New, hilarious, must-read book

I finished The Lovely Bones and I don't think I want to spoil it for anyone but like my sister I agree that the end was a little bit of a letdown and that the family's grief - particularly her sister Lindsay's - was oversimplified. And I don't want to say too much but one of my favorite parts involved her childhood dog (of course), Holiday.

Anyway so last night we went to Barnes and Nobles so TJ could use the gift card his mom gave him for Christmas - fun fun! He got a sci-fi book by Robert Jordan though I can't remember the title. We had to drop by the library to return our books and I checked out a few vegetarian cookbooks and I scored Skinny Bitch! Hilarious. I was laughing to myself in the tub while reading it - next I want to get the recipe book but it was checked out. The authors are vegetarian but I think anyone could benefit from the book, it's pretty motivational and funny. Next time I'll get Skinny Bitch in the Kitch if it's not checked out still, it looked really good and I'm curious about the receipes.

What I'm Reading

I'm not good at updating the blog like Steph so I'm going to have to pick up the pace. I'm about to be computer-less at home for about two weeks so most of the pictures that need to be taken off the camera will have to wait - I have lots to update on though - weekends, adventures, and lots of interior design. The bathroom has been painted and I'm adding touches to it all the time, I can't wait for the online unveiling as the end result is crisp and girlie. Photos will be coming soon I hope!

In the meantime - beause I love to read I've often thought of keeping a book journal. I'm going to try that out right before your very eyes on this blog. I'm currently reading The Lovely Bones, the movie comes out in January so I'm trying to get it read before the release and before it's due back at the library. I saw the trailer for it at the New Moon premiere and my sister and I thought it looked REALLY good. We're both reading the book now, in fact I think we're keeping pace with each other. It's worth reading for all the bookworms out there. I don't want to spoil anything but I'll say briefly it's about a girl that was murdered in 1976 and she's watching her family from heaven (or what I think is Purgatory) and trying to give them clues. It's a very layered story. I wouldn't say it's a difficult read but you have to pay attention to every sentence - I think it's taken me longer to read than normal because I'll move onto the next page and see something written that makes me aware I've missed something key. So then I have to go back and reread. Subtle. That's probably the best way to describe it.

Anyway, more soon I hope.

Pictures with Santa!

I can't think of a better pack I'd rather load up and take to PetsMart to see Santa. I've wanted to do this ever since I've had Maddie but always missed it.

This was just the right year I suppose, I think everyone is ready for a new start in 2010.

Lighting of the Capital Christmas Tree

This is the first year I've gone out to see the actual lighting of the Capital Christmas Tree (I learned on the capital grounds TJ had never seen it at all - gasp). We dropped by our favorite haunts - Home Slice and Hey Cupcake first. I'm not going to lie, it was so cold that once we got the cupcakes and we landed our table at Home Slice I asked TJ if he wanted to just drive by the tree. It worked out though, TJ made it VIP and grabbed parking right in front of the capital. I like the picture of him in front of the water fountain, he figured out how to turn it on by himself.

New Moon

I have had the worst flu but want to post a few updates today so I'm starting with pics I ganked from my sister's blog (thanks Steph).

This is from the New Moon viewing on November 20th. We met up with the family and had our traditional dinner together at Casa de Garcia's and then TJ and I headed to Steph's for the Twilight viewing. We dropped by the theatre first to see if a line had begun forming and sure enough, there were already people in line at 7:45 PM. We decided at Steph's to alter the game plan and get there earlier than 10. I honestly think we were there and in our seats by 9.

The first hour was pretty funny, we were laughing, taking pics, getting snacks, debating attributes of Jacob vs. Edward.....then the next hour:

*crickets*

We're too old to stay up this late!!! Once we got to 11:00 it picked up speed. Poor TJ, I think he was one of maybe 6 guys in that theatre. He's hardcore.

Anyway we had a lot of fun and Steph developed her 'signature pose' so I had to imitate it in EVERY picture.

*pulls hair*

I'm still an Edward kind of girl but admit Team Jacob isn't too shabby. :)

New Moon

Steph got our t shirts for New Moon today!!!! I got a frantic call at 1:40 while she was at Hot Topic, a few minutes of surfing their website later we picked a shirt. The unveiling happens Thursday.

The question is, are you Team Edward or Jacob?

What we did November 8, 2009

This is what happens when you go looking for Hopper's leash.

I dropped it in the wooded area by the school in our neighborhood and we found a few fallen trees. This can only mean one thing.....hooking the dogs up and hauling back firewood. Riley and Turk had a blast.

The leash remains MIA.