How was your Thanksgiving holiday? Ours was great! The Squirrels were home from Tuscaloosa and Lola and Agent J (that is what we call Lauren and Jarrett LOL) came over. We went simple this year - fried turkey, obligatory veggie casserole, green beans, mac and cheese and Lola made homemade rolls and a pumpkin ganache for dessert.
Over the long weekend we got Jenna mostly moved into her new apartment. I think we just have the dressers and mattress left to move. We unpacked most of the boxes and got things put up on the walls. There is a nice new gate at the top of the stairs because Emery wanders 😂 We still need to put the one at the bottom, but that is an easy fix. The top one had to be screwed in the wall because we are sure that she would walk up to it and push and then she and the gate would go tumbling.
I got lots of stitching time and reading time during the break. I finished stitching Town Church by Little House Needleworks. It was a fun stitch. I looked at the tutorial on the website for finishing and I honestly think that is what I will do. It will probably end up on the mantle this year. At least it will if I ever get around to decorating the house.
And while we are on the topic of finishing stuff, I read The Revenge Pact by Ilsa Madden-Mills this weekend.
HOLY COW! This was AMAZING! I have been reading Ilsa's books for a few years and she can write new adult/college age romances like nobody's business. I am way past that age, but I fall for her characters each and every time. And not just the heroes. Her heroines are fantastic and sometimes I wish I was more like them.
With this one, she brings us to a different college campus and a different set of characters. River Tate is the hero here and let's just say he is not perfect. You know how sometimes when you read a romance, the hero is perfect and you swoon for him, but you know you would NEVER find someone like that in real life? Well, River isn't that guy. River has faults and problems and is real and I think that made me love him all the more. But even with his faults and problems, he is loyal and loving and genuinely cares about others. His leading lady in here is Anastasia Bailey. She's smart and pretty and off limits to River. She has her insecurities, but her heart is so good. Watching them dance around each other and eventually realize they were meant to be together was wonderful. The sexual tension was off the charts! I was crying there towards the end, but ended this with a huge smile on my face.
If you haven't ever read anything by Ilsa Madden-Mills before, please go get one of her books, or all of her books. This one comes out on December 3 and you can
get it here. You definitely won't be sorry. I'll be reading River and Anastasia's story again in the future.
Until next time...
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