It's October and I'm LIVING MY BEST LIFE! I don't know what it is but I freaking love October. Spooky books, Halloween specials, candy everywhere you turn, Brett's birthday, hot beverages, comfort food, football.... you really can't ask for more! Something is just so fun about this month and I feel like I'm ~in my element~. If only we could have October then skip over winter... that would be ideal. :P I've been celebrating my favorite month with a new wallpaper on my work computer (I know, I know... my life is truly glamorous):
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| You can find this wallpaper in all sizes here! |
Speaking of books I'm currently reading, I've been absolutely LOVING Beartown by Fredrik Backman! It's one of those books that I want to read as fast as I can to find out what will happen next, but also want to take my time with so it doesn't have to end. Luckily my schedule keeps me pretty sleepy so it forces me to put the book down and take my time with it :P but it's a top contender for favorite book of the year at this point which I am, of course, THRILLED about! The live discussion of this book will be on my channel this Saturday at 8PM EST. Join us if you'd like!
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| Attempting to take a National Black Dog day photo with Lupita... she wasn't having it. :P |
Thankfully, we've had a bit of a reprieve lately from the insanity that was last week. Things have seemed to calm down a bit, even if I only was able to have a one day weekend this week (I had to work an open house on Sunday #SAlife). We did find out that Brett will be needing surgery on his nose, which will happen at the end of next week. Of course, neither of us are thrilled because the hospital told us that he wouldn't need surgery, but I guess what the specialist says, goes. Hopefully the surgery and his recovery goes smoothly and we can finally move on from this situation!
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| Mug that I got at a New Staff Orientation I went to on Monday #newstaffperks #swagswagswag |
This weekend is a much needed looooong weekend. As you know from last week's post I was originally intending to run the Newport Marathon this weekend, but since I've deferred my registration my calendar is WIDE OPEN which I am so excited about. I will be putting a nice long run on my schedule and lots of quality reading time. I'm personally hoping for a rainy/gloomy forecast to really make this long weekend as relaxing as possible. I love me some gloomy weather! #emo :)
ACK! Where do I start? Okay so, "If only we could have October then skip over winter... that would be ideal." -- I completely agree. I also COMPLETELY agree with Beartown. I said the same exact thing about how I wanted to read it so fast b/c I was just infatuated with it - and all of the characters, but I wanted to make it last. I did not want it to end. The SECOND I finished it, I got the audiobook on scrib'd while I waited for my order to come from Amazon. I am about half-way through the sequel. Beartown has SO many fabulous aspects. The writing is perfectly fitting! It reads SO much different than A Man Called Ove. There is a certain point in the book (around page 340) where nothing in particular happens, but I just couldn't put it down. The writing got more intense and intriguing. Those one liners are good. I have marked up the entire book! I kept forcing myself to put it down though, similarly to you! This is definitely my favorite book this year. I didnt have much luck with 5 stars, until I read Evelyn Hugo, then this, and now An American Marriage so I am making up for a dissatisfying 2018 all at once! I am super sad I won't be able to watch the live show. I will be in DC at packet pick up and staying in a hotel the night before the army-ten miler! My first 10 miler! Wish me luck!
ReplyDeleteGOOD LUCK ON YOUR 10 MILER!! You got dissss.
DeleteAnd yes, totally agree with everything Beartown. I have about 100 pages left and intend to finish it today! It's so good. I already know I'm going to want to reread and annotate it because the writing is AMAZING. I never cry at books and this book has had me on the verge of tears multiple times. Omg.