Living a Joyful Life

Here are the books I read in February: 1. To All The Boys I've Loved Before -Jenny Han (5 out of 5 stars) 2. Coco Pinchard: The Consequences of Love & Sex -Robert Bryndza (3.5 out of 5 stars) 3. The Accidental Book Club -Jennifer Scott (3 out of 5 stars) All images are from GoodReads.com

Every month, I'm going to make a post about what books I read during that month. Here are the books I read in January: 1. The Rosie Effect -Graeme Simsion (3.5 out of 5 stars) 2. Christmas At Tiffany's -Karen Swan (3 out of 5 stars) 3. The Girl on The Train -Paula Hawkins (5 out of 5 stars) 4. Coming Home For Christmas -Jenny Hale (3.5 out of 5 stars) 5. A Christmas To Remember -Jenny Hale (4.5 out of 5 stars) 6. Since You've Been Gone -Morgan Matson (4 out of 5 stars) All Images from GoodReads.com

These were my favorite dresses that the stars wore at the Oscars last Sunday. Top Three Favorite Dresses: Emma Stone Photo Credit: EW.com Anna Kendrick Photo Credit: Hitfix.com Jamie Chung Photo Credit: PerezHilton.com Other Favorites: Anna Faris Photo Credit: JustJared.com Jennifer Lopez Photo Credit: PerezHilton.com Rosamund Pike Photo Credit: WireImage.com Keira Knightley Photo Credit: NYTimes.com I also love this dress that actor/singer/dancer Julianne Hough wore to an Oscars party: Photo Credit: LaConfidentialMagazine.com

Reading: The Accidental Book Club -Jennifer Scott Writing: This entry Listening: My music on iTunes Thinking: I'm so glad I'm over having the flu Smelling: My iced coffee Wishing: That I didn't have to miss a whole week of work/pay (1 day off for President's Day and 4 days off for having the flu) Wearing: T-shirt & pajama pants Loving: My family, reading, & not being sick anymore Wanting: To go to NY to visit my family Needing: Nothing at the moment Feeling: Sad, because I'm missing my family

Reading: Coco Pinchard, The Consequences of Love & Sex by Robert Bryndza, magazines, & blog posts Writing: This entry Listening: Playlist on Spotify Thinking: I wonder what's causing me to be so nauseous & have the dry heaves these past few days Smelling: My body lotion Wishing: That I get the full time job I recently applied for Wearing: T-shirt & pajama pants Loving: My family, spending time with my mom, three day weekends, and getting good deals Wanting: To Facetime with my nieces & nephews sometime soon Needing: Same thing as last week: to buy birthday gifts for 3 of my nephews Feeling: Nauseous

1. New Haircut ^Personal Photo^ This past Sunday I got my hair cut shorter. This is my favorite length for my hair. 2. Parenthood's final scene of series finale Parenthood is one of my all time favorite shows and I'm so sad that this season was the last. The video above is the final scene of the series finale. I think they should have written all of the story lines shown in the video into the show and the show could have gone on for many more years. 3. My fur baby, Davey Eli's 7th birthday ^Personal Photo^ Tomorrow my fur baby, Davey Eli turns 7 years old. I can't believe he is going to be 7. In September, it will be 6 years that I've had my precious boy in my life. If you know me, you know that I'm a total animal lover especially about cats, dogs, and horses. 4. Book Releases I'm Looking Forward Credit: Someecards.com There are so many books by authors that I love that are coming out this year. Here are ...

Here is what I received in my February Pop Sugar Must Have Box: ^February information card^ Chuao Chocolatier Ravishing Rocky Road Bar Retails for: $6 I'm not a huge chocolate fan but this bar was pretty good. It didn't have as many nuts and marshmallows as I was expecting but it was still delicious. ACME Party Box Company Bamboo Heart Cutting Board & Cheese Knife PopSugar Exclusive Retails for: $32 This is a cute item but I don't really eat much cheese. I gave this to my mom though and she loves it. Figs & Rouge 100% Natural Balm in Pomegranate Retails for: $8 I love lip balms and this product looks great. They had sent out different flavors and I'm happy with the one I got. U.S. Apothecary Rose Water Bubble Bath Retails for: $30 I love taking baths and this bubble bath looks very luxurious. It came in such a pretty glass bottle and it's a really nice sized bottle. I'm very excited to try this product. ...

Things I Did This Weekend: + Went food shopping + Started a new book + Cleaned out the pantry + Got my hair cut + Went to church & out to breakfast with my mom + Watched re-runs of Law & Order: SVU on USA Network + Washed my blankets & my coat + Talked to my brother and nephew N on the phone + Talked to my sister and niece O on the phone + Went for a walk with my mom + Spent time with my fur babies: Davey Eli & Pumpkin + Ran & emptied the dishwasher + Watched a Hallmark movie Credit: Pinterest

Reading: Coco Pinchard, The Consequences of Love & Sex by Robert Bryndza Writing: This entry Listening: Ain't Worth The Whiskey -Cole Swindell Thinking: I wonder when they are going to come out with the rest of the Third Watch seasons on DVD. They only have the 1st and 2nd seasons on DVD and the show ended a while ago. Smelling: My body lotion and my hair serum Wishing: That I could go to the Kenny Chesney this year. Jake Owen, Cole Swindell, and Chase Rice will be on tour with him. Wearing: T-shirt & pajama pants Loving: My family, weekends, my new phone, country music Wanting: A February winter break like the schools back where I'm from get Needing: To buy birthday presents for my 3 nephews whose birthdays are soon. Nephew M is this month and nephew MW and nephew J are both next month. Feeling: Mellow & happy

1. Saved By the Bell "Reunion" on Jimmy Fallon I always loved watching Saved By The Bell. Mark Paul Gosselaar was one of my first celebrity crushes along with Luke Perry, Jonathan Tyler Thomas, Justin Timberlake, and many more. I've been boy crazy since I was little. lol. Anyway, Saved By The Bell was one of my favorite shows. The sketch on Jimmy Fallon's show earlier this week made my day. It was so awesome and so funny to see them reference main plot points throughout the show's run. If you haven't seen it, I suggest checking it out. 2. Neutrogena Hydroboost Gel I recently tried this product and I absolutely love it. It leaves my face feeling smooth, moisturized, and refreshed. I definitely am interested in trying more of the line's products. Credit: Drugstore.com 3. Current read: To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han I started this book on Monday and I'm almost done with it. It's such a great read....

January Happy/Loved List: + Quality time with my mom + Received an awesome box of goodies from my bestie, Nancy + Facetimed with family members in NY + Finding a new favorite drink: Strawberry Peach Sangria from Outback + Organized my room + Three 4 day work weeks + Finally saw the movie Gone Girl + Received my January Pop Sugar Must Have Box + Wrote out & decorated my Valentine’s Day cards for my nieces & nephews +Read some great books