tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36649708720275615542024-03-05T09:21:12.092-05:00Crazy ShenanigansLiving and working through life, one crazy adventure at a time!Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.comBlogger1792125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-50678079521081837182020-12-30T06:00:00.001-05:002020-12-30T06:00:06.673-05:002020 Reads<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Each year I try to read as many books as I possibly can. I always seem to get busy with work, taking care of the house, my son etc. This year though was a little different in a lot of ways. When the pandemic started and we were in the mandatory stay at home period we found ourselves with tons of free time. Thankfully I had a stack of books that were waiting to be read. Then teleworking started and I found that on my breaks and lunch I was at home with the stack of books too! I would have to go back into a lot of my older blog posts but honestly this is probably my highest count in books that I’ve read in an entire year. I guess that’s what 2020 will do for you. Ha!</span><div><br /></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Here is what I read in 2020 and with my small reviews of them. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UNYXrWixlHLf2SGnRIvw9z9IuYXHTnY3hI6LHSkZ5DHJFMOcY5Vm4MquiecgNpD_DRWdy0h-0iTMiQ-GbV_3ZvqY2E54Gf40ova8mAg_IFwAgQyHbYOPX6FcyKRqnI8ApPEOYvRUl4m9/s500/BA4B5EBD-3F42-42FF-ACDD-E2A61D8BC98C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UNYXrWixlHLf2SGnRIvw9z9IuYXHTnY3hI6LHSkZ5DHJFMOcY5Vm4MquiecgNpD_DRWdy0h-0iTMiQ-GbV_3ZvqY2E54Gf40ova8mAg_IFwAgQyHbYOPX6FcyKRqnI8ApPEOYvRUl4m9/s320/BA4B5EBD-3F42-42FF-ACDD-E2A61D8BC98C.jpeg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Q2Z2f4A-_FqRddCAz1PGO7pSLZlEfJe06xUEZwqSNsrNzKzbmvinVKneTcEpJJdDK5fgq0tIyH1uQ0bZ7ydhOAoWCqjmMzqsMULDrVCGzYLPXcNkSxJnU8UyzpqdUU-VLjS74DBOgj20/s500/8638450D-A633-491D-8DDB-BC095662CF2A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">These books are all in the Owen McKenna Mystery Series by Todd Borg. I love his books and I love this series. There are several after these that I haven’t read yet but I’m making my way through them. If you start them you’ll need to start at the beginning because they do build on each other. I also really like this series because I’ve been to several places he mentions in the books because they all take place in Lake Tahoe. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyU5s2FFiYaf9GSCGdxO7pPzhvy9jBjtVfeEcivpZ2n4GAwXq2GJ03-eLPNKzJRG-SygBU04cgZ-i4JodsmjYmj5KOAMf2kk4P-cUgr7GQhWzEui2kiE38U5bqx2ji1wEK1b_1q5seS4U/s456/1BDAC4EA-4BC5-4EEE-A9CC-04BBA17BC5DE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="301" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyU5s2FFiYaf9GSCGdxO7pPzhvy9jBjtVfeEcivpZ2n4GAwXq2GJ03-eLPNKzJRG-SygBU04cgZ-i4JodsmjYmj5KOAMf2kk4P-cUgr7GQhWzEui2kiE38U5bqx2ji1wEK1b_1q5seS4U/w263-h399/1BDAC4EA-4BC5-4EEE-A9CC-04BBA17BC5DE.jpeg" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is one of the books in the Dana Girl Mystery Series. These were written many decades ago. I like them more than Nancy Drew and almost equally as I like the Hardy Boys. Nancy Drew was never my taste because her dad was always bossing her around. These girls however, do what they want and get the job done! </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-wEaD4zNCy1Em81PIn5zfg2LNCTn38uJD86Gra5so1ziiWGRzlHyFt-6oVvyEwHr2XqCdp108U-udabr_hz-xZA_wIRo8rxvU1FH5lYMGGLjsWBYgCNUevb5bk-p2vbML56i2E8dbbCW/s750/C0495858-473E-4828-AA02-0B20CBA47E0A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="419" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-wEaD4zNCy1Em81PIn5zfg2LNCTn38uJD86Gra5so1ziiWGRzlHyFt-6oVvyEwHr2XqCdp108U-udabr_hz-xZA_wIRo8rxvU1FH5lYMGGLjsWBYgCNUevb5bk-p2vbML56i2E8dbbCW/w254-h455/C0495858-473E-4828-AA02-0B20CBA47E0A.jpeg" width="254" /></a></div>I’m a big fan of the Harry Bosch novels by Michael Connelly. I also love the Amazon Prime show which is initially what got me into these books. This was the latest one in the series that I’ve read and as always I enjoy them. <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0kWtoeTY3-Poa8D4hjdvRjWhz6jiJ3T7Sdp5plnuwXjhc_kFEbY7LEAb7jWR7QvwlQPkJMBhNFVAJsx2e1i6_tkDkxfxEY4duq3nuMrJjVvurXIa0gUnLRMhnBTgQ8X9Puhx9uadqPBT/s498/54166FAD-7ABE-45AE-93E3-92F7484BEA3B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="283" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0kWtoeTY3-Poa8D4hjdvRjWhz6jiJ3T7Sdp5plnuwXjhc_kFEbY7LEAb7jWR7QvwlQPkJMBhNFVAJsx2e1i6_tkDkxfxEY4duq3nuMrJjVvurXIa0gUnLRMhnBTgQ8X9Puhx9uadqPBT/w229-h403/54166FAD-7ABE-45AE-93E3-92F7484BEA3B.jpeg" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started reading these books once again because of Amazon Prime. I loved the Jack Ryan series they did and when I realized it was based off the books by Tom Clancy, I dove right into them. This is the second book in the series. I’ve started the third one but their very long and while I enjoy them, I have to pace myself on these because of the sheer knowledge that goes into the reading of these. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMYCmQnVaEi92u-nU0V5nUBs5kAxyXeP2_fQLpNm9wLBvOnQtElMEFbf9h5vxyoeJZyhD0cGSEQvYGLaiG0Y7ZMSyisCGqWAtW_YZi6NMRDxctlqObjfg13CYGEcNu_GrpwdqCmvuZg36/s2048/49A9869E-5D3E-4C5F-AE64-2C13EC9CEDAE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1357" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMYCmQnVaEi92u-nU0V5nUBs5kAxyXeP2_fQLpNm9wLBvOnQtElMEFbf9h5vxyoeJZyhD0cGSEQvYGLaiG0Y7ZMSyisCGqWAtW_YZi6NMRDxctlqObjfg13CYGEcNu_GrpwdqCmvuZg36/s320/49A9869E-5D3E-4C5F-AE64-2C13EC9CEDAE.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I literally stumbled upon this book. I remember years ago when the writer did a sneak peek of the Edward POV from Twilight but I had no idea she finished this year. Maybe due to Covid I was just out of the loop but I found it the week after it came out and was thrilled. I liked Twilight (there I said it) but I liked Edward way more than Bella so to have this book come out in his point of view, I was very excited to read it. It also set me off on re-reading the twilight series. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedpC2aZWRjwgzQ9OtdY8wkwIMInqNS0eBLvkfX_ytNwLdOmFPtem8ayIf6roYvjPGKndDYIPjfEsrucXoonvwi6mv7nfykbfU1YPVAPwBFGXT2w1CDumL-q44r-9XVsCzL2bj22WA1Ap0/s1334/6E337242-2CCF-499D-AB02-68A2DDB7C427.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedpC2aZWRjwgzQ9OtdY8wkwIMInqNS0eBLvkfX_ytNwLdOmFPtem8ayIf6roYvjPGKndDYIPjfEsrucXoonvwi6mv7nfykbfU1YPVAPwBFGXT2w1CDumL-q44r-9XVsCzL2bj22WA1Ap0/s320/6E337242-2CCF-499D-AB02-68A2DDB7C427.jpeg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8zHZLg9WhTrP9sERtPgR136p00CHlSwTpUjXYDLI8EJPiw_QixTSH_Hz8cgFngqLjmcLxu906eMnEt3_6413DiIfxhdQ_oTexRIuFdXgO4mzMhRWLidGmQk-Rjlb4HwLu-A6l-N38i6K/s1334/8E98C8AD-988F-489D-9BE3-8109AF709A6B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8zHZLg9WhTrP9sERtPgR136p00CHlSwTpUjXYDLI8EJPiw_QixTSH_Hz8cgFngqLjmcLxu906eMnEt3_6413DiIfxhdQ_oTexRIuFdXgO4mzMhRWLidGmQk-Rjlb4HwLu-A6l-N38i6K/s320/8E98C8AD-988F-489D-9BE3-8109AF709A6B.jpeg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnNlv4ihf9eIzRnruMstvvQs3F_xI3pufOF_xv6COPTWmHsbyFxkq7-fWoCyoOjsF_gvMXxokPPdlu8-5b5MRvW3JTBHxWHQ-Rw_yMk97pOxwSPrF6lb6C_xFU-Me8_K9xncD8vykxDq_/s1334/9AF04AB2-3C6C-4300-9032-716C09537A2F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnNlv4ihf9eIzRnruMstvvQs3F_xI3pufOF_xv6COPTWmHsbyFxkq7-fWoCyoOjsF_gvMXxokPPdlu8-5b5MRvW3JTBHxWHQ-Rw_yMk97pOxwSPrF6lb6C_xFU-Me8_K9xncD8vykxDq_/s320/9AF04AB2-3C6C-4300-9032-716C09537A2F.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywBs-wVTT0ZVix6bNv4FqAPBgbAn8k7xsJlGCv2tDgz_4AnEplHxhIfC3VmjT5UjzdIgnFyWBBw8eX32aMshkjO6XcPXVAMHgYOE7HBVP-O_iD0HwV7EmZcFF1AipdHGy30nFnR8ZtojT/s1334/AB3BE7F7-F7E3-4A9B-9E56-BF0A9C6B5515.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywBs-wVTT0ZVix6bNv4FqAPBgbAn8k7xsJlGCv2tDgz_4AnEplHxhIfC3VmjT5UjzdIgnFyWBBw8eX32aMshkjO6XcPXVAMHgYOE7HBVP-O_iD0HwV7EmZcFF1AipdHGy30nFnR8ZtojT/s320/AB3BE7F7-F7E3-4A9B-9E56-BF0A9C6B5515.jpeg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWFHwJOPc3tM8IhOC-sTApXZL2yUIPDH6MTeYxWj0NRNElL7A9U9owWCXAWaAsFiHEWEx17ein6vLL8l9EFftItIQbLFW-l23CZiW59PURJn9s6E3dnPn2qKHGev7eq9t-tnCEyWCSzDU/s1334/E89FC6B3-D555-415E-ACFC-18665F5C39F3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWFHwJOPc3tM8IhOC-sTApXZL2yUIPDH6MTeYxWj0NRNElL7A9U9owWCXAWaAsFiHEWEx17ein6vLL8l9EFftItIQbLFW-l23CZiW59PURJn9s6E3dnPn2qKHGev7eq9t-tnCEyWCSzDU/s320/E89FC6B3-D555-415E-ACFC-18665F5C39F3.jpeg" /></a></div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">This series literally had me reading nonstop. I couldn’t put them down! I loved the books and it’s one of those book series that I wish they would make a tv show or movie with but hey maybe they will!?! I just know that it was so good for me that I read the entire series twice. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpYWw6_5CtDLdwagFIqMnNqRVhyphenhyphenK0sjlYTMb9lG9dpHBURbyKJFkar9xixoN2RftIi2WsCpus_mrRqfPwc-RA9LV5vhjTRgzbpqNBKRk1mhTW38u598_wCCBTRyYGRFju98rAgoJZ6rbv/s2048/6A749E11-CE40-4C4A-A397-2797BBF791AC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpYWw6_5CtDLdwagFIqMnNqRVhyphenhyphenK0sjlYTMb9lG9dpHBURbyKJFkar9xixoN2RftIi2WsCpus_mrRqfPwc-RA9LV5vhjTRgzbpqNBKRk1mhTW38u598_wCCBTRyYGRFju98rAgoJZ6rbv/w278-h418/6A749E11-CE40-4C4A-A397-2797BBF791AC.jpeg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love, love loved this book. I couldn’t put it down and it was 500 pages so that should tell you something. I also read it in like 2 days. So when I started the second book and was about 90 pages in, I was devastated because to me the second book was so horrible with how I loved the first book, I stopped reading. That isn’t something I ever do. I have yet to finish book 2 and book 3 comes out soon. I don’t know if I’ll ever go back and finish it because I loved how the story ended in book 1. Now if I find a spoiler for book 3 and everything with my favorite character is OK. Then maybe I’ll finish book 2. </div><br /><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Crash Into Me (Shaken Dirty Series)</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYe5ZZSM5EI8cP7Pxrl3gwlRmeLQnwRF2mp8S5tqxAz-QdXAAMKSmKJXs5ZatG5-AcrYpYwVVC_xq1PsKNcW7Q8WAuTUAOz6EEdzbU1iEmfkjmsbkR5TOEV2BA_qWUHPd6f3NcX4K9bM_w/s475/005BCF33-47C2-4200-9F1E-18A683C03772.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYe5ZZSM5EI8cP7Pxrl3gwlRmeLQnwRF2mp8S5tqxAz-QdXAAMKSmKJXs5ZatG5-AcrYpYwVVC_xq1PsKNcW7Q8WAuTUAOz6EEdzbU1iEmfkjmsbkR5TOEV2BA_qWUHPd6f3NcX4K9bM_w/s320/005BCF33-47C2-4200-9F1E-18A683C03772.jpeg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1bp0IBe21BRpPPtIz69j4vuMCZF7l_qTrK1BDUzPx2pXvXGL0NC5cZvLJSXmqNe_54HU19AMDtF2xHs119BIA6GFrG3LWmp1U2iL8_Q16buiNwH3lFhnIyFrLSFWpUftRweBMdWsxzdD/s500/646A8313-86AE-4A5F-A60D-5AECBC7B6EB7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1bp0IBe21BRpPPtIz69j4vuMCZF7l_qTrK1BDUzPx2pXvXGL0NC5cZvLJSXmqNe_54HU19AMDtF2xHs119BIA6GFrG3LWmp1U2iL8_Q16buiNwH3lFhnIyFrLSFWpUftRweBMdWsxzdD/s320/646A8313-86AE-4A5F-A60D-5AECBC7B6EB7.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDB8liRLsqdMURGRppxxuYhlqX3Z4mAZ47YI3_dC1RO8OQd626S6Hirs0BtgUPqPyYw7bi8FLR9qsQbL4Usa7415ORHOFoLm-VEHsAtwpBNO2uq4cjJZ0eHSDEP7oTiHfWc_uOJjCMg53/s1360/805E78EB-216A-462B-955C-DAC42EBDCD31.