Summer Books and A Movie...

Books...I love having the summer to read as many fun books as I can! I just finished "The Rosie Project" which was a fun, quick read. I kept seeing such great reviews and knew it was not that long so checked it out at the local library. The writing reminded me of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" with a more adult theme and more positive/upbeat. Great for a summer read! (It is like Sheldon from "Big Bang Theory" finding his one and only.)

I also finally read "State of Wonder" which was one of those books that has you thinking about things. At times you weren't sure what you were supposed to get from the book but you enjoyed the characters...then it got really fast paced at the end and when it was over...you really wanted to know what happened to everyone. It is a book that you will like or you might not. I am curious to check out the author's other books now...

Okay...I've decided for my own benefit to sum up what I have read this summer. I'm hoping it will help me pick my next one...any suggestions are welcome but it needs to be a good one. :)

To date this summer I have read 15 books including the ones above...

I really did like them all in their own way...the ones that stick out the most are "The Paris Wife", "Cuckoo's Calling", "Silkworm", "The Fault in Our Stars", "A Hundred Summers", and "The Boys in the Boat." I have to say that all are good depending on what mood you are in when reading. Sometimes I like to read a more serious book but other times I just like some fluff! My hope is to read 2 more books before it is time to prep for school work but we'll see...

 Movie...So I finished the "Veronica Mars" TV series (yes, I'm obsessive) and I watched the movie...

So I thought the TV shows and movies were both great (light and fun...perfect summer watching!) and you totally want to be a Private Investigator after watching it. In the movie...it has some hilarious scenes as Dax Shepard (Kristen Bell's real life husband) has a small part in it and the dancing by Piz in a scene...both are classic and made me laugh out loud...I had to replay both of the two scenes for giggles.

As far as if I would wear a "Team Logan" or "Team Piz" shirt this year (you know I have my "Team Edward" shirt near by...) It is a toss up but going with "Team Logan" on this one...yep I think he might make the ole' celebrity boyfriend list. :)

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Summer Books and A Movie...

Wow...summer fun for sure!

Last week Jeff and I actually had a date night and went to Frank's Outback. If you live here or visit...you know it is awesome food, service, atmosphere...everything! It was a "little" humid that night but we made it (you know that in the South...we glisten and not sweat...right?!) :)

Then the weekend came and we celebrated my mom's birthday. Denny threw a little birthday bash for my mom with food and drinks. We hung out under their house with some neighbors and family...it was a lot of fun!

Norah had her first surf lesson and did great! (The lesson was with Surf the Earth and they did a great job!) She loved every minute of it and now has asked me non-stop when is she getting a surf board so she can do it again! She is such a water child! (If you know a good deal on one...let me know. Thank you to those who said we could borrow your boards!)

We also got to swim at a friend's pool this week (thanks Sally!) which was a lot of fun too! Tonight was one of those nights...wine and nail polish...yep...I quit biting my nails this summer (again!)...gosh my hands look weird in a picture! Ha! :)

Well it is hard to believe July ends tomorrow...slow down summer!

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Wow...summer fun for sure!

A little bit of everything...

I'm so ecstatic to feel better again! Now I am trying to soak in these last few weeks of summer before it is back to the grind. Norah has been reading to get all her summer reading "READO" card filled out...I love to see her read.

She has also been teaching Jeff Yoga moves...

She painted the cutest thing this week...it is all the stuff she likes in her profile...she loves going to Palette to Palate.

Some of her favorite things painted in there: "Family and Friends", Clemson, Painting, Camping, Beach, and Pool. She is so cute! She did say she does loves her dogs too...

On the book front....I finished reading "The Boys in the Boat" and it was great. A wonderful non-fiction read for anyone. I would recommend it along with "Unbroken" for the kind of non-fiction that everyone would love and gives you a "you can do anything" after reading their stories. It is always nice to read a true story where the good guy wins. Up next..."State of Wonder"...

TV time...I started a new series to watch since there is nothing on TV in the summer..."Veronica Mars"...it is a fun summer watch.

Norah and I are headed to the beach early today before the weather gets wacky and decides to rain on us. I so wish summer would last forever...except I am ready for football to start!

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A little bit of everything...

Tuesday Things...

