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**

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

This is my Superbowl Day Drinking Face

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I hit up Trader Joe's for some cheap eats and drinks for the Superbowl
**what what...$4.99 champagne for mimosas**

the menu consists of
red curry wings
-North carolina BBQ ribs-
baked cheetos
bacon guacamole
french onion dip
{all these totally complement cheap champagne}

I used to work at a sports bar
so I always worked the Superbowl
(never got to see the commercials)
and this year
we are staying in and watching the big game!
*very exciting*

February: photo a day challenge

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

Best of both worlds- chicken noodle wonton soup

(made with my scrap app)

I love chicken noodle soup
the boyfriend loves Won-ton soup
so in an effort to please both of us at the same time
I blended the two
and it was fantastic
won-tons are very easy to make
there's a great folding tutorial here

*this is now going into heavy recipe rotation in our house*

Boyfriend Birthday!

The Boyfriend is 30!

(he can't believe it either)

we had a great time

*and some delicious burgers*

at Hom

in Downtown Charleston

there was Ping Pong

and lots of Fireball Whiskey

it couldn't have been any better!

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

Love burns

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I love these heart matches
**perfect for valentines day**

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*

Cell Phone Free Dining

Have you ever been out and about

and witnessed an entire table on their phones

*or worse*

been guilty of playing with your phone when your out with friends

you have to try the new cell phone game 

going around the blog-o-sphere

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We've been playing a new game

where you put your phones face down 

on top of each other

and the first person to check their phone

(for something other than an incoming call)

has to pick up the check

There are more instructions

*Here*

The boyfriend and I are both guilty of being addicted to our phones

~we play scrabble with each other atleast~

amazingly 

This strategy works!

**Vintage Boston Terrier Photo**

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Love Love Love