whatcha readin'? {goal 41::book 12 & 13}

It’s that time of year
when I realize that I have
really gotten behind in posting
the books I have read
and that I am not going to be able
to catch up without
posting multiples so here is
my last read for May
and my first read for June.

IT ENDS WITH US - COLLEEN HOOVER
♥♥♥♥

I am actually not really sure
what to say about this book.
I found the writing a little light…
it attempts to pack a lot into one story.
It does make a valiant effort to pull back
the curtain on how one gets into a
situation like this…and
how a person’s mind will try to
rationalize (and even excuse) another person’s behavior…
even though
you really do know better.

Also curious about the movie now
so that is also on my list.

MEET ME BY THE LAKE - CARLEY FORTUNE
♥♥♥♥

Similar to the book above,
I found the writing a little light.
It was a nice, quick start of summer read
for me and so it served
that purpose well.

I do really love her characters
and would be more than willing
to give her other books a try.

NEXT UP: FUNNY STORY - EMILY HENRY

friday i'm in love (started on Friday; posted on Saturday)

I started this post
last night…
well, yesterday….
and then again last night
but I was sleepy.

The words
along with the ambition
escaped me.

Now it’s Saturday morning
and I am armed with the
fortitude of
a perfectly messy
tomato and chicken sandwich,
all salt and pepper
and dripping onto the plate.
I am still wearing my mickey mouse pjs,
messy hair, drinking cinnamon apple tea
and feeling wordy from the book
I finished this morning
while watching the sun come up.

It was an awesome book
(this summer will be different by carley fortune)
(I know I am jumping ahead and this is not a book review
but spoiler alert, I’m giving it many, many stars & hearts)

THINGS I AM LOVING RIGHT THIS SECOND::

♥ my deck and the swing and the new door
(if you follow me in other places, I apologize for gushing…
AGAIN…heh)

(also I know a door should not be that BIG of a deal
but if you know me, you know that this was at least 6 years
of a procrastinating guilt ridden fearful and anxiety ridden task
that is now COMPLETE)

♥ i fell in love with this

♥ reading books & watching the clouds go by on the swing

♥ this movie looks funny…

♥ playing this on repeat in anticipation!!!!

♥ and is it even a friday i’m in love without a doughnut or ice cream?
this blueberry lemon from get caked was so messy
and fun and de-FRIGGING-licious…that lemon in the middle?
I was not expecting it and that was a happpppppppy surprise.

happy happy saturday!
I hope it’s filled with
all the things you love.

whatcha readin'? {goal 41::book 11}

Inspired by true events,
set in World War II era…
it's a story of 3 women
and the importance
of the written word….
the power of books…
the power of love.

4 ♥️♥️♥️♥️ out of 5 hearts
NEXT UP: IT ENDS WITH US - COLEEN HOOVER

whatcha readin'? {goal 41::book 10}

I am suprised that i have
not read this book
before now.

But I hadn't.

I picked it up now
because of a book group
that I am in
(who decided partway through
that they no longer wanted to read
that particular book
but I finished it anyway).

It was not an easy read.
But well worth reading.
The characters stick with you
for days and days
long after the book has been
closed and put away….

5♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ out of 5 ♥️’s
NEXT UP: THE LIBRARIAN OF BURNED BOOKS - BRIANA LABUSKES

friday i'm in love...

So far, September has brought me
stock car races, demolition derbys
and time lounging on the deck…
but also a two day headache 🤦‍♀️
which I am not that happy about…
I had gotten away from headaches
for so long
and I don’t really want to go backwards.

But yay for Fridays!
Let’s get right into what I am loving right now::

♥ this made me laugh so hard…

♥ wanna buy a maritime fort? I’ll go in on it with you…
I mean…I won’t be able to go in much but you will still
have to pay the bulk of it but….wanna??

♥ my new hello kitty crocs….I honestly
never thought I would get on the croc-bandwagon…
but THESE WERE SO CUTE AND ON SALE!!!

♥ I am obsessed with the idea of
free little libraries…leave a book/take a book
kind of idea…especially if they are cute.
I stopped by a new one “out home”
which has even more meaning for me
because…memories.
I left 3 books and scored these three.
I am keeping a bag of “ready to be rehomed”
books in the back of my car
at all times now just in case I run into one of these.

I hope your friday was super fun!
and that you don’t have a headache…
but if you do,
I hope it’s not a bad one and that it
goes away super-duper fast.
💕