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="850" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDB8liRLsqdMURGRppxxuYhlqX3Z4mAZ47YI3_dC1RO8OQd626S6Hirs0BtgUPqPyYw7bi8FLR9qsQbL4Usa7415ORHOFoLm-VEHsAtwpBNO2uq4cjJZ0eHSDEP7oTiHfWc_uOJjCMg53/s320/805E78EB-216A-462B-955C-DAC42EBDCD31.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I went down this rabbit hole on amazon kindle once I read Crave. These were written by the same author and I thought they would be like Crave and they were similar but totally different. I loved the series and I’m usually not one for these kinds of books but they were so good! I think it’s the author who just did a great job. And then I went down the rabbit hole some more with another one of her series....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LAImxOioS0gzxQ9KXJn_Br6STowq09zpy5xcFsP2PQYINAqa5MMrV8je46wMhzkXO9mWVamYvNzHPyDLT-jS90xuak2J5zF781LD9vWOCzDjDaM9x7LJNQ_1Muf4Ybe7PLC680pEIn9t/s424/103E1DA5-5B83-4B12-B943-6909EB2DBE5C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LAImxOioS0gzxQ9KXJn_Br6STowq09zpy5xcFsP2PQYINAqa5MMrV8je46wMhzkXO9mWVamYvNzHPyDLT-jS90xuak2J5zF781LD9vWOCzDjDaM9x7LJNQ_1Muf4Ybe7PLC680pEIn9t/s320/103E1DA5-5B83-4B12-B943-6909EB2DBE5C.jpeg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKQ-s-nan40H5xFKAmV2RQ6hXplb6IUxq_3z8ve3FvDGDvwFXS-ft_5pdmYi7Wy9xY5z3V_qzmLqX4lBVcjqWCanGMbMS8uZslqxOoDLSYRvf_nRnqkOH3Q0vATOFYkfKknfIHGV4LDTU/s500/D2A6B4A9-D81C-4D60-88E9-E1C2A856EA9C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKQ-s-nan40H5xFKAmV2RQ6hXplb6IUxq_3z8ve3FvDGDvwFXS-ft_5pdmYi7Wy9xY5z3V_qzmLqX4lBVcjqWCanGMbMS8uZslqxOoDLSYRvf_nRnqkOH3Q0vATOFYkfKknfIHGV4LDTU/s320/D2A6B4A9-D81C-4D60-88E9-E1C2A856EA9C.jpeg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qrFu8zqd-PrltVLLXi8uBGoT_pwaHqd8RUCWwBGuXXgdkB4_FePMTRe26mE-keSa6gpuKGgu_BdtrNgpbNYns1DWu8kTb7OTEUyCvB3aQG69H3NxLKyYMrIx1GgPTJBiXMBzdPaaXhkK/s500/22BF1103-4162-49EC-B17C-A1EAAE95F833.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qrFu8zqd-PrltVLLXi8uBGoT_pwaHqd8RUCWwBGuXXgdkB4_FePMTRe26mE-keSa6gpuKGgu_BdtrNgpbNYns1DWu8kTb7OTEUyCvB3aQG69H3NxLKyYMrIx1GgPTJBiXMBzdPaaXhkK/s320/22BF1103-4162-49EC-B17C-A1EAAE95F833.jpeg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeekLMaW0UjlB5cRBTNtrbfRSeHCIcXS3rjVv0J4sNqlaTF50uiL6SJcv73OHoRhwEUxW7yhWc0-bEXWnKCHdNSeutM5QFC0Ypc4H4J5maZEPDW3Cy1umkFO51RqSCSQXGpyphy4Z4Wz5/s475/7A30B021-62A6-4DED-8592-47D50B309874.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeekLMaW0UjlB5cRBTNtrbfRSeHCIcXS3rjVv0J4sNqlaTF50uiL6SJcv73OHoRhwEUxW7yhWc0-bEXWnKCHdNSeutM5QFC0Ypc4H4J5maZEPDW3Cy1umkFO51RqSCSQXGpyphy4Z4Wz5/s320/7A30B021-62A6-4DED-8592-47D50B309874.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At this point my kindle was like here is all things written by Tracy Wolff so I figured why not?! I actually really liked this series. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3zy1rawnzt-5DvL9fK4iPn4Yy9qtYrT6SgJSGCD6NXGiL-623NS6s9AuuL1EyW_MviBGstr8dFKVRK4lyaEoFoorNewMp2QKCehCJf3GgW2TAgIF6RKCJdPZrGm6mME2lGtgrYGqYSTN/s500/A1E31A37-6292-4055-AC14-71EBECD981E3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3zy1rawnzt-5DvL9fK4iPn4Yy9qtYrT6SgJSGCD6NXGiL-623NS6s9AuuL1EyW_MviBGstr8dFKVRK4lyaEoFoorNewMp2QKCehCJf3GgW2TAgIF6RKCJdPZrGm6mME2lGtgrYGqYSTN/s320/A1E31A37-6292-4055-AC14-71EBECD981E3.jpeg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJZ4olzV7w6-oCelZRAoPzfpOUd93IAM4z5eM39iu0lmVpGOdegaRU-uvJiDAkyhBfi8boSuYRHuHaKZuBYsKfhFH8ar7wI_sK5mJWxUpV3pa0VTyfdADprnwKYarF-75rrRoiA1sSfos/s500/A3950294-7C47-457D-AAF1-EA23CDE2305F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJZ4olzV7w6-oCelZRAoPzfpOUd93IAM4z5eM39iu0lmVpGOdegaRU-uvJiDAkyhBfi8boSuYRHuHaKZuBYsKfhFH8ar7wI_sK5mJWxUpV3pa0VTyfdADprnwKYarF-75rrRoiA1sSfos/s320/A3950294-7C47-457D-AAF1-EA23CDE2305F.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiq4F_Xy8ZnFncvpHGgrmif_RFVB1uVJ4kebmutGp3DrQAPt1CskTyvVU1cDsd2_ixQn_6J18Q6nqsboyASkFiK-hHs38GNRyhyz8JMdbC7eGXNJJDVKEX6rNLP8GkazJtiZfdqqWpHC-G/s500/AFD02D37-3D5E-4D26-9D9C-7EFFDB7E1392.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiq4F_Xy8ZnFncvpHGgrmif_RFVB1uVJ4kebmutGp3DrQAPt1CskTyvVU1cDsd2_ixQn_6J18Q6nqsboyASkFiK-hHs38GNRyhyz8JMdbC7eGXNJJDVKEX6rNLP8GkazJtiZfdqqWpHC-G/s320/AFD02D37-3D5E-4D26-9D9C-7EFFDB7E1392.jpeg" /></a></div>Then I read this one shot by her and it was just ok. It wasn’t anything to write home about and I felt like some of the story was pulled from others considering one scene literally was a copy and paste job. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpgIvXIHG_HUIzu71WpFGOiv2aJR-pLOUPU_P6-91ED0mSN9pbac9j86GWBq7_LgX3sxQUcoN5CHYx0h0gYByQNTrkxVvKf2KEpVOqOz6QOizaVdlzJn8mWx3aaj7eKP5ktX59Qztw5Ph/s475/2962537B-1C12-47EC-B579-EBD05422EB58.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpgIvXIHG_HUIzu71WpFGOiv2aJR-pLOUPU_P6-91ED0mSN9pbac9j86GWBq7_LgX3sxQUcoN5CHYx0h0gYByQNTrkxVvKf2KEpVOqOz6QOizaVdlzJn8mWx3aaj7eKP5ktX59Qztw5Ph/s320/2962537B-1C12-47EC-B579-EBD05422EB58.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div>I started another series and when I read book one I had no idea it was a long book series or I might not have started it. I don’t mind series’ like that but I’ve already got enough that I’m reading, I don’t want to add anymore. However, the books are good and I want to know what happens to the characters so I’ve been reading them. I think I have another three to read in the series but if I’m correct she’s also still writing this series. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19Xa9hVdFyKqjs7pNLuf7dPUeeIl6lUIlAsSgjzufCsZ3hNfq2TtSs7URXyBnjTBwfjQhltyqK0X4ujlJOr0HUtrZfphStLRqbERlAbWgiBP1jekM684UDoO3tTaaiTPze1yc8zO5Jk4B/s500/6ED6B203-180D-4C33-883C-1D9DAECA06C3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19Xa9hVdFyKqjs7pNLuf7dPUeeIl6lUIlAsSgjzufCsZ3hNfq2TtSs7URXyBnjTBwfjQhltyqK0X4ujlJOr0HUtrZfphStLRqbERlAbWgiBP1jekM684UDoO3tTaaiTPze1yc8zO5Jk4B/s320/6ED6B203-180D-4C33-883C-1D9DAECA06C3.jpeg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-A7Aei2XCt4tY4lP90fj_oyT6IWauxvdrN0W0q4843CCIO_v6WyoErA8PMCpMJXdRb9BgTZEbCVpWDUCRHzT8IlPkfVmtxTlyEIzi_W0pIAkuP4n27PwIFeprqGZYtB-XDqCW6ayuTFJ/s500/E0256C84-CC05-4DB2-8FE2-A1621FE440AC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It’s ok but I didn’t think it wasn’t anything fantastic hence why I haven’t read the others in the series yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC79cMEBpvL6SV8zoFx5Q2ub5xdjqGa46CUCuRf1Mj4l8W2MOZeBs6_CBnDSO1mNePcjgv8bP3-fN18CHaShNEXInEMFZl4TfQFwCZF3Mxdct1UypoFx8VqIHxixja-qh1R5NTfMDtZeUu/s499/5243E33D-A6C3-4C0D-9F71-029382745DAB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC79cMEBpvL6SV8zoFx5Q2ub5xdjqGa46CUCuRf1Mj4l8W2MOZeBs6_CBnDSO1mNePcjgv8bP3-fN18CHaShNEXInEMFZl4TfQFwCZF3Mxdct1UypoFx8VqIHxixja-qh1R5NTfMDtZeUu/s320/5243E33D-A6C3-4C0D-9F71-029382745DAB.jpeg" /></a></div><div>I stumbled upon the Addicted Trilogy by S.Nelson and I really loved this series. I think book one and two were my favorites but it didn’t fizzle out in book three either. I was so worried it wasn’t going to end well, I almost went to the end of the book to check before I read it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgwnJEWB_7w7fpqCcX817Ws1w1t9JF8nPtu_SC-lX9l2wCdxGRHrDT-2u0YKN-xjMeqRRVUzSTkHydnbZKEIK8yk5-q4K4DN_7TF6m4C9zZA-Ozr2CShFMtfmlZMMtz8h4E1pECppZcU6/s445/6BFF3C25-BC0C-4722-9C56-6931EA49600E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="292" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgwnJEWB_7w7fpqCcX817Ws1w1t9JF8nPtu_SC-lX9l2wCdxGRHrDT-2u0YKN-xjMeqRRVUzSTkHydnbZKEIK8yk5-q4K4DN_7TF6m4C9zZA-Ozr2CShFMtfmlZMMtz8h4E1pECppZcU6/s320/6BFF3C25-BC0C-4722-9C56-6931EA49600E.jpeg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw32MWzh6ns4YAh0irCjrs2D1d8pzqRsfoNo9E-Pb3j5unmrByRYaunsl_KxMiUofzf-BcLidjw94ibMTDMw0h4pRU58Ru3PSbee2E6Q9hAJDIsgBmAbW4W98lPpctB5eOEyURbow0RfZb/s500/BA544F49-5FE1-41D9-AA38-7FD4EDB8CD19.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw32MWzh6ns4YAh0irCjrs2D1d8pzqRsfoNo9E-Pb3j5unmrByRYaunsl_KxMiUofzf-BcLidjw94ibMTDMw0h4pRU58Ru3PSbee2E6Q9hAJDIsgBmAbW4W98lPpctB5eOEyURbow0RfZb/s320/BA544F49-5FE1-41D9-AA38-7FD4EDB8CD19.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0Ifqp6QbTYopFkJVkvAcDuhn2MfGbk-jNjPR4FgWAjVuH_AQfSwE7dpyMyXTJgSLDL7aKFPONlm4oKYFb9tg0jozJmwXt2dK_lwxq8qn_J9NpcTLBQ6gmnTRVKW7DgW7jTM1u0caGCW7/s500/0EA4889C-43F2-45EB-99BC-6EE0248C0CE4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0Ifqp6QbTYopFkJVkvAcDuhn2MfGbk-jNjPR4FgWAjVuH_AQfSwE7dpyMyXTJgSLDL7aKFPONlm4oKYFb9tg0jozJmwXt2dK_lwxq8qn_J9NpcTLBQ6gmnTRVKW7DgW7jTM1u0caGCW7/s320/0EA4889C-43F2-45EB-99BC-6EE0248C0CE4.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I read the entire James Hunter and Penny Series by Ivy Smoak. It was so good I think I burned through it in a week and then started to re-read it again! I loved the first two books the most! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeMqOSJDzwlNEw20qFFSJPhwoof7jBdOneWgty1Jz8XMBeGvTtzhCWEPDoHAdgoevQQtmglm7gsEphLvjQtaabKMXN47ZsPmlMXU_uDSjlP4vFJSwGlHDvlDclDttHn3vfhbCS6BeTAMH/s1109/8D107F7F-F396-4D92-A288-858982E009AE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeMqOSJDzwlNEw20qFFSJPhwoof7jBdOneWgty1Jz8XMBeGvTtzhCWEPDoHAdgoevQQtmglm7gsEphLvjQtaabKMXN47ZsPmlMXU_uDSjlP4vFJSwGlHDvlDclDttHn3vfhbCS6BeTAMH/s320/8D107F7F-F396-4D92-A288-858982E009AE.jpeg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPtSUJ_sk3WXWJ98dUBmVOmmv0nrBUNXdKjFFsvmJL8_4TFF1IqQGR7Ces1s4LP_IBTVkwrVtzzOeNK0DXEeXXOvH-Ftr9vOKuB0XRw_I0OR7xkEjYT744i2KTpqJgfjj2SQ_NKko4MrJ/s1114/64DD96D6-A9A1-4864-A1AB-8F60644C6322.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This series was far different from her others but I enjoyed it none the less.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E48Eua75DqXBjqnV5nFn9fi7qVQoitRbYqalxGe0oJtf9XxkKJ8597o2uMNInmbxRrBWvvpIl1AaIN61iOPf7kKUL0jVEmgp1GksxAIHJDSDxEHcaXaXADOWs1D_HzvcDZLdZe_jRktm/s346/8BE3C6E3-8CEE-46E5-830C-8685C50EFEDB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="234" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E48Eua75DqXBjqnV5nFn9fi7qVQoitRbYqalxGe0oJtf9XxkKJ8597o2uMNInmbxRrBWvvpIl1AaIN61iOPf7kKUL0jVEmgp1GksxAIHJDSDxEHcaXaXADOWs1D_HzvcDZLdZe_jRktm/s320/8BE3C6E3-8CEE-46E5-830C-8685C50EFEDB.jpeg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVmviXmvTSZ-u2RHf9oVZ-TZRm0YyhsNZckXK_PfcsTIgLU2BjikIC0NdXZfxKTiX7XbyVmt7BzD9bSqjEtwN78IhZ7Wxw2s93uM-M55j8d7JJ72ZKmZ7DUcePJHK3O3UBhNKpuiAnTdL/s346/3435EB40-80E7-42AD-A29F-759337864758.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="234" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVmviXmvTSZ-u2RHf9oVZ-TZRm0YyhsNZckXK_PfcsTIgLU2BjikIC0NdXZfxKTiX7XbyVmt7BzD9bSqjEtwN78IhZ7Wxw2s93uM-M55j8d7JJ72ZKmZ7DUcePJHK3O3UBhNKpuiAnTdL/s320/3435EB40-80E7-42AD-A29F-759337864758.jpeg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDq1ExO-eepUcJUW2aywQz1p56CwHWJVOCyvES9Q5rPo6sjxHCzbSMnih9VGIYCpRJKbMc9Itz7zaq0Dcxx616dmAkqEvJlKAUksogsM8B5Q-_aSv_9X7i9tlHxowC0PeABPUR-RYwH5D6/s500/A6FB6679-7A06-4EB3-9DC2-0A68D9DFBEC1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="338" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDq1ExO-eepUcJUW2aywQz1p56CwHWJVOCyvES9Q5rPo6sjxHCzbSMnih9VGIYCpRJKbMc9Itz7zaq0Dcxx616dmAkqEvJlKAUksogsM8B5Q-_aSv_9X7i9tlHxowC0PeABPUR-RYwH5D6/s320/A6FB6679-7A06-4EB3-9DC2-0A68D9DFBEC1.jpeg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgBv_BsYFlwthGv6MZ8ceeFuCkqhCSLVqDVIkHgI2bB5zb_h7fVcpgH9vJJXTXXZQ0NmcJZ6gNWim2qQa4FyW2qI1M0xkWaaWANL0v7k515_YaCsGC-bLdCbU0_UD6Ld5MPMFE5sOS9xL/s600/82B98CAF-6D83-4A6B-8078-654CCEE74E23.