tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40599329470051531802024-03-17T23:01:04.355-04:00The Diary of Nicole AliciaNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11542367316130244598noreply@blogger.comBlogger638125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-16842904941636606382023-10-23T10:00:00.001-04:002023-10-23T10:00:00.151-04:00Deception Pass & Rosario Beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On our last full day in Washington we drove out to Deception Pass. It's easier to just link to the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deception_Pass" target="_blank">Wikipedia page</a></b> to explain more about Deception Pass if you're interested.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had wanted to go out to the beach that we used to go to a lot when I was growing up but my parents couldn't remember exactly where it was. I thought we had to go into the campground to get there and my mom thought we didn't have to go into the campground and thought it was Rosario beach. Meanwhile, my dad didn't remember which place we were supposed to go to either. So we went to Rosario beach and it turns out the campground was right. Anyways, we still enjoyed our time there even if we didn't get to see beach we had intended to see or the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deception_Pass#/media/File:Ancient_Douglas_fir_tree_at_Deception_pass_state_park.jpg" target="_blank">ancient Douglas fir tree</a></b> my siblings and I used to play on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The weather was beautiful. Warm and sunny. Although much too sunny for taking pictures! I was really disappointed with how my pictures turned out. The sun was so bright and the trees and hills made for some really dark shade so it was really hard trying to get them exposed properly. So basically my phone pictures turned out better than my camera pictures. As much as I hate to say it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTT3X0hEYV06_TRDMCBetPRdFkU882elp8pnxrI-vR9U44_2I1KDSu7ySqqFN9yJ9YpmX-nQrY8fwbZkucu7y2gFe7zo0rsXzutwmpc69yGhDFo5__f_ugUUD9tjyaYqADsNI4jGPAywbvIodPMYvb5qv3EF3qXEvvVpXiUdiYFEpQBCCD4NZwxg/s1800/DeceptionPass1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTT3X0hEYV06_TRDMCBetPRdFkU882elp8pnxrI-vR9U44_2I1KDSu7ySqqFN9yJ9YpmX-nQrY8fwbZkucu7y2gFe7zo0rsXzutwmpc69yGhDFo5__f_ugUUD9tjyaYqADsNI4jGPAywbvIodPMYvb5qv3EF3qXEvvVpXiUdiYFEpQBCCD4NZwxg/w640-h426/DeceptionPass1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip54SP3AyM1GreYsM2a7u9Wg9JjPc11hdaBnx2wcJdMr6EC_pEEIuPfyTvQWbJpQ-fOp6OVDIM0ugA7HJCFNo_ylQZyVa9VDzjWEEcGCrxKDgtG1ZOdo6_veYWmI01s6YJoHBytb0ceIAqRwDC--sQgpcmBheZb5eyqGItrMPgu5HgTwhG_JDlCA/s2400/DeceptionPass2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59f6uoD19qt3L4JJduNiIs0YQQnuaZyIT9NnN_Go4KdPp10tG13Jv4kpBZIL_Nx9ZoyJfWv-5fkBNhKVuUKgYGHhOp40ckX2GvdrVMJCzvPnLM7VgF98KIScGfb1xWz-4TZ6kfAYC6SQDnctQm4VB1iobmeagxulJpAKzPN0M4wCTf1kTu-oCKQ/w640-h426/DeceptionPass17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">While at Rosario beach we just spent our time wandering around enjoying the nice weather and checking out the tide pools. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">It had been quite a few years since I've been to a beach with tide pools so it was fun getting to check them out. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">We saw lots of little crabs, fish, shellfish, kelp, etc. We also saw a sea otter (pictured a few photos below) and an eagle flying overhead. 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</div></div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-10039238466019563552023-10-20T10:00:00.001-04:002023-10-20T10:11:12.747-04:00Friday Favorites <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="">Hello and welcome to my Friday Favorites! Today </span><span face="">I am l</span><span face=""><span face="">inking up with</span><span face=""> </span><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/" target="_blank">Andrea</a>!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. Three weeks ago my favorite band, Shinedown, was in town so my mom and I went and saw them again! We had purchased tickets months ago and had been anxiously awaiting the day of the concert! They put on such an incredible show and we really enjoyed it! The crowd was really into it too which made for a fun experience! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There was a mom with her son (</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">he was maybe 10 or 11 years old)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> in front of us and I heard them talking to the people in front of them and it was either his first ever concert or first Shinedown concert, but it was fun to watch him enjoy the show. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-QSUq8h9-UEVqejfDQRvMnS_75LjRdo9Xxc5BA1ZOIjccLhjSbxLtaoYcZmkTbzZtQr3cqft5T_nPzcHuqPxv5B59vTdM-Ow9vt6SGPa1_1RNeMNQQEIbmJYR9FwG_n-x-6pvJDxLPgaarZwhHTAIhmdvNxyF-WBC1hv63dyGyiaeCbQsFA7IAuHx/s2400/ShinedownInSimpsonville.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-QSUq8h9-UEVqejfDQRvMnS_75LjRdo9Xxc5BA1ZOIjccLhjSbxLtaoYcZmkTbzZtQr3cqft5T_nPzcHuqPxv5B59vTdM-Ow9vt6SGPa1_1RNeMNQQEIbmJYR9FwG_n-x-6pvJDxLPgaarZwhHTAIhmdvNxyF-WBC1hv63dyGyiaeCbQsFA7IAuHx/w640-h480/ShinedownInSimpsonville.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. And then a week after the Shinedown show my mom decided she wanted to go to Charleston and see Switchfoot on their Beautiful Letdown tour so we drove to Charleston to see them. It had been quite a few years since we had seen Switchfoot but they put on a pretty good show.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0RngPIjmMUFA37Jzp2aMreIg-zqaLwWsXqeQAPSjp7klti8Au6_ZDU8UWc5SRMNFc49fWaY4aBu7yKAs7hGlFnej3xgY790VuwV-o9WOBpmAxGiHKoefYR-g5iaDWuyH_Y2L7OXWVlsff2kGiOBYtsk6gDylr3y1zf2Hm4Ec_DRXjPYa9G90XV93/s1800/Switchfoot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0RngPIjmMUFA37Jzp2aMreIg-zqaLwWsXqeQAPSjp7klti8Au6_ZDU8UWc5SRMNFc49fWaY4aBu7yKAs7hGlFnej3xgY790VuwV-o9WOBpmAxGiHKoefYR-g5iaDWuyH_Y2L7OXWVlsff2kGiOBYtsk6gDylr3y1zf2Hm4Ec_DRXjPYa9G90XV93/w640-h426/Switchfoot.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. We stayed in Mount Pleasant and the day after the concert we had a nice breakfast at</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.firstwatch.com/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">First Watch</a> before heading out to</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> visit </span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.boonehallplantation.com/" target="_blank">Boone Hall</a></b><span style="font-family: verdana;">. My mom had purchased tickets beforehand so all we had to do was go into the visitor center to pick a time for the house tour. We wandered around the visitor center/museum until our house tour time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The tour of the house was interesting, although no pictures were allowed inside. The house wasn't as old as we had thought (it was built in 1936 but made to look older.). And only the downstairs was open to visitors as the upstairs is still used by the family. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The rest of the grounds were interesting. There were multiple exhibits and tours to go on that were all included in the admission price. There was a plantation tractor tour, Black history in America and slave history exhibits, we </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">listened to a talk on the Gullah culture, and walked through the gardens (which were very overgrown and not much was in bloom. But I bet it is very pretty in the spring!) We spent a good portion of the day exploring the grounds and thought the tour guides were all very personable and interesting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCJ0uEnapfBXVauRpNvE4ibg4fgl9PU2ZC9B6DSoCxuQCGh7_WULuBR52HesernM3QRdaMs4BzcMLVA0S_ZLOVdBTWflp4NXp_sJ1BOFvvBgTA1Gk4C5v6KCPRKAb51nkA70tlcVyClo3uRaky94YcYowWrDTmaRRL8uXJeSj-yUg66v8H29HhDCJ/s1800/BooneHall1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCJ0uEnapfBXVauRpNvE4ibg4fgl9PU2ZC9B6DSoCxuQCGh7_WULuBR52HesernM3QRdaMs4BzcMLVA0S_ZLOVdBTWflp4NXp_sJ1BOFvvBgTA1Gk4C5v6KCPRKAb51nkA70tlcVyClo3uRaky94YcYowWrDTmaRRL8uXJeSj-yUg66v8H29HhDCJ/w640-h426/BooneHall1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2mi_tHu3L1k1PDJ_go__MeRX98NZIHzP0a3qL-pJgqPcwTds9yc7KxzjVMWJ-IOEO84HGaMYijY7AnCJbcHq3_e5Kjvsgzqg42zFd_bDZQHUnQ9TymPLaNKsR4jkXhMtZeP4Fkejm7B0Z6LWFB3PUiBlsr21G4HRTIQxTEr-lAWZ0KjW8sittonn/s1800/BooneHall2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2mi_tHu3L1k1PDJ_go__MeRX98NZIHzP0a3qL-pJgqPcwTds9yc7KxzjVMWJ-IOEO84HGaMYijY7AnCJbcHq3_e5Kjvsgzqg42zFd_bDZQHUnQ9TymPLaNKsR4jkXhMtZeP4Fkejm7B0Z6LWFB3PUiBlsr21G4HRTIQxTEr-lAWZ0KjW8sittonn/w640-h426/BooneHall2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYnpZOVmflBVYplT8SL2nJzvicFJxYwJgNv4slqNUt-Cjo2SlrS7_FXqd0qz-6vEczjLszJTBhh6bThlLrMrNcNPpwQxlIw9Y-qUBHEmQFhsHo_xvjUY2j3ngWkOXFW0oRGIA-n4f8cQreRv21UnFg1u3TM84O0iHeFeiHwL9Txo4Dki7lMjF47n_/s1800/BooneHall3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYnpZOVmflBVYplT8SL2nJzvicFJxYwJgNv4slqNUt-Cjo2SlrS7_FXqd0qz-6vEczjLszJTBhh6bThlLrMrNcNPpwQxlIw9Y-qUBHEmQFhsHo_xvjUY2j3ngWkOXFW0oRGIA-n4f8cQreRv21UnFg1u3TM84O0iHeFeiHwL9Txo4Dki7lMjF47n_/w640-h426/BooneHall3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAWMHhrvfLCIcJZ4v1uYOHJH58sTAGupBPdsLXbaAY00JuWepbSogxMGUurvfWfeMvnmvF83f0vF5eMbHxePArzHN3KH7qkc22BO3RNTPqAcb5sOowQ_yW4m2SbHN6Ov2UJAv5djT-3rBVI2if96o5gcS7zxjTwgM91eOezw2pDFDW-W0cNvg-SXW/s2400/BooneHall4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAWMHhrvfLCIcJZ4v1uYOHJH58sTAGupBPdsLXbaAY00JuWepbSogxMGUurvfWfeMvnmvF83f0vF5eMbHxePArzHN3KH7qkc22BO3RNTPqAcb5sOowQ_yW4m2SbHN6Ov2UJAv5djT-3rBVI2if96o5gcS7zxjTwgM91eOezw2pDFDW-W0cNvg-SXW/w640-h480/BooneHall4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. After visiting Boone Hall we stopped by our hotel and then drove into Charleston to have an early dinner at <b><a href="https://edmundsoast.com/" target="_blank">Edmund's Oast</a></b>. Since it was still early we drove down to the Battery and walked around the park and looked at some of the fancy homes there. It was surprisingly very windy so we didn't walk around for too long.