whatcha readin'? {2018::book 13 - goal 24}

a while ago,
i told you about a book called
little fires everywhere.

(i actually might have
raved about it...
i loved that book!)

well.  this is by the same author
and it did not disappoint.

everything i never told you
is actually her 1st novel
but i read them backwards...but
it's ok because they are not connected.

my only regret about this book
is that there are no more!
i want to read more by this author!!

family drama, stories within stories,
layers and possibilities and what ifs...
and i love her writing voice...carried me
through the story effortlessly.

4 out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥'s

NEXT UP:  READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN - AZIR NAFISI

friday i'm in love....

♥ with the Agent Carter series...
So....remember when I said I was going to watch all the
Marvel movies & shows in order of timelines (not release dates)?
Well...I started.  I watched Captain America - The 1st Avenger
and really liked it (although I fell asleep at the end of the movie
TWICE and had to re-watch but the lesson to take from that is
that I really cannot stay up past 10 pm.  It's pretty much impossible.)

So next on my list was Agent Carter.  Who I had never heard of
before the first Captain America movie.  And, I will admit, I was a little
dubious...I wasn't sure that I really wanted to commit to 2 seasons of a
show I had never heard of.

But I LOVED it.  LOVED it.  All caps bold type LOVED it.
And I have totally revived my dream of wanting to be a secret agent
when I grow up (the last time was when I desperately wanted to be Agent 99
from Get Smart).

♥ with this themed book box....all about Anne of Green Gables!!!!  :)

♥ with everything about this woman's house and gardens
and now she's building a STUDIO!!!
I know I have posted about her blog before and the
truth is, I will probably post about it again because I am
seriously smitten with everything she shares.

♥ I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS:

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♥  And...since we are talking about awesome movies I can't wait for...

INCREDIBLES 2 Official Trailer # 3 (NEW 2018) Disney Pixar Animated Movie © 2018 - Disney Comedy, Kids, Family and Animated Film, Blockbuster, Action Cinema, Blockbuster, Scifi Movie or Fantasy film, Drama... We keep you in the know! Subscribe now to catch the best movie trailers 2017 and the latest official movie trailer, film clip, scene, review, interview.

♥ and since we are talking about things I can't wait for...THERE WILL BE A WHOLE MONTH OF SUNDAES IN JUNE!!  Now...this is a culinary event that I can truly get behind. 

Happy long weekend!  :) :) :)  It's not too early to start eating sundaes, right?

whatcha readin'? {2018::book 12 - goal 24}

Before I talk about this book
can I just take a second to point out that
it is only May
AND I HAVE ALREADY HIT THE HALFWAY MARK
OF MY BOOK GOAL...FOR THE YEAR!
I think I have got this in the BAG for this year.

I loved this book.
I knew nothing about it when I started it
other than that it had been recommended by
bloggers I read on the web
so I thought I would give it a try.

I wrote down two notes when I finished the book:
Beautiful words.
Heartbreaking story.

I don't know what more I need to say.

5 out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥'s

NEXT UP:  EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU - CELESTE NG

yeah....there's a reason i was the weird kid in school...

because I do things like this.

I was talking to a friend at work
about movies
and he had just seen the new Avengers movie
and I mentioned that
I would like to watch all the superhero movies
and he told me
that there are lists online
that will give you the order to watch them in
by timeline
rather than by movie release date
and I got all excited and thought
NEW PROJECT!
and then thought
ohhhhhh I CAN TRACK IT!
and came home and googled a list
(although I now realize there is more than one list out there
so I feel a little ill thinking what if this is wrong but
anyway...)
and yeah...
this is why i was the weird kid in school.

well...this kind of thing
and the fact that I cried every day
until about grade 8
oh...
and there was the time I built a
spaceship out of a cardboard box
in my bedroom
when I was like....12....

but anyway...

oh...and if you haven't watched this show,
you totally should. 
it's so good!
(i love yang.  she will always be yang to me).

tuesday truths...

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after using the same format
in my bullet journal for about the
past two years,
i have decided to make a change.
i need it to be
less formal
and more spur-of-the-moment.
it's a work in progress.
i'm still not really sure what i want to do with it
but the photo above is my
May cover page...
which i was pretty happy with....
because...

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i love lilac season!
and it's almost here!!
the little lilac bush i planted
in the backyard last summer
has some bright green little buds on it
so yay!
i didn't kill it!
(yet)

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i love the little signs of spring...
lighter jackets,
open windows (even if only for a short period of time),
sunshine waking me up
in the morning
and the day staying brighter
for so much longer...
i feel like i can breathe again.