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="405" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgBv_BsYFlwthGv6MZ8ceeFuCkqhCSLVqDVIkHgI2bB5zb_h7fVcpgH9vJJXTXXZQ0NmcJZ6gNWim2qQa4FyW2qI1M0xkWaaWANL0v7k515_YaCsGC-bLdCbU0_UD6Ld5MPMFE5sOS9xL/s320/82B98CAF-6D83-4A6B-8078-654CCEE74E23.jpeg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next book I read was also by Ivy Smoak. It was a short story that was written due to one of her other books. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also re-read the following books:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtCrCT9MWIQ1Mfcn39cWI22WK0jbWg_sqQD7RehiKo-PhKriEcVZFoSZhDT8QkWnjP5tc31jzfMbpTnUcnQh8CweaoZT5uMtJc1HB0Q7lIwCG-8wlIhzQRURwA_ymrcgIggq7v1vX5p8A/s630/3B8322AE-7EB5-494E-AD45-D64F2E1BF6C0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="623" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtCrCT9MWIQ1Mfcn39cWI22WK0jbWg_sqQD7RehiKo-PhKriEcVZFoSZhDT8QkWnjP5tc31jzfMbpTnUcnQh8CweaoZT5uMtJc1HB0Q7lIwCG-8wlIhzQRURwA_ymrcgIggq7v1vX5p8A/s320/3B8322AE-7EB5-494E-AD45-D64F2E1BF6C0.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlJE2Naz-CvNRYlaL1RokoyRnOx0N2hMS_vX69KdEa9-Le6qscz0eNcBnUZIFPq0BpGIE1dTHeBhODKy6OYfZnR6maOGEJBiwkPUWtg9fPj2JUzAitYIQbLIclCMFhgwHpC6pQtVehGmF/s2048/4B700DA7-9D00-4090-8111-6F37236A8E09.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1344" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlJE2Naz-CvNRYlaL1RokoyRnOx0N2hMS_vX69KdEa9-Le6qscz0eNcBnUZIFPq0BpGIE1dTHeBhODKy6OYfZnR6maOGEJBiwkPUWtg9fPj2JUzAitYIQbLIclCMFhgwHpC6pQtVehGmF/s320/4B700DA7-9D00-4090-8111-6F37236A8E09.jpeg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhpEV7VOinxGj30WLs88p_rIPwOzoh6UBw-UGBLb8oKrbjA2oWze-cgUHo5FH6er6HXzWM248fwPic9g4hllsLdkQEJIVEpV5KflGh11WgnoY9oxYau1XRm_wwGPUI_9LoFuLH4K4CV5R/s2048/BF64BA57-CD3F-49F4-A95E-0995A4F08111.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1357" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhpEV7VOinxGj30WLs88p_rIPwOzoh6UBw-UGBLb8oKrbjA2oWze-cgUHo5FH6er6HXzWM248fwPic9g4hllsLdkQEJIVEpV5KflGh11WgnoY9oxYau1XRm_wwGPUI_9LoFuLH4K4CV5R/s320/BF64BA57-CD3F-49F4-A95E-0995A4F08111.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That brings me to a grand total of 66 books for 2020! I also want to mention that I’m currently in the middle of a book and I’ve read several of the books above more than once! It I counted more re-reads I would probably be at 85. This year was by far the most I have ever read in a year!</div>Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-55521808611120250132020-12-11T16:48:00.002-05:002020-12-11T16:48:42.282-05:00A Covid Christmas<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">To add to the poop stain in our underwear, Christmas is officially cancelled like everything else. Too dramatic? Not hardly, in my book. This is will be one of the only times I have never made it home for Christmas and the thought alone depresses me to no ends. Life is short and I want to spend it with the people who matter the most and due to the rising cases, the fact that I have a toddler and we live 2,500 miles away from my mom is some of the many reasons we can’t make the trip this year. I also can’t convince my husband to buy/rent/borrow/steal an RV and drive across the country to be there (that’s another story for another time). </span><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><b>Nike Free TR8 in double black.</b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5NqW0nJv5Fs3kt2ELURP5pVaH9DR4zH4CPtbGR4HjIX0oiKapQOeb0qxVbwyUDgEBknImNw9Heeq2Hi0bnZASKw2pFcpCvrZGifKyPOsV97ZHNRN5ICAYH7PFpBA2LoFetNnVPmiwUpm/s1080/A810EAA3-D459-4793-B537-777271E2D528.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5NqW0nJv5Fs3kt2ELURP5pVaH9DR4zH4CPtbGR4HjIX0oiKapQOeb0qxVbwyUDgEBknImNw9Heeq2Hi0bnZASKw2pFcpCvrZGifKyPOsV97ZHNRN5ICAYH7PFpBA2LoFetNnVPmiwUpm/w356-h445/A810EAA3-D459-4793-B537-777271E2D528.jpeg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Socks. 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There’s also a few tshirts I’d like and crystals because I’m totally into those with 2020 being the crap show that it is. But yes, other than getting in an RV and rolling across the country to see my mom these are the items that might bring me some joy. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hang in there everyone.</div><br /><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></div>Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-30856937607941973782020-08-29T20:54:00.001-04:002020-08-29T20:54:15.617-04:00Well... Let’s Rewind<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Remember the one post that I did back in December with all my wishes for 2020? Well... that’s out the window! Due to Covid-19 everyone’s year and life has completely changed. What a garbage year this has been. No travel, everyone sick and if their not their afraid of getting sick, not seeing friends and family in person. What a skid mark in the underwear! </span><br />
<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br /></span>One of my goals this year was to blog more but clearly that went out the window too with everyone else’s hopes and dreams for the year. We typically would have been on a vacation by now but that didn’t happen in June because of Covid. I’m still bitter...<div><br /></div><div>Between teleworking and watching my 2.5 year old all day, I’m beat. I’m also making face masks like a crazy monkey all night long once he goes to bed. While this year has been completely crazy and nothing like a normal year, I am thankful that I’ve got to spend so much time with my Presley. I didn’t realize how much he really needed me till I started staying home during the pandemic. He’s talking so much more, playing and even finally started eating a little bit more. The one thing that really suck though is not seeing my mom. We usually see her in June, November and December. We didn’t see her in June and unless there’s a vaccine we won’t be able to travel cross country and see her in November and December for the holidays. For us it’s just too risky to take multiple airplanes and expose are ourselves to that many people and then expose my mom once we get there. </div><div><br /></div><div>I’m really hoping something will turn around and we can salvage the holidays. I’m trying to mentally prepare but it’s hard. </div><div><br /></div><div>In other news, Presley is obsessed with watching a video on Niagara Falls and Greenland. When everything is over, you can guess what trip we are planning. </div><div><br /></div><div>I just thought I’d check in with everyone and let you guys know I’m still here. Still living life and trying to plot my way home for the holidays. Stay safe! </div>Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-81021814771806945102020-01-06T14:40:00.001-05:002020-01-06T14:40:19.441-05:00Entering the Roaring 20s<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Am I the only person who’s sitting around trying to wrap their mind around the fact that it’s now 2020? I feel like it was just yesterday that everyone<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span> was running around, freaking out that computers were going to crash going into 2000. Now we are out of the teens and it’s the roaring 20s. It's crazy to me to think that my son could see the year 2100. I'll be long gone but hey if they ever get that freezing thing right... I could be back. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Did I tell you that we moved? Yep. The house we built 4 years ago... we sold it. I hated it. I rarely showed any photos of our house on here because I just wasn't into it. It was all new, super huge and spacious but I wasn't a fan of the "great" neighborhood and those really nice floors... (hard to clean and cold). The super huge kitchen? Hated it, it was too dark. So we got out of there. We sold it and bought a house that we really liked. It isn't a cookie cutter home, it's in a great neighborhood close to things we love with mature trees and a street Presley could actually play on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We've been there since September and I have yet to unpack the garage and half of one bedroom. We went right into the holidays so now it's time to organize. I've been doing that while I pack the Christmas décor up and it makes me feel great! It may not look obvious to my husband but I'm cleaning, maximizing the space and it makes me happy! I'm hoping to have the house completely unpacked and organized by the end of January. I've almost got all the Christmas down and that right there will allow me to finish everything else. I've got a Christmas village up in one room but Valentines Day décor on our mantle already...</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I’m not a fan of New Years Resolutions. I feel they set you up for a big let down and failure. However, I am a fan of setting goals and in the last few years that’s what I’ve done for myself. This year I have a few goals...</span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I love to travel. I also think it’s a good thing to teach your child to love to travel, get out and explore the world. You will always remember a trip and if you don’t the pictures will live on forever for you to look back on. So when Presley was born, I made my mission to try to give him some great travel experiences. Our goal has always been 4 good trips a year. In 2019 we took him to West Virginia, Tennessee, Lake Tahoe and Disneyland. We we to WV three times, to Tennessee twice and Disneyland twice. So while he got four different places he went several times to the majority of them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 2020, I would love to take him overseas. I am wanting so bad to go back to England but I’m also wanting to go to Australia. I’ve always wanted to go there and I’ve been following the prices and its really cheap right now to book for later in the year. However, I know we will go to Tennessee and Disneyland again this year. I’m also weighing Hawaii. So while we are debating our actual trips this year, I know we will travel. I also love the idea of going to Philadelphia and seeing the liberty bell and doing the Rocky steps. I also want to see the grand canyon! The list goes on and on....</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">This goes hand in hand with travel. Presley needs a passport, so does my husband and I need to get mine updated with a name change. It seems like a simple task but I’ve been trying to do this now for a year. We both have to be present with Presley so that’s challenging due to work schedules etc, the post office schedule etc. So I’m making this a goal this year. We have to get everyone their passport. This might be the easiest goal on the list!