Spring In Utah

March 28, 2013

Lets just say that spring in Utah totally sucks ass. The pictures I am going to post were taken on a few different days so that I could show you just what the weather in Utah is like in the spring. The following two pictures were taken on Friday during my lunch.

I shouldn’t have been shocked that it was snowing because that is pretty much how spring in Utah goes. It will go from freezing to boiling over night. The next picture was taken on Saturday. I meant to take a picture first this when the snow was still on the ground but I didn’t get around to it until the snow had started to melt. We had about 8 inches or so on our driveway when I woke up.

So basically spring in Utah is crazy and you never really know what you are going to get. I hate spring and fall because I feel like I have to change clothes every 2 hours because the weather and temperature changes so much. It has been raining and cold this week but it is better than snow so I will take it.

What is spring like where you live?

Undertow by Elle Chardou

March 21, 2013

My Review

I liked this book at times it seemed to drag on and on but it really was a good book. I had to wonder what was going to happen and who she would end up with. The author did a great job of keeping you reading and wanting to know what was going to happen with the characters. This is the first book in the series and I can’t wait to read other books in the series.

About The Book

Secrets…

Evie Sandstrom has always had secrets. She has grown up with them and now they are starting to come back and chip away at her confident facade. Always one for an adventure, she decides to leave after college break and spend the summer in Boston.

The Irish Gangster…

Finn Reilly is not only a bad-boy drug dealer but he is also Evie’s first love. When they meet again in Boston, sparks begin to fly and although they share one huge secret that should have destroyed them forever, it unites them at a time when she needs all the help she can get.

The French Model…

Evie’s mother, superstar actress Athena Donahue, has remarried to Etienne Fournier, a model who is eighteen years her mother’s junior and wants to get to know Evie in more ways than one.

Once Athena drags her daughter back to L.A. under dubious circumstances, she is within the sights of Etienne yet out of the sights of Finn. Can they resolve their differences and will true love prevail or will life get in the way and spoil their chances of happiness?

About The Author

Elle Chardou is a world traveler and author of several different series.

Ms. Chardou is the author of The Ties That Bind Trilogy, The Atonement Series, The Hart Family Saga, The Vamp Saga, The Supernaturals, Beginnings: Book I (The Plague) series.

She is currently working on Undertow, Only Love (The Atonement Series), and several other novels for her continuing paranormal series, The Vamp Saga.

Ms. Chardou has lived abroad in Stockholm (Sweden), Manchester (England), Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area and Portland. She currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Blog: http://thebeautifulpeopleawritersjourney.blogspot.com/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/dblanchbenz007

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Elle.Chardou

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Writers Workshop- $ 500

March 7, 2013

I chose to write about number 3 this week for the writers workshop because I know exactly what I would do with $ 500. I am not sure if I have talked about this yet on my blog but my laptop died a couple of weeks ago and I don’t have the money to replace it at the moment so if I had $ 500 I would put it towards paying off my iPhone so that I would be that much closer to being able to buy a new Macbook.

I paid full price for my iPhone because I didn’t want to switch cell phone companies and T-Mobile doesn’t offer the iPhone but it does work on their network. So I got mine through Apple and just took it into T-Mobile to get a sim card that would fit it. So I have to pay it off and I also want to pay off my car and then I will save and pay cash for a brand new laptop for myself.

I really want to get rid of the the debt that I do have which isn’t much anymore. I still have the credit card with my husband that has a huge balance on it but refuse to pay for it so that will still be there but I don’t want any other debt. I am always scared that I will lose my job or something like that and I would hate to buy the laptop on a credit card and then not be able to pay for it.

Anyways this post has gotten away from me. So if I got $ 500 I would pay off my iPhone.

What would you do with $ 500?

Writers Workshop-10 Reasons. . .

February 7, 2013

For the writers workshop this week I am going to write about 10 reasons you should be glad I didn’t blog in my 20’s. I am going to change the prompt slightly though because I am still in my late 20’s. I am going to write 10 reasons why you should be glad I didn’t blog while I was in college and in my early 20’s.

All I would have had to write about was what I was doing in class and lets just say that would have been super boring. I never partied in college so I wouldn’t have any good stories.
I would have written about my crazy roommates and the one who ended up over dosing the day before Thanksgiving my last semester up at Weber State.
You would have had to read all the posts from when I was pregnant and pissed off at my daughters father.
You would have had to listen to me complain about all the young girls that were keeping their children when I was 20 and placing mine for adoption. It really bugged me at the time and I have since got to the point where I just don’t care anymore. Everyone decides what is best for them and I don’t have the time to worry about it.
Of course you would have had to read about all the high school drama that went out those years.
I wouldn’t have wanted anyone to see pictures of me from that time because that would be super scary.
God knows who I would have pissed off because I just learned how to control what I say or write. I didn’t have any filter back then.
There would have been tons of god awful music and crazy music on here.
I never would have gotten any school work done because I would have spent all the time blogging and reading blogs.
This last one comes from my favorite roommate and she said she was glad I didn’t blog then because she didn’t want any incriminating information out there about her. I gotta love his roommate she is also the only person who ever gave me a nickname the stuck and she still calls it til this day.

So those are my ten things. What is one reason you are glad you didn’t blog then?

5 Random Facts About Me

January 31, 2013

This week for the writers workshop I am going to give everyone 5 random facts about me & my family.

I was raised by my grandparents from about the age of 8 on.
I found my mom after I had my daughter and she was at my wedding but since that day I haven’t had contact with her.
I was 22 when I first drank alcohol. I am still not a big drinker in fact I don’t even remember how long it has been since I drank.
I have never smoked.
I have always been super shy and I talking on the phone.

Those are 5 random things that I don’t think people know about me. Of course there are many more things that I could have listed but I didn’t really want to create drama or anything like that. I am not sure who reads my blog so I am not comfortable being 100% honest with everyone right now.

What is one random fact about you?

Is there anything you would like to see on my blog or any topic you would like me to write about?

What I Am Reading

January 24, 2013

This week for the writers workshop the very first prompt had to have been made just for me. I am going to write about what I am reading currently. I have several books that I am reading all at the same time. I almost always have at least one book that I am reading to review and then I have other books on my Nook that I am reading because they seemed interesting. Here is a list of just a few of the books I am currently reading.

Unbreakable by Nancy Mehl
Firefly Island by Lisa Wingate
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins- I have finished the first book and I didn’t really get into it. I haven’t started the 2nd one yet and I am not sure that I will ever actually read it but I do have it on my Nook so if I get bored one day I may pick it up again but it isn’t something I am planning on reading.
Island of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon- Started this one last year sometime and I need to finish it but I keep getting other books I need to review and it keeps getting pushed to the bottom of my list.
A Christmas Home by Greg Kincaid-Lets just say I read the prologue of this book and I am not sure that I am going to be able to finish the book. Even though I am sure it has a great ending the beginning sucked and made me sad so now I am just staring at the book wondering if it is worth it or not.
Right Where I Belong by Krista McGee
Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult- I am trying to get this one done because her new book comes out next month I believe and hate when I get a few books behind. Her stories don’t have to go in order but I love to read them that way. She is my favorite author and I have read all of her books.

You can also go to my Goodreads page and check out other books I am reading and reviews of some of the other books that I have read. Just know that I don’t have all the books I have ever read listed because that would talk forever. Read a couple books a week and if I have a slow week at work I can read even more than that.

I am always looking for new authors to read so if you have any that you love please let me know!

What books are you reading?

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