Friday Roundup
Friday, November 7, 2014
Hello from South Korea! I'm headed home soon and I have mixed feelings about it- I'm sad for my vacation to be over, but looking forward to cuddling with my cat, and Jason too! I'll be back next week to tell you about my travels, for now here are some fun things I found around the web this week.
I'm kind of wishing my name was Elizabeth Gallagher because this is an amazing offer!
Taylor Swift + 1980's Arobics
Rugs on the walls
Mark Zuckerberg Q&A
18 year old senator- crazy!
Have you read Amy Pohler's book yet? This makes me want to pick up a copy.
Interesting story of a former bodyguard who escaped North Korea
Above, Korean painting titled "Chuil hanmyo" (Free cat on an autumn day) because I miss mine :)
Jenny's Favorites: October Edition
Thursday, November 6, 2014
1. I've signed up for Plated in an attempt to try out new foods for dinner. Would I walk into a grocery store and buy duck or quail? No. But I will order it on Plated and successfully cook up a gourmet meal with it!
2. This trusty backpack (which I originally bought for Jason and have since commandeered, oops!) has been the perfect sized carry on for my little adventure this month.This is the first time in forever that I'm traveling without carrying on 30 lbs. of camera gear. On my way here I was skipping with joy all the way to my gate after I breezed through security.
3. I'm ashamed to admit how much time I've spent watching Gilmore Girls since it came out on Netflix at the beginning of October. There's something about it that's very autumn-ish about it: School themes, lots of coffee, etc. It's been the perfect show for me to watch while catching up on busy work on my computer that got pushed aside during the sunnier months. Added bonus: I'm talking faster and including more obscure pop culture references in my daily life.
4. I bought this little Josie Maran lip & cheek duo on a whim before I left on my trip and I've been loving it. It's really moisturizing for your lips and both colors can be used as a cheek stain as well. Multipurpose products are the best.
5. You're looking at a stack of books, because that's what I read in a week of vacation. Only my stack was virtual because most of them were on my iPhone. I love books tend to devour them while laying in the sun.
I'd highly recommend:
One Plus One: An adorable story of humanity, helping strangers and love.
Heirs & Spares (The Realm Book 1): Historical fiction that's not boring! Set in a European kingdom at the time of the Reformation, there's some history but also romance, deception, plotting and backstabbing.The Boys in the Boat
: A scrappy underdog type of story about the UW crew team who won Olympic gold in front of Hitler in 1936. So much of this book takes place within walking distance of my house, I loved reading about what my neighborhood was like in the 1930's!Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography: If you loved Choose Your Own Adventure books as a child and find Neil Patrick Harris even remotely interesting, you'll enjoy this book.
These we're OK...Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed them, but didn't feel like they quite lived up to the hype/reviews I'd seen:
Eleanor & Park: This is a cute story of first love. It takes place in 1986 which also wins points with me, but I'm seeing on lists of all-time best love stories and toted as the next The Fault in Our Stars
, which it is not. 
Me Before You: Good book, but I liked Jojo Moyes' One Plus One a lot more, see it above.
The Hypnotist's Love Story: I'd recommend Liane Moriaty's The Husband's Secret
over this one.(book photo via)
Halloween Fun
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
My little Superman!! Mylo won't wear anything on his head these days so we went with the simple Superman outfit for Halloween. He was comfortable and that made everyone happy. With him starting to take his first steps he does kind of act like a little Superman so it was appropriate! Patrick and I were Mr. and Mrs. Cat--- bet you can't guess who's idea that was. :)
Hope you had a great Halloween, love seeing all the pictures of everyone's costumes.
This is an example of the struggle it is to get one cute picture of Mylo and I!!! Thank goodness for iPhones so you can take a million and then delete. His faces though.
Hello!
After a week in Bali, getting some much needed vitamin D and relaxing with my sister, Stephanie, I've flown to Korea with Stephanie to spend a few days where she lives.
We loved Bali! We stayed in two different spots and got a great mix of laying on the beach in Benoa and then exploring in Ubud.
More to come later...once I'm home and have downloaded photos from my camera, etc. For now, here are a few photos Steph snapped of me on her phone.
PS. One of my FAVORITE things was easily our afternoon in Monkey Forrest.
More to come later...once I'm home and have downloaded photos from my camera, etc. For now, here are a few photos Steph snapped of me on her phone.
PS. One of my FAVORITE things was easily our afternoon in Monkey Forrest.
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