</span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">When I was pregnant with Presley, I gained 60 lbs. It was insane and once I had him I dropped maybe 5 of those pounds. I started breastfeeding and that helped me. I got down to about the last 20 lbs and I’ve stalled. The holidays have come and I still need to drop those last pounds. Now he’s almost two and I’ve still got those 20 lbs on me. It’s time to get them off. So my goal for 2020 is to finally get those last 20 lbs off of me. I plan on doing better at portion control, walking more and trying to stay away from sweets. I think that’s what gets me. I love cookies and ice cream and chocolates. YUM! We also got a bike so I could ride that even in the cooler, wet weather of the winter. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've tried really hard to do this since Presley was born. I've tried to stay off my phone more when we are together and during big moments. I use it for the photos and to track his diaper changes etc but other than that I'm trying to live in the moment and be authentic. I can't handle all of the perfect posts and photos people put out there. Here let me post my picture of my messy house with my messy hair and you can see the real me. That's where I am at. Live your life and if people don't like it then UNFOLLOW. My life isn't about followers. But I do like it when you heart my stuff. HAHA</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I've been working really hard to grow my side hustle. If you haven't heard or don't know, I make handmade fabric ornaments. I focus a lot on Disney so if you are so inclined go check them out on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fabricchristmas/">IG</a> or my<a href="http://www.fabricchristmas.com/"> website</a>. I make them all year long and really enjoy it. It's fun and it's extra income for my little family. Plus they bring tons of happiness for people at the best part of the year when they hang them on their tree! I want to continue to grow my audience and spread the love of Fabric Christmas. </span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">No, not me again. I want my mom to move to California. We miss her everyday and Presley would love to have his mumsie around all the time. This is one of my main goals in 2020. I want to help my mom move to California or be closer to us even if she moves to Nevada (cheaper). That way we could see her more and she would get to spend more time with us. So I've bought my lottery tickets and I'll be saving as much as I can!</span><br />
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Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-27245195478377032962019-12-30T14:01:00.001-05:002019-12-30T14:01:41.646-05:00Disneyland During the Christmas Season<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Surprise! We hit up Disneyland again this year! </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Our anniversary was on December 13th so we thought hey, why not go to Disney for our Anniversary and see all of their Christmas decor. We’ve only ever been during the Halloween time or during no holiday so this would be all of the winter decor. This time we knew Presley was going to have even more fun because we’ve been letting him slowly watch Cars and he’s really into them so Radiator Springs was going to be real life for him. </span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We only have one full day in the parks so we started the morning in California Adventure. We wanted Presley to be able to see Cars Land and enjoy his time there seeing all of it. He was even tall enough to ride Mater’s tow ride. We also visited Stanley the founder of Radiator Springs and saw everything they had to offer from Fillmore’s Organic Fuel to Sarge’s Surplus. We also got to meet Mater, see Lighting McQueen and meet Cruz Ramirez. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Once we left Radiator Springs, we headed over to Pixar Pier. I do want to tell you though that I got the Macaroni and Cheese/Bacon bread cone at Cozy Cone and it totally changed my life. Probably some of the best Mac and Cheese I’ve ever had in my life. If you go to RS, get the cone... trust me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Once we got over to Pixar Pier, Presley rode the carousel and the Imagine ride. We also rode the Cars ride and Incredicoaster while Presley got to pick out a toy in the shops.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We had went to a character breakfast earlier in the morning but Presley was thrilled to run into Mickey and Minnie again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Next we headed over to Disneyland to spend the rest of the day there. We of course did all the fun photos in front of the Christmas tree and Castle. We rode Jungle Boat, Pirates, the Matterhorn and by then we were worn out. We will be back though! Christmas was super nice at Disney and this was our first time but it won't be our last!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Overlook</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">9 Dragons</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Barely Legal</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Quick and Dirty</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Unbound</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Game of Thrones</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A Clash of Kings</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Black Box</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Riddle of the Frozen Fountain- Dana Girl Mystery</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Hunt for Red October</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tahoe Killshot</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Tahoe Silence</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Tahoe Avalanche </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Tahoe Heat</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">I read 18 books in 2019. Not as many read as other years but pretty good! I’ve got a full time job, a part time ornament business and an almost 2 year old. So for me this number isn’t too shabby. I clearly have a love of Bosch books and I’m really into the Tahoe Owen McKenna stories from Todd Borg. I also read the first three Game of Thrones books which took a large part of the year to read. If you’ve ever read those books then you understand. The books are extremely long and very hard to read (at least for me). Those were the hardest to get through. I started book four and I just had to put it down. I needed a break. I might go back to it in 2020 and try to finish the series but we will see. I have other books I want to read. I’m also on the hunt to find more Dana Girl Mystery books. Their becoming really old so their hard to find or really expensive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">What books did you read in 2019? Is there anything that I must add to my list? What was your favorite book for the year? </span>Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-11152260682834635652019-12-17T13:53:00.007-05:002019-12-17T13:53:57.185-05:00A Pigeon Forge Pre-Christmas<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you've followed me for awhile or know me then you know that I have a deep love for Pigeon Forge. One day I'll retire there because it's my happy place. I love it... winter, spring, summer and fall. You can't go wrong there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Any chance I can get, I visit and I recently had the chance to go and see some Christmas shows. This was Presley's third visit to the area and I think he agrees with me... it's a pretty great place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you drive to the area then a must stop is the Tennessee Welcome Center. Not only can you stretch your legs and use the restroom but you can peruse the hundreds of brochures and pamphlets on everything to see and do while you are in town. This time on our trip (the week before Thanksgiving) we were able to ride the Ober Gatlinburg. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We stayed at the Inn at Christmas Place, which we love for several reasons. They have milk and cookies each night, Santa visits, the beds are sleeping in heavenly peace, the Christmas decor in every room and the all you can eat breakfast included in your stay.</span><br />
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We also saw some shows. We went to Dolly’s Stampede (formerly known as Dixie Stampede), the Comedy Barn and the Pirates Christmas Show.<br />
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We also went to The Islands to see if there was any shops we wanted to get Christmas gifts at and to eye spy the fountains. We also had the chance to let Presley ride some of their kid rides.<br />
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We had a great trip and I can’t wait to go back again. Here’s some more fun times from our trip!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">This was my first time to spend Thanksgiving in Tahoe. My husband has spent many Thanksgiving holidays there but this was our first time together and as a family. This was also my first time travelling to Tahoe in the winter. If you've ever been to South Lake Tahoe or even Tahoe in general then you understand the tortuous road that it takes to get there. You climb to a grueling 7,382 feet at Echo Summit to then fall down into the basin of Tahoe. Oh, did I mention there's no guard rails at some points along the road? All that keeps you from falling to your death is white knuckles on the steering wheel and 2 feet of dirt on the side of the road.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">With all that said, that's the main reason why I had actually never ventured over to Tahoe in the winter. However, a few months ago, my husband's cousin and I had the brilliant idea to plan a Thanksgiving out of town and dreamed of loading up 9 adults and 2 toddlers to make the trek for a winter trip at Thanksgiving. What we didn't know when we planned it months ago, was that it was going to become a winter storm advisory with whiteout conditions only hours before we were set to hit the freeway. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">This live camera feed of Echo Summit saved us all because I religiously checked it. We got chains for the cars and loaded them down with all the bear necessities. When it came time to pull out of the driveway we headed into the snow and grueling pace of 20 mph with one lane of traffic moving through chain control and what is usually a 2 hour drive turning into almost 4 hours of being in the car. But hey... we didn't go off the mountain so that worked for me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">When we arrived in South Lake we were greeted with a winter wonderland. It was like living in a snow globe with never ending snow flakes, freezing temps and bears galloping in the background on people's house steps. We not only saw one bear but two along with it opening our unlocked car door to get a piece of gum. At least he left our cash.