This past Saturday, my mom, Jaidyn, and I went to visit my brother Jon in Carbondale. It is, regrettably, the first trip I have made to see him, and he's been there for quite some time. Mom didn't tell him we were coming, so it was a nice surprise! I figured out on that trip how alike we are, something I never thought that I would ever say. We are both constantly complaining about the way we look and about our weight....a not so great quality that we got for our Dad! It's funny how when you grow up you start to see the qualities you share with your loved ones. I always thought I was so much like my mom, but I think I am actually more like my dad! Anyways, we ate DiMaggio's, a yummy pizza place that my brother used to work at. I think Jon was enjoying all the attention he was getting from his past female co workers, since they thought that his little niece was just the cutest thing! ;) . After lunch we went to Walmart to get Jon some groceries. And there is was, just staring at me, beckoning me to come check it out. A Kindle. Something I recently decided I wanted to spend my birthday money on. My mom decided to get it for me as an early Christmas present though, because she is awesome. I love it!! Books written before around the 1920's are free, and those are just the kinds of books I love to read, so I knew it would be a good investment! I originally said that I would never own one (just like my ipod, or my pair(s) of skinny jeans...but I always end up owning them anyways!), mainly because I thought that they were backlit, and I didn't want to ruin my eyes, but also because I love books. I love the way they feel, the way they smell, everything about them! But, I have a trillion books sitting on my bookshelf that I have never read, some that I have hardly even touched. Maybe, just maybe if I got the Kindle I would read more! So far, that has been the case. Sometimes, when I am lying in bed at night, I really want to read, but I am too lazy to go downstairs and grab a book, and I'm embarrassed to say, sometimes I am too lazy and tired to even flip the pages! The Kindle makes it hard to come up with an excuse not to read!
The first day I got it, I read a manuscript from a conference called Going Green: A Day on an Organic Farm. I know...I am a nerd. But, it's my passion! I am currently reading three books. I picked up where I left off on Pride and Prejudice (hence, the title of this blog entry). That book it so wonderful. I love the language, the characters, and the conversations in her books. She was brilliant. I am also reading My Antonia. A couple of summers ago, I took an online literature class to keep me reading throughout the summer. We read a book called Oh Pioneers! by Willa Cather. I fell in love with it, so my professor suggested that I read another book by her, called My Antonia. I am enjoying it as much as I enjoyed Oh Pioneers! I just love her writing style, and her descriptions of the United States before we put in our highways and factories and shopping malls. The third book is one that I am actually reading with Kyle. We decided to start choosing a book together, and reading for a bit in bed every night, as a way to bond. We chose Dracula, which I am super excited about! I took a class this summer called The History of the European Witchhunts, and we discussed this book a bit. Since then I have been itching to read it! It's a very long book, but so far it's keeping our interest.
On another note, my poor baby girl left TKD with a bloody lip tonight. She got kicked in the face while sparring, which happens to her a lot, because she is so much shorter than the other kids. She always gets hurt by the same girl too! But tonight was by far the worst. She walked off the floor crying, but left with her chin up, determined to keep trying. It's been very difficult for her, because she is so scared of the bigger kids. I would be to, they can be vicious! An icecream from DQ made everything all better though :). Early today, we went to the swimming pool for a bit (and a very little bit at that, as there were lots of wasps so we decided to leave). Daddy Kyle bought Jaidyn some Tinkerbell goggles and a pool ring to float around in. Well, she loves them both so much that she has been wearing them all day. She took a bath....with her goggles and floaty on. She wore her goggles while playing in her room, in the car on the way to TKD and the grocery store, and in DQ. She is so silly, and I love her so much!
Pictures to come! :D
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