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| Evie with Jingle, one of her current favorite books |
I'm happy that she has an appreciation for books. I hope that it lasts her whole life.
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Reading, Reading, and More Reading
Evie LOVES to read. She loves books and everything about them. I've always tried to read to her, even when she was very little, but she didn't take much interest in books until she was about 11 or 12 months old.
She pulls every book off of the shelf, and then she looks at them each over and over again. Now that she's a little older, she picks up as many books as she can carry and brings them to us to read to her. I never thought that I'd be able to read the same children's book 13658512968454163 times in one day without going crazy...but she loves it!!!
She also pulls her books into her play tent, just to have some privacy while reading. I think this is adorable, but she never lets me in with her. :(
I love that Evie loves books. It gives me a chance to put her on my lap and snuggle and read.
I'm happy that she has an appreciation for books. I hope that it lasts her whole life.
I'm happy that she has an appreciation for books. I hope that it lasts her whole life.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
What I've been reading
I have done book "reviews" in the past, but I hesitate to call them that. More than anything, I love to read, and I like to share what I believe are good, interesting books with others.
Recently, I finished The Hunger Games (Scholastic, 2008) by Suzanne Collins. With all of the Hunger Games "hysteria" about the movie coming out later this month, I had to read the book before the movie came out. The book is written for young adults, so many of my students have read it too.
My students had been bugging me to read the book for a while. They told me the plot, and I hardly believe that this could be a book written for young people. Basically, a group of twenty four 12 - 18 year olds are chosen to compete to the death for the entertainment of the "Capitol." The Capitol controls the whole country and they use the Hunger Games as a way to exhibit their dominance over the lesser "districts." The storyline seemed too gruesome for a young adult novel, but that's what it is.
While it was gruesome, this book was also incredibly addictive!!! I couldn't put it down, and when I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about it. I'm really curious as to how they are going to make a movie from this book. It's very futuristic, and I think that seeing the movie would ruin the vision that I have of the District 12 (where, Katniss, the main character is from), the Capitol, and the arena in which the Games take place.
I really enjoyed this book, and I made M go buy me the 2nd book in the trilogy the day after I finished The Hunger Games. I am about 50 pages into that right now, and I'm excited to see how everything turns out. It's been fun to chat with my students about the book too. Every day they come into class and ask me what part I read the night before.
Have you read The Hunger Games? What did you think of it? Are you planning to see the movie?
Recently, I finished The Hunger Games (Scholastic, 2008) by Suzanne Collins. With all of the Hunger Games "hysteria" about the movie coming out later this month, I had to read the book before the movie came out. The book is written for young adults, so many of my students have read it too.
My students had been bugging me to read the book for a while. They told me the plot, and I hardly believe that this could be a book written for young people. Basically, a group of twenty four 12 - 18 year olds are chosen to compete to the death for the entertainment of the "Capitol." The Capitol controls the whole country and they use the Hunger Games as a way to exhibit their dominance over the lesser "districts." The storyline seemed too gruesome for a young adult novel, but that's what it is.
While it was gruesome, this book was also incredibly addictive!!! I couldn't put it down, and when I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about it. I'm really curious as to how they are going to make a movie from this book. It's very futuristic, and I think that seeing the movie would ruin the vision that I have of the District 12 (where, Katniss, the main character is from), the Capitol, and the arena in which the Games take place.
I really enjoyed this book, and I made M go buy me the 2nd book in the trilogy the day after I finished The Hunger Games. I am about 50 pages into that right now, and I'm excited to see how everything turns out. It's been fun to chat with my students about the book too. Every day they come into class and ask me what part I read the night before.
Have you read The Hunger Games? What did you think of it? Are you planning to see the movie?
Monday, February 20, 2012
Our favorite books
Evie has loved books since she was about a year old. I have always tried to read to her, but she didn't have much patience for it until she was about 11 months old. Plus, that was about the time she could really manipulate the book by herself and it held her interest longer for that reason too.
We have a decent collection of books at home, and I am always on the lookout for more at garage sales, etc. These are a few of our favorites.
The "Good Night Book" (as it is known at our house) is always the last one that I read to Evie before she goes to bed.
The Belly Button Book is a new favorite. This book cracks me up. The last line in the book is "Bye Bye Bee-Bo" and whenever I read it, Evie waves good bye to her belly button.
