 1 year old in the house. 

I am happy to report I did indeed reach my goal (plus additional ones that I totally forgot to upload to my GoodReads Account. Whomp. Whomp.) even if that goal was reached through several sleepless nights where I simply could not put the book down or out of fear that I would have to wait several hours to know what happened if I didn't finish right away. 

Out of those 52 books  I thought I would share with you my top five for the year! 

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

This book was a stay up all night-gotta find out what happens next-type of book. It was totally not what I expected when I picked it up! Really enjoyed it and it made me very nervous about when Kyra goes to school!

Lucky Dog Matchmaking Service by Beth Kendrick

This is another book that took me by surprise! It was on the shelf at Barnes and Nobel as one of the employee favorites and I have to agree! I love dogs and this story was just the right amount of doggy/chic lit fun!

School For Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

This is the first in a series and I have to say I am really looking forward to the rest of the books. This takes a different look at what is considered "good" and "evil". I loved every minute of it! 

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

Oh Stephen King.....you sure do know how to terrify a girl! This book was equal parts scary and mind game worthy! There is a particular scene that has scarred me for life. It is a sequel to The Shining and is a wonderful read for all those that wondered what happened to little Danny after the hotel!

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

 I know that this book is a top favorite just because I have actually re-read it already! I loved the characters, I loved the time setting, and for some reason this resonated with me deeply. Maybe it is because Lincoln was a nerd or maybe it is because I too am prone to "over sharing" via technology!

I hope that if you haven't read these books you give them a chance and if you wanna see all 52 books that I finished you can check them out here.

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Friday Favorites 12/19

Good Morning Everyone,
Happy Friday! It's time for Friday Favorites!!


Favorite Funnies:

 

Beauty Favorites: Seriously Jaclyn Hill...amazing.

Check out this awesome score at TJ Maxx! I finally get to try GlamGlow!!!

Random Favorites:

Yep. This is the dream.

This speaks to me on a personal level.....

Nerdy Girl Favorites:

 

 And Finally....my food favorite for this week: Homemade Cookies!

That's it for me this week! Happy Friday Everyone, have a safe and awesome weekend! 

Make sure to join the Linkup!!! 

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Thursday Thoughts 12/18

Good Morning Everyone,

Today's Thursday Thoughts: 

1. It snowed last night. 

2. My house is a wreck.

3. I have a billion presents to wrap. 

4. My Christmas cards are sitting here, all filled out, not mailed. 

5.  Potty training is weird, yet amazingly...going well.

6. This is not the post I had planned today. 

7. Whenever I start working on my blog Kyra gets her laptop ( a non working one that we had lying around) and starts typing as well. My heart may melt from the cute. 

8. I have the strongest desire to bake ALL. THE. THINGS. 

9. My To-Do list seems to be getting longer and not in fact shorter.

10. It Snowed. 

Happy Thursday. 

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Confessions 12/16

Good Morning Everyone,

It's time for Confession Day!

I confess that I am in slight shock that Christmas is next week....

I confess that up until yesterday I hadn't really gotten into my "Christmas Spirit". I told my husband on Monday that I just wasn't feeling all that cheerful or holiday spirited but yesterday I as I was sitting with Kyra curled up in my lap asleep and staring at my Christmas Tree....it finally hit me.

I confess that Stephen Colbert's portrayal of Legolas was one of the best things I've seen ever.

I confess that I'm about to lose it when it comes to my neighbors. They have fought literally EVERY DAY for the past week and a half. LOUDLY. They've woken Kyra up at least twice and have pissed me off more times than I can count. Shut up already.

I confess that I got more than a little tipsy over the weekend and it was AWESOME.

That's all I got for today, Happy Hump Day Everyone!

Don't forget the Linkup!!! #HASHTAGHUMPDAY

 

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Tumbled Tuesday

Good Morning Everyone,

Okay so I'm going to be REAL honest here.

I had NO IDEA what to blog about today. I've got the rest of the week planned but for some reason Tuesday had a big old empty space.

So I thought I would do something I had not done before.

I'm gonna share with you my Tumblr Favorites. Maybe it is silly but since I joined Tumblr I have made a habit of laughing out loud to the point of snorting. My husband is constantly looking over at me in confusion as I cackle on about things. Also there is just this HUGE amount of awesomeness.

So here are the ones that had me laughing like a crazy person last night....

 

Happy Tuesday Everyone! 

P.S.- I have no idea where are the owls came from....I just like owls. 

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