dear john

just finished reading "dear john" and i must admit i'm very disappointed. the previews of the movie made it seem so promising, it even brought tears to my eyes (no joke i cry over anything even slightly sentimental). but the book just didn't do it for me. anyone else read the book? thoughts?

of course i will still be going to see the movie this weekend if nothing else but to stare at this gorgeous gentleman.

darn you bug!

hello blog world, so nice to be back!

i've been very sick the past few days which is why i've been slacking on the posting. last week a few of my students had been absent due to a stomach bug and on friday i thought i had done a good job of steering clear from it. saturday i felt so good i even ran 6 miles. yes 6 miles! but then that night my stomach started to feel a little funny and sunday that bug officially caught me:(

 i finally feel better today and i got back to my running(and blogging). 

now that i'm back in blogging mode i want to make a pretty blog header and katie from color me katie (who i think happens to be one of the most creative and inspiring people ever) is being so kind and letting me use one of her amazing photos.

what do you think?

now i just have to figure out how to do it:/

i also must tell you i just started reading "dear john" and i must finish before this weekend so i'll be m.i.a. again for a few days starting... now!

reading is food for the brain

i love reading so spending a quiet evening at barnes and noble is one of my favorite things to do.

i've been wanting to get a few new books for some summer reading and my friends gave me so many good recommendations. i was definitely having trouble deciding which ones to buy.

i ended up buying "educating esme" by esme raji codell, "wuthering heights" by emily bronte and "lady in waiting" by jackie kendall and debby jones.

i'll let you know how great they are!