This is M's favorite to read to Evie. If it catches me in the wrong mood, this one actually makes me a little teary-eyed.
I just love all of the noises in Mr. Brown can Moo! Can you? This was my first favorite to read to Evie, and I will probably be able to recite this book for the rest of my life.
We have quite a few more that are in the rotation, but these are the ones that we probably read to her the most. I'm not sure if that makes them Evie's favorite books or our favorite books. In the end, I suppose it doesn't matter. I'm just glad that she loves to "read" so much right now, and I hope that it's a lifelong passion!
We're always looking for new titles to add to our collection. What are some of the favorites at your house??
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| Evie "reading" last summer |
We have a decent collection of books at home, and I am always on the lookout for more at garage sales, etc. These are a few of our favorites.
The "Good Night Book" (as it is known at our house) is always the last one that I read to Evie before she goes to bed.
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The Belly Button Book is a new favorite. This book cracks me up. The last line in the book is "Bye Bye Bee-Bo" and whenever I read it, Evie waves good bye to her belly button.
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I just love all of the noises in Mr. Brown can Moo! Can you? This was my first favorite to read to Evie, and I will probably be able to recite this book for the rest of my life.
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We have quite a few more that are in the rotation, but these are the ones that we probably read to her the most. I'm not sure if that makes them Evie's favorite books or our favorite books. In the end, I suppose it doesn't matter. I'm just glad that she loves to "read" so much right now, and I hope that it's a lifelong passion!
We're always looking for new titles to add to our collection. What are some of the favorites at your house??
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Eat Pray Love - Book Review
So, I know everyone in the world has already read Eat Pray Love, but I'm a little behind the times. I saw the movie sometime last year, and I had been interested in reading the book since then. My sister knew I wanted to read it, so she gave me the book for Christmas.
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin, 2006) is the true story of a Gilbert's struggle to cope with her divorce. In order to pick up the pieces, she decides to travel to Italy, India, and Indonesia over the course of a year to learn about pleasure and faith, and how to find a balance between the two.
The book is divided into thirds, each third focusing on a different locale. In the Italy portion of the book, the author describes her quest to learn Italian while living on her own in Italy. While in Italy, she faces her depression head on. For the previous few years, she had been dependent on anti-depression medications, and she manages to learn to live without them in Italy. Italy is mostly about pleasure...specifically food. I was so jealous while reading this part of the book. I've always wanted to go to Italy, and the author described it in a way that made me want to go there even more.
The second section of the book takes place in India. The author lived at an Ashram in a small Indian town while learning about God and meditation. Because I saw the movie version first, I was surprised by the deep discussion of God in this book. The movie doesn't focus on this aspect of the text. The descriptions of meditation were really interesting. I've always wanted to learn more about meditation, and this book was very informative.
The final third of the book takes place on the island of Bali in Indonesia. Here, the author studies with a Balinese medicine man to learn how to balance these two new aspects of her life. This is the "love" part of Eat Pray Love, and I don't want to give too much away. ;)
The downside was that I had already seen the movie, so I kept picturing the author as Julia Roberts. As always, there were discrepancies between the book and the movie, and as usual the book had much more detail. Overall, I thought that this was a great book.
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin, 2006) is the true story of a Gilbert's struggle to cope with her divorce. In order to pick up the pieces, she decides to travel to Italy, India, and Indonesia over the course of a year to learn about pleasure and faith, and how to find a balance between the two.
The book is divided into thirds, each third focusing on a different locale. In the Italy portion of the book, the author describes her quest to learn Italian while living on her own in Italy. While in Italy, she faces her depression head on. For the previous few years, she had been dependent on anti-depression medications, and she manages to learn to live without them in Italy. Italy is mostly about pleasure...specifically food. I was so jealous while reading this part of the book. I've always wanted to go to Italy, and the author described it in a way that made me want to go there even more.
The second section of the book takes place in India. The author lived at an Ashram in a small Indian town while learning about God and meditation. Because I saw the movie version first, I was surprised by the deep discussion of God in this book. The movie doesn't focus on this aspect of the text. The descriptions of meditation were really interesting. I've always wanted to learn more about meditation, and this book was very informative.
