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My fiance and I will be keeping the date night thing going as we get married and celebrate our anniversaries. I love date night. Things get busy, but we have been really good at doing this. Course we do like to eat out, so dinner can become a good quality face time. My all time classic date night is simply dinner and a movie - dinner requires talking. We do what we can to not answer texts. We try to talk. Some nights it more difficult than others, but I try to remember being quiet with each other is a good thing too. (no texting during quiet times) Make dessert together Sit next to each other, touching, while watching an old tv series you both enjoy Make each other (him to you, you to him) a favorite drink and sit on the patio to enjoy outside Play a board game (more than one round) Facing each other on the couch, give your spouse a foot rub Lay in bed and watch a movie on your computer, which requires being very close Plan a meal, grocery shop together and then make it together Go for...

Driving home from my first official sewing class, I was contemplating that morning, struggling to get through yoga class while trying to keep my cookies down and not pass out. For some odd reason, I couldn’t seem to focus or stay on my feet during this particular class. As I was working my way through the sun salutations, I flashed back to the previous evening where almost instantaneously after eating dinner and working on a half full glass of wine, I felt sick. And disoriented. Twice in a couple of days. Add to that the appearance of acid reflux, which I rarely ever have, feeling off, overly tired and the fact that food has been tasting weird. As I am pondering all this I realize, I may be pregnant. HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, I COULD BE PREGNANT. After that, I couldn’t get home fast enough to take a pregnancy test that I had left over from the last scare. At home, my niece (who’s sixteen) is fast asleep on the couch and my fiancé is freshly showered and lounging on the bed. He looks up as I ...

I am so sad for Nigella Lawson. No one will really know what happened in that restaurant or what is really going on in their relationship, except them, but the fact that her husband cannot come forward and admit he made a drastic mistake and hurt her (emotionally and/or physically) is so sad to me. I think this, in and of itself, is the worst part. A true, loving partner would be able to admit he made a wrong judgement in grabbing her throat, regardless of the fact that "there was no grip." Even if it was not done in public for all the press to see and the restaurant staff - who did nothing. A husband still made a gesture that could inflict harm FROM HIM to his wife. I think it is despicable that he tells police that "it was a playful tiff." Who gives a crap?! If it was a tiff, call it what it was - an argument, a disagreement where HE GOT OUT OF HAND. Stand up and be a man. Be a good man and admit you were wrong. There is never a reason to grab ANYONE (man or woma...

Title: The Bane Eden Trilogy #1 Author: Keary Taylor Publisher: Keary Taylor Books Publish Date: June 1, 2011 republished Mar 1, 2013 Ebook, 408pages GoodReads Barnes and Noble (N/A) Amazon I requested this book through NetGalley knowing this is exactly the kind of book that keeps me awake at night. I love adventure, fantasy, end of the world, girl facing the world, vulnerability and strength. This book has it all!!! I feel like the review who's answer is only two words - LOVED IT! Eve is such a wonderful well-rounded character who is content with her life even though she cannot remember anything before she was found and brought to camp. She has a routine and friends, but she doesn't have to need or want anything. Life is simple. Til West comes along and ruins it all. West is found beaten and battered and containing a pull from Eve that makes her feel things she has never felt before. She likes what she feels with West, but the closer she gets to him the farther she gets from h...

Title: Unseen Will Trent #7 Author: Karin Slaughter Publisher: Delacorte Press Publish Date: July 2, 2013 GoodReads Barnes and Noble Amazon I was pretty excited when I was approved to read this NetGalley book by Karin Slaughter. I have wanted to read her books for a long time, but for some reason I would forget her when picking out a book. Yes, this book is the 7th in the series, but I have read books mid series and found not too much is lost. I feel this way about this book. There was little from previous books that made me feel I missed some serious information. The characters of Will Trent and Sara were so well developed I just immediately wanted to root for them to win. Again, not having read any of Karin Slaughter's books I don't know if there is a formula to her books of people being killed and resurfacing later. I didn't know how far she has developed Will Trent (the main character) to know if this would be his last book or not. Will Trent is a government investigato...