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWTfVvso-wSxboXNo82VDA6zc21yzoaKSTQSUaS1K5_UEWPDZuS57W7hTeYvUni07_ejhNvb6hv1QYPWVIVKyABrbmIlGEy1kKB_4fKpCbcRAVTW6cJ69aB6s2yP9s5rqaodf-e3DPSRgvFs7nip5eHMrwkQ4G2Sc5RElRdA2V4g4zFRNav9_0O9T/s1800/Charleston1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWTfVvso-wSxboXNo82VDA6zc21yzoaKSTQSUaS1K5_UEWPDZuS57W7hTeYvUni07_ejhNvb6hv1QYPWVIVKyABrbmIlGEy1kKB_4fKpCbcRAVTW6cJ69aB6s2yP9s5rqaodf-e3DPSRgvFs7nip5eHMrwkQ4G2Sc5RElRdA2V4g4zFRNav9_0O9T/w640-h426/Charleston1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzPGZtlJEh2NNpgirzErX-47FSuP-cZa7HZL_3fHVRybo_A-90n1c4cO8O_IkBek5Ao4VveUhjCWyADB-EPat0qzXcs5hutJYZ9xJf2NS7i6z28kbg_vZRK8zDw0J_egtEL2-Q0rvLRxTZuvU9_2feGTYjj4F6Y9EDsVoiPVo06IQkZTLUFHksNI5/s2400/Charleston2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzPGZtlJEh2NNpgirzErX-47FSuP-cZa7HZL_3fHVRybo_A-90n1c4cO8O_IkBek5Ao4VveUhjCWyADB-EPat0qzXcs5hutJYZ9xJf2NS7i6z28kbg_vZRK8zDw0J_egtEL2-Q0rvLRxTZuvU9_2feGTYjj4F6Y9EDsVoiPVo06IQkZTLUFHksNI5/w640-h480/Charleston2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47ivOr-6KJlkAeMUXeAyuzizslHvVqYQLiJ7yKF8X-yz5cX3ABbClj5h2zzwWppBj4C11hTNpmutOHTwt-yYsKbSo5AIY9amkoFfxu_mNNsc49CzfJBChIOmWOT8QHgYIBbL4RkzHdg53Z6bGP95Az2mt3ViPoZ-tB7VX1-34WbGB7WpqXcxoKEWn/s2400/Charleston3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47ivOr-6KJlkAeMUXeAyuzizslHvVqYQLiJ7yKF8X-yz5cX3ABbClj5h2zzwWppBj4C11hTNpmutOHTwt-yYsKbSo5AIY9amkoFfxu_mNNsc49CzfJBChIOmWOT8QHgYIBbL4RkzHdg53Z6bGP95Az2mt3ViPoZ-tB7VX1-34WbGB7WpqXcxoKEWn/w640-h480/Charleston3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. In case you missed it, I've recently shared <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/09/skagit-valley-tulip-festival-part-1.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a></b> and <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/10/skagit-valley-tulip-festival-part-2.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a></b> of our visit to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival from when we were in Washington.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnbZG1TV4OwyiGDb2luF7yz5B_SQ90_1hos8-jDv0h3IEjPGN_C_JpTEf4NBUrctzH9DJvyyZ_9guUyXzm3Jfm812C9fJ6EllgtdQKKY_2yV-B814X13p10KJEDztIEVClcty5iuGSIYcU08F0W0Q5flvJ4R_KAjSX1Zi_hKs8deeP4XlRhWknDOYr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnbZG1TV4OwyiGDb2luF7yz5B_SQ90_1hos8-jDv0h3IEjPGN_C_JpTEf4NBUrctzH9DJvyyZ_9guUyXzm3Jfm812C9fJ6EllgtdQKKY_2yV-B814X13p10KJEDztIEVClcty5iuGSIYcU08F0W0Q5flvJ4R_KAjSX1Zi_hKs8deeP4XlRhWknDOYr=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXrijIQRjD2XiTPVl3-5yA2zApI3T5fIDmJ36ubIxKH8p4JWXiIN0xeIgIpnqwyr3KbDLVZNlk2bB9_nKEpXCKgw-sY-yDvBfMbM041i6ouBNx24EI4hv1AXYkXicaxORdpaKs7UixdDIIdMA9p0dDOmNWraTiJnS-AZoE9tmXzHmdMSQvr_3xX8G6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXrijIQRjD2XiTPVl3-5yA2zApI3T5fIDmJ36ubIxKH8p4JWXiIN0xeIgIpnqwyr3KbDLVZNlk2bB9_nKEpXCKgw-sY-yDvBfMbM041i6ouBNx24EI4hv1AXYkXicaxORdpaKs7UixdDIIdMA9p0dDOmNWraTiJnS-AZoE9tmXzHmdMSQvr_3xX8G6=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then this week I shared a <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/10/currently.html" target="_blank">Currently</a></b> post on Monday and on Wednesday I shared <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/10/my-recent-old-navy-haul.html" target="_blank">my recent Old Navy haul</a></b>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaXR8U13hNKBJ3jHncwhqL01Ywz5XcaCwm7dRPUSa0DgIiQPJFGJPBoDwc0vcQozhHlj0y8eH2a95sY0mLb-cm39YPFpRFIhLKroMy76_KIDX5xjD_XXThpTJ4NQyA7YQQvb68WJCjr63vx5-TUOgOvgIbHag-qvIp5ErykuOKdi6UQYYkUB3fWzUy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaXR8U13hNKBJ3jHncwhqL01Ywz5XcaCwm7dRPUSa0DgIiQPJFGJPBoDwc0vcQozhHlj0y8eH2a95sY0mLb-cm39YPFpRFIhLKroMy76_KIDX5xjD_XXThpTJ4NQyA7YQQvb68WJCjr63vx5-TUOgOvgIbHag-qvIp5ErykuOKdi6UQYYkUB3fWzUy=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have you done anything fun or exciting lately?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope you have a great weekend!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-62797761538512464802023-10-18T10:00:00.001-04:002023-10-18T10:00:00.143-04:00My Recent Old Navy Haul<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Old Navy recently had a 30% off sale </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">(it looks like it's still going on)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> so I ended up buying a few things and I thought I would recap what I got. I typically end up returning at last half of the things I order (not on purpose, just unfortunately their clothes fit weird sometimes!). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEbQ7cig_nGCkeOoTY5xWyXJwVkxEaMU9kyn2Al8VrdFBkcC7-jfx70NfLHRgnRLFmHmVYR4W-VXe1WpdqsuwypdtPwSB9-L8SnGrb1LMbYfiFF6_bMwAw6Q045UEoZOQtTia7rG47xULdOMwdX87JHOsSHMLRo_9W0vfSzr09QeOVeO0zRXFPOKe/s3000/OldNavyHaul.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEbQ7cig_nGCkeOoTY5xWyXJwVkxEaMU9kyn2Al8VrdFBkcC7-jfx70NfLHRgnRLFmHmVYR4W-VXe1WpdqsuwypdtPwSB9-L8SnGrb1LMbYfiFF6_bMwAw6Q045UEoZOQtTia7rG47xULdOMwdX87JHOsSHMLRo_9W0vfSzr09QeOVeO0zRXFPOKe/w512-h640/OldNavyHaul.jpg" width="512" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/b2fbE" target="_blank">Fit & Flare Tie-Front Cami Midi Dress in Black</a></b>: This dress surprised me. I thought maybe I wouldn't like it as it's not a style I would typically go for but a couple of people I follow on Instagram had it in different colors and it looked cute so I thought I would give it a try. It was on clearance (only $10!) and all that was left was the black color in a tall. I don't normally get a tall in dresses from ON but since that was all they had it's more of a midi length on me but that's fine. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was pretty surprised at how well it fit! It has a very defined waist which I really like and it has pockets which is always a plus! The material is pretty thick which is nice, but would probably be too hot in the middle of summer. So overall I'm pretty impressed with this dress!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/b2fce" target="_blank">Square-Neck Bodysuit in Dark Bottle</a></b>: I like this bodysuit pretty well. I like the square neck and that t</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">he material is thick. I'm 5'8" and ordered this in a tall and it is a tad long. I know if I ordered this in a regular length it would have been too short. The snaps are kind of uncomfortable and while it is full-coverage it is not very discreet if you know what I mean! So if I wear it with a skirt you wouldn't notice the lines but if I were to wear it with pants or a more fitted skirt it would be very noticeable so I don't like that. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/b2fdp" target="_blank">Luxe Rib-Knit Tunic T-Shirt in Dark Bottle</a></b>: I liked this top, but I ordered the wrong size and when I went in store to exchange it for a different size (it wasn't available in store.) the employee insisted that she couldn't order it for me. I know that is wrong because they've done it before. So I guess if I want it I'll have to place another order myself which I wasn't really wanting to do. I'm sure I could call them and explain the situation so I wouldn't have to pay for shipping but I don't know if I really want to deal with that. Anyways, I did like it but since it's a rib-knit it was a little clingy and I just preferred to have it in a different size.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/b2ffE" target="_blank">Cloud 94 Soft Tulip-Hem Tunic in Nebula</a></b>: I did not like this top. It looked cute on the models and I liked the color but the material is really weird (kind of a velvety feel instead of like an athletic type material) and very thin. I ordered it in a tall and it is very long. Also the neck felt kind of tight. I wish it was a crew or scoop neck. I think that would have made it look more flattering instead of just sort of oversized and frumpy. I don't mind an oversized top for working out but this one just didn't look/fit right.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/b2ff4" target="_blank">High-Waisted Wow Super-Skinny Black-Wash Ankle Jeans</a></b>: Returning. These fit great except for the fact they barely buttoned. I had a feeling these probably wouldn't fit but they were only $10 so I thought I would give them a try anyways. I have such a hard time with jeans. They either fit in the waist and are too baggy everywhere else or they fit everywhere else and are too small in the waist. So unfortunately I had to return these.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/b2fia" target="_blank">First-Layer Fitted Cami Top for Women in Black</a></b>: I've purchased several of these camis over the years. They're cheap, not too thin but not too thick, and are great for wearing under sweaters or different tops.