Recent Loves

So this summer I have discovered some amazing things!

1. The Gurnsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

I love this book! I saw it in Barnes and Noble probably at christmas and thought it sounded interesting. But, due to previous impulse buying disasters (Wicked) I didn't get it. Then, a patient was reading it one day and I asked her about it and she told me it was great. I still didn't get it. Finally, when we went to visit my family for Memorial day, low and behold, my mom has the book! So she let me borrow it. And I read it twice in like a week. I LOVE it! First off, I love historical fictions. Second, I'm fascinated with WWII. Third, I've never heard of Gurnsey, but now I totally want to go there (and lucky for me, England is a place Brad really wants to go). And Fourth, I love the main characters personality, cause it is so much like mine (at least I think so, cept for the part about her loving wuthering heights and pride and prejudice cause I really despise those stories). I just wish I could work in a bookshop so I could read all these books for free and talk to other people about them. Basically I want to read Charles Lamb now (and see if he really is as great as she says), move to an island, and have fun adventures. If you haven't read it, you totally should.

2. Forever Sunshine

I have been totally disappointed with Bath and Body works cause every time i find a scent i really love, they discontinue it (or make it only available online ie: Brown sugar and fig, pink grapefruit, and white cherry blossom). I have come to depend on coconut lime verbana, and found a few others that are okay. But no great perfumey smell. Then, they just introduced their new smell, Forever Sunshine. After my first smell, I knew i needed the spray. Then I tried the lotion, and it is amazingly not too strong, but just so wonderful (much unlike cherry blossom thank goodness - that lotion gives me a headache its so strong!). Basically I love this smell, and now I spray myself with it every morning, cause it makes me not feel so frumpy in my scrubs. It's the best. Nice and summery and girly (i know, very shocking for me right?)

3. Holds and Google

So I finally acquired a library card for the Provo City library. I don't know why it took me so long to do this, especially considering I used to only live like 2 blocks away from it. But, hey, I have one now, thanks to the book club i joined. I joined the book club to try and get ideas of what to read. And have the library card, I can now get whatever I want and return it if I don't like it (too bad I didn't think of that before buying wicked). Problems with book club, the books we read are always checked out, so I put them on hold. I love it! Those are some of the best emails, notifying me that my book is ready. Fantabulous.

Now, I have made a rule to never buy a book until I have read it. I saw some books at Barnes and Noble that sounded good, and although they were on sale, I stuck to my rule. I don't need another wicked. I just got the first of these books from the library and am taking it to Lake Powell with me to read. I'm so excited. It's called The Lost City of Z. Sounds interesting. Another thing i learned during this whole book process, google has previews to books. So when i left Barnes and Noble with 4 book titles that sounded good, I googled them all. I got rid of one, that would have been a wicked, and decided that The lost city of Z sounded the most intriguing, so i put it on hold at the library, and now I have it for 3 weeks. I'm excited, and it's getting hard to wait until Powell to start reading it. But I'm managing.

I just love books! I am determined to one day have a beauty and the beast library. Right now, my current bookshelf is overflowing with books, so brad and I will need to upgrade soon :).

4. I love vacations

So work still stresses me out and sometimes I still hate it. But thank goodness for vacations and holidays! I have all next week off to go to Lake Powell with the in-laws and then Jackson Hole, WY with my mom's side of the family. Lake powell should be a blast, and my mom has planned out all sorts of fun for jackson hole, I'm just not looking forward to seeing my uncle, who I'm not at all close with, and his crazy kids. But I should come back happy and tan (at least i sure hope so). A week should be plenty of time to regain my sanity and be able to come back ready to work. Hallelujah!