Currently

Reading: Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen — loving this cozy mystery series!

Watching: Still working through Games of Thrones S1.

Listening: I caught up on some other podcasts, so I started Aaron Mahnke’s Unobscured about the Salem Witch Trials.

Feeling: There are a few things up in the air right now. I’m a bit anxious. Will feel much better after this weekend passes.

Planning: We heading over to Indiana this weekend for Memorial Day and to pick up the twins. Looking forward to our activities!

Loving: The grocery stores around here carry rhubarb (so scarce in California) and I’ve been buying a ton. I’ve been making a ton of rhubarb dishes. So good!

Currently

Reading: The Light Over London by Julia Kelly

Watching: J and I are going back to the beginning to watch Game of Thrones so we can watch the very last season.

Listening: Really really enjoying Mike Shinoda’s Post Traumatic. Really good gym music.

Making: The store had rhubarb! So that means that I had to make Strawberry-Rhubarb crumble for book club last night.

Feeling: A bit on edge this week waiting for some news…

Planning: On the way back from Indiana, we’re planning on doing a mini road trip. Still deciding on Chicago or Des Moines.

Loving: We had a few small thunderstorms lately and I really missed storms while living in California.

Currently

Reading: The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan for book club in early May. So far, it’s been nice and light. Just what I needed.

Watching: J and I took a mini break from our Marvel marathon to start Umbrella Academy. I wanted to wait until I read at least the first trade of the comic. Only two episodes in, but really loving the show!

Listening: Lots of NPR Politics, but I might need to take a bit of a break from political news. (Or at least ration it out).

Making: I’m trying a new-to-me recipe of Coconut Lentil Soup. Really hope it’s good!

Feeling: This past weekend the temperature was in the high 80s. Yesterday and today the temperature plummeted into the 50s. I’m so cold!

Planning: Working on finishing out our summer plans.

Loving: While at the Mall of America, we stopped at a fun candy store and I bought a pound of fancy gummi bears. Many of them were cocktail flavored (margarita, bourbon and coke, pina colada, etc).

Minneapolis Fun!

The closest OnStage to me was Minneapolis and my upline (and good friend) lives in Chicago. Minneapolis was the perfect halfway point for us to meet up, enjoy the area, and attend OnStage. Let’s check out our non-convention fun:

After picking Pam up from the airport, we headed over the Mall of America. Neither one of us has ever been! We shopped and chatted. Before leaving, we had to ride something. We ended up picking the Pepsi Orange Streak roller coaster. So much fun!

We checked into our AirBnB just north of downtown and headed out for dinner. On the recommendation from our hosts, we chose Brasa. Oh so yummy!

Saturday was filled with the convention, but we had to pick out a dinner spot. Thank goodness Sushi Train is just a few blocks away from the convention center. So good! Our favorite roll was the Empire Roll (spicy tuna, avocado, spicy crab, eel sauce, spicy mayo, wasabi mayo).

Stay tuned tomorrow for pics from the convention.

Desktop Tuesday #5

I emptied my bags from convention and my desk kinda exploded! Oops! I should probably spend some time today and clean this up so I can play with my new goodies!

P.S. Eagle eyed readers might notice that the poster behind my desk has changed. J got my birthday present framed a few weeks back and put it up while I was gone. Love my fancy poster of The Birds.

Currently

Reading: The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin — Finishing The Broken Earth trilogy and it is amazing!

Watching: We’re right in the middle of the Marvel movies. We finished Phase 2 last night.

Listening: Enjoying the back episodes of the Currently Reading podcast. I’m about half way through the back episodes.

Making: Working through The 100 Day Project and attempting to finish or make big progress on a ton of projects. Specifically working through Quentin’s 2018 Project Life album.

Feeling: This weekend is going to be great!

Planning: Leaving on Friday for the Stampin’ Up! convention. Working out where we’re going to eat and what we’re going to do beyond the convention itself. I can’t wait!

Loving: On a whim I made wacky cake last night. So good and so easy!

Desktop Tuesday #4

Currently my desk is full of Project Life supplies, planner supplies, and my SU order… I need to clean off the non-Project Life supplies and buckle down on that project..

Desktop Tuesday #3

Finishing out my February Memory Planner pages amongst random card making supplies. I still need to finish making my 30 birthday cards so there’s a lot of those supplies underneath there somewhere.

Currently

Reading: An Argumentation of Historians by Jodi Taylor. It’s the 9th book in the Chronicles of St. Mary’s series. Only reading before bed has resulted in only a chapter or two each night because I’m so tired. I want to finish before the end of the month…

Watching: J and I started watching (and rewatching in most cases) all of The Three Musketeers movie adaptations. I forgot how weird the tone is in the 1970s two parter.

Listening: Slowly making my way through the Presidential podcast episodes. I’m currently on Andrew Johnson.

Making: Still making birthday cards for March’s 30 Days of Birthday cards. I think I’m about 1/2 of the way done.

Feeling: Multiple snow days featuring treacherous road conditions have led to home days. We really need to get outside today.

Planning: Putting the finishing touches on our Spring Break plans.

Loving: Quentin has been extra snuggly lately. I love the snuggles!

Currently

Reading: Loving The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin. Speeding through it to get to the last book in the trilogy.

Watching: So excited that The Magicians is back! Super excited that the group has their memories are back. Now we need to see where this train is going.

Listening: The Bachelor is currently airing and so it’s time for Emma and Claire’s awesome recaps and commentary with the Here to Make Friends podcasts.

Making: Working on birthday cards for next month’s plans for the blog.

Feeling: My anxiety has been up and down all this week. Right now, I’m okay.

Planning: Working out plans for the twins’s 16th birthday part next month.

Loving: The snow has been falling off and on for the past few days. I’m not a fan of driving in it, but it looks so pretty…