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">7. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/b2fg6" target="_blank">Puff-Sleeve V-Neck Crepe Midi Dress for Women in Burgundy Ditsy Floral</a></b>: I was a little unsure on this dress when I ordered it but thought I would just give it a try anyways and as soon as I pulled it out of the package I liked it. Color/print are cute. Material is thin but not too thin (it isn't see-through). It's very figure flattering. I did have to exchange it for a larger size because I was afraid if I washed it it would shrink too much. But otherwise this is a really cute dress!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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Dateline, Shark Tank, The Amazing Race, Lego Masters, and The Great British Baking Show.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Reading - I just finished <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/b2bxy" target="_blank">One Last Kill by Robert Dugoni</a></b> and it was really good! I did figure out who the killer was about halfway through but I still really enjoyed the book. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Buying - I've purchased a few things lately! I bought severa items from Old Navy during their recent sale. (Although I'll probably end up returning at least half of it. Hopefully most of it will work!) I've also ordered some coffee from Peet's, and some <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/b2foP" target="_blank">joggers</a></b> from Target.</span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Trying - Fried rice! I've for some reason never had/made fried rice before (just never thought about it for some reason even though it's exactly the kind of thing I would like) but I found a recipe on Instagram and gave it a try and I ended up really liking it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Needing - To find a hike to go on. Now that the weather has finally cooled down some and the leaves are starting to change color it's time to go on a hike! I just need to narrow down which one we want to do.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Eating - Chocolate cake. I tried a new chocolate cake recipe yesterday and am looking forward to eating that later today! I still need to frost and assemble the cake, but I tried some of the extra pieces I had (I made 6-in round cakes so I had some leftover batter that I made and froze.) and it tasted so good! </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Working on - Always scrapbooking! I really am almost caught up this time. I want to get caught up on the current album, then I have a December Daily album (FROM 2 YEARS AGO.) I want to get done so I can share in December. And once I get THAT done I need to work on my Europe album from when we went to Europe back in 2015...So I guess I still have a lot to do! </span></span></div></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So what have you been up to lately?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-36362246424323769012023-10-09T10:00:00.001-04:002023-10-09T10:00:00.141-04:00Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/09/skagit-valley-tulip-festival-part-1.html" target="_blank">Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Part 1</a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Finally getting around to sharing Part 2 of our visit to Roozengaarde tulip farm from when we were in Washington this past May. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since we didn't arrive at the farm until later in the afternoon I was a little concerned about the lighting but it ended up being better than I expected. It was a bright sunny day but the sun was already starting to go down so I didn't have any harsh overhead sunlight which was nice. Usually we are there during the morning so I have noon-day sun to contend with! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyways, we all really enjoyed our visit. Everything was at peak bloom and it was just so beautiful! I easily could have stayed for a few more hours but we had a few stops to make on the way back plus the 3 hour drive to my grandparents house so we weren't able to stay for too long as I would have liked. 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</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-62444326818699660662023-09-11T10:00:00.001-04:002023-09-11T10:00:00.138-04:00Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Before we had even gotten to Washington we were really hoping to be able to drive up to Skagit Valley and see the tulips. My sister and I kept checking the site hoping the tulips would be in bloom while we were there and we lucked out and they were! Due to the weather they had a little bit later start which really worked out in our favor!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We visited Roozengaarde, which is the farm we always visit. We have been to other farms in the past and Roozengaarde seems to be the largest with the most variety and laid out the best. Overall it's just our favorite and it's never disappointed!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was about a 3 hour drive there from my grandparents house and we got a later start to the day due to my brother having some work he had to get done before we left. So we didn't end up leaving until almost noon. We stopped for some lunch in Tulalip at our favorite local burger restaurant (<b><a href="https://www.bobsburgersandbrew.com/" target="_blank">Bob's Burgers & Brew</a></b>) before heading out to the fields.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a very warm day and we were all overdressed (It was </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">around 72</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">°!)</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"> we were just glad to have such beautiful weather! There were more people than I would have expected for being a Tuesday afternoon but it also wasn't as crowded as it could have been. 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The tulips were all so beautiful!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmKxP_dMoTFhT3PcsPaq-BDRLTwBuIdopXq2BzY4okd8isXSROMzueL8Lo9UKlKZeTiJxfbG48mNojv4XmESnDIhThFnXe23aGMspFXP82U1Lu-9BOsjoagMI-BJvypEobM4-QuTSHKQOUAZK6krIA7r69BYNE3a_Eu4V5ZfDGeX1DFq5IW1dIw/s1800/TulipFestival1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmKxP_dMoTFhT3PcsPaq-BDRLTwBuIdopXq2BzY4okd8isXSROMzueL8Lo9UKlKZeTiJxfbG48mNojv4XmESnDIhThFnXe23aGMspFXP82U1Lu-9BOsjoagMI-BJvypEobM4-QuTSHKQOUAZK6krIA7r69BYNE3a_Eu4V5ZfDGeX1DFq5IW1dIw/w640-h426/TulipFestival1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxN1bJZXq9ezJ3K7GcQjAi2Wzj7Qg_dBZGGf03c2qlWs3NB18komtPKR3JGdDXTK0Jk4vmY6yQK9vY8LoBaHGTdyeCuJ4fMiE2wwffdVoB6N3u8V6ZE4uOat1TNk613KZ64R9MNUDvnK2sd9YIAD2BWR01hekzDUuAmF66-sn1ALcqxDqVhDqq6Q/s2400/TulipFestival2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-72663759972295405552023-08-04T07:00:00.001-04:002023-08-04T07:00:00.134-04:00Friday Favorites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="">Hello and welcome to my Friday Favorites! Today </span><span face="">I am l</span><span face=""><span face="">inking up with</span><span face=""> </span><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/" target="_blank">Andrea</a>!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. Back in June we went up to Northern Virginia to visit my brother and sister and while we were there my sister took us out to Fort Washington in Maryland, which is right across the Potomac river from Alexandria, VA.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The fort itself isn't really that big but the grounds were pretty large and there were some nice trails/paths to walk on. The fort was somewhat dilapidated and portions of it were closed off so you couldn't go inside (like the officers and enlisted housing) but the lower portion of the fort was open. Although it was dank and creepy with a lot of bugs, spiderwebs and overgrown brush.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a neat place to walk around despite the fact it was really hot out!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVy6zEkiJbaZQpLYtS0l58zJW_TO8Hr6J9fAi9KWnNB157e3v6JZqbPZ7QyIprwL5fRGFgyyrweZpQ5MwygMcIFmdDmn8haSWyUoWJ54z8aEu3upwILP4mCKOWNvXhaO5qEgS7cZ35hRHdHp9EWtlrKIl_RoNHQjCnIvnayjMq6FB9flLV6W9U-0ZF/s2400/FortWashington1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVy6zEkiJbaZQpLYtS0l58zJW_TO8Hr6J9fAi9KWnNB157e3v6JZqbPZ7QyIprwL5fRGFgyyrweZpQ5MwygMcIFmdDmn8haSWyUoWJ54z8aEu3upwILP4mCKOWNvXhaO5qEgS7cZ35hRHdHp9EWtlrKIl_RoNHQjCnIvnayjMq6FB9flLV6W9U-0ZF/w640-h480/FortWashington1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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After our visit to Fort Washington we stopped for lunch at <a href="https://holycowdelray.com/" target="_blank"><b>Holy Cow</b></a> in Alexandria, VA, for some lunch. The food was really good! My sister had been there before with our brother and said it was really good and she was right. The burgers are fully customizable or you can order one of their options. And the fries were perfectly crispy. For the record there were a lot more fries but I had already given a bunch to my mom since we were sharing them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4XwfT9Pb_uL0E8aF2FWuRlc3L1oYl2zJzw6YhY1YXrbCQgecz1IvQJFUv8l_VVQA7RUpGRealPJ-ZOhKWEkL4iFOZARjrgKQCTV7BHn8J6DCbLaussJBsxCajbypDI8z_FLbTF8zz2N5SST3FtV8mK6EF9xVTQWknkyZHUrzIUfCHi3iIKKkMg1e/s1200/HolyCow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4XwfT9Pb_uL0E8aF2FWuRlc3L1oYl2zJzw6YhY1YXrbCQgecz1IvQJFUv8l_VVQA7RUpGRealPJ-ZOhKWEkL4iFOZARjrgKQCTV7BHn8J6DCbLaussJBsxCajbypDI8z_FLbTF8zz2N5SST3FtV8mK6EF9xVTQWknkyZHUrzIUfCHi3iIKKkMg1e/w640-h480/HolyCow.