Mid-Week Check-in...

Last week I got a surprise call from my "big" sister Heather that she and her family were in town. Her real sister is also a sorority sister too so that just adds to the fun (plus Norah is now confused about how many "sisters" I have.) ADPi Love ladies! ;) It was so great to visit with Heather and Michelle...we need to do it more often

The reason the visit was so short is that Norah and I were headed to Charlotte the next morning. We are trying to have lots of fun before I go back to work. We stayed with my friend Christie (thanks Brown family for letting us stay...Ben...I hope we didn't drive you too crazy!) and had a blast! There was shopping, eating out (hello Chipotle!), pottery painting, talking, UNO card playing, pool time (Thanks Cara!), wine drinking...you know all the usual! It is so hard to go back to Charlotte and not see everyone...so obviously another trip to Charlotte will be necessary!

Norah and I listened to the book "Wonder" by RJ Palacio on Audio for our trip to and from Charlotte then finished the rest in the days we have been home. It is a really thoughtful book and I recommend a lot of parents and kids to read it. At our school...they read it in 6th grade. Great book to discuss how you treat other people, approach a challenge, how to deal with doing something that might not be what you want to do, not always following the crowd, the kind of character you have within yourself, no one has a perfect life, the Golden Rule, friendships, families, and the list goes on...highly recommend.

It is really hard to believe that summer is coming to an end and I have one more week of true vacation before school official starts back for me. One thing that the start of school always brings is school supplies! I love looking at all the school supplies and we have gotten everything that was on Norah's 2nd grade list plus it was time for a new book bag and lunch box. Blue Peacocks from Pottery Barn...pretty cute!

I actually ran into the school this morning for an hour but then Norah and I hit the beach. It is such a beautiful day. I sure will miss hanging out on the beach and having time with Norah during the day when school is back in session. I wonder what else we can squeeze in before next week?! Well Norah is off to spend the night with a friend tonight...which she is super excited about!

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Mid-Week Check-in...

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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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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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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