The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 34,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 8 Film Festivals
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If you need some ideas for books, here is an incomplete list of some of my most favorite books, in no particular order:
World War Z by Max Brooks
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Anything by Oliver Sacks, Paul Auster, Augusten Burroughs, or Erik Larson
The Awakening by Kate Chopin (+ any of her short stories)
Night by Elie Wiesel
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Genghis Khan series by Conn Iggulden
Girl with a Pearl Earring byTracy Chevalier
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
I am Legend by Richard Matheson
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
The Clan of the Cave Bear series by Jean M. Auel
Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy
Evren brought me the paper this morning…turns out it was a special edition…
My favorite is: “I really love the way she gets craftsy.” …and I love that he knows me so well.
Ayla has tortured me for nearly a month and gets the award for *most prepared for Mother’s Day*. She rode her bike to the store, bought me a present and card with her own money, wrapped it and there it sat on the kitchen counter taunting me this whole time. I finally got to open it today! She got me two nail polishes (I’ve already painted my nails today, she picked the perfect color!) and a really funny card.
I am truly a it’s the thought that counts person and they both did a wonderful job of making me feel like they really took the time to think about me. I am so lucky to have such wonderful kids.
I am also thankful every single day for my mother who made sure that I never doubted for one single second of my life that I am loved.
Bright and early on Good Friday and we were some of the first at the strawberry fields this year. We brought home 6.5 pounds of bright red strawberries. Delicious!
Last year we remembered that it was very windy and the sand kept getting in our faces. It must’ve been hotter because I remember being all sticky and sweaty when we left. But this year… it was perfect. The weather was lovely, it wasn’t windy, there were plenty of strawberries… Ayla said, “I didn’t even have anything to complain about this time.“
My brother ordered this drink when we went out to dinner at Maximilen’s in Seattle and I promised to try it the next time I went out. I love it! Perfect sipping drink. Thanks Dave!
Taco Bell: Mango Strawberry Frutista Freeze
Better than an coke Icee or a Sonic diet cherry lime-ade. Mango is my new favorite anything.
Market Pantry Sugar-Free On-The-Go Grape Drink Mix Packets
Grape Jolly Ranchers are my least favorite so I can not explain this. All I know is that I can’t get enough of this chemical goodness.
Ayla and I made Valentine’s Day Bookmarks for all of our favorite people! Easy, cheap and fun.
(Inspiration found on Pinterest)
Ayla was on a camping weekend having tons of fun and Evren and I weren’t happy just sitting at home… so we visited one of our favorite places in the city. Then he convinced me to go to the Art Museum across the street also. I had to stop him when he just assumed we were going to the Asian Museum as well… I love museums too, but moderation!
My super-awesome friend CJ tells me: I got you something, it’s totally not a big deal, but I saw this and I thought of you and I had to get it.
I drink iced coffee almost every day (I know! she says) …she was right – this is totally the perfect gift. I love it!
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