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Presley got to play with his cousin, we all enjoyed the view and company and we made some winter memories in the snow. It was a great time. I think we will do the same thing next year but hey... you never know where life can take you. Also, the place that we rented was great with a wonderful view above the lake. You can see it <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/26011472?source_impression_id=p3_1575325767_XRcSGVraIPV%2FUPS1">here</a> if you are interested where we stayed. It was close to the shops and Heavenly and it was pretty easy to get in and out of considering the weather. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span>Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-35662086481438399042019-11-06T12:07:00.004-05:002019-11-06T12:07:29.535-05:00Disneyland 2019<div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Every year we take trips on our birthdays. What last longer... cake or a memory of travel? In my book... it's travel so every year we take a trip on my birthday and my husbands. This year for the second year in a row we packed our bags and headed to Disneyland. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Presley loved all of the characters. He met Minnie, Mickey, Donald Duck, Chip and Goofy. We also saw so many other characters and in different outfits. He met two different Mickey's, two different Goofy's and two different Minnie's. We saw Winnie the Pooh, Gaston and so many other characters this was the most we had ever seen in one trip. We also rode a ton of rides. Presley in one day rode seven. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Honestly, I don't want to make new friends. I want to cultivate the ones I've had for years. I want to weed out the toxic people, the unsupportive people and keep the really great ones and if that means I only have 5 friends in my life then that's the number it is. Who's with me? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">This sentiment has really taken ahold of me since having my son. I get that things change with your friends when you have a baby and your the only one who does. I was shocked to see how some of my friends behaved. They literally fell off the grid. I still haven't heard from one of them and it's been at least a year. I couldn't believe over a decade of friendship went out the window the moment I had a baby and couldn't text you back in 2.5 seconds to talk about a movie, etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">That right there made me sit down and really think about it. I am known for posting a daily photo of Presley everyday to facebook for all of my friends and family to see. I figure living so far away in California it gives them an opportunity to watch him grow up everyday even when they can't be here and see him all the time. The amount of my acquaintance friends who love it shocked me! I've become better friends with my acquaintance friends that I had some of my friends that I talked to all the time. They interact with me about Presley, they talk about how cute he is, how big he's getting, who he looks like etc. That's what I appreciate. I'm a sucker for a good, How are you doing text or message. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">So for now... I think I'll keep my five friends and call it a day. How about you? How many people are you close with an interact with on a regular basis? </span><br />
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Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-47598643173198852822019-09-20T14:50:00.001-04:002019-09-20T14:50:17.632-04:00Life 7 Months Later<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">At the beginning of the year, I had this great goal to bring the blog back to blogging. Well here I am and I haven't written anything since February during Oscars season. I feel this quote is pretty accurate...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Having a now 19 month old child, a full time job and a house to run is no easy feat. Did I mention I brought back my fabric ornament business back to life? Well I did and in the spring I resurged back into the fabric ornament making so add that on top of everything else I mentioned in that first sentence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">As we approach fall, I'd like to reflect on our summer. We went to the zoo several times, played with the water table in the backyard, had cousin playdates, went to Tennessee on vacation and made some pretty big life changes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Presley at Easter...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I promise to do better and write more. I think the only people who pop on here every now and then is my mother and my husband but hey you have to build an audience somewhere. Ha! Until then enjoy each day. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think this might have been my favorite one since Ellen hosted. For me and millions of others, the highlight of the show was Lady Gaga and Bradley's performance of Shallow. What a great song, performance and couple. If only they were officially together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">The best speech in my opinion was Olivia Coleman. Like everyone else on the planet, she too was shocked that she won! She clearly didn't think she had a chance because she had no speech written and was going completely off the cuff. It was super cute and heartfelt though and everyone in the room was in shock with her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">These were my favorite top 4 looks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I loved everything about this look. The dress, the color, her bag, her hair! I have a hair appointment on Friday and I'm about to show them this picture and say make it happen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Third, Emilia Clark, aka Queen of Game of Thrones. </span></div>
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Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-54202585883063528992019-02-20T02:30:00.000-05:002019-07-26T14:04:36.581-04:00Presley’s First Birthday<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Last week Presley turned ONE! </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We didn’t celebrate with a huge, blowout party. We just had a few family members over and friends. We didn’t even do party invites that’s how small we kept it. We did eat cake thou</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">gh!</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We opened gifts all day long, we played with our new gifts then we would repeat that cycle. In true fashion, Presley was having so much fun he refused to take his last nap so by the end of the night he had been up for almost 8 hours. I was rewarded with him sleeping the majority of the night and getting up at 6:25 a.m.</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"> </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The weather was <i>not</i> cooperating on his birthday so we had to wait till President's Day to take him to the Zoo and boy did he LOVE it! He got to see all kinds of different animals and reptiles, take part in the Giraffe encounter and even saw some real life water hogs from the Lion King. </span>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I think for a first birthday party we did pretty good! Next year will be completely different because he will be so much more aware. We will have to start planning a great birthday theme and plans!</span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br /></span>Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-26957192798136068682019-02-15T05:00:00.000-05:002019-07-26T14:04:36.377-04:00Happy Birthday Presley<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Today Presley turns ONE!</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I can’t even begin to wrap my mind around the fact that my tiny, newborn son is now a year old. It feels like just yesterday I was being rushed in for that emergency c-section. I can remember how scared I was when they handed him to me, swollen, red, dark eyes and crying. I didn’t know what to think. All I knew was that I had this tiny, little human to care for and keep safe. I have a confession... before Presley I had never changed a diaper, never fed a baby, never dressed one. I was never a baby sitter. I only had a few cousins growing up and I never watched them. So Presley was it for me. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Those first few days in the hospital were scary and even scarier when he had to go into the NICU due to his sugar. I don’t think I had ever prayed that hard in my life or even asked people to pray. Thankfully, he was able to get control of his sugar and we were discharged. Due to being in the hospital for so many days my poor mom had to leave the evening that we were discharged and my husband had to go back to work the next day (the joys of owning your own business). That next morning it was just Presley and I and for the next three months we had to find our rhythm. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I would be lying if I said those days were easy because they weren’t. Presley cried a lot. The doctor even called him colic. I would walk him up and down our long hallway and sing to him and call my mom and cry because I didn’t know what to do. I was getting up every 90 minutes in the night and breastfeeding was/is so hard. But then three months hit and we started to get past the colic. That’s when I think a lot turned around. It was like I had this happy, little baby who wanted to start playing and loved everything I said and did. It’s still that way most of the time but now it’s the teething. You can tell when he doesn’t feel good because of his gums. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">We got pretty lucky with Presley because he’s usually a pretty happy guy. I can’t imagine the world without him and while it’s the most exhausting thing I’ve ever done in my life, I love him with all my heart and wouldn’t change my days with him. </span><br />
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Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-42512894509284238722019-02-14T01:30:00.000-05:002019-07-26T14:04:36.509-04:00Happy Valentines Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From our Presley Bear! Sharing some of his Valentines Day Photos!</div>
