Crashing

So I got Mockingjay yesterday (finally) and enjoyed a wonderful Sunday absorbed in the book. I am one of those readers who, when I find a great book, cannot put it down until I'm finished. And it's not as though I have nothing else going on in my life, I just can't pull myself away--I swear I'm not a loser ;0)
At any rate, I'm still absorbing everything that happened in the book. I swear I'm coming off my reading high and man is it painful. I hate seeing the end to any series, and haven't made up my mind how much closure I feel from Mockingjay. Although that could be because I practically swallowed it whole without chewing, hmmm. What I really want to do right now is chat with one of my friends to see what they thought(I need my support group)! I can't help thinking I should go back and re-read the book, once I've recovered some of the emotions it sucked from me :0)
I have to say Monday's are the worst for trying to stay focused while at work, even after the multiple cups of wonderfully strong caffeine. Anywho... I hope you are all enjoying your day as much as me!
HAPPY MONDAY!!

Is that wedding bells I hear?

Hmm, so I got married last month, almost exactly a month ago (crazy, I know). I could not be any happier. We are finally done planning the wedding and able to get some things done to our house (yay!) and spend all our spare time enjoying the end of summer (tear, it barely got here and is almost over...).
BUT I have also been able to work on my book a lot more now, which I'm super excited about. There for awhile I couldn't help but feel guilty that I wasn't devoting any time to working on it, but that's a whole new story now. So I hope to have it done in the next few months, which should be a reachable goal, woo hoo! On that note, one thing that really gets me motivated to work on my own book, is reading other people's, I just recently read The Hunger Games, which is a YA book a friend of mine let me borrow. This book was amazing. I finished reading it and hurried out to buy the second book (Catching Fire) another amazing book, and I read through that in a day (I know I'm a freak of nature for reading it so quickly, but I could not help myself). I'm contemplating going back through for a second read, since I obviously shot through it, I'm sure I missed a few things and the third book doesn't come out till the 24th of this month. But basically what I'm getting at here, is that reading a book as wonderfully intriguing as this one makes me wanna finish my own. Some might say it gives me a much needed kick in the butt, I agree!
The other thing I've decided to do is try and see new places in Oregon, lets be honest it's super easy to just go to the same lake or beach or mountain when you want a trip away from home, but there are so many places in Oregon that I haven't seen... EVER. Why not venture outside the norm for a change. I have to say it really does make you appreciate your surroundings that much more, especially when you drive three and a half hours to get there :)
I think that's enough rambling for me for now, but I hope to get on here more often!

Engaged, New year, New house...

Wow, it's been forever since I've been on here, woops :o)
There have been a lot of new things going on in my life that are keeping me quite busy. I got engaged in December, my fiancé and I bought a house and got the keys two weeks ago, so we've been busy painting, cleaning, painting and more cleaning and of course all the other things you have to do to put your own touches on a home. Then there's the whole wedding planning, which was keeping me busy prior to the house, but things are really going well. I feel like I can breathe and everything is falling perfectly into place. God has really blessed me with everything in my life right now and has made things go smoothly. Everyone thought my fiancé and I were crazy for trying to buy a house while planning our wedding this July, but we did it and it has been wonderful. I feel like you really know things are meant to be when God makes them happen the way he has with us. I've also been blessed with my second nephew, he is just as cute as can be. Needless to say it has been hard to make time to write/edit my book, BUT I have been thinking about it :o) I have a definite end in sight, just a matter of making the time to get there!
So that's what's been going on with me...fun stuff!
I'll try and make some time to get on & check in...no guarantees of course. There are no real guarantees in life right? ;o)

Fun Fall Time

Since it is the season my boyfriend and I had a fun filled weekend of doing fall(halloween) things. We went to a local pumpkin patch, which was absolutely awesome. It's called Bauman's, and I'm sure anyone from Salem/Woodburn has been there or heard of it. If you haven't been, you should go. They really go above and beyond on their presentation. It is a little spendy, but they have lots of things you can do for the price. So we spent the day there and hung out, enjoyed the beautiful sunny weather (with a cold bite to it). Then yesterday we carved pumpkins. I just LOVE the holiday seasons. There seems to be so much to do. I hope you are all enjoying this time of year like I am!! Have a great week...

New Hobby...

So I totally decided I wanna be one of those crafty, creative people that can make things from nothing. I know, I know, a little ambitious, but hey you gotta start somewhere and why not shoot for the stars right? :) I've bought a ton of supplies and worked and worked to figure out my sewing machine, which I bought without a user manual (stupid, I know-but hey it was a good price, and it works, I just dono that I can get it to work for me). Anywho, so I'm going to recruite some help from an avid quilter. I think I'll have it all figured out after that. I think my new found interest in crafting may have something to do with the season. It's getting close to the holidays and I wanna make them less about spending tons of money and more about making things for the people I love. I think that has much more meaning in life! Wish me luck ;)

What a Chaotic Weekend

Well chaotic, but in a fun way.
The boyfriend and I went camping with my family at Detroit. Even though the weather wasn't as nice as we expected, it was fun. We spent time with my family, went fishing a little and ate some yummy food. Then we had to hurry and leave, to get ready to go see Dane Cook in Portland. I've always liked Dane Cook, but I think that it's a million times better when you see someone in person. It was amazing! Our seats got bumped up so we were six rows away from the stage which was an awesome surprise. I laughed so hard that my cheeks were sore and red! If you haven't heard of him before, you should definitely check him out. Anyway, luckily we got to relax before the rigamoroe of the daily grind got back in to full swing.
Ooh...and a little side note (just cuz I love them). CRAZY weather last week, WOW. I love thunder and lightening probably more than most people, but I've never experienced that kind of a storm on the West Coast! There was all sorts of flooding and power outages, and Tornados...(I know what you're thinking..."What, Tornados in Oregon?" That's right, there were Tornados in Oregon). Anywho, I'm glad everyone seemed to be pretty safe through all that, at least I haven't heard of anyone being hurt.
Have a great Monday & week :)

* SUMMER *

I know I haven't been on here in a while...oopsy, such is life I suppose. Anyway, I'm still working on Wolf Mask, which is coming along. Its surprising how many changes I can make and still want to keep adding things in. I'm very lucky that I have a group of people who support me and are constantly offering help or giving me a needed shove to work on my story. It's easy to be distracted with all this beautiful summer weather. It's hard enough for me to have to be at work when it's so nice out :) Speaking of summer, I cannot wait for all the summer fun...camping, swimming, hiking, bbqing and being outside late with family/friends, fishing (which I just recently learned how to do!) and the list goes on.
Anyways, I hope everyone is making time to enjoy the weather and spend time with the ones they love, I definitely am....