The final third of the book takes place on the island of Bali in Indonesia. Here, the author studies with a Balinese medicine man to learn how to balance these two new aspects of her life. This is the "love" part of Eat Pray Love, and I don't want to give too much away. ;)
The downside was that I had already seen the movie, so I kept picturing the author as Julia Roberts. As always, there were discrepancies between the book and the movie, and as usual the book had much more detail. Overall, I thought that this was a great book.
Monday, January 9, 2012
How "Go the F--- to Sleep" makes me feel like a better parent
Disclaimer: If the f-word (among other swear words) offends you, stop reading.
For Christmas, my aunt gave me a copy of the book Go the F--k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach. I had heard of the book before, but I had never actually seen it or read it. I used to cruise the message boards on the bump all the time, and I know that it caused a major ruckus over there about its appropriateness when it first came out. I'm personally all for it. It's written like a children's book, but it's obviously not for children. I'm not the type of person to get all worked up over stuff like that.
Anyway, I've documented a couple of times (here and here) that Evie does not nap for me. She still doesn't. I fought with her over my entire Christmas break to take a nap. One day, she was up from about 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. with only a 20 minute nap in the car at 9:00 because she would not go to sleep for me that afternoon. Of course she naps great at daycare (still 2 naps, each for about an hour and a half).
I know that I am not alone. I know that she's manipulating me (she also naps pretty well for M). I know that every child goes through phases like this. And so on, and so on until I want to punch the person in the face who continues to tell me all of these things. I've heard so much advice and tried so many things, but this book makes me feel like a better parent.
When Evie won't nap for me, and I fight with her over it, I get really down on myself. I just make situation worse, and I beat myself up that it's obviously something I'm doing wrong. Upon reading these lines, I actually felt less stressed. "The flowers doze low in the meadows/And high on the mountains so steep./My life is a failure, I'm a shitty-ass parent/Stop fucking with me, please, and sleep." M even told me that he thought of me when he read that page.
I'm trying to loosen up about the whole nap thing. In reality, the time of Evie's life where she takes a nap is just the blink of an eye. When I've become frustrated in the past couple of weeks, I've remembered the book, and in the loudest voice my mind can yell, I said "Go the F--k to Sleep."
For Christmas, my aunt gave me a copy of the book Go the F--k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach. I had heard of the book before, but I had never actually seen it or read it. I used to cruise the message boards on the bump all the time, and I know that it caused a major ruckus over there about its appropriateness when it first came out. I'm personally all for it. It's written like a children's book, but it's obviously not for children. I'm not the type of person to get all worked up over stuff like that.
Anyway, I've documented a couple of times (here and here) that Evie does not nap for me. She still doesn't. I fought with her over my entire Christmas break to take a nap. One day, she was up from about 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. with only a 20 minute nap in the car at 9:00 because she would not go to sleep for me that afternoon. Of course she naps great at daycare (still 2 naps, each for about an hour and a half).
I know that I am not alone. I know that she's manipulating me (she also naps pretty well for M). I know that every child goes through phases like this. And so on, and so on until I want to punch the person in the face who continues to tell me all of these things. I've heard so much advice and tried so many things, but this book makes me feel like a better parent.
When Evie won't nap for me, and I fight with her over it, I get really down on myself. I just make situation worse, and I beat myself up that it's obviously something I'm doing wrong. Upon reading these lines, I actually felt less stressed. "The flowers doze low in the meadows/And high on the mountains so steep./My life is a failure, I'm a shitty-ass parent/Stop fucking with me, please, and sleep." M even told me that he thought of me when he read that page.
I'm trying to loosen up about the whole nap thing. In reality, the time of Evie's life where she takes a nap is just the blink of an eye. When I've become frustrated in the past couple of weeks, I've remembered the book, and in the loudest voice my mind can yell, I said "Go the F--k to Sleep."
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Cinderella Ate My Daughter - Book Review
I've noticed it since Evie was born. They're everywhere....the Disney Princesses, Toddlers & Tiaras, padded bras in the girl's (for ages 5 - 10) section of Target... It seems like girls are expected to grow up so much more quickly these days. Even before Evie was born, I was amazed when I first started teaching by how much more mature the middle school girls seemed than when I was their age. Seriously, some of these girls had more cleavage at 13 than I had at 23!
Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein (HaperCollins, 2011) dives into the world of the "girlie-girl culture" that has overtaken the United States in the past decade. Orenstein give great statistics about the marketing of everything from toys to sexuality and how it affects girls as they grow up. This book was informative both as the mother of a daughter, as well as the teacher of teenage girls.
Orenstein is the mother of a school age daughter. She has written several books on girls' development, and became especially disturbed by the push for girls to become older at younger ages when her daughter developed an obsession with all things "princess." She questions whether or not the princess thing is even all that bad. After all, the Disney princesses (Cinderella, Ariel, Belle, Pocahontas, Snow White, etc.) are all "good" girls. However, they are all completely dependent on their man. The author points out that Ariel even gives up her own voice to get her man!
Orenstein also explores toy marketing, Toddlers & Tiaras (the TLC reality show about little girls in beauty pageants), young pop stars (Britney Spears both pre- and post-breakdown, Miley Cyrus, etc.), and the wonderful world of Facebook. In the 21st century there is so much more marketing to kids at younger and younger ages. What was popular with 13 year olds in 2000, is what's popular for 8 year olds in 2011.
As a mom, this book mostly scared me. The author gives great facts, but is scarce on how to face these problems. It is true that girls are usually pigeon-holed into one of two categories: the girly-girl, or the tomboy, but I didn't feel like there are any great suggestions as to how to combat this. The author struggles with how to get her daughter to just be herself. I think that's something that most parents battle.
In the end, Orenstein's own daughter outgrows the princess phase and moves on to other obsessions, as most kids usually do. I would recommend this book for anyone who is interested in learning facts about marketing and its effects on children, especially girls. More than anything, this book has made me more aware of all of the girly-ness out there.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Book Review - Mennonite in a Little Black Dress
I'm back into my usual reading pace (a book every two - three weeks) since I stalled out on The Tudors over the summer. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress (Holt Paperback, 2009) by Rhoda Janzen was an easy read. It is subtitled (A Memoir of Going Home) and that's exactly what it is. Anyone who has ever left home for any amount of time will easily relate to returning and finding that while nothing has changed, nothing is quite the same either.
Rhoda Janzen was raised in the Mennonite faith, but left to pursue a life in academia. When her marriage fell apart (because her husband left her for Bob, a guy he met on gay.com), and she was in a terrible car accident in the same week, she felt that she had little choice but to return to her roots to heal her body and soul. Her stories of her quirky family, with its quirky religious traditions, are hysterical.
Being an academic, Janzen is a rebel in the Mennonite community, which prides hard work and a simple life. She explains many Mennonite customs as she goes through the book to help those unfamiliar with the religion understand.
She explores her failed marriage with her abusive, bi-polar husband, addressing both of their faults in its demise through the context of being raised as a submissive Mennonite woman. She also delves into her relationship with her family. Leaving the Mennonite community made it harder for her to relate to her brothers, but he mother always accepted her with open arms.
The stories of Janzen's mother are the highlight of the book in my opinion. Her mother seems so matter-of-fact about everything in life, and her cheery outlook help the author through this horrible time.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning about the Mennonite community (not necessarily a history of it, but some of the customs), or anyone who likes "going home" stories (this is the reason I picked it out). It's very funny, and a quick read!
Rhoda Janzen was raised in the Mennonite faith, but left to pursue a life in academia. When her marriage fell apart (because her husband left her for Bob, a guy he met on gay.com), and she was in a terrible car accident in the same week, she felt that she had little choice but to return to her roots to heal her body and soul. Her stories of her quirky family, with its quirky religious traditions, are hysterical.
Being an academic, Janzen is a rebel in the Mennonite community, which prides hard work and a simple life. She explains many Mennonite customs as she goes through the book to help those unfamiliar with the religion understand.
She explores her failed marriage with her abusive, bi-polar husband, addressing both of their faults in its demise through the context of being raised as a submissive Mennonite woman. She also delves into her relationship with her family. Leaving the Mennonite community made it harder for her to relate to her brothers, but he mother always accepted her with open arms.