What to say except that sickness sucks. I have been yuck in some way since late June...well after the last post...the antibiotic did clear my ear infection but the fever and mega sore throat issues stayed (fever just wears my body out and I become worthless...the body aches and chills that come with it don't help either.) After 5 straight days of having a fever...back to the doctor and blood work. Basically I have super infection and got new drugs that hopefully will do the trick. I'm so ready to be normal!! I will say that I was given the instructions to drink 60 oz. of water a day and no exercise for five days with the medicine (I'm trying to say cooking and cleaning count as exercise)...anyway...here is hoping to this being it!

Jeff was awesome in parenting duties for Norah this past weekend (he is a rock star Dad anyway but he took it up a notch for me!) as I was pretty lethargic. He took her on a fishing trip on Saturday. Which is so cute!

And then Sunday he took her with some other families to this place in Pawleys to play in the water, etc. He fell down on his picture taking duties this day :)

Norah is also doing an art camp this week and is loving it! Thanks for my mom picking her up and letting her have a sleepover at your house so I could rest...she had fun and loved going to lunch and the shopping! :)

I did get to have a quick lunch with a friend and it was so nice to catch up! So since I do not have a lot of cute Norah pics to share...how about some random stuff...always fun. I have surfed the net for odd things since that is about all the energy going on lately. I was thinking of new everyday wine glasses...here are some cute ones...(I think the blue ones would be awesome for summer and the price is great...might have to make a trip to Charlotte soon for those!)

Click on names to go to sites: French Wine Glass // Horta Wine Glass  // Verona Stem Wine Glass // Light Blue Ruby Wine Glass

This looks like a Fun clock for Norah's playroom...Geo Chevron Wall Clock

And how cute would this box be on a table to hold TV remotes or something...Monogram Jewelry Box...(love the navy, white, and fuchsia)

Well hopefully I'll be back to my normal self soon!

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Tuesday Things...

Five on Friday...

1. Norah and Camp
This week Norah went to camp at Hobcaw and each day explored the marsh, beach, pond, and forest habitats. It is amazing to have this place right in our community.

2. I also got to take Norah, Abigail, and Ellie to the beach after camp one day...I loved watching them play and had fun myself! Such great girls! We also had the best tidal pool there that day.

3. Norah and I read most afternoons for a little bit...I read real books and my Kindle...just depending on what format I have of the book. Norah snapped this pic of me finishing my latest book..

Then Darcy decided to join me and I took a pic of him laying on me like he owns the place...is he not the cutest!? (You can see Finn in pic above...)

Haircut coming on Monday! He can barely see! Ha!

4. Book and Movie Time: I was reading in pic above "One Plus One" by Jojo Moyes which I finished. I liked it but it was not as good as her other books in my opinion (Everyone should read her other books...especially "Me Before You" and "The Girl You Left Behind") I enjoyed her writing and characters in the book though.

Norah has been reading books from the library and we are heading back next week to turn in our stack and get new ones. I did just sign up to get on the wait lists for some of the library's ebooks which is exciting. I'm now currently reading "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown.

Amanda and I went out the other night to King Street Grille (sat outside and I love the view!) for an app and then headed to the movies to see "Maleficent" or so we thought. Got to the theatre and they said the projector was broken...and our only other option was "Tammy"....that's right we saw the movie..."Tammy." (And yes...we paid to see it!)

Ummmm....even though the movie is not going to win any awards it could have been worse (it has a lot of well know actors in it which I thought was interesting/strange...)...it was a fun night with Amanda!! Hopefully we can make a movie night out a regular occurrence throughout the year as I love going to movies...but better ones. ;) Ha! Amanda...I still think we might need to order the shirts... :)

5. I've been sick again or really have I just been yuck for like 3 plus weeks. Anyway...I've had a fever the last two days...another trip to doctor...ear infection and antibiotic...I hope this does the trick. I just feel blah. So of course I have found a new show to watch while I lay around..."Mr. Selfridge" on Amazon Prime. It is like a British soap opera...and I do love all things British!

There is even an actor, Grégory Fitoussi, on there that I have added to my celebrity boyfriend list. ;)

Well I am hoping to feel better this weekend as I'm so tired of not being 100% and look forward to spending time with the family!

Okay I have to leave you with something random. I was telling Amanda about this scene that I love the other night. I have the song "The Underdog" by Spoon downloaded and I always think about this scene and how cute Zac Efron is in the movie. Yep...it makes me want to be 17 Again for sure...

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