Saturday I took the kids to 7 peaks. I sunscreened them and totally forgot about myself. That sure hurt, and I learned my lesson! It was nice to just relax and read in the sunshine though.
Tuesday I headed up to Salt Lake to have dinner with Cass and his boss. BBQ -- Delicious!
Wednesday the lovely ladies in the ward threw me a shower, and I was pleased with the attendance of ladies from the old ward and some friends -- as well as a very special friend's mom! Highlights were my new cookie press, my stack-able cooling racks (which I'm way too excited about!) and being able to chat it up with Nattie Cat :) Downside: I don't know Cass we'll enough, apparently, and ended up having to stick about ten pieces of gum in my mouth, which really isn't that big!!
Saturday was a crazy busy day! I had the eye doctor- lovely- and am not too much worse (yet I never ever ever! drive home from the eye doctor -- not safe!!). Then Cass came down and we headed to the Stone Family Reunion for lunch and some games. For dinner we headed up to meet Cass's best friend (and his wife, sister, and brother-in-law) who I have never met before. I was a little nervous. I don't like meeting new people. But I think it went okay. They were nice. I don't think I was too weird. Afterwards we continued north towards Cass's homestead for the night.
Sunday we went to church and played with Cass's fam. His baby sister is a doll. She's hilarious and I love her. She's crazy fun. However, that evening I fell ill. Cass drove me home and I took to bed for quite a while.
But! I still made time to read in the last little bit, leaving me with these lovely reviews to dispense for ya'll:
The Center of Everything : A NovelI have had quite an adventure reading this book. You see, I got to page 214. And I read it, and finished it. And then my eyes went up the next page, and it didn't make sense. I read it again. Nope. And I checked the page number. It was not 215. So I trekked to B&N where they didn't believe me that I bought the book there-- but we finally got sorted. About a week later it came and I was finally able to finish this lovely novel about the coming-of-age of a Midwestern girl in a America with a crazy mom, a crush on the neighbor, and a hottie friend who dates the neighbor. Best part: the mom was a teenager when she had our main character and has younger sisters close to the age of her daughter. At a family dinner, the Mom's sisters think their dad called her a Horse. Nope. Not it. Not horse. I found this to be a great novel with both hilarious and touching moments. It's cited as akin to To Kill a Mockingbird. I'm not sure I would classify it as such, but close as a coming-of-age novel.
And now I try to ---
-finish my thesis . . . Oh Isadora Duncan. How you plague me. I wish we could be friends. But I think we're on to the easier part now. . . I hope.
-print, address, and send announcements. They should be done on Monday from the printers, so I suppose I shouldn't stress until I actually have them in my possession.
-I also work every day, which I nerdily spice up with my myriad of howstuffworks.com podcasts.
-I also babysit twice a week, which is a nice respite from life. :)
-I have a busy, busy weekend!
-My mom's gong out of town next week, which doesn't really require any extra work from me - unless there is an emergency
-Not go insane! :)
So. No lies. I picked this book up because it had Bette on it and cost a dollar. I originally took it with me to 7 Peaks on Saturday because I figured it would be easy to read in a loud, crazy environment. Which it was. But it was still a cute book. I enjoyed it, as I enjoy most books about friends throughout the years. Beaches is nothing special, but don't let that turn you off. It's still touching and cute.
So I guess Rick is starting to rival Philippa, but I really enjoy reading "Matthew" books! They're easy to pick up and put down with my schedule and don't require too much thought. This series is similar to the others of Rick's, but it is about the Egyptian Gods and magicians. I did like that he switched it up with the mortals being "blood of the pharaohs" and magicians instead of being demi-gods. I also like this because I do not know as much about the Egyptian Mythology as the Greek or Roman. Similar to my prior review on Rick, I just love that he can get kids to read. I don't care what kids are reading, as long as they are. However, I did not like that the chapters switched back and forth between Sadie and Carter (the main characters are brother and sister), and at times the action got a little rushed. However, if you're into "Matthew" books like I am, I'm sure you'll enjoy this.
A Reliable Wife
by Robert Goolrick
by Robert GoolrickI did not enjoy this book at all. It was not fluid. It was consumed with sex. It tried to be literary, and I just feel that it really failed. I will not be recommending this to anyone anytime soon, nor rereading it. So if you love it, maybe you can talk me into it. But I doubt it. I'm sure part of the problem was that I had misconceptions about the book when I picked it up, but even after I figured the setting and everything, I didn't like it. It took me quite a while to get through it for a book I thought I would enjoy. I almost didn't finish it, but I have moral issues with not finishing a book. So I trucked through and hoped it would get better. It didn't. Don't waste your time.
My mom went on a trip before my wedding too! lol. It really sounds like you are doing a lot of fun things to help balance all the stress of your thesis and wedding planning!
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