Book Blogger Hop (3 of 2011)

The Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Crazy-For-Books and is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!

Thanks for hopping by!

This week's question comes from Somer who blogs at A Bird's Eye Review (I love the color on her blog.)

"Do you read only one book at a time,
or do you have several going at once?"

I typically have at least 2 - 3 books on the go. One in the car on audio or on my iPod, one on my ereader for those crammed train rides, and one book to read everywhere else.

Depending on the books I might focus more on one than the other. This happens when I get one of those books I just can't put down. This time? Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I put my other two books aside in order to finish this one.

Fitness Friday: The things men do for us

With all the wedding planning and decorations that needed to be made and general business, I took down my pole stage. Now that almost all the wedding decorations are completed, I have retired my crafting supplies and can finally set my stage back up.
Before wedding planning chaos hit our house, the stage was set up and the dining room table was moved to be infront of my book shelf. (Gasp! I know...) I was unable to comfortably get to my books and even though I'm small, it was a tight sqeeze to ponder what to read next and put read books in their place.
Frenchie has been asking if I'm putting the pole back up. I made a deal with him. We have to move more furniture around so I can get to my books.
What resulted:

• Loveseat moved from front room to living room (legs removed and put back on to fit it through doorway)
• Armchair moved living room to front room (legs removed and put back on to fit it through doorway)
• Table moved so there is space around it
• Pole set up
• AND the roomba went to town on the carpet where all the furniture was. 

The things my man will do for me.
 
In other news related to fitness... I have awful flexibility. There's nothing like having a new student come to class to make you feel bad about yourself and your abilities. I am not an amazing dancer. Far from it. I don't put enough effort in to get better. I don't stretch enough to improve.
We had a new student come to class who is great and flexy and I feel awful and self-concious about myself. I am the least competitive person I know and when someone makes me feel self-concious, I tend to give up. I don't have that drive to "be the best".

11/50: Vision in White by Nora Roberts

Vision in White by Nora Roberts

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

From Amazon: Mackensie "Mac" Elliot loves capturing happy and playful moments with her camera, but her own life is all about work—until she meets English teacher Carter Maguire. He's escorting his bride-to-be sister to a meeting with the Vows team and recognizes Mac as the girl he crushed out on in high school. Funny sparks fly: he's a geeky guy who quotes Shakespeare, she's a trendy workaholic who loves shoes. He's crazy about her, which makes him verbally clumsy and, to Mac, charming, though she's saddled with a needy mother, an absent father and difficulties with both that make falling in love complicated.

Vision in White was a fun, smiling romace. It was my first Nora Roberts book and I really enjoyed it. Roberts has an amazing way of making her characters believable, even if they are typical for chick lit. I found myself saying things to the dash of my car during certain parts and getting strange looks from people in the cars around me. I also grinned like a fool in love for the most part and always left my car with a smile.

Mac was somewhat infuriating (as are most main characters in a chick novel) with her inability to love and see what was right in front of her. She was also real to me based on the past and upbringing she endured. Her best friends, Parker, Laurel and Emma were the perfect fit. They worked so well together and reminded me of my own group of friends from university. They were all so different, but got along better because of it.

Carter was such a sweetheart! He waited for Mac. He knew that she was like a deer and any sudden movement would make her run. I loved that about him. He was this quiet, understanding, great at listening guy that waited for her until she was ready. AAWWW!! Makes my heart melt! (and somewhat reminds me of my own man). He had such noble ways it was hard not to fall in love with the guy!

I'm in the midst of planning my own wedding, so reading about Vows and all the side stories of their work had me tearing up and getting more excited for my own wedding. Some of the horror stories of things that went wrong had me cringing, but thankful that those brides had the 4 ladies to look out for them. We have a day of coordinator so I feel as if I will have something similar to them and that makes me happy.

I can't wait to read the rest of this series. I believe I'll be ordering the set on mp3 for myself. The narrator was fantastic.

WBC 2011: Book by an author you've never read before - 10 points
Book Journey 2011: Connecticut (updated map)


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Wedding Wednesday: March 16 Check-in

No Wedding Nightmares this week. Hooray!

What was accomplished:

• Call out-of-country groomsman and tell him the measurements he needs to send us
• One Groomsmen has got measurements done.
• Stamped, addressed, assembled invitations
• Met with Father Andrew and got ceremony readings and music approved
• Bought my under-the-dress things
• Got correct spellings of family members on Frenchie's side.
• Dress is at the seamstress being altered! I can't believe how much they need to take it in. I should have pushed for the smaller size when I ordered :(
• Picked up Frenchie's wedding present
• Sent out-of-country and out-of-province invitations

What needs to be done in March: 

• Email other in-town groomsmen and remind him to get measurements done.
• Send the rest of the invitations
• Ask family to do special readings and roles for the wedding
• Complete ceremony program and print
• Ask Frenchie's hockey team about bartending
• Decide what to buy as groomsmen gifts
• Finalize reception music
• Write out directions for decorations (where, how)
• DATE NIGHT

It's Monday! What are you reading? (10 of 2011)

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading, is hosted by One Persons Journey Through a World of Books. 

This meme is a great way to start the week and add some great books to your to-read list. I love looking at what everyone is reading.

Thanks for stopping by and happy reading!!

I'm not sure what is going on with my reading, but I feel like I'm putting more time in and getting less read.
What a complex!
What I Finished
I have no book to put here!
*single tear*

What I Am Reading

Juliet

I have finally gotten around to focusing on Juliet. It's a great read so far it's just taking me a very long time to get through it. I'm hoping I can get halfway through this week at least.

Listening To

Vision in White

I'm still listening to this one in the car. I'm halfway through and I'm really into it. I'm even starting to react to the characters! I think I've said "what a b***h!" a few times regarding the main characters mother and boyfriends ex.
Nora Roberts certainly knows how to write. I love it!

Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
I'm loving this book! I lost quite a lot of sleep over it Friday night. Still only half done, but it's exciting!
What's Up Next

Hopefully I can finish these 3 in the next week and then I'll be reading some of the library books I have in.
Shiver will be a quick read, so I'll throw it on here as well.