My Thoughts on "There There"

I first came across this book on a list on Goodreads about books women born in the 90's were reading in 2019, and it didn't really appeal to me, so I quickly forgot about it.  A few weeks later, I came across it again, and it was only $7 on Amazon, so I decided to go for it.  By then, the plot sounded slightly more intriguing to me, and I wanted to give it a shot. ...

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My Favorite Disney Resources

Another Wednesday, another Disney World post.  Today, I want to share with you some of the resources I've been relying on to help me plan our trip.  I use a variety of books, Pinterest, YouTube and a few blogs, not to mention two incredibly helpful Facebook groups.  I'm going to talk about all of these and guide you towards the sources I've found most useful...

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An Evening with Eva Schloss

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine from Lee reached out to me asking if I wanted to go hear Eva Schloss talk at Magruder High School.  For those of you unfamiliar with the name, Eva was Anne Frank's step sister, her mom married Otto Frank after they both lost their spouses to the Holocaust. Now, although Eva advertises herself as Anne Frank's step sister, I personally...

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Wine and Christmas: These Are A Few of My Favorite Things

In case you haven't figured it out by now, two of my favorite things are Christmas and wine.  So when there's an opportunity to combine both of those together, it's nearly impossible for me to pass up on such an offer.  This weekend, Bryan and I got to do just that. Wine Under the Lights was something we first discovered two years ago.  Unfortunately, we weren't...

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My Thoughts on "The King's Curse"

I'm going to be honest, I wasn't going to write a blog post about this book, I don't write a post about every book that I read, but I had a little bit I wanted to share about this book.  With that being said, this post turned out to be significantly longer than I originally anticipated.  I did a little bit of research and included some history, so brace yourself...

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Thankfulness Challenge

I know people usually start their thankfulness challenges at the beginning of November, so I'm about three weeks late to the game, but better late than never, right?  Studies have shown that if you take the time each day to write down or even just think about something you're thankful for, your entire attitude and outlook on life will change in just three short weeks.  It's amazing how something so simple can be so life changing. Back...

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Our Disney Adventure: Picking a Hotel

Before I jump into this week's Walt Disney Wednesday blog post, I do want to share a little bit of exciting, Disney-related news.  Bryan and I were at breakfast over the weekend, and we were talking about our trip (meaning I was talking while he just smiled and nodded).  I asked Bryan if he was excited we were going, as he's been somewhat indifferent and downplaying...

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My Thoughts on "Saving Alex"

I first heard about Alex Cooper's amazing story when her movie, Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story premiered on Lifetime back in late September.  When I heard she wrote a book, I knew I had to get my hands on it.  If that means I jumped on the bandwagon, then that's fine with me.  Alex's story is absolutely amazing and inspiring, and I wanted to get as much...

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My Thoughts on "The Alice Network" and Book Discussion Questions

You know that feeling when you've been a fan of something for years, and everyone else is just now starting to catch on, and it gives you a grand sense of superiority, like you've been in on a secret for ages?  That's how I feel about Kate Quinn.  I discovered her books randomly years ago (around 2010/2011-ish) when she just had a few books out for her Empress of...

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How to Prepare Yourself for a Disney World Scrapbook

I'm going to be honest, I wasn't entirely sure where to put this post; I almost did a "Work in Progress Wednesday" instead (it would have been my last one until after my Disney World trip in February).  I decided to do this post now so the rest of my Disney posts can be related to the parks.  That doesn't mean this will be my only Disney World scrapbooking post,...

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