The stories of Janzen's mother are the highlight of the book in my opinion. Her mother seems so matter-of-fact about everything in life, and her cheery outlook help the author through this horrible time.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning about the Mennonite community (not necessarily a history of it, but some of the customs), or anyone who likes "going home" stories (this is the reason I picked it out). It's very funny, and a quick read!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Book Review - The Tudors
I'm a sucker for a good historical novel, or pretty much anything history related. If I weren't a Spanish teacher, I'd probably be a social studies teacher. I've also been known to go off on the Mexican (or Spanish or South American) history tangent in my class from time to time.
When they began replaying all of the episodes of "The Tudors" TV shows on BBC America, I was hooked. I DVRed all of them, and over the course of a couple of months worth of nighttime feedings, I watched the whole series. That was last spring, so I was still Tudors-obsessed at my birthday in June. M got me The Tudors by G.J. Meyer as a present (along with Bossypants by Tina Fey, which I reviewed here).
The Tudors is incredibly informative and detailed. I was amazed by the depth of the author's description of the royal family and all of its foibles, and also by his wonderful illustration of the times in which the Tudors lived. In between each chapter of historical narrative, he depicts an aspect of daily life for either the royals, nobility, or the commoners in 16th century England, such as the role of religion in their lives, or even what they ate.
While it was very interesting, at times, the amount of detail was overwhelming. The historical chapters had the tendency of reading as a textbook. There is a reason I'm writing this review now: I began the book at the end of June, and just finished it at the end of September; it was a slow read. I'm not sure that this could have been avoided. All of the detailed are necessary to understanding how much England was changed by these 5 rulers, whose total reign spanned only a century and a half.
The "in-between" chapters with their focus on daily life in the 1500s were the highlight of the book for me. I would recommend The Tudors to anyone who is very interested in this time period, or in royal history. Someone with only a slight interest may be bogged down by the amount of detail included in the book.
When they began replaying all of the episodes of "The Tudors" TV shows on BBC America, I was hooked. I DVRed all of them, and over the course of a couple of months worth of nighttime feedings, I watched the whole series. That was last spring, so I was still Tudors-obsessed at my birthday in June. M got me The Tudors by G.J. Meyer as a present (along with Bossypants by Tina Fey, which I reviewed here).
The Tudors is incredibly informative and detailed. I was amazed by the depth of the author's description of the royal family and all of its foibles, and also by his wonderful illustration of the times in which the Tudors lived. In between each chapter of historical narrative, he depicts an aspect of daily life for either the royals, nobility, or the commoners in 16th century England, such as the role of religion in their lives, or even what they ate.
While it was very interesting, at times, the amount of detail was overwhelming. The historical chapters had the tendency of reading as a textbook. There is a reason I'm writing this review now: I began the book at the end of June, and just finished it at the end of September; it was a slow read. I'm not sure that this could have been avoided. All of the detailed are necessary to understanding how much England was changed by these 5 rulers, whose total reign spanned only a century and a half.
The "in-between" chapters with their focus on daily life in the 1500s were the highlight of the book for me. I would recommend The Tudors to anyone who is very interested in this time period, or in royal history. Someone with only a slight interest may be bogged down by the amount of detail included in the book.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Wordless Wednesday - My Little Bookworm
Evie has developed a fascination with books over the past couple of months. Hopefully this will be a lifelong love of books!!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Book Review - Bossypants
M gave me Bossypants by Tina Fey for my birthday back in June. It was a very quick read, and HILARIOUS. If you like Tina Fey at all, watch 30 Rock or enjoyed her on SNL, by all means, read this book!!! She writes with the same kind of humor and wit.
If you are looking for a tell-all about Saturday Night Live, or behind the scenes at 30 Rock, you won't find it here. The author does talk about the workings of the shows to an extent, but doesn't ever mention names or incriminate anyone. The book is autobiographical, but the ending really focuses on being a working mom, especially the decision to have a second child. If you follow celebrity gossip, you probably know how this worked out. She is now expecting her second child due at the end of the summer.
She talks about the struggle of being a working mom and how it always makes you feel like you should be somewhere else. She discusses feeling like she is missing out on her parts of her child's life, but also that being a stay at home mom isn't all that glamorous either. One of my favorite quotes, "Almost as many moments of full-time motherhood stink like Axe body spray on a brick of bleu cheese.*" Footnote: "These moments include: cleaning poop out of a one-piece bathing suit, getting kicked in the tits by someone who doesn't want to put on her shoes, Dora the Explorer."