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. Awhile back when I was at Trader Joe's I decided to try a couple of their ice cream treats. These have both been out for a while but I had never had them before and they were both very good! The mini cones are nice if you just want a little something after dinner or whenever and the ice cream sandwiches are really good. The mini cones come in several different flavors (I believe they have chocolate, vanilla, coffee, and the chocolate chip). I would definitely recommend adding these to your Trader Joe's list!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMA-DxVHrS_-ZCQnsIRBgkCKXmhl7Ctq_qWX9OrV9MW8LrWZQUTrrBfrdiBk0hJCwDOPPRmz_4ACNExkZW3zzybG-CooUuG2xfIxKgSwYYYOOvyowDViHsS2m12t3b0XI4S2hEvWhx7rkidaBpPx1N7_SdSkPq8yoO5V0-ggBUJ_B2X-jEccSUbxH8/s1200/Icecream.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMA-DxVHrS_-ZCQnsIRBgkCKXmhl7Ctq_qWX9OrV9MW8LrWZQUTrrBfrdiBk0hJCwDOPPRmz_4ACNExkZW3zzybG-CooUuG2xfIxKgSwYYYOOvyowDViHsS2m12t3b0XI4S2hEvWhx7rkidaBpPx1N7_SdSkPq8yoO5V0-ggBUJ_B2X-jEccSUbxH8/w640-h480/Icecream.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. Peet's Coffee is my favorite and I recently had an order come in. The Ethiopian Fancy is my favorite (I always buy my coffee from the Africa or Sumatra region). I try to find something new to try in addition to my usual Ethiopian Fancy and I couldn't remember if I've tried the Sulawesi-Kalosi before so I added it to my order. What kind of coffee do you like?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilWSeUgqs4YNrAnnHmtL3h2L7vnA3lm6mYE8-3ZN_EtqLH4FURrsabAM6GPdSJyKEF0ZBu1O6-jZ4UoKrghlByR21Yf8CXcRcVZg2fk49JpDwVZ7LgSEqdmMjntu4NkkIdecjzb7L84ep0At8ayQkl1fnpHK6tvsy60MEfuS_dQ_7YPaE8_I9A4sK/s1200/Coffee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilWSeUgqs4YNrAnnHmtL3h2L7vnA3lm6mYE8-3ZN_EtqLH4FURrsabAM6GPdSJyKEF0ZBu1O6-jZ4UoKrghlByR21Yf8CXcRcVZg2fk49JpDwVZ7LgSEqdmMjntu4NkkIdecjzb7L84ep0At8ayQkl1fnpHK6tvsy60MEfuS_dQ_7YPaE8_I9A4sK/w640-h480/Coffee.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. In case you missed it, I didn't get a Friday Favorites posted last week but I shared <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/07/hiking-in-hoh-rainforest-in-olympic.html" target="_blank">our hike in the Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park</a></b> and on Wednesday I shared some of <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/07/recent-beauty-purchases-11.html" target="_blank">my recent beauty purchases</a></b>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj91WJ2q5svHcDInvJzlOHvO5tLxVBS61scGRmEg1GaJ6YP3ernsPr-v9Gw5eU1xTqoG_u5msxe_XZBZsutPdqj73r6x3Je__3hPZbJpo3dQ6PHfwlqdzf08m5Ay1XB2Px0DMFJ9J_TIIZ11WiAyYWGklPoJNPCke-CpFoMOycwBZ7r4HQFvYoPMJzi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj91WJ2q5svHcDInvJzlOHvO5tLxVBS61scGRmEg1GaJ6YP3ernsPr-v9Gw5eU1xTqoG_u5msxe_XZBZsutPdqj73r6x3Je__3hPZbJpo3dQ6PHfwlqdzf08m5Ay1XB2Px0DMFJ9J_TIIZ11WiAyYWGklPoJNPCke-CpFoMOycwBZ7r4HQFvYoPMJzi=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsUbwa_EUawEBIkk0w4tml0NDqloZOpSXr5KGa7KJ82fVxezj4bQcO2GI10YFQ2BBLOkPSqfecOe7Um9vLY6etw69_ZZ3-pIT7BMrcW0P0YIkm52FJ0F1NS7uXCj-ojkRxMZvxhh3k_gVHn37EQ1W0cxZdDTtRmjk0rPdLinLRP81KuTmBEVJU0tAQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="640" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsUbwa_EUawEBIkk0w4tml0NDqloZOpSXr5KGa7KJ82fVxezj4bQcO2GI10YFQ2BBLOkPSqfecOe7Um9vLY6etw69_ZZ3-pIT7BMrcW0P0YIkm52FJ0F1NS7uXCj-ojkRxMZvxhh3k_gVHn37EQ1W0cxZdDTtRmjk0rPdLinLRP81KuTmBEVJU0tAQ=w400-h309" width="400" /></a></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And this week I shared about our <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/07/ruby-beach.html" target="_blank">visit to Ruby Beach</a></b> on Monday and on Wednesday I shared some of <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/08/some-recent-scrapbook-pages.html" target="_blank">my recent scrapbook pages</a></b>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBQJ6glaj6GD-fpHU7HKRAYl-hSDQxOF59V922tpEWR_0eabHw5cIwpuehYgHlZzK-fCy1sdfA6gR8utdgpsAKRCjsp_8sgrcQ6cXzpQG7rNApjeFO4Ett8mrqJkHBjPJC0N3vYD0id5EVVz1Pz1FyyzJWpBPh4GdwdO1ZS4KpCjKoqcW6utl6GcCJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBQJ6glaj6GD-fpHU7HKRAYl-hSDQxOF59V922tpEWR_0eabHw5cIwpuehYgHlZzK-fCy1sdfA6gR8utdgpsAKRCjsp_8sgrcQ6cXzpQG7rNApjeFO4Ett8mrqJkHBjPJC0N3vYD0id5EVVz1Pz1FyyzJWpBPh4GdwdO1ZS4KpCjKoqcW6utl6GcCJ=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_JVO73OXEty-ahKh_MG5fUpncRoK9HrjqYq_nTtS7wRIx0HIYadCEhPQrFS6DBiaGva96z_y4cRih3KpvLA8Iv7RslS6NocEXsUowW080-J0Pmr-qUbbrwH9V9JZ0ue7mIbcx08E6OStF84uBbnGkIJ0ZgPX-LDa8jOe0XNzTyozDH-aCZi8ILM8R" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_JVO73OXEty-ahKh_MG5fUpncRoK9HrjqYq_nTtS7wRIx0HIYadCEhPQrFS6DBiaGva96z_y4cRih3KpvLA8Iv7RslS6NocEXsUowW080-J0Pmr-qUbbrwH9V9JZ0ue7mIbcx08E6OStF84uBbnGkIJ0ZgPX-LDa8jOe0XNzTyozDH-aCZi8ILM8R=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope you have a great weekend! 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</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-3445585302038193642023-08-02T10:00:00.001-04:002023-08-02T10:00:00.136-04:00Some Recent Scrapbook Pages<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It has been a <i>very</i> long time since I've <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2019/09/some-scrapbooking.html" target="_blank">shared any scrapbook pages</a></b>, but I recently finished an album so I thought I would share. I'm several years behind on my scrapbooking so it's nice to start getting caught up! I have completed a lot more pages but I just picked some of my favorites to share.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I (obviously!) take a lot of pictures so I try to cram as many pictures onto a page as I can while still making it look visually appealing. I'm also not really one for lots of embellishments as I prefer my pictures to be the main focus.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've linked the corresponding blog posts if you're interested in seeing more pictures or reading more in depths about anything.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Ek9ZBLu7rBQpqcZgHFmnIX0hjS2tbwz-BHAJJG74lK4dUSi5-mT275tTGVe4IiDx4-8Hcsh0ARADq91muXHQcJY6xFtV2PrFegUtiuTzbBo7PFkcU2a-9A8zrA7F-1jZqg66otfvAnmTm9-q61d3QD7RIlSRvO8zcJcfgBt5vD2dMc_FCuUhnPe3/s1800/Scrapbook1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Ek9ZBLu7rBQpqcZgHFmnIX0hjS2tbwz-BHAJJG74lK4dUSi5-mT275tTGVe4IiDx4-8Hcsh0ARADq91muXHQcJY6xFtV2PrFegUtiuTzbBo7PFkcU2a-9A8zrA7F-1jZqg66otfvAnmTm9-q61d3QD7RIlSRvO8zcJcfgBt5vD2dMc_FCuUhnPe3/w640-h426/Scrapbook1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-40393048220072072812023-07-31T10:00:00.001-04:002023-07-31T10:00:00.144-04:00Ruby Beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After our hike at <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/07/hiking-in-hoh-rainforest-in-olympic.html" target="_blank">Olympic National Park and the Hoh rainforest</a></b> we decided to make a stop by Ruby beach since it was on the way back to my grandparents. And if this doesn't sum up weather on the Washington coast I don't know what does. If you go back and look at the sky in our hiking pictures we had clear blue skies and bright sunny day and only a few miles away it looks like this. And then after we had been here for maybe an hour it started to clear up again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were quite a few people here which was a little surprising. I had to spend a lot of time editing people out of these pictures because everyone's brightly colored coats really distracted from the overall look! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We didn't stay too long because it was still about an hour and a half drive back to my grandparents house. But overall we enjoyed our time at Ruby Beach. It was nice to get out and walk around a little bit more and take some nice pictures since it had been quite a while since we had <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2016/09/ruby-beach.html" target="_blank">last been there</a></b>. We even got to see an eagle flying overhead. 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</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-5808798258950940062023-07-26T10:00:00.001-04:002023-07-26T10:00:00.143-04:00Recent Beauty Purchases 11<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9Awpw4JjZSBXs4yqjq8QLkpvxIVSwwR80LqSWsj7CJfgyA1uwCGWSXiRkp3gaOa8IjifEahtDO_yf_vTwuBjY8LegIsevYEnb4hdj6wOURU50R2hZ3tvGpojiuSNJ8CV9tzvuIGSgNWlsIt8IU3IoHd_D6swdTgXCf-3f2BnOTMlVce8d848Rdz8/s3300/RecentBeautyPurchases11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="3300" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9Awpw4JjZSBXs4yqjq8QLkpvxIVSwwR80LqSWsj7CJfgyA1uwCGWSXiRkp3gaOa8IjifEahtDO_yf_vTwuBjY8LegIsevYEnb4hdj6wOURU50R2hZ3tvGpojiuSNJ8CV9tzvuIGSgNWlsIt8IU3IoHd_D6swdTgXCf-3f2BnOTMlVce8d848Rdz8/w640-h494/RecentBeautyPurchases11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bSQIN" target="_blank">Urban Decay Mini Naked3 Eyeshadow Palette</a></b>: I opted for the mini Naked3 palette instead of the full size for a couple of reasons. The biggest reason being the price (there is no way I am paying $59 for an eyeshadow palette!) and also because</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> the colors on the full sized palette are more brown/warm toned than the mini, which is more pink/neutral toned. