If you REALLY knew me, you would know that...

I'm extremely impulsive & have a tendency to act on a whim

I tend to act on my emotions & have a horrible issue with over thinking everything

I hate confrontation, I would rather sit back and hold in my feelings instead of lash out {But when I do lash out, it's horrible & takes a lot to get me to that place}

I am self conscious to a fault, it's horrible & I'm trying to work on it

I would rather read a good book & have a nice glass of wine instead of going out on a Friday night

If I don't have at least one cup of coffee in the morning you just don't want to deal with me; sometimes {let's be real, most of the time} one cup just won't cut it either

I have successfully filled up two and a half closets with clothes and shoes, I really need to go through them and donate a bunch of stuff

I want to grow my hair long enough and then cut it off to donate to locks of love

I'm extremely loyal but I can forgive... There's no point in holding onto to anger if it's unnecessary to

I treat my puppies like my children, I have conversations with them on a daily basis & of course I act like they respond {it's okay, they love me the most}

On Thanksgiving I will sit and watch every FRIENDS Thanksgiving episode, just has to happen

I own every season of Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill, The OC, Sex and the City, Laguna Beach, The Hills, Supernatural, FRIENDS & Glee on DVD {Safe to say I watch way too much television}

I have a tendency to get bored easily, I'll start a project and half way through stop to start another... I do end up going back and finishing the first one, it just might take me a while {I know this drives Andrew nuts but I can't help it}

I did Gymnastics my entire childhood {& into high school}; Best sport ever, just saying!

I have ran two half marathons & am working on training for my third this November

I have to sleep with the bedroom door closed, the closet door closed all the way, and the fan on {If these things aren't done, I won't sleep}

I don't like football... I apologize to those of you who absolutely love it, I just don't really care for it, I don't fully understand it all {but I do enjoy tailgating and all of the Sunday festivities that go along with football}

I absolutely can not wait for the premier's of Sons of Anarchy & Supernatural this Fall {Thanks to Andrew for getting me into these two shows lol, definitely not my normal cup of tea so to speak}

My favorite breakfast is two whole wheat waffles with peanut butter and jelly {a breakfast PBJ!}

I love like crazy & do trust blindly, I always will give the benefit of the doubt & do my best to give as many chances as I can to people... however if you cross me too many times I will take myself out of the situation.

So that's pretty much me! I hope you enjoyed :P

On vacation I read roughly four books. Anyone who knows me will realize that was pretty much my paradise {of course the drinks, sand and ocean helped tremendously}

So what did I read you ask?! Well, allow me to share...

First and foremost I finished the Fifty Shades trilogy. I had finished the first book and probably about 15% of the second one when I arrived in Mexico. The point in which I stopped I was getting bored with all of the sex that was going on, I mean I get that's what the books known for but at a certain point it just became too much. When it came to the first book I could understand needing this information to help us fully understand who Christian is and what he needs. Second book came along and it just seemed like he was changing and at that point having that much sex just made me bored, in turn I put the book down and walked away. The more I heard people talking about it I realized I just needed to finish the damn books, I had put a lot of time into reading the first one and was generally interested in how it was going to turn out. Now I won't spoil the ending for those of you who haven't finished it yet {or haven't even started but have considered}... BUT I will admit, I was wrong. I should never have stopped, I should have trucked through and finished the darn books a long time ago. If you are looking for a series to read I would highly suggest this one, and even for those of you who don't want to read it because of all of the hype, I say get over it, if you haven't tried reading it yet you don't know what you are missing. Of course this book won't be for everyone, no book ever is so if you read it and hated it, I apologize but I absolutely loved this series and can NOT wait to see how in the world they are going to create this movie. However I have a few reservations, including...

Stole this from Kate @ Green Fashionista :)

Okay now once I was finished with Fifty Shades I was a little sad, I always get sad when I finish any series that I really enjoy...

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The next series that I picked up to read was another one that I had started & again, abandoned {shameful I know}... I actually put this series down in order to start the Fifty Shades books {ey ey ey} This series is one by an amazing author Kevin Hearne called the Iron Druid Chronicles. Now this is a completely different sort of book, if you're looking for a Fifty Shades/Twilight-esque type of book this probably isn't your thing. BUT if you're interested in trying something new, I would highly recommend. It's a pretty quick read, easy to follow & there's a dog who is absolutely hilarious, I can't even tell you how many times I have literally laughed out loud because of him! So far the series has four books, Hounded, Hexed, Hammered & Tricked. November 27th of this year the fifth book, Trapped will be hitting stores {& kindles :)}

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Here is a little intro from the author's website about the first book, Hounded...

"Atticus O’Sullivan has been running for two thousand years and he’s a bit tired of it. After he stole a magical sword from the Tuatha Dé Danann (those who became the Sidhe or the Fae) in a first century battle, some of them were furious and gave chase, and some were secretly amused that a Druid had the cheek to defy them. As the centuries passed and Atticus remained an annoyingly long-lived fugitive, those who were furious only grew more so, while others began to aid him in secret.

Now he’s living in Tempe, Arizona, the very last of the Druids, far from where the Fae can easily find him. It’s a place where many paranormals have decided to hide from the troubles of the Old World—from an Icelandic vampire holding a grudge against Thor to a coven of Polish witches who ran from the German Blitzkrieg.

Unfortunately, the very angry Celtic god who wants that sword has tracked him down, and Atticus will need all his power, plus the help of a seductive goddess of death, a sexy bartender possessed by a Hindu witch, and some good, old-fashioned luck of the Irish to kick some arse and deliver himself from evil."

If you're interested & decide to pick this one up please please let me know!! :)

November 27th isn't just the day that the fifth book comes out in the previously mentioned series it is ALSO the day that book 14 comes out in probably one my all time FAVORITE series the Dresden Files!! Harry Dresden is a professional practicing wizard {set in present day} living in Chicago. I can't say enough great things about these books, they have made me laugh out loud but also cry quite a bit too. Unlike any other series I really don't think that you have to like "this kind of book" to actually enjoy and love this series. There is absolutely something for everyone in these books {my husband and I both read them, I can't tell you how great it is to have your absolute best friend to talk to about an amazing book... Generally we have such differing tastes and likes so to find a series to suit us both, well that just says it all right there!} If you want anymore information about this series go ahead and check out the authors WEBSITE

So my birthday is Sunday, which is pretty awesome because I am off work on Monday for Labor Day. While sitting here I was going to put together a wish list of all the things that I want but the more I tried the more I realized, there's nothing that makes me think "I NEED THIS!" Which I personally find quite interesting, I usually have a million things I could ask for on any given occasion. This year I just want to spend my birthday and the weekend with my friends and family, which is exactly what I am going to get. This weekend is going to be so much fun, bridal showers, girl's night, birthday brunch with some amazing ladies, dinner with the whole family & a baseball game with Andrew to round it out. I am extremely excited to get today and tomorrow over with so the Birthday Weekend can begin!!! Oh and the picture, just a little throwback pic of me and my sister when we were little... Seriously, what was up with my bangs, thank you mom! :P

While I am glad to be home and getting back in the swing of things I am beginning to feel the Mexico blues. Right about now I should be sitting on the beach under the shade of a nice palm tree, on my second or third drink {yes I realize it's only 10am but hey, while on vacay...} & deeply involved in my current book. This vacation was by far one of the best I have ever been on & I think Andrew would say the same thing. I'm in the process of uploading & edited all of the amazing pictures but for now this one *above* will have to suffice, which was from a mini photo session we did on the beach :)

Have a wonderful Tuesday & be on the lookout for my entire vacay recap coming soon!