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Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-12174877349898598092019-02-10T20:13:00.000-05:002019-07-26T14:04:36.315-04:00Valentines Day Gift Guide<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last year, I went into labor on Valentines Day. Luckily for us it wasn't until around 11:00 p.m. and we were home. This year is clearly very different! While we will be celebrating Valentine's Day, I'm sure I'll also be getting things ready for Presley's birthday the very next day. Plus it’s Presley’s very first Valentines Day! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’ve even included a little gift guide for him as well. Here’s a few things that I wouldn’t shove a bow up Cupid if he were to drop on my doorstep...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1. A puffer <a href="https://www.macys.com/shop/product/dkny-faux-fur-trim-puffer-coat-created-for-macys?ID=6398781&CategoryID=269&swatchColor=Titan#fn=sp%3D1%26spc%3D26%26ruleId%3D78%7CBoost_count_0%26kws%3DDkny%20puffer%20coat%26searchPass%3DexactMultiMatch%26slotId%3D1">Coat</a> I have been wanting a puffer coat for a few winters now. I know, I know... you think California doesn’t get that cold well guess what? I live in Northern California and it still gets very cold. This one that I’ve included is a made for Macy’s DKNY with faux fur trim hood. While it isn’t grey it makes me think of Joan Wilder in Romancing the Stone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2. <a href="https://www.keds.com/en/kickstart/22888W.html?dwvar_22888W_color=WF54685#cgid=keds-keds-she-bestsellers&start=1">Keds</a> I got a pair of Keds two Christmas’s ago and I literally wear them almost every day. As I’ve gotten older my feet enjoy only being in certain types of shoes and my feet love these keds. I wish I could get the exact same pair that I have now because their a salt and pepper blend and they go with a lot of the black pants that I wear but they don’t make that design anymore. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pedicure-Foot-File-Colors-vary/dp/B00113FENI/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Ped+eg&qid=1549737268&s=gateway&sr=8-2-spell">Ped Egg</a> At Christmas I said I wanted a Ped Egg but apparently no one took me seriously. No really! I want a Ped Egg! Maybe it was having a baby but my feet have taken a toll lately and I have so much extra dead skin. I have seen so many people raving about the ped egg and since I have no time to actually go get a pedicure this might be the next best thing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">4. A <a href="https://www.royal-hawaiian.com/">Vacation</a> I have always wanted to go to Hawaii and stay at the Royal Hawaiian. I use to watch Gidget Goes Hawaiian growing up all the time and she stayed at this hotel. While I’ve been to Hawaii, I didn’t stay on this island so the dream continues on. Also... Pigeon Forge because that’s my home away from home and I love it there. I wouldn’t snub my nose at either of those!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1. </span><a href="https://www.shopdisney.com/mickey-mouse-be-mine-valentine-plush-small-1498524" style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;">Mickey</a> because Presley loves all things Mickey and we’ve got him the Christmas one and several others.<br />
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2. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pop-up-Peekaboo-I-Love-You/dp/146546526X/ref=asc_df_146546526X_nodl/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=265892495433&hvpos=1o5&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13590208692663325626&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032518&hvtargid=pla-576810181805&psc=1">Books</a> Presley loves all books but we haven’t tried pop ups yet!<br />
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3. <a href="https://www.dsw.com/en/us/product/adidas-baseline-infant-and-toddler-sneaker/dsw12prod9120007?cm_mmc=CSE-_-GPS-_-G_Shopping_Athletic%20%26%20Sneaker-_-New_Athletic%20%26%20Sneaker&cadevice=t&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-JLx16qv4AIVoB6tBh38bQNyEAQYASABEgIQ6fD_BwE">Shoes</a> Presley is currently standing himself up and cruising a little with the furniture but soon he’s going to walk. I think these would be great first shoes for him and they will go with a lot of outfits.<br />
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4. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Starts-Light-Learn-Drum/dp/B00X0XGSVY/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=Baby+drum&qid=1549739073&s=gateway&sr=8-5">Drum</a> Presley loves to beat and thump his hands on stuff and he loves all of his musical toys. I think this would be good for him.<br />
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<br />Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-81016916804126092872019-01-28T01:30:00.000-05:002019-07-26T14:04:36.694-04:00Disneyland 2018<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When I was on my hiatus from blogging, we took Presley to Disneyland and California Adventure. It was also my husband's birthday trip. Usually we head north to Seattle but this year we decided to do something a little different. My husband's birthday is just a few days before Halloween and for years now he always makes a comment about how it would be nice to go to Disneyland at Halloween. Well... we never go because we go to Seattle instead and the cycle repeats of me hearing about how we should go to Disney for the Halloween décor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Well October 2018, I booked the annual trip to Seattle and then promptly cancelled it. I then rescheduled a trip to Disney and told my husband that this year we were in fact going to Disneyland. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Since I had never been to Disneyland this was going to be my first trip there and clearly Presley's first time as well. Presley was already very familiar with Mickey Mouse because he gets taken to the Disney store several times and gets to pick a new Mickey each trip. His eyes light up and he gets so excited so I knew he'd like meeting the "real" Mickey at the park. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">If you've never booked a trip to Disneyland then you are in for a price surprise! Even before the increase in ticket prices, the happiest place on earth will give you the blues once you've spent all your money on the trip. I enlisted some of my husbands family and we rented a large house via AirB&B to stay at. The owners were crazy but that's a whole different story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">We did three days in the park with 1 park each day and 1 magic morning. Maybe we didn't do our Magic Morning right but half the park's rides weren't even running during the magic morning. The restaurants weren't open nor were the gift shops so unless you just wanted to take photographs or ride the ride It's a Small World then I didn't get the point of Magic Morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I did appreciate the nursing room located in both parks. It was clean, easy to locate and air conditioned! They also have baby supplies in case you run out and a place to feed and change Presley who of course had many poop explosions while we were there. I also appreciated the rider swap on the maxpass (which cost extra by the way) because that did save us several minutes when we had to switch off. If you were like me, and knew nothing about Pirates of the Caribbean ride, when they offer to let your family sit in the front row- decline as you have a small child who doesn't want to be splashed. Wish I would have known that it was going to have a dip at the beginning....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">The price of food, water, mickey ears etc.. well you can go bankrupt without ever leaving the park. BUT they do take your photos! </span><br />
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I was clearly unimpressed by this ride lol! Also I loved the new COCO ears! And Presley even got in on wearing them...<br />
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Our It’s A Small World Ride. I’m glad we rode it when we did because it shut down the next day to star the refurbishment.<br />
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What’s your favorite part of thing to do in/at Disney? </div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>Graceland</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I clearly have a deep love for Elvis considering we named our son Presley. I have visited Graceland several times and always notice something new during each visit. A recent expansion and upgrades to the complex across from his elegant home which features memorabilia, gold records and jumpsuits is sure to push you into the obsessed category. Top off your trip with a stay at the recent build of the new hotel - The Guest house at Graceland.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fall foliage</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you've been to Tennessee that's one thing but coming there in the height of the fall foliage is a whole different experience. The vast trees show their full glory in all colors of the rainbow. The prime time to come for the best foliage is usually anytime in October but depending on the weather it can fluctuate so keep an eye out on the local temps!</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Smokey Mountains</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">An early morning riser can catch the best view of the Smokey mountains. These mountains earn their name every day by showing off their smoke.</span> </div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rock City</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You can see seven states from Rock City! Located in the eastern part of Tennessee, Rock City has something for everyone in the family. I can remember crossing the suspended bridge as a child and thinking it was the greatest thing on earth. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>Beale Street</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">If you go to Memphis then Beale Street is a must! The food, the culture, the shops. It's all right there on Beale street. The street performers and the people watching is enough entertainment to last the entire night! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>Ober Gatlinburg</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">No matter what season, this Gatlinburg attraction will keep you coming back for more. Taking the scenic sky tram to the top of the mountain leaves you with endless activities. They have a wildlife exhibit that features live bears that you can watch relaxing and feeding. Depending on the season you can ride a rollercoaster or go snow tubing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Taking in a show at the Grand Ole Opry is the best experience but learning about the history of the Opry and taking the tour is another fun feature. Thousands of legends have graced the stage and now you can too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If this was 1995, I would tell you that the theme park was my favorite thing about Opryland. Sadly they closed their doors but I still remember the ride- Screamin Delta Demon!</span> Now it's the Gaylord Opryland Resort. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>Dyer's Burgers</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Located in Memphis on Beale Street. This is one of the best burgers you will eat in your life. Just thinking about the juiciest meat makes me want to jump on a plane and get to Memphis. The bun was soft, the cheese was perfect. Do not miss out. </span><br />
