It’s Sam’s Birthday!
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Family
And I have to say thank you to hs parents, and to the unknown woman who delivered him 42 years ago today. He’s the most incredible person I have ever known in my life.
Happy Birthday Sam!
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Love
41 years ago today, the sweetest, sexiest, most marvelous person in the universe was born. I have no idea why I’ve been blessed by his presence in my life, but I hope it never ends.
Tags: birthday, Love, Sam Chupp
Happy Birthday James!
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Family, Holidays
I hope you have a great day! Y’all go wish James (wordcandlemage on LJ) a happy birthday, please?
Tags: birthday, James Lock, wordcandlemage
It Was a Lovely Day
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Family, Home, Reading
Please note: Yes, I am referring to today, the 12th, which is my birthday. Those close to me know that I generally hate my birthday, as it’s a reminder of multiple miscarriages and other nasty things happening around this time several years in a row.
Sam and Katie managed to make #41 very nice, though.
Sam and I went out Saturday evening to Barnes & Noble, but I just couldn’t make a decision. So many choices! We went over to OutWrite, too, which is always fun. I saw lots of adorable trinkets there, and plenty of interesting reading and listening material, but still couldn’t make a choice. I really liked this mug, and it felt great in my hand, but I couldn’t find out if it’s microwave safe. (My favorite coffee cup was broken recently, victim of my unreliable grip. Thank you, fibro/arthritis/CMP!) Have any of you tried a Quotable mug? How did it hold up?
Oh! On the way home, we started to drive past Krispy Kreme and Sam had a sudden need for donuts, so we popped in there to satisfy that. I’ve never done the drive-through there before, but things were really crowded in the store. The car line was long, too, but we had the advantage of privacy and good company while waiting in it.
We enjoyed being out, but I came home without having chosen anything but donut fillings. Sam threatened to pick for me if I didn’t make a choice on Sunday. I have a lot of trouble spending any money on myself, or asking for presents, and he thought that’s why I hadn’t chosen anything.
So we went out again on Sunday—leaving the house two days in a row is very unusual for me any more! I had finally decided on exactly what I wanted, and we tried to go get it, but found the place closed for Veteran’s Day. My man insisted on taking me to Borders and buying Kim Harrison’s A Few Demons More, promising that we’d also go to The Place again on Monday. Then he took me to Steak & Shake for dinner, because when I saw the sign I had a serious craving for their mushroom-swiss burger. (Don’t bother with the new Portobello mushroom burger, as you get far fewer mushrooms that way!)
Katie and I (she’s home from school, sick) had a very nice, low-key day Monday, and Sam and I set out again after he got home. This time, success!
I asked for something that probably seems odd to most people—a non-resident library card so I can access the best library system in Georgia, Gwinnett County Public Libraries. But I’d checked, and they have 95% of the books I’m really wanting to read, and past experience says they’ll continue to carry the fantasy and science fiction I love. They have a far better selection of everything than Dekalb, where we live. (Okay, Gwinnett has stopped carrying music CDs, because so many went missing. Big deal.)
I wanted the card instead of a few books, because this way I can read all of them! And, in fact, we came home with nine books that have all been on my wish list for some time, and two or three graphic novels for Sam.
Now I have a whole pile of new-to-me books, and A Few Demons More! They’re all way too tempting to a girl who still has homework to do, including a SWOT analysis that’s due for my management class this week.
Thanks to all of you for the birthday wishes via Facebook, email, Twitter, LJ, etc. 🙂
Tags: Barnes & Noble, birthday, Books, car line, CMP, Georgia, gifts, Kim Harrison, Krispy Kreme, library, microwave, Sam, shopping, Veteran's Day
I have For A Few Demons More!
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Reading
Yes yes yes, I do! Sam bought it as part of my birthday present. Squee! Thank you, love!
I can’t start reading it yet, because if I do, I won’t stop. I have to be a good girl and do homework, then it’ll be time for bed. But it’ll be there for me tomorrow morning! Squee!
I made the mistake of reading the first chapter, which is on Ms. Harrison’s site, right after she posted it. I’m not linking there because I tell you, you do not want to start until you can go on with this book!
Expect a review soon 🙂
Tags: birthday, For A Few Demons More, Harrison, Kim Harrison, Rachel Morgan, supernatural, urban fantasy