No More Excuses

This post is for all of you who don't comment, because you're lazy...i mean you have to have a google account. :) I realized that I could change my settings to allow for anonymous comments. You can comment under "Name/URL" or "anonymous ID" So! Now you have no excuses (You know who you are) :) Comment away!!

Josh's Dream Come True

A couple of weeks ago, Josh got his favorite gift of all time--his brand new, shiny, Benelli Super Black Eagle II (aka shot gun)! My mom and dad surprised him with it...for his birthday of 2009, 2010 and 2011...as well as Christmas of 2009, 2010 and 2011! Haha!

He was totally shocked...as was I. I guess my dad felt sorry for him, because his wife wouldn't let him buy one :) Here's a little home video of Josh and Dad talking "hunting/guns"...

(Mom...not sure why you are the "picture" on the video. :) Enjoy!)

Love of Reading

I've currently been reading the Shopaholic series. I read the first three, and there are three more to go. I thought I would enjoy some light-hearted reading. The first book was OKAY...but after the second and third, I got SO BORED!!! I barely finished the 3rd book, out of pure boredom with it...however, I really HATE abandoning a book, so I skimmed, and read every other chapter until the end. I felt like I was wasting my time! The series is very predictable and quite annoying at times. I realized I was "hungry" to read something with some meat (as far as novels go) :)

So I started in on "The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters"...LOVED IT! I finished it in two days (thanks to ISAT testing week)!! It was a sad, yet witty story about two sisters, and one of their battles with Leukemia.

Now I'm kind of on a roll, and I can't put my books down. I started "A Thousand Splendid Suns", lent to me by Rachel, and I'm currently half way through. (I FINALLY got to it Rachel!) I'm really enjoying this one too! I realized that I like a more serious, involved story :) "Chick Flick" stories are best left on the screen, not in a book. I just LOVE reading a good book!

Funny story...Last night it was past our bed time, and Josh and I were heading upstairs. However, I needed some closure with my book, so I brought it upstairs with me. I just needed to read ONE LAST chapter...anyone know what that's like? I knew Josh would scoff at that, so I kind of hid it on my way upstairs--smuggled it, if you will :) He saw me hiding it and he said, "What is that!?! It's after 10:00! I thought you were 'tired?'" I told him--you just don't understand...you haven't read a book since "Master Sniper" in 2005! -ha.