As most of you know by now, Rebecca over at Love At First Book is one of my best friends in both the blogging world and the real world. If you follow her, you may have also noticed that she hasn't been blogging much lately and are wondering where she's been. Well, I'm here to tell you (with her permission, of course) that she's been MIA because she gave birth to two stunningly … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Rescues: My Two Dogs
If you don't follow me on Instagram or Twitter, then there's a remote possibility that you don't know how much I love my dogs. I'm absolutely one of those people who anthropomorphizes and has full-on discussions with them on a daily basis because they are the only ones who truly understand me. We have dance parties, cuddle sessions, and study dates regularly and I love them to … [Read more...]
Convince Me to Read These Daunting Books
Earlier this week, I started reading my first Tolstoy. After years of being afraid to pick up Anna Karenina (what if I don't like it?!), I finally decided to bite the bullet. This comes on the heels of my reading a few books on the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list (Babbitt, A Prayer for Owen Meany), which has made me a bit more adventurous and willing to try a few more of … [Read more...]
Chihuly Who? (Photo Gallery)
Last week, I shared that I received a new camera for my birthday and I've been having a ton of fun with it. For my birthday, my husband and I headed to Rocky Mountain National Park and Breckenridge (photos here), and a week later we headed to the Downtown Denver Aquarium and Denver Botanic Gardens. The plan was to only go to the aquarium, but it was a bit smaller than we had … [Read more...]
Birthday Week Book Loot
Last week was my birthday and I had the most incredible week. Since we moved to Colorado a year and a half ago, one of our favorite things to do is get in the car and head to the mountains. We usually don't have a destination in mind and enjoy bouncing from one place to the next, stopping to take pictures whenever the view is nice. One of our favorite things to take pictures of … [Read more...]