Well, today was my day off. Spent most of it running around. Week from tomorrow we leave for ND to attend my SIL's wedding. And you know, I'm never happy, so now I have a NEW dress. Similar style, I just decided on one with 3/4 length sleeves. :-) Also got my haircut even though I wasn't going to. And bought a bra at VS that I will now take back. And shoes from Payless that I think aren't as comfortable as I want. So I think those will go back. And I will continue to lust after their $95 counterparts from Von Maur.
On the book front:
Cover of Night by Linda Howard - really enjoyed it. Was only my second Linda Howard.
Mackenzie's Pleasure (er, whatever one had Joe) by Linda Howard - finished this last night and really enjoyed it.
Captive of My Desires by Johanna Lindsey - back to the Malorys and was good. Not her best, but definitely not her worst. It reminded me a lot of Gentle Rogue.
And yes, I still have some book reviews to write out. I promise to get to them soon!
We have a square foot piece of cork that's been lying on the floor and Gambit loves it. He sits on it, lies on it, kneads it with his paws and generally loves it.
My August issue of RT came today. Along with an issue of Real Simple. Seems my wonderful SIL bought me a subscription! I always am reading the issues when at my MIL's, so now I get to have my own. Very sweet of her and completely out of the blue.
And received mail from Margaret Moore. I'd won her contest to name the horse in a book and she sent me a copy. :-) My name is even in the beginning along with the other winner, thanking us.
Fireworks display
Here are a few pictures I took last night. Pardon the blur on most of them as I didn't have a tripod, so this is just me trying to hold the camera as still as possible. While still enjoying the display, of course. :-) So I took most of them without even looking through the camera, just sort of pointed and clicked. :-)
Happy 4th!
It's the fourth of July. We plan to go downtown tonight to listen to music and watch the fireworks display. Watching Discovery's flight right now. Hoping all continues to go well.
I'm going to try to get some good pictures of the display tonight, but who knows.
Also finished reading The Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik and Cover of Night by Linda Howard.
Found a $25 Barnes and Noble giftcard in a book the other day, so headed over there and bought Stealing Magic by Tanya Huff, Edge of Danger by Cherry Adair (proof that if you see enough about a book, you will eventually just break down and buy it), and Hit Hard by Amy Fetzer.
Also headed to the UBS and bought Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas, Scandal in Venice by Amanda McCabe, Amazon Lily by Theresa Weir, Flashback by Justine Davis, Bad Boys of Summer by Lori Foster, Erin McCarthy, and Amy Garvey, and The Player by Rhonda Nelson. Bought new was Vanquished by Hope Tarr. Love the cover.
My RT magazine still hasn't arrived. Darn it. I'm currently reading Black Powder War by Naomi Novik and Captive of My Desires by Johanna Lindsey. Finished up Betting Hearts by Dee Tenorio and need to write a review of it. Basically, I loved it and you should go buy it.
I spent a bunch of time looking at blog template stuff and still don't know what to do. I guess I just need to be less lazy about learning something new. I really do want a 3 column template. And something new. Something fun. Preferably with cats. Or cats and books.
oh...and we put Gambit in his harness yesterday and took him outside. I'd say Gambit is quite content to be an inside kitty. He did NOT like it out there. Freaked the poor guy out.
Found a dress for my SIL's wedding. It's a halter-top wrap dress from Kohl's. I'm still not positive about how I feel with a sleeveless dress and exposing my rather flabby upper arms, but the rest looks good. Hey, I even had to return the XL I bought and buy a large. The back was too loose. Not something I've really ever had to do. :-) It feels good to have lost over 30 pounds in the last year. Perhaps it's been slow, but I'm happy with how it's going. Now to get to Victoria's Secret sometime soon to buy a bra that will work with it. It would be no good to ruin the look of the dress with a bad bra. Good bras are your friend. :-) They just make everything look so much better.
I'm going to try to get some good pictures of the display tonight, but who knows.
Also finished reading The Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik and Cover of Night by Linda Howard.
Found a $25 Barnes and Noble giftcard in a book the other day, so headed over there and bought Stealing Magic by Tanya Huff, Edge of Danger by Cherry Adair (proof that if you see enough about a book, you will eventually just break down and buy it), and Hit Hard by Amy Fetzer.
Also headed to the UBS and bought Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas, Scandal in Venice by Amanda McCabe, Amazon Lily by Theresa Weir, Flashback by Justine Davis, Bad Boys of Summer by Lori Foster, Erin McCarthy, and Amy Garvey, and The Player by Rhonda Nelson. Bought new was Vanquished by Hope Tarr. Love the cover.
My RT magazine still hasn't arrived. Darn it. I'm currently reading Black Powder War by Naomi Novik and Captive of My Desires by Johanna Lindsey. Finished up Betting Hearts by Dee Tenorio and need to write a review of it. Basically, I loved it and you should go buy it.
I spent a bunch of time looking at blog template stuff and still don't know what to do. I guess I just need to be less lazy about learning something new. I really do want a 3 column template. And something new. Something fun. Preferably with cats. Or cats and books.
oh...and we put Gambit in his harness yesterday and took him outside. I'd say Gambit is quite content to be an inside kitty. He did NOT like it out there. Freaked the poor guy out.
Found a dress for my SIL's wedding. It's a halter-top wrap dress from Kohl's. I'm still not positive about how I feel with a sleeveless dress and exposing my rather flabby upper arms, but the rest looks good. Hey, I even had to return the XL I bought and buy a large. The back was too loose. Not something I've really ever had to do. :-) It feels good to have lost over 30 pounds in the last year. Perhaps it's been slow, but I'm happy with how it's going. Now to get to Victoria's Secret sometime soon to buy a bra that will work with it. It would be no good to ruin the look of the dress with a bad bra. Good bras are your friend. :-) They just make everything look so much better.
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