My Thoughts on "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" and Discussion Questions

First of all, wow.  I really need to start going outside my comfort zone with books and read ones I thought I wouldn't like and kept passing over on Amazon and Goodreads.  I bought Taylor Jenkins Reid's other book, Daisy Jones and the Six and kept seeing this one, but I wasn't entirely sure how I felt about it.  On a whim, however, I decided to buy it. ...

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"Knives Out": A Not So Quintessential "Whodunit"

I had heard good things about this movie, but I wasn't entirely sure if I wanted to see it or not.  It sounded interesting enough, however, that I figured Bryan and I could check it out over winter vacation.  We were told ahead of time that one thing we have to do it get the fact that Chris Evans plays Captain America out of our heads, as he plays a completely different...

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An Exciting Christmas Adventure

I know, I know I'm late, but even though it's winter break, it's been anything but a break.  I feel like I've been going and going without too much of a break.  Better late than never though, I can finally talk about our wonderful Christmas together. In my family, Christmas starts on Christmas Eve.  According to Byzantine Catholic customs, we don't eat meat...

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My Thoughts on "The Woman in the White Kimono" and Discussion Questions

It's nearing the beginning of the next month, which means my next book club is getting ready to get started.  I have to say, I was really excited to read this book, the premise sounded absolutely fascinating.  Unfortunately, it was disappointing.  I really have to stop getting hyped up about books, because they tend to be fairly disappointing.  This wasn't...

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Wine, Board Games and Star Wars: the Perfect Start to Winter Break

What a fantastic way to start winter break!  Bryan and I bought tickets to see Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker for the evening, but we decided to start out our day by heading up to New Market Plains.  It had been a while since we'd been there (and by a while, I mean a few weeks), and we're part of the wine club there, so it seemed like a good idea.  On our way...

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The Masked Singer Season 2 Finale Recap

The Masked Singer is one of my favorite shows, which is ironic because when I first heard about the premise, I thought it sounded dumb and like a show that wouldn't last for very long.  After mulling it over and seeing a few more previews, I thought it sounded interesting.  Now, it's one of my favorite shows, and my mom and I watch it together.  This is...

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FastPass Day

Monday was our FastPass day, so I'm writing this a few days after the fact, but I didn't want to jump the gun with my Walt Disney Wednesday post.  I'm glad I checked the countdown on my phone, because I originally thought our FastPass day was Tuesday, so I would have done it a day late.  This wouldn't have been the end of the world, but we might not have gotten everything...

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My Thoughts on "The Immortalists" and Book Discussion Questions

I'm going to be honest, I finished this book last week, but it's been so crazy that I haven't been able to blog about it.  I've also been kicking myself for not blogging about this book sooner because it's definitely one of my top five that I've read this year. My mom read this book over the summer for her book club before I joined, and, at first, the premise creeped...

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A Closer Look at Epcot

Today for Walt Disney Wednesday we're going to continue on our closer look at the parks and what Bryan and I are most looking forward to doing at the individual parks.  This will be the last one until next month, as I have something else planned for next week.  There also won't be a Walt Disney Wednesday in two weeks because it's Christmas.  I'll be doing it...

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Some Pictures from Hannah Lynn's New Book: Whimsy Girls at Work

Hannah Lynn, one of my favorite coloring book artists, has done it again.  This time, she created a fun and whimsical book portraying women in a variety of jobs.  This may be the first of two books, as she said she had so many ideas for this book, it was hard to chose which ones to include.  All I can say is, I hope she has a second book, especially if it's...

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My Thoughts on "Lilac Girls"

Let me start out by saying that usually when I write about a book that I've read, I try to keep all the spoilers to the end and mark them with a big sign saying that there are spoilers coming up.  With this post, however, there are going to be spoilers throughout the entire post.  So, if you haven't read Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly or would like to avoid spoilers,...

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