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</strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The best bbq in Memphis if you ask me! The ribs are amazing and so is the pork. I also can’t go without mentioning the sides as well. Best baked potatoe I have had in the south! You can’t go wrong with going to Marlowe’s. Need a ride? They’ll even pick you up in their giant pink limo! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">We have been going there for years. I personally don't think the name should have changed from Dixie Stampede to Dolly's Stampede but to each their own. I still love the show and the food. Those to-go bags are no joke. Take it home, there is so much food! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">How do you know you are in the south? See a Stages West? You are in the south. You can find everything in this store from a giant belt buckle to the perfect pair of cowboy boots. I personally have a pink and white ostrich pair from Stages. The boots last forever and you can even get a free t-shirt with a 50 dollar purchase. Trust me... those boots will get you that free t-shirt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">If you love Dolly Parton or just theme parks in general then this is the place for you. They’ve got rides, they’ve got great food, they have shows and best of all they have things like quilt making, candle dipping and all kinds of other crafts that you can take part in. What other theme park has that? The best part about Dollywood is that you can tour Dolly’s museum and see all of her movie memorabilia and afterwards you may even see her around the park as she goes there frequently. I’ve seen her several times in the park and it’s amazing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>Big Daddy’s Pizzeria</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Located in Pigeon Forge, this pizzeria serves up some great slices. We started eating there every visit once my husband started going to PF. It's become our little tradition and we love their pizza!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>Ole Smokey Moonshine</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Over the last few years, tons of moonshine places have been popping up all over the area but Smokey Mountain Moonshine was the original place! I might say something you never thought of but they make the best JAM! My mom swears by their apple butter jam. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Some of the best vintage finds can be found at Nostalgia. You can find everything there from vintage Christmas ornaments, to clothing, to a three piece sectional couch. Trust me! I've bought a couch and chairs from there and then moved them all the way to California. If you are in the Knoxville area swing by and get your vintage groove on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Stax Records</span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I'm sure you've heard of Sun Records located in Memphis but maybe you've never heard of Stax. Located in Memphis, this recording studio was once home to soul music. Some of the artists to record there included- Otis Redding, Booker T & The MGs, Wilson Pickett and Isaac Hayes. The studio is closed today to recording but you can go and take the tour of the once great record company. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Christmas Place</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The largest Christmas store in the south is worth stopping for! I could spend my entire mortgage at this store but I show some restraint. They have everything from ornaments, to nutcrackers, to décor, to personalized stockings. They have an entire room dedicated to Christmas villages and even a little Halloween! If you love the holidays then this store has it all. Can't make it to Tennessee? You can even shop online (trust me... I do).</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>The Inn at Christmas Place</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Did you shop till you drop at the Christmas Place? Well if you did you can walk across the street at sleep in at the Inn at Christmas Place. They celebrate Christmas 365 days of the year here. Each room comes with a Christmas tree and décor. They also serve up an amazing breakfast bar that is included in the price of your stay. They have an omelet station, an entire dessert bar, hot plates and much more! I personally loved their fried bologna. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Be still my heart! The Country Candy Kitchen. If I lived in Pigeon Forge, I would weight at least 300 lbs. The best candies can be found here. I can't decide which is best... the double dipped chocolate peanuts, the chocolate covered cashew clusters or the peanut butter peanuts. Oh well, I don't have to decide, I just buy them all.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I've been going on this sky lift since I was a small child. You ride it to the top of the mountain and get off to take in the views. When the fires occurred it ripped this sky lift to pieces and the top of the mountain was destroyed by the fire. I was so happy when they reopened. They have also expanded to include the longest suspended bridge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">There are so many dinner shows in town! What's better than watching your show and eating at the same time! My favorites include Hatfield and McCoy, Dolly's Stampede and Comedy Barn. </span>
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<strong></strong><br />Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-45943042548508788792019-01-19T01:30:00.000-05:002019-07-26T14:04:36.526-04:00Live PD<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">You guys... I’m obsessed with this show.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Moderated by Dan Abrams in his lovable sweaters and corny jokes, he’s joined by veteran police officer Sean “Sticks” Larkin from Tulsa, Oklahoma and DC crime specialist Tom Morris Jr (who’s seriously passionate about his missing segments) each week. These three men discuss and comment on what we see go down on Live PD. Let’s get into what the show is all about Incase you’ve never seen an episode. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Camera crews follow around several police departments around the country all at the same time and live. When I say live, I’ve heard there is a 5-15 minute delay in the footage due to bleeping out people’s last names and socials as they give them to officers. I believe the delay is also Incase of a serious crime occurring (however we have seen people stabbed, shot and tased on the show). Some of the police departments that are currently featured weekly include-</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Richland, South Carolina</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">El Paso, Texas</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Warwick, Rhode Island</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Salinas, California</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Many departments participate in the show and up to 16 departments can be featured. The show goes to which ever department is having the most interesting crime or incident occurring. Dan, Tom and Sean are often seen catching us up on what’s occurred while they go to break or in between finding out what is going on with another department. As the show happens live, people are released from traffic stops, drugs are found on commercial break etc and they let us know after by giving the updates. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">While the show might seem very much like COPS. It is indeed not and it’s very much it’s own show. Departments are often shown in the good and the bad situations. We see real towns, with real people and real problems. We see the serious drug epidemic that is sweeping the nation. We see gangs, we see people nightly with suspended licenses, drunk drivers etc. However, we also see the good. We see people trying to help one another. We see people taking an active part in their community to rid it of the bad apples. We see Officers trying to explain the law to citizens. We see Officers trying to bridge that gap in areas where the police may not be that trusted. We see Officers showing kindness to others, giving respect and just asking for it back in return. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">This isn’t a show that just shows cities and towns at it’s worst. It’s a show that’s trying to bridge a divide that’s been deep and forefront recently in the news. These cities are trying to clean up their towns, get people help and trying to educate the public that we are all working together to keep people safe and that everyone needs to take part in it. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Did I mention there’s dogs? That’s just an added bonus to the show. K-9 units are featured in several departments and these dogs work just as hard as their handlers when it comes to sniffing out crime. UIKEYINPUTUPARROW</span>Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-34092003818886370922019-01-14T01:30:00.000-05:002019-07-26T14:04:36.442-04:00Early Start to Reading<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">When Presley turned about two and a half months old, I decided to start reading to him. I knew he wouldn’t understand any of the words that I was saying but he would be hearing them. He would be spending quality time with me and it would be building his future vocabulary. We first started with the Richard Scarry’s Best Little Board Book Ever. My mom had bought the book for Presley as part of his Easter basket. </span><br />
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When we started reading the book he surprised me by being so excited to look at the pages. He would intently stare at them and sometimes reach out to touch them. From then on out we would read every single day. We still do to this day! In the beginning we would be reading 3-4 times a day and 2-3 books each reading time. Now we are down to reading 1-2 times a day but we read about 3-4 books each day. When Presley was about 8-9 months old he started holding the books and flipping the pages himself. Every time he does this he starts babbling and trying to talk. He really loves his books and I credit starting him so early with reading. </div>
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What other books does he like to read? Well there’s many. Ones that I read to him on a daily basis...</div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">He loves those stories but unfortunately they aren’t board books. To be able to let him interact with the books, I sit him on my lap and hold the pages but he will reach up and touch them. The Coco book I let him play with the pages more but the other three were actually my books from childhood and their out of print (those versions) so I try to make sure he can’t get ahold of a single page and rip them. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Now when it comes to board books and trust me when I say he loves to sit there and flip the pages over and over (literally if you let him he would do it for hours) he reads these... </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Richard Scarry’s Best Little Board Book Ever</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Richard Scarry Busy Town</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Dr. Seuss’s ABC </span><br />
