Living a Joyful Life

Here are the books I read in May: 1. 99 Days -Katie Cotugno (4 out of 5 stars) 2. Unsaid -Neil Abramson (4.5 out of 5 stars) 3. Lacy Eye -Jessica Treadway (4 out of 5 stars) 4. Younger -Pamela Redmond Satran (3 out of 5 stars) 5. Silver Linings Playbook -Matthew Quick (4 out of 5 stars) 6. Happiness For Beginners -Katherine Center (3.5 out of 5 stars) 7. Tempting Fate -Jane Green (4 out of 5 stars) 8. P.S. I Still Love You -Jenny Han (5 out of 5 stars) Credit for all images: Goodreads.com

1. Charleston, SC & Quality time with family Last week, my mom and I met up with my cousin L who is in Charleston for the day. This was my first visit to Charleston and I fell in love. I dedicated a whole blog post to talking about Charleston earlier this week. I love the history that surrounds the town and the charm and everything else. It was really nice to see my cousin who I grew up spending so much time with and babysitting him and his brother a lot and getting to spend quality time with him and my mom. It was such a wonderful and amazing day filled with lots of special memories that I will cherish forever. Credit: Society6.com 2. Survivor Finale I love the show Survivor and last Wednesday was the season finale and I'm so happy that Mike won. He was my favorite since the first episode aired. Congrats to him! Credit: ENstarz.com 3. Three Day Weekend This past weekend was really nice as it was a 3 day weeknd because of Memorial Day. On Sa...

This link-up takes place on the last Wednesday of every month. 1. What We're Eating This Week... Sunday night: chicken strips, french fries, and veggies Monday: pizza Tuesday: sausage, salad, & pasta salad I'm not sure about the rest of the week 2. What I'm reminsicing about... My day trip to Charleston last week and falling in love with the place Personal Photo 3. What I'm Loving... My family, three day weekends, that next week is the last week of work before school lets out for the summer, Charleston, the hockey playoffs (Let's Go Rangers!), baseball, reading Credit: PictureQuotes.com 4. What We've Been Up To... My mom, step-dad, and I went for our first boat ride of the year on Monday. It was very relaxing and fun. We didn't get to swim because the water is still chilly but by the next time we go out hopefully it will be warmer. Personal photo from boating last year 5. What I'm Dr...

Credit: dreamsinhd.blogspot.com I visited Charleston for the first time this past week and I fell in love. I could easily see myself living there. I reached out to a few bloggers asking about information about jobs, the cost of living there, etc. I received a e-mail from one of my favorite bloggers who lives there and I was excited to read her e-mail. I'm hoping the other people I reached out to will get back to me as well. Credit: CNtraveler.com Credit: Indulgy.com Fountain by the waterfront ; Personal Photo We took a carriage ride through town and it was so fun and very informative. This was our horse, Gumbo. ; Personal Photo The houses here are so beautiful and filled with so much charm and history. ; Personal Photo Personal Photo I could easily see myself living in Charleston or very close to it. However, it's pricy to live there so I'm doing some research as well as reaching out to fellow bloggers that live in or around the...

This Weekend I... -had a 3 day weekend for Memorial Day -watched the Rangers playoff games on Friday night & Sunday night -went boating on Memorial Day -got some things done around the house and my room -read a lot -watched lots of baseball -went food shopping -relaxed a lot Credit: Pinterest

Reading: Happiness For Beginners: A Novel by Katherine Center Writing: This entry and an LJ entry Listening: Baba O'Riley -The Who Thinking: I love three day weekends Smelling: My iced coffee Wishing: That I lived in Charleston Wearing: Mets All Star Game t-shirt & pajama pants Loving: That I got to see my cousin L on Thursday, my family, Charleston, three day weekends, reading, playoff hockey (Let's Go Rangers!), baseball, that my summer vacation starts soon Wanting: The Rangers to win tonight Needing: To see my nieces & nephews and to spend quality time with them Feeling: Happy, loved, blessed, and grateful

This Weekend I... -Facetimed with my nephews J & N -watched a lot of sports (baseball, playoff hockey, & playoff basketball) -went to Chili's for dinner on Friday & had Dairy Queen afterwards -went to the bagel place Sunday morning for breakfast -attended church with my mom -went to the following stores: Costco, Bath & Body Works, Bed Bath & Beyond, Old Navy, and Ulta -purchased 4 soaps and 5 anti-bacs at Bath & Body Works, moisturizer at Ulta, and coffee at Bed Bath & Beyond -read my current book that I just finished yesterday -dusted & vacuumed my room -watched a movie with my mom

Here is what I received in my May Pop Sugar Must Have Box: ^The front of the information card^ ^What inspired the May box^ Sisters of Los Angeles Surf Sand Love Beach Towel Retails for: $40 I love this towel!! The colors and the saying are so awesome and great for summer. I wouldn't buy this on my own as $40 is a really riduclous amount of money to spend on a towel. However, that's one of the reasons I love Pop Sugar box so much because you get great products that under most circumstances you normally wouldn't buy for yourself. This is my favorite item of the May box. Hammond's Candies McCraw's Flat Taffy Retails for: $1 This was really yummy and I found myself wishing the box came with more than one. I have a huge sugar mouth (not tooth because all my teeth are sweet, lol). Sage & Row Bare Shave Cream Retails for: $17 This shaving cream looks awesome and I'm so excited to try it out! and Batiste Dry Shampoo...

1. Summer vacation is almost here Including today, there are only 14 days left of work at school until summer vacation. I'm so excited for this summer! :) Credit: Google Images 2. Mother's Day Weekend I had a wonderful time celebrating my mom this past weekend for Mother's Day. I gave her a card from me and a card from the cats, an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen, an 18 disc Shirley Temple DVD collection. I also took her out to eat and treated her to Starbucks on Mother's Day. We spent a lot of quality time together this weekend. One of my favorite things to do is spend time with my mom. She is not only my mom but my best friend. God blessed me with an incredibly strong, remarkable, amazing, and beautiful mom and I'm truly blessed and so lucky to have her in my life. I love you, mom!! ^Personal photos^ 3. Playoff Hockey I'm so happy that the Rangers won on Wednesday night and are advancing to the next round of the playo...

This Weekend I... -celebrated my mom on Mother's Day. I brought her a Dairy Queen cake, cards, a gift I knew she wanted, and treated her to dinner -spent lots of quality time with my mom ^Throwback photo of my college graduation^ -watched a lot of sports (baseball, playoff hockey, & playoff basketball ; Mets/Yankees/Rangers/Clippers) -read a lot -spent time with my furbabies -went out to lunch -got a new shirt and rash guard for the summer at Old Navy -talked to family in NY (my dad, sister K, nephews J & N) -spent a lot of time inside due to the tropical storm we had

April Happy/Loved List: + Sister C’s birthday + Spring Break + Easter +Two girls day out with mom & grandma to the movies, out to eat, and some shopping + Baseball season begins (Let’s Go Mets & Yankees!) +Playoff hockey +Playoff basketball + Received my April Pop Sugar Must Have Box + Received the Schick Hydro Silk Trim Style razor free from BzzAgent + Received the Carefree VoxBox free from Influenster + Read some great books

Here are the books I read in April: 1. The Precious One -Marisa de los Santos (4.5 out of 5 stars) 2. Goodbyes & Second Chances -T.I. Lowe (5 out of 5 stars) 3. I'll Take New York -Miranda Dickinson (4 out of 5 stars) 4. Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Cafe -Fannie Flagg (4 out of 5 stars) 5. Read Bottom Up -Neel Shah & Skye Chatham (4 out of 5 stars) Credit for all images: Goodreads.com