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I still thought the price was kinda high (To me at least. Although pretty average price for a Sephora palette.) I did order it during the Sephora sale last spring so that helped with the price. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That said, I do like this palette. I prefer cool toned pinks and browns (which is surprisingly hard to find in eyeshadow palettes. They always are warm toned!) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Anyways, it's a nice palette with a good selection of colors that I will actually use. A little goes a long ways and I've used this quite a few times and it still looks new. So it definitely will last me a while!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This would make a nice gift and it's also great for travel because it's small but also has a great selection of colors!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bSQIQ" target="_blank">LYS Beauty Triple Fix Serum Foundation in LN6</a></b>: I really like this foundation! The color is a very close match for me. I like how it wears, it has good coverage, it doesn't seem to crease or settle like a lot of other foundations I've tried. It holds up well in heat and humidity and being outside all day in the heat and humidity. It's at a good price point especially for being a "clean" foundation. I have sensitive skin and I really like that it doesn't bother my skin at all. This foundation has a lot of positive reviews on Sephora so it surprises me that it's not more popular. I would be really interested in trying other products from this brand.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bSQIS" target="_blank">Bumble and bumble Mini Hairdresser's Invisible Oil Primer</a></b>: I wasn't sure about this after I first used it because I wasn't sure if it was doing anything but after using it and not using it I have noticed it really does leave my hair feeling softer and gives a bit more shine. I just use a few sprays on wet hair and let my hair air dry. I would say it's a good product but maybe not a great one. It's a nice product to have but not necessarily one to HAVE to have if you know what I mean.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bTnIY" target="_blank">Christophe Robin Cleansing Purifying Scrub with Sea Salt</a></b>: I really like this scrub. My scalp gets dry and itchy sometimes and I purchased this on a whim from Sephora thinking I would give it a try. I purchased the mini and use it about 1-2 times a month. You don't need a lot (a little goes a long ways) but it really helps to cleanse my scalp and remove product buildup. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will say it is a big difficult to use as it kind of is hard to use with long hair but I just put a little bit on the pads of my fingers and kind of gently massage my scalp with it. It just takes a little bit of figuring out how to use but I would highly recommend this if you deal with scalp dryness, itchiness, or just general product buildup.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bT2cm" target="_blank">Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm in Brown Sugar</a></b>: I was a little unsure on the color of this because the flavor I wanted (pink sugar) was sold out. And I didn't find out until later that it's a TikTok popular item, which typically turns me off of a product because everyone buys it because it's trendy and not because it actually works. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All that to say I was actually very surprised by this. It's probably one of the only lip products I've ever used that actually seems like it does anything. I really really hate the feeling of my lips being dry so I am always willing to try different products to help. I used to really like the Bite Beauty agave lip mask but then they changed the formulation and it didn't work as well. (Apparently no one else liked it since they are no longer in business!) And I've also used the <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bYyQM" target="_blank">Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask</a></b> so many people seem to love and found it to just be okay. I definitely think the Summer Friday Lip Butter Balm is the best!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just now looking it up it says it's supposed to be plumping but I've never noticed that. Negatives would be that it is on the higher end price point-wise and the color tint is pretty non-existent.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">So if you're looking for more of a tinted lip balm then this might not be for you as </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I really don't notice the color on me at all. But overall I really like this and would recommend it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6. <a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bT2bn" target="_blank"><b>Kate McLeod Mini Daily Stone Solid Body Moisturizer</b></a>: I really wasn't very impressed with this. Several people I follow on Instagram were really raving about it so I thought I would give it a try. I ordered one for my mom and I and while I'm glad I ordered the minis I was still surprised at how small they were for the price. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The scent was okay. I didn't really like it but it wasn't particularly strong or unpleasant either. It was really greasy which I didn't like. You definitely wouldn't want to put long sleeves or pants on afterwards. It just doesn't rub in very well. Moisturizing wise it was okay. My mom has very dry skin and it didn't do anything for her and for me it worked just like any other lotion I've used. So nothing exciting. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also, just the actual application of a lotion bar is awkward to use. It's greasy so it very easily slips out of your hands and onto the floor which wasn't great. So this one was a no from me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-61050045294612112832023-07-24T10:00:00.002-04:002024-02-28T16:59:12.193-05:00Hiking in the Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Back in April my family traveled to Washington state to visit my grandparents. February of 2020 was the last time we had been to see them so we were anxious to go back and visit! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">While we were there we wanted to do some hiking so we decided to head up to Olympic National Park. It was about a two hour drive up to Forks where we planned on eating lunch before heading out to the Hoh for our hike.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Once we arrived in Forks we made a stop at the grocery store for a couple of things, we ate lunch, stopped by the Forks sign so my sister could get a picture for her friends, and then we drove out to the Hoh rainforest. We were quite surprised upon arriving near the park at the long line to get in! There were so many people they had to do the one-car-out-one-car-in policy. We sat there for probably half an hour before getting into the park. While having to wait was a bit annoying it was nice that the park wasn't too crowded and we didn't have a problem finding a place to park. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are quite a few trails you can hike, the shortest of which just went kind of around the visitor center and was like a mile long. We wanted to do something longer so my sister had decided beforehand that we could do the Hoh river trail, which is just over 17 miles long. Obviously we wouldn't be hiking all of it but we thoguht we would just go as far as we felt like and we figured it would be less crowded and it certainly was. We only came across maybe 10 people. The majority of people seemed to be doing the very short trails.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I don't remember how many miles we ended up hiking. Maybe 3 or 4? We got a little bit later start to the day, lunch was a little longer than we had anticipated and then the wait to get into the park pushed us back a little time-wise, but it was still really nice to get out and go for a hike!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were really lucky to get such nice weather. It's not often you get such beautiful weather on the Washington coast! And it was nice to get a little peek of Mount Olympus!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After our hike we stopped at a neat gift shop/outdoor store outside of the park where we were able to get a bunch of fun souvenirs, some cold drinks, national park t-shirts, and other random things.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3kX9L969sPbGrmdAvY0NJAyiS3SZdrWVCIHKxXKCaQIKHWG931Sy9BFzTb6nIziDQsTqEV5QpYJsH9YG_PptoZcbJavg0enZiUkbiPO04pyaOg15oV58jL5T5P0ER-Tl2nTaqkScSjEhOHbkdvK34aqIdfxGDQWRxGmY94BwLdIKuxD4t49u2g/s2400/HohHike1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3kX9L969sPbGrmdAvY0NJAyiS3SZdrWVCIHKxXKCaQIKHWG931Sy9BFzTb6nIziDQsTqEV5QpYJsH9YG_PptoZcbJavg0enZiUkbiPO04pyaOg15oV58jL5T5P0ER-Tl2nTaqkScSjEhOHbkdvK34aqIdfxGDQWRxGmY94BwLdIKuxD4t49u2g/w640-h480/HohHike1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-19917233790420940152023-07-14T10:00:00.002-04:002023-07-14T10:26:12.414-04:00Friday Favorites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="">Hello and welcome to my Friday Favorites! Today </span><span face="">I am l</span><span face=""><span face="">inking up with</span><span face=""> </span><a href="https://www.momfessionals.com/2023/07/friday-favorites_0837371025.html" target="_blank">Andrea</a>! It's been a long time since I've written a Friday Favorites!