<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">First 100 Words</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Raiders 101</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Sesame Street Peek A Boo- Bath Book</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I’ve read all of those books to him. When I see him looking at a certain one for a few minutes, let’s say for example the 100 word book, I’ll start following him along as he flips the pages and reading and pronouncing the words for him. He’ll look up at me and smile which of course will make you smile in turn. We know he loves his books! </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">What books do you recommend? His birthday is next month and we might be adding to his reading list</span>Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-38053489703973809442019-01-08T02:00:00.000-05:002019-07-26T14:04:36.475-04:00Crockpot Casserole<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love breakfast foods. I could eat three meals a day of breakfast foods. Unfortunately, my husband is one of those people who wants to only eat breakfast at breakfast. Shocking I know! So when I stumbled upon this crockpot recipe that seemed to include all my favorite breakfast foods, I decided to make it for dinner and sneak it into the rotation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's got everything a breakfast lover could want...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Eggs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bacon</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Plus, we have to work for a living so the added benefit of leaving it in the crockpot all day and coming home to breakfast dinner was an added perk. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Here's what you need to create this amazing breakfast/dinner crockpot meal</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">12 Eggs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">1 Cup of Milk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">4 tablespoons of All Purpose Flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">1 Teaspoon of Salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">1 Teaspoon of Pepper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">1 bag of frozen tater tots</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">2 Cups of cheese</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">4-6 oz of your favorite meat ( You can do Canadian bacon, sausage, ham chunks, etc)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">After greasing the inside of your crockpot, layer the bottom with tater tots and your meat choice, continue to do that on repeat tots then meat until you run out. In a separate bowl, mix all of your other ingredients minus 1 cup of cheese (you'll need it later).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Once you have everything mixed take it over to your layered crockpot and begin evenly pouring it over the potatoes and meat. When you've completed that, take the 1 cup of cheese you were saving and sprinkle it over the top. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Cover and then place on low heat for the next 6-7 hours. Enjoy! </span>Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-19531750432396216812019-01-07T01:30:00.000-05:002019-07-26T14:04:36.361-04:00Golden Globes 2019<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I love award season in Hollywood. Hollywood rolls out the red carpet and the essences feels old Hollywood. Men dress up in tuxes and the women try to out do each other in jewelry and fashion. I feel like it’s one thing that has remained from old Hollywood times and I love it. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">The Golden Globes always sets the tone for the awards season in fashion and for the front runners in the awards leading up to the Oscars. Here’s a few of my favorites!</span><br />
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Lady Gaga</div>
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Nicole Kidman </div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Bradley Cooper</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Who were some of your favorites??</span></div>
Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-75966471055494954962019-01-04T01:30:00.000-05:002019-07-26T14:04:36.661-04:00A Deep Look Into The Edge<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Have you ever seen the movie The Edge? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It premiered in 1997 and stars Alec Baldwin and Anthony Hopkins. I had not seen it till years after it's initial release. So if you haven't seen it still, don't feel bad, I don't think it was a major winner back in the 1997 box office. Before you read on there could be what some people consider a few spoilers right at the beginning...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Edge is about a very rich man Charles (played by Anthony Hopkins) and his very young model wife Mickey (Elle Macpherson) and a photography crew head off to a remote part of Alaska to complete a photo shoot. While there the main photographer Bob (Alec Baldwin) and friend to Mickey decide that they need a specific looking man who's a local to be in some of the photographs. When they find out from the lodge owner that he's went bear hunting further north, they charter a plane to go in search of him. Bob, Charles and fellow photographer Stephen all head off in search of him. When they get to the cabin, they find a note on the door that he's gone further north and the pilot agrees to take them to the spot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Suddenly a gust of birds cause the plane to crash and they are stranded in an area where their friends and family back at the lodge had no idea they went to. It's up to the three of them to survive and make it back to civilization or until help can reach them. It's also freezing cold and they have no supplies with them. I won't tell you the whole movie so if you want to see if they survive or not go watch it. I believe it's available for free on Amazon Prime.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last year, when I was watching it, I noticed the shocking amount of times that Alec Baldwin mentioned the main character's name- Charles. Literally, he said it so many times that I started to wonder how many times he actually said it during the course of the movie. Next, I did what I think anyone would do nowadays and I went to google and asked, "how many times does Bob say Charles in the movie The Edge". Guess what? After many articles later no one could really tell me. So I did what any crazy person would do and the next time I watched the movie, I counted. Nope, not kidding. I actually sat there and kept a running tally to find out how many times he says it. Let me tell you, it was a lot! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Alec Baldwin aka Bob said Charles a total of 87 times. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">No wonder it sounded repetitive in the movie. He literally says it all the time. I'm sure they made this on purpose but shewwwwww..... that's a lot of times to hear the name Charles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">If you've seen the movie, did you notice how many he says Charles? I think I've said it at least 5 times during this post because of it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span>Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664970872027561554.post-89261800314629035492019-01-03T02:00:00.000-05:002019-07-26T14:04:36.724-04:002019 Goals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I hate the phrase "New Years Resolutions" so I always call them my goals for the year. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>Blog</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Like I said the other day. I want to bring the blogging back in blogs. I'm hoping I can come here several times a week and write about daily life, exciting new things, etc. I use to blog all the time and I know saying having a baby would be the easy out but it isn't. We all still spend time on our phones, looking at instagram etc. I try to be really careful about my time with my son though. When I'm with him, I try to be present. So it does make it challenging but hey, I figure I can sleep when I'm dead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><strong>Read</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love to read. Seriously, if my husband could live without a television, I think I could be OK with not having one for several months at a time. I could get caught up on the giant stack of books that I have and want to read. Last year I read 22 books and this year I'm hoping to continue reading that many if not more. My mother got me several books for Christmas (because I'm old school and like to actually hold the book in my hand, not a device to read) and I have </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">already started one. And what's better than curling up under a warm blanket and reading in the winter?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Travel</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ahh... travel. Anyone who says they don't love to travel just hasn't had the right experience yet. I love to travel and while it can be tiring and exhausting with a baby it's all worth it in the experience department. I would love for us to go a few places in 2019. I have always been wanting to go to see Mount Rushmore. I think that could be really fun. I've always wanted to go to Niagara Falls. My husband went years ago with his family so he's actually been there already. I would love for us to go back to Hawaii. We of course, have to go to Pigeon Forge. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Travel could be a little different for us this year though considering my next goal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Save</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">One word- Money. I want to save money. I want to retire when my son graduates high school so I've got 17 years and 2 months to save and pay things off. I'm a somewhat responsible adult and have a retirement with my job and a pension being added to every month, I also have a 401K but saving is always a good thing. I've actually started saving for my son too. I need to get him an account set up and when he turns 18 he can have access to it. Maybe it'll send him on a senior trip.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Cook</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We eat out a lot. A quick trip to In n Out, a Chipotle dinner, pizza on a Friday etc. Well enough is enough. We have decided to only eat out once a week. That includes all three meals so if you pick up that sausage biscuit for breakfast tomorrow that was your ONE time for the week. So far I've made 2 days of food and we are lined up for the next two. If you have any meal plan tips or recipes then send them my way! And... as a bonus this adds into saving because food isn't cheap!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>What are some of your resolutions or goals?</strong></span> </div>
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