It's one of those days... my head has been hurting off and on... i've also been either uncomfortably hot and not able to cool off or just cold. That though is mostly due to where i am in the house. Thankfully our family vacation is coming up like next week so i can just think about that instead. We'll be gone until sometime after the 4th of july (haha twice today i've almost said "until after labor day" - i wish). And i am excited to say that Sammy will be stationed here as of the 5th (he's a nerd for not posting >.<). So i'm really excited and really nervous at the same time since it will be the first time we will be together in person.
On the subject of vacation, i am trying to decide what (and how much) to take with me. We'll be gone about a week and have plenty to do but i am sure we will also have plenty of down time - i mean thats what vacation is all about right? I've decided i will take along two books, one that i have already started and the second i haven't chosen yet. I'm having a hard time choosing, i am flexible as far as genre - whether the author is a good story teller or not is what hooks me. Being a slower reader (i seriously have to read every word) if a book doesn't catch me within the first 5 to 10 pages i move on. Usually i chose subjects that are heavier or thick with story (i can't think of any other way to explain that) but i think i want something light possibly on the humorous side because it's summer and i'll be on vacation. I've read all of the shopaholic books with the exception of the newest, and baby, only because it's not in MM paperback yet. Yes i am one of those weird people that have to have all the books of the same series in the same size of paperback (hate hardcover like a weirdo too). I also liked a couple of Jane Green's books Mr Maybe, Jemima J., and To have and To hold. I tried to read Something Blue by Emily Giffin and Watermelon by Marian Keyes at one point but neither grabbed me (oh, i also tried to read the devil wears prada i was over it on the 3rd page - way to whiny). So i guess i am asking for suggestions. As long as it's a good story that doesn't move to slowly.
I plan to also take knitting with me, i think i am going to take 3 projects with me, my clapotis and 2 smaller ones. I thought about only taking one but i don't want to finish it and have nothing else to do. On the flip side i don't want to only take one big project and feel like i didn't get much done because it's not actually finished. I have this thing about vacations, i have to finish something. Be it a book or a project/craft of some kind, it just has to be completed. If i don't finish something i feel like the vacation isn't complete. -Seeing that outside of my head seems odd but it's totally true- Am i the only person who feels this unusual need for completion?
In other news my close friend of about *makes a face trying to remember* 12 years now i think, is pregnant with her first child due in September and she only just got married this past December. There is a huge long story i can tack onto this about her less than healthy habits, but i won't cause we all have our thing. Actually there are a number of things i could go on about that i guess i just need to vent (not bad things about her just random things about the situation). I guess i'll save it and make a separate post some other time. For now i need to prepare for work. If i don't see you again, Have a good weekend!
I cheewawa (translation: ugh >.<)
Jun 19, 2008
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Phillipa Gregory has an historical series which starts in the sixteenth century. I think they are fascinating (if you like to be entertained while learning about what Henry XIII was really about). The movie that just came out, THE OTHER BOLYN GIRL, is based on her book of the same title. Enjoy your vacation!
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