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. Earlier this year I got a new <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bYKP3" target="_blank">camera lens</a></b>. It was one that I had been eyeing for quite a while (years!) and always hesitated on because of the price. I eventually saw a great deal on it ($400 off!) so I went ahead and purchased it. I'm glad I finally got it and have been enjoying experimenting with it. We went to Washington back in April and it was really nice to be able to use it while we were there. So look forward to some picture heavy posts coming up. One of which was to the tulip festival! The last time we went was <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/search/label/tulips" target="_blank">7 years ago</a></b>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qE_J_EohI6HCEK2AK3F-TNoIbVv_2t3O1kKfZnqe_sZEW9o1z1Vkx0TEjXYY0WU7j3-mCV9IhDl1tMlzQJWpnHPfCH5R_WFSp9ddWq0OvG9f41qC_xayeWmZcP15cEKn8YNUhlYBTdl34bP_S5vQ2Q6178XFVKkk5tFCcFduRJC0qtY9SMQ7cTMP/s1200/Lens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qE_J_EohI6HCEK2AK3F-TNoIbVv_2t3O1kKfZnqe_sZEW9o1z1Vkx0TEjXYY0WU7j3-mCV9IhDl1tMlzQJWpnHPfCH5R_WFSp9ddWq0OvG9f41qC_xayeWmZcP15cEKn8YNUhlYBTdl34bP_S5vQ2Q6178XFVKkk5tFCcFduRJC0qtY9SMQ7cTMP/w300-h400/Lens.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. We're big Tillamook fans in my house (Being from the PNW it's pretty much a requirement!) and their ice cream is always a favorite. When we were in Washington I bought this limited edition flavor and have been looking for it since we have been back. I finally found it and have been enjoying it! Everything about it is so good. Definitely recommend it! Or if you've never tried anything Tillamook, do yourself a favor and buy some of their ice cream!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPvKUchazEHgXjbXtt5irmnXeG9IIJS1-XO-o4oeK6JhEc5qRN7qkeJchhyEDY-1ByN4QKMcRXjR3N8r4Rj3y5c1vhzzezfwk1-HGISu2x_Vf2amRY9n8Wi9c5-YfwYUV9b-tfdSSDg0bb5o0IjfayrBblDLY72ekHZXePWzSfsv0ho4G_cSwlqKj/s1200/IceCream.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPvKUchazEHgXjbXtt5irmnXeG9IIJS1-XO-o4oeK6JhEc5qRN7qkeJchhyEDY-1ByN4QKMcRXjR3N8r4Rj3y5c1vhzzezfwk1-HGISu2x_Vf2amRY9n8Wi9c5-YfwYUV9b-tfdSSDg0bb5o0IjfayrBblDLY72ekHZXePWzSfsv0ho4G_cSwlqKj/w300-h400/IceCream.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. My mom and I have seen two movies over the last couple of weeks. We saw Sound of Freedom back on the 4th and thought it was very good, and then we saw the new Indiana Jones this past Tuesday and I was really disappointed with it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pretty much the entire first half of the movie was ridiculous chase scenes. The second half had more of a plot to it but I didn't like the other two main characters and just thought the overall plot was weird.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyways, have you seen any new movies lately?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ9ZI6oAA2nm6bNQUs-7LjaJvAfmi62Q2mpOi9OkvAdGmH1gMGLEXs8pKSGjVW4ZRF94U6D0sT5zABczuIzFEE8VvuI1C2cNJnWE28BfsWc_vUhWhyuKkLtEB-x_ZBGqdD8Vaf-nCuzvGKcWD29eZUEFrvZHRnP1sbvRNdMPV0D8F1hVMusUMUXttM/s1800/Movies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ9ZI6oAA2nm6bNQUs-7LjaJvAfmi62Q2mpOi9OkvAdGmH1gMGLEXs8pKSGjVW4ZRF94U6D0sT5zABczuIzFEE8VvuI1C2cNJnWE28BfsWc_vUhWhyuKkLtEB-x_ZBGqdD8Vaf-nCuzvGKcWD29eZUEFrvZHRnP1sbvRNdMPV0D8F1hVMusUMUXttM/w640-h426/Movies.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. The weather has been horrible here lately. It's been SO hot and humid! With the heat and humidity it's been in the 90's (the UV index gets up to 10 some days!) so I've been stuck inside a lot and have been spending a lot of time playing <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bYKSp" target="_blank">Zelda Tears of the Kingdom</a></b>. It's a lot of fun and I've really been enjoying it! And it's been nice to talk about the game with <b><a href="http://www.tosparklepunch.com/" target="_blank">Jess</a></b>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeRmG9t6SWN-Lfw7ryvUC1vulT3YgivNdZR75IVJtBqS6dXnzeEe-RK-E0Us6pvvNinXbKh80c87QoZM23cY_ucV-6C5mRVd5bye2tSTw6tk5ecZLaRbX35DeWWaVzg8fiStxiHkPq-QRbGAoD8jADUsUWeNTQjiqdiNEhx12LUvXQiVA2oy72EVw/s1200/Zelda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeRmG9t6SWN-Lfw7ryvUC1vulT3YgivNdZR75IVJtBqS6dXnzeEe-RK-E0Us6pvvNinXbKh80c87QoZM23cY_ucV-6C5mRVd5bye2tSTw6tk5ecZLaRbX35DeWWaVzg8fiStxiHkPq-QRbGAoD8jADUsUWeNTQjiqdiNEhx12LUvXQiVA2oy72EVw/w300-h400/Zelda.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. In case you missed it, on Monday I shared our <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/07/quick-visit-to-savanna-georgia.html" target="_blank">Quick Visit to Savannah, Georgia</a></b> and on Wednesday I shared some of my <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/07/recent-purchases-14.html" target="_blank">Recent Purchases</a></b>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUcpwVU7gDE13HoSZgBMjhy4dR5LaNhIKHrzFHc4KRLxxv0-fVXFv-822n5IgYcpuxQQ2JM8WIH4PQTnc0QYfIV5RNrKKDhRvkNkmbIMJ0YIcQrsIQp81Ohhd4oF_3hDRaT4j087nf4aKVLlb3Sdm4dFY0GIEEMCr2nc5G6oc-GNGw1HokNObMrQxg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUcpwVU7gDE13HoSZgBMjhy4dR5LaNhIKHrzFHc4KRLxxv0-fVXFv-822n5IgYcpuxQQ2JM8WIH4PQTnc0QYfIV5RNrKKDhRvkNkmbIMJ0YIcQrsIQp81Ohhd4oF_3hDRaT4j087nf4aKVLlb3Sdm4dFY0GIEEMCr2nc5G6oc-GNGw1HokNObMrQxg=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFnWakDFlZ2k44RLuof5WSjjhHtglaWgF7qMnBK2YPDUbD4fgE1r3mpBUdsyzoBnQjMGobD6TZWwKOQTNpj6BFdtTJnf-6JyPm34hx3AOSLoIkNO06IvJj6Tl4SPK2aTHJatSRm6QvcVmns5YKU3UN0Jhws0CWdj1-7Kq3veFxUfaLorYndws8Qn_S" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFnWakDFlZ2k44RLuof5WSjjhHtglaWgF7qMnBK2YPDUbD4fgE1r3mpBUdsyzoBnQjMGobD6TZWwKOQTNpj6BFdtTJnf-6JyPm34hx3AOSLoIkNO06IvJj6Tl4SPK2aTHJatSRm6QvcVmns5YKU3UN0Jhws0CWdj1-7Kq3veFxUfaLorYndws8Qn_S=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hope you have a great weekend!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-40374369045598066092023-07-12T10:00:00.009-04:002023-07-12T16:01:15.468-04:00Recent Purchases 14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Az3RpuOyaQ66NconYbosc0PYqp1o84-EEyO8lcJAUMV_RT6v7mDGe3C0Crb-d9RM7DPfzIRnNygnGSY6skw9jK5pm6f4ivf-tzcVTgWGLku4LSXhjMBiTh_pDJHLMkWwe2xGwo7p1hzr_us34Jn6tvbB_Vj6hFWZaHR1FfKnnoRpX5vYQY2pzrja/s3000/RecentPurchases14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Az3RpuOyaQ66NconYbosc0PYqp1o84-EEyO8lcJAUMV_RT6v7mDGe3C0Crb-d9RM7DPfzIRnNygnGSY6skw9jK5pm6f4ivf-tzcVTgWGLku4LSXhjMBiTh_pDJHLMkWwe2xGwo7p1hzr_us34Jn6tvbB_Vj6hFWZaHR1FfKnnoRpX5vYQY2pzrja/w512-h640/RecentPurchases14.jpg" width="512" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bTE0l" target="_blank">Pajama pants Black/dotted</a></b>: These are nothing fancy. Just some inexpensive pajama pants. I had a similar pair years ago that had worn out and so it was time to replace them. I like the jogger style although they are a tad short on me (but that is nothing new. Joggers always seem to run a little short for me.) They're not too thin but not too heavy either so they're nice for spring/summer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bTHiU" target="_blank">Converse Oxford Rave Sneaker in Lavender</a></b>: I had been looking for quite a while for some sneakers that were comfortable for walking longer distances but also would look nice while wearing dresses or nicer clothes so I decided to give these a try. They are fairly comfortable, although maybe not the most comfortable shoes. They are certainly more comfortable than the regular Chuck Taylor style Converse but not as comfortable as something with a good insole and/or arch support. The insole in these is not removable so I can't replace with something else. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For example when I visit my siblings in Northern Virginia we will walk around Arlington, Alexandria, or DC and are taking the metro and just doing a lot of city walking so I need something that is comfortable but also very practical and these are nice for that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I also am just not on board with the whole white sneaker trend as the thought of trying to keep them clean seems like a nightmare so I thought these were a good compromise!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bTKgb" target="_blank">Button Front Tiered Midi Dress in Blue Floral</a></b>: I really like this dress although it definitely needs a belt! It's hard to tell in the picture based on how the model is posed but there is no elastic in the waist so it was wide in the waistband for me. Adding a belt helped to give it some shape to look more flattering on me. The dress is lightweight and overall just a cute style I think would look good on anyone. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bXUAk" target="_blank">Sleeveless Dress (in black)</a></b>: This dress was really disappointing. It looked cute but the fit was really odd. It was too short and maybe a tad small. If I'd gone up a size it would have been way too big. The straps weren't adjustable and they felt too short and were at the awkward place where they rub against your arm/arm pit. The bust area was really puffy and the waistband didn't fall at my natural waist. Overall just a really odd unflattering dress. It was one of those things where as soon as I put it on I didn't even have to look in the mirror to know it was a big no. I'm not a fan of peasant blouses and this kind of reminded me of that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bXUAi" target="_blank">Satchel Handbag (in black)</a></b>: I like this bag! I have a very specific criteria for purses (which I don't feel is unreasonable but does seem hard to come by.) I just like my purse to have a crossbody strap and zip closed on top for safety and not be too big or too small.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This bag is just the right size for what I need. Since my beloved Kate Spade bag was quite literally falling apart (the strap is hanging on by threads.) I really needed something new. And while I've always liked my KS bag it's just a tad small. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was hard to fit anything extra like if I wanted to bring my Kindle with me or something.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I've wanted to get another Kate Spade bag but I just haven't found one that I like. This Target purse is just big enough without being too big. And </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">for the price this is a pretty nice bag. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6. <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bX95o" target="_blank">ASICS GEL-Excite 9 in Black/Frosted Rose</a></b>: I really needed some new running shoes as my old ones were pretty worn out. I've had them for a couple of years and have gotten a ton of miles out of them. I have always had great luck with Asics and these fit great like they always do. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Although after wearing these once a I did get a blister on the back of my ankle which was not something I've ever had happen before. It's cushioned right there so I'm not sure what was rubbing. I've messed with it a little bit and it seems to be better so I don't know. Anyways,</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> the frosted rose wouldn't have been my first choice but I didn't want to pay $10 more just for the black/white ones. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div data-sc-widget-id="P-64090abb804bae2549a74391"></div><script async="" src="//widgets.shopstyle.com/shopstyle-widget-snippet.js"></script>
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</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-30323613053189466902023-07-10T10:00:00.002-04:002023-07-13T15:33:09.701-04:00Quick Visit to Savannah, Georgia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Back in April my mom and I made a quick trip down to Savannah, GA, to see our favorite band, <b><a href="https://www.shinedown.com/" target="_blank">Shinedown</a></b>, in concert. My sister had seen them twice previously and raved about how great of a concert it was so we were anxious to see them for ourselves. Savannah was the closest stop for us on their Revolutions Live tour and, having never been to Savannah before, we thought it would make for a fun quick trip.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The concert was on the 17th, so we went down on the 16th (a Sunday). It was around a 4 hour drive and we arrived in the early afternoon. We didn't really have much planned so we checked into our hotel and then decided to go to the nearby outlet mall to walk around. The mall had some good stores but neither of us found anything we needed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />By the time we were done at the outlet mall it was that weird time of day where it's too late to really go and do anything else but too early to just go back to the hotel room. There was a Culver's near the outlet mall so we just went there for dinner. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Afterwards we drove to a store we had wanted to check out but it ended up being closed (even though it said it was open on their website!) so we just went back to the room for an early night since Monday would be a long day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Monday morning we got up and stopped by Black Rifle Coffee to get some bagged coffee for my dad. I got one of their iced coffee drinks but it was not very good. So that was disappointing! The shop itself was neat. They had a ton of military and law enforcement patches on the walls as well as a bunch of challenge coins on display. We're a military family so that was interesting to look at. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After the disappointing coffee we drove out to the <a href="https://gastateparks.org/Wormsloe" target="_blank"><b>Wormsloe Historic Site</b></a>. The entrance features a mile long road lined with live oaks with Spanish moss arching over the road.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The site was neat, although not particularly interesting. We walked on some of the trails and enjoyed the scenery but I had thought there was a house or more historical markers or something like that to walk through. I guess we kind of thought of it more as a nature site than anything else. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3EiuAqgZfPRjBKFW3bV09Vg3USVeeWKxfF9O4TCefu4YrA4fqj5cvDqcXtCrG-DJDPwKyQOfeUz_0jhllgHxG8Pv073uTuIpPtQnrAIY9BMJnkniuRPmRHoUNijc3a1n9BfdAKpAOpfYMumFjJHD6fjoKUQIMxGcSpzvGjUCCHf4slMNmiioIg/w640-h426/Savannah11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were only at Wormsloe for maybe an hour and a half or so before we decided to go downtown Savannah. We parked in a garage (there were a lot around and were fairly inexpensive.) and started walking towards the downtown area. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had just started walking down the street when a small group of people on the other side of the road from us just started screaming at each other. It was a little unsettling. You just never know how quickly things are going to escalate now a days (It definitely sounded like something that would quickly escalate.) So we quickly walked by and then the police showed up right after so something serious was going on.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyways, I guess you could kind of say that set the mood for the day because we were really not very impressed with the city of Savannah. We had visited <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/03/charleston-part-1.html" target="_blank">Charleston, SC</a></b>, earlier this year and I guess we were expecting Savannah to look similar to that. We also just didn't have a ton of time to explore the city so that may have led to our disappointment.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Essentially, the city itself just seemed dirty and not as well kept up. Architecturally there wasn't really anything interesting to see (unlike Charleston that had so many interesting historical building and streets.) There were a LOT of bars and restaurants, which we weren't interested in. There was an odd assortment of people around (there was a surprising amount of people drinking or looking like they'd been drinking considering we were there around noon.) Overall I just didn't like the vibe of the city. I didn't necessarily feel unsafe there, but just didn't feel totally safe either. And after looking up the crime statistics it appears the violent crime rate has really risen in Savannah over the last couple of years so I guess my feelings were justified.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We walked by City Market but it was mostly just overpriced art places and more bars and restaurants. We walked down to the riverwalk but there wasn't much to see there and the river itself was gross and brown so not very nice to see. (Granted, that seems to be pretty common in the Eastern US. I guess coming from the PNW I'm used to seeing nicer looking rivers.) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was past lunch time and we were pretty hungry. We knew we were not going to be able to get dinner because the doors opened for the concert at 6 and we weren't sure what to expect for parking and security so a late lunch worked out well for us.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had researched a few places online before but none of them were near where we were, so we just chanced it and picked a place along the riverwalk. The food was pretty mediocre although I was being picky because I didn't want to eat anything that may cause a problem for me at the concert (haha. Didn't want to take a chance on seafood or anything like that if you know what I mean!) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyways, after that we did some more walking around and made our way to <b><a href="https://www.leopoldsicecream.com/" target="_blank">Leopold's ice cream</a></b>. It was highly recommended online so I thought we would give it a try. I was not expecting the long line (as you can see from the picture!). We waited in line for around half an hour. I was ready to leave sooner but my mom said we might as well just wait, so we did. I got the Cookies² and my mom got the peppermint. It was really good ice cream! We both got single scoops and it was a much bigger cup/scoop than it appears in the picture. They really crammed it in there so it really felt like you got your money's worth!