Tools needed to accomplish my weekend goals:

• Pitchfork
• Shovel
• Hole in the ground
• Saw
• Willing victim accomplice

Can you guess what I’m doing?

Decided (a bit last minute) to take part in this year’s Readathon. Want more info? Click here. Twenty-four hours of reading starts…NOW! (3:30 4:00 pm CST, delayed by phone call)

And because now does seem like the appropriate time to revisit that fateful day…enjoy.

And do you know who this author is? (awful, very late night picture of me :/)

Kicking things off with some intense determination to finish The Unbearable Lightness of Being (which I really don’t like that much).

My stack of books:
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
The End of Alice by A.M. Homes

Friday, October 23, 2009
5:00PM – Read for almost one hour, completed 37 pages. Need to pick it up. All these #readathon tweets are distracting me!

(Breaking for dinner and some quality time with Kevin.)

Saturday, October 24, 2009
9:58AM – Slept late. Starting at 10:30am.

11:31AM – Woohoo! 67 pages in 50 minutes. Book is picking up and I’m almost done. Taking a quick break to make some tea.

11:40AM – Back to reading. Going to finish The Unbearable Lightness of Being and then onto A.M. Homes. Will probably need to escape to Avonlea some time today as well.

12:30PM – The End of Alice is Weird. Pretty quick read though. Twenty-eight pages in 25 minutes. Making some snacks right now for me and for Kevin, who is sitting in a pile of papers that he’s grading. Still suffering a pretty bad backache. I don’t know if this is at all related to the illness that’s been plaguing me over the past few days or if it’s the result of being in bed all day yesterday. Ouch.

1:40PM – Yeah, good writer, not so sure I recommend this book to anyone though. I may have to review this when we’re all done. 32pgs/30mins

3:30PM – Pace of the book is picking up. I think I have something figured out about the plot and where it’s going, but we’ll see. Taking a break from this to start New Moon. Need a refresher before the movie. 70pgs/60mins

5:00PM – Got in a little of New Moon. 22pgs/20mins

7:40PM – Finished The End of Alice. Weird. 132pgs/120mins

(Breaking for some lasagna and catching up on mini-challenges)

11:45PM - Packed it up for the night. When the next one rolls around I will plan a little better and be prepared. Finished up with 24 pages of The Birth House in 15 mins.

TOTALS
Time spent reading: 370 minutes
Pages read: 422

My oldest friend, Delisa, got married this weekend. It was a precious ceremony, the reception was the most beautiful I’ve ever seen at my church (so gorgeous I’ve changed my mind about having the reception at some nearby gardens and will be using the fellowship hall and lawn at the church), and a good time was had by all. Congratulations and best wishes to the bride and groom!

That’s right, it’s time for the 2007 Okie Blog Awards! What are the Okie Blog Awards you ask? Well, children, they are simply splendid. It’s a time when all the Okie bloggers come out of the woodwork and nominate their favorite Okie blogs. Magical things happen. People you never knew start to visit your blog, some of them on a regular basis. Some people link you in hopes that you’ll return the favor. It’s a very happy time.

So, Okie bloggers, get yourself on over to the 2007 Okie Blog Awards nomination page, send in your nominations, and cross your fingers that, YES, Susan Lucci, this is your year!

“Runaway Train” – Soul Asylum
“Let That Be Enough” – Switchfoot
“Thought for Thought” – Nick Smith
“Can I Stay” – Ray LaMontagne
“Split Screen Sadness” – John Mayer
“Chasing Cars” – Snow Patrol
“Tiny Dancer” – Elton John
“The Way You Smile” – Aaron Winters
“Hold You In My Arms” – Ray LaMontagne
“You Could Be Happy” – Snow Patrol

And it’s starting to rain.

Heather and I had a great time in Branson. On our way into town we ate at Lambert’s (Home of the Throw’d Roll), but we did not get the hog jowl. I tried to talk Heather into it, but she wouldn’t hear of it. I can’t say anything for the jowl, however, if ever you are south of Springfield, MO or at any of their other locations…stop at this place. It’s a ton of fun.

We got into town, braved the traffic, and made our way to the condo. The Falls. Great place. Our room was even nicer this time. Whirlpool tub, oh yeah. That night we saw the Haygoods. In my opinion it is the best show in Branson. Ahem.

Day Two was spent shopping and checking out the new Landing down by the lake. Great place. I saw it this summer and they are really making a lot of progress. Another thing to check out…not your typical Branson.

Sunday we drove home in rain almost the entire time. It was nice, but very sleepy weather. We stopped at “Ozark Village” to get Aaryn a gift and I will post a picture of that after it’s been delivered. Too funny.

That was my weekend! And tonight is ballroom dancing!

me

Originally uploaded by missliz.

We may not have won, but I got some serious shopping done this weekend. New wok, down comforter, duvet cover, fun peasant-looking dress/top, replacement dock connector for my iPod, Philosophy Pure Grace fragrance and cleanser, Philosophy Empowermint 3-in-1, NARS Lipgloss in Stella, magnetic refrigerator calendar, super magnets, tea ball, 6-gal water cooler…and I think that might cover it. Nice weekend.

This is Katie, our new cat. She lives with Mom and Dad so I don’t get to see her very often which is sad. She is adorable and one of the sweetest creatures I’ve known. Her interests include climbing pine trees and air-conditioning.