My favorite chapter is "The Mother's Prayer for Its Daughter." I laugh (and cry) every time I read it.
Overall, great book!!! Have you read it?? Leave a comment and let me know what you thought!!!
Monday, June 20, 2011
First Father's Day
Yesterday was M's first Father's Day!! We had a fairly uneventful day. Evie and I were gone all weekend visiting my youngest sister in central Illinois (more to come on that!), and we didn't get home until early afternoon.
After Evie woke up from her nap, we gave M his gifts. We got him three books; two for him, and one for him to read with Evie. We got him The Final Four of Everything, because he always says, "Everything is better in a bracket!" We also gave him Wisconsin's Best Beer Guide. He really enjoys sports and beer, so both of these books seemed like topics that would interest him. Evie picked Sunny Bunny Loves His Dad for both of them. (I literally held up two books in Barnes and Noble and that was the one she touched first. Coincidence? Probably, but it's fun to say that she picked it out!)
The weather was great, so we got Evie ready to hang out in her whale pool. She is really becoming quite the waterbug. We played outside for a while, and did a little bit of work in the garden and that was the end of our low-key Father's Day.
I'd like to start some sort of tradition for Father's Day, but I'm horrible of thinking of good ideas for that sort of stuff. Does anyone have any traditions that they've done, either for their husband or their dad? We can always start next year!!
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After Evie woke up from her nap, we gave M his gifts. We got him three books; two for him, and one for him to read with Evie. We got him The Final Four of Everything, because he always says, "Everything is better in a bracket!" We also gave him Wisconsin's Best Beer Guide. He really enjoys sports and beer, so both of these books seemed like topics that would interest him. Evie picked Sunny Bunny Loves His Dad for both of them. (I literally held up two books in Barnes and Noble and that was the one she touched first. Coincidence? Probably, but it's fun to say that she picked it out!)
The weather was great, so we got Evie ready to hang out in her whale pool. She is really becoming quite the waterbug. We played outside for a while, and did a little bit of work in the garden and that was the end of our low-key Father's Day.
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| How big is Evie??? Sooooo big! |
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Saturday, June 11, 2011
Happy Birthday to me!
Yesterday was my first official day of summer and it was also my 29th birthday! I can't believe that I'm in the last year of my 20s. M took the day off so that he could spend my birthday with me and Evie. Another highlight was my sister and her husband (and their two giganto dogs) stayed at our house on Thursday night. The live in Iowa right now, but they are hoping to move back to Wisconsin this summer sometime. Thursday evening, my sister babysat so that M and I could go out for dinner. I think that she and Evie really enjoyed themselves. She got to feed Evie some kiwi, and some purees as well. I think she was surprised by the mess!
M gave me my birthday present before we went to bed on Thursday night. He got me two books that I'm really looking forward to reading: Bossypants by Tina Fey, and The Tudors by G.J. Meyer. I love Tina Fey, and I recently DVRed all of "The Tudors" reruns on BBC America and I'm really into learning more about the time period.
Friday morning, my sister, M, Evie, and I went out for breakfast while my brother-in-law was at a job interview. After breakfast, my sister left to drive up to my parent's (about 2 1/2 hours from here), and then I went to get my hair done. I made the appointment a couple of weeks ago thinking that I could use a change when I turned 29. The pictures below don't really do it justice. My hair was actually much longer than the before picture looks, and the color is now MUCH lighter. It's a pretty big change, but it will be a good summer 'do.
Overall it was a great birthday!! I'm looking forward to whatever "29" has in store for me!!
M gave me my birthday present before we went to bed on Thursday night. He got me two books that I'm really looking forward to reading: Bossypants by Tina Fey, and The Tudors by G.J. Meyer. I love Tina Fey, and I recently DVRed all of "The Tudors" reruns on BBC America and I'm really into learning more about the time period.
Friday morning, my sister, M, Evie, and I went out for breakfast while my brother-in-law was at a job interview. After breakfast, my sister left to drive up to my parent's (about 2 1/2 hours from here), and then I went to get my hair done. I made the appointment a couple of weeks ago thinking that I could use a change when I turned 29. The pictures below don't really do it justice. My hair was actually much longer than the before picture looks, and the color is now MUCH lighter. It's a pretty big change, but it will be a good summer 'do.
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