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RnEFbeh9DVpB2d-ArLU-jjQfxDQAG370nIwgkt87M_5D4czc3OccFzlpyZW7W4aq5artY1KBKK4Lj6CkNg3NpZFLFbwM963JzV7IxUXiKKYJiNZOHfwrsYESEPFz4i7G6nNBexP8rGoRfx7gnbReslCWmr_hRYXb0rUC70ZUmsdwq_yVbloOJw/s2400/Savannah12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RnEFbeh9DVpB2d-ArLU-jjQfxDQAG370nIwgkt87M_5D4czc3OccFzlpyZW7W4aq5artY1KBKK4Lj6CkNg3NpZFLFbwM963JzV7IxUXiKKYJiNZOHfwrsYESEPFz4i7G6nNBexP8rGoRfx7gnbReslCWmr_hRYXb0rUC70ZUmsdwq_yVbloOJw/w640-h480/Savannah12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After the ice cream we drove back to the hotel, changed clothes and swapped purses (since you can only bring clear bags inside the arena.) We really weren't sure what the parking and security situation was going to be like so we wanted to get there when the doors opened. We did pre-purchase parking (which was the only way you could park at the venue) and it made it so easy. We just pulled right up, showed our parking pass and parked in a field across the street from the arena.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were able to just walk right through security without any lines. It was all very fast and efficient. Also, the security and staff at <b><a href="https://enmarketarena.com/" target="_blank">Enmarket area</a></b> were all super nice and friendly so that was good.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just a side note but the arena opened in Feb. 2022 and was really nice. We didn't get any food (just two bottles of water and I think they were only a couple of dollars each) but they had a variety of options (lots of people were walking around with some tacos that looked really good) and the seats were comfortable and cushioned. It isn't an overwhelming size either so it was easy to navigate. We would definitely go back to an event there even though we didn't care for the city of Savannah itself!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">So back to the concert! My sister saw Shinedown on the same tour a few weeks before we did so she told us about a website named <b><a href="https://www.setlist.fm/" target="_blank">Setlist</a></b> where you can search any artist, arena, or tour and come up with the setlist for that artist! (<b><a href="https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/shinedown/2023/enmarket-arena-savannah-ga-73b8fa39.html" target="_blank">Here is the setlist for this show as an example</a></b>.) So I had put together a playlist on Spotify of the tour so I could listen to their setlist before the show.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We did not care for the opening bands (my sister warned us about them!) but we weren't there for them. All that really mattered to us was that Shinedown was incredible! We had such a good time and just really really enjoyed the concert. They put on a really good show, they sounded great, the setlist was great. Overall just a wonderful experience! I'm so glad we were able to go although it would have been a lot more fun had my sister been able to join us! 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Like visiting Tybee Island and the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have you ever been to Savannah, Georgia? Or what was the last concert you went to?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a little while again. I've been gone a lot over the last couple of months and just haven't had much time to sit down and write anything. That said I have lots of posts in my drafts ready to go! I figured a Currently post was the easiest way to kinda catch back up and get into the swing of posting again. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Working on - Blog posts. I've taken several trips over the last couple of months so there have been lots of pictures to sort through and put together for blog posts. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Eating - I made monster cookies recently and they're so good! I've tried several recipes in the past but they came out dry and not that good. I used <b><a href="https://bakerbynature.com/peanut-butter-monster-cookies/" target="_blank">this recipe</a></b> and definitely recommend it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Reading - Last month I read <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bXUFZ" target="_blank">Her Deadly Game by Robert Dugoni</a></b> on Kindle Unlimited and it was really good! Highly recommend if you like legal thrillers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And currently I'm reading <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bXUF7" target="_blank">Broker of Lies by Steven James</a></b> which has been interesting so far.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Buying - I haven't bought too much lately. I did order <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bXUBm" target="_blank">a purse</a></b> and <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bXUBn" target="_blank">a dress</a></b> from Target recently. Although I haven't gotten them yet so we'll see if they work out! I'm pretty sure the purse will be fine but I'm unsure on the dress. My trusty Kate Spade purse is literally falling apart so it was time for a new bag.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I just looked back at my old posts and found that I bought my Kate Spade purse back in <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2016/06/five-for-friday.html" target="_blank">June of 2016</a></b>. So I've definitely gotten plenty of use out of it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Playing - I've been playing a lot of <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bXUtM" target="_blank">Zelda Tears of the Kingdom</a></b>! I've really been enjoying it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Finishing - Editing pictures. I made it a priority to go through and edit my pictures. I knew with being gone so much I was going to have a lot to go through and I just didn't want to put it off. I tend to wait until I get so many it's overwhelming to go through but it was nice to get it done!</span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What have you been up to lately?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-8386753887478349072023-05-01T10:00:00.001-04:002023-05-01T10:00:00.138-04:00The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley by Courtney Walsh Book Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoog0-4wN3hk1j8s3aZXsMvj8FbNFdCi5jU70x8N9pKa2u3lHDunFnJzVPk3yjU32u2qVk98_z_IJD039fzHMHVAEg5thIXkiBcNbcQHdFDVDuwArjKyJIvzxJ25LEAQsgg49ff63mokayuiGJMxIr1mnNwZWS5xv8BmXjD4FiQBETTOK24F6agg/s387/HLIB.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="255" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoog0-4wN3hk1j8s3aZXsMvj8FbNFdCi5jU70x8N9pKa2u3lHDunFnJzVPk3yjU32u2qVk98_z_IJD039fzHMHVAEg5thIXkiBcNbcQHdFDVDuwArjKyJIvzxJ25LEAQsgg49ff63mokayuiGJMxIr1mnNwZWS5xv8BmXjD4FiQBETTOK24F6agg/w264-h400/HLIB.png" width="264" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bSKoI" target="_blank">The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley by Courtney Walsh</a></b></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">She’s out to prove that there’s </span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">no such thing as choosing happiness.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Isadora Bentley follows the rules. Isadora Bentley likes things </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic;">just so</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">. Isadora Bentley believes that happiness is something that flat-out doesn’t exist in her life—and never will.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">As a university researcher, Isadora keeps to herself as much as possible. She avoids the students she’s supposed to befriend and mentor. She stays away from her neighbors and lives her own quiet, organized life in her own quiet, organized apartment. And she will </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic;">never</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> get involved in a romantic relationship again—especially with another academic. It will be just Isadora and her research. Forever.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But on her thirtieth birthday, Isadora does something completely out of character. The young woman who never does anything “on a whim” makes an impulse purchase of a magazine featuring a silly article detailing “Thirty-One Ways to Be Happy”—which includes everything from smiling at strangers to exercising for endorphins to giving in to your chocolate cravings. Isadora decides to create her own secret research project—proving the writer of the ridiculous piece wrong.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As Isadora gets deeper into her research—and meets a handsome professor along the way—she’s stunned to discover that maybe, just maybe, she’s proving herself wrong. Perhaps there’s actually something to this happiness concept, and possibly there’s something to be said for loosening up and letting life take you somewhere . . . happy.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I think I've read every book by Courtney Walsh and while there are some I've really liked and some not as much (they definitely weren't bad books by any means, just maybe didn't connect with the story line or characters.) but this book has a noticeably different feel to it. With saying that, I liked this book so much!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Right from the start Isadora is someone I think we can all connect with on some level. I could really relate to Isadora