A library book, I imagine, is a happy book.~ Cornelia Funke

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Did you know that you can download digital Library Books?
The Charleston County Library has a great selection
and it is so easy to download books at home

*Library books make me happy*

100 books in a year: Update 5

(read me)

I've been better about keeping up with my goal-
I've read a bit more in February than I have in the past few months

9.Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran
10. The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eurgenides
11. Souless by Gail Carriger
12. In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz
13. Cross by James Patterson
14. The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson

The Family Fang was a beautiful book
I recommend it whole heartedly
86 to go

love poem love: kenneth rexroth

the love poems of marichiko, IV | kenneth rexroth

you ask me what i thought about

before we were lovers.

the answer is easy.

before i met you

i didn’t have anything to think about.

Valentines Day

I had to work for the "real" valentines day

but I came home to a freshly cleaned house

and some beautiful flowers

So I'm cooking a special dinner

for my valentine

-

(this was his valentine lunch)

#Febphotoaday- dinner

I'm gonna be baking my own homemade Valentines

I hope you are a dessert person

**photos to follow**

#Febphotoaday - 10 am

Jane Austen Character Quiz~

“Follies and nonsense, 

whims and inconsistencies do divert me, 

I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Take the Jane Austen Character Quiz here!

#Febphotoaday

#Febphotoaday

Happy Birthday Jordan!

(taken with my iphone)

Nothing says
Birthday
better
than a cake covered
in cream puffs and caramel

it's a little slanty & tilty
but soooo tasty
(thats how you know it was made with love)

Jordan on her birthday a couple of years ago

february: photo a day challenge

No matter how big or soft or warm your bed is, you still have to get out of it. ~Grace Slick

My bedroom has always been my favorite room in the house

and since we bought a beautiful Anthropologie quilt 

*it has jump started my desire to really decorate the bedroom*

my furniture is lovely

but that's all we are working with so far

~we don't even have curtains~

**sigh**

This is my bedroom set

minus the ficus tree 

it's dark with lots of accent tones

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This is the palette that I picked out from Pinterest 

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I really like the wall color in this bed room

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l love the framed silhouettes 
and their placement
 from this bedroom

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~This bedroom is amazing~
the dark grey wall color is bold
the accent colors 
keep it from being too dark
and it has alot of personality

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Now the hard part is getting off of pinterest 
and getting motivated

Case of the Monday's?

Here are some Puppy Pictures to brighten your Monday

Roxie is a total Snugglebug

it's very common to wake up and find her head on your pillow

*she also snores*

100 books in a year: Update 4

So as far as getting 100 books read...

I better get my glasses on 

and get to work

 because

I read a whopping 

 *One*

book in the month of December

it was a very good book

and long

-but length doesn't gain me any bonus points-

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Check out the website
for 
11/22/63
you get to choose what decade you look at it in
I really enjoyed this novel
it had adventure, romance, and Stephen King
it is long though
and hard to put down

P.S. Thanks dad! it was an awesome read! 

~Hair Aware~

For the new year 

I am resolving to be more creative with my hair

*thank goodness for Pinterest* 

A Cup of Jo

and
  Lauren Conrad's Beauty Department

they all have such easy to follow hair tutorials

I've mastered the Chestnut bun and the fishtail braid

(my fishtail is only successful if I braid away from a mirror)

here's some of my favorite tutorials and links

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1 year from today: read 100 books

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I love to read
but sometimes I will go a long time without picking up a book
and then I'll have times where I just read voraciously

I am setting a goal today
(nothing special about october 21st)
and am going to read
*atleast*
100 books
in the next 365 days

"Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness." -- Jane Austen

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All of the photos above have one thing in common
they contain one of my favorite fall treats
*Apple Cider*


Apple desserts are among my favorite 
I love to make apple butter in the crockpot too
my secret ingredient is...
you guessed it
Apple Cider!

Paris via pastry

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I love the look of french pastries
they are very architectural
I had the pleasure of trying a macaroon
 from the macaroon boutique on Jean St.
and a chocolate almond croissant that I ate before I even got home
*I love when pastries are too pretty to eat*
I let them sit on the counter
~tempting~
*taunting*
and then Oh so Tasty! 

*Fancy Grilled Cheese*

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Check out these tasty grilled cheese combinations from
A Beautiful Mess

now where is my mug of tomato soup......