Title: The Girl with the Iron Touch Steampunk Chronicles #3 Author: Katy Cross Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publish Date: May 28, 2013 Ebook, 384 pages GoodReads Barnes and Noble Amazon I really enjoy Katy Cross' steampunk series. It was the first dose I had experience when it came to the steampunk era. It opened my eyes to more strong female characters who could kick butt and take names. But it also incorporates history and machinery, all of which adds to the wonderful world of fantasy. The first two books in this series, I couldn't put down. They were worth of calling in sick for work, if that actually happened. Then the third book had a few moments of awe and surprise, but ended up being a bit of a letdown and as I guessed a lot of the plot. This book was a good read, like spending the day with an old friend. Finley, the main female character in the book was just as wonderfully spriteful as always. She has a good romance going with Griffin. Emily and Sam are also in a good poi...

A friend of mine and I have been running together on and off for a few months now. A few weeks ago she invited me to her group running Halfway to Halloween hash run. It cost $5, we would be running about the same length as we have been, I'd be out with new people, hopefully making friends and having a good time. Who knew? It wasn't like I'd be held down and tortured. At least I didn't think that would be in the cards. I mean it's possible as we would be running through the forest. But I did want to get out and meet new people. Even scary people who torture. They did promise beer. More than a few times I almost bailed on her. I had so many wonderful excuses to use. I have a huge knot in my shoulder blade which is killing me (this was true) I didn't sleep well the night before I had to go to yoga Oops I forgot I don't know. I just seemed to want to go and check it out. That morning, I went ahead and met her at her house. We were carpooling as we had to meet do...

I am not proud of that title, but in all honesty my grandparents called us to ask what we would want should they die. I really only want them to live forever, but alas, that is not real life, as they continue to tell me. Little do they know that most of the teen fantasy and adventure books I read tell about people living forever! The one thing that came to mind was as I was growing up one of my favorite times with my grandparents was being in their kitchen learning and relearning the process of making homemade tortillas. We would mix the ingredients together and then let it rise. Later I would lean over the wooden cutting board, rolling out tortillas with the small wooden rolling pin. I would make sure to poke a hole in the middle for air to escape. My grandmother would be beside me laying my beautiful creations in the hot oil in the caste iron skillet. After they came out of the skillet, they would be laid on a towel resting on a round plate which would be covered with another towel. ...

Title: The Immortal Rules Blood of Eden series #1 Author: Julie Kagawa Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publish Date: April 24, 2012 Title: The Eternity Cure Blood of Eden #2 Publish Date: GoodReads Amazon Barnes and Noble I absolutely loved this book! I couldn't put it down from the very first pages I read. Many people think vampires are over done, even simply done, but this series has placed a whole new spin on the world of vampires. The main character was fascinating and I wanted her to win, to survive and to become her best self. Then you add in Kanin who is sexy and mysterious, but oddly kind and you have a sure fire winner! I just finished reading the second installment in the series, Eternity Cure and though, it was as much of a page turner, I still really felt involved with the Allison. It was awesome that Zeke made an appearance too! His character in the first book was so heart racing. I really cannot wait to see what happens in the next book and I am so excited my gue...

Every so often, my heart stops and then beats irradically. It is almost a month to the day that I will be backpacking for TWO WEEKS through the Alaskan wilderness. I am so excited I feel like I will be sick when I think about it. Two weeks of completely stripping away all of my comforts and leaving me bare to learn who I am and how I will survive in land unknown. From what I know, I will spend the first week learning how to live off the land, how to read a map and topography, how to cook on the little stove (gluten-free, of course), how to sleep without a tent (but my sleeping bag seriously rocks) and so many other wonderful new things. I love to learn!! Seriously am really excited to learn how to survive with a backpack. I just love nature and being outside, so this will be a crucial step in my life. The second week they split us up into small groups of 3 or 4 people, tell us where we will meet them and then off we go for seven days on our own with a different leader each day. So I ge...

Title: Revived Author: Cat Patrick Publisher: Little Brown Books Publish Date: May 8, 2012 Audio Book, GoodReads Amazon Barnes and Noble It took me so long to finish listening to this audio book, not because I didn't like it. I definitely thought this book was the bomb! And this is the second book of Cat Patrick's that I have truly couldn't put down! I would be listening to this book and get distracted because the audio version was so awesome I kept thinking about further inquiries into the story. To begin with the audio teller's voice was awesome! She had so many characters to do and yet, she was very distinctive in each of them. How is this possible? How does she remember them all? Second, I fell in love with so many characters. Again, not too normal for me. I usually side with only the main character. But there were so many - her father, Mason who was a genius and seemed to have a wonderful soft side for Daisy; her best friend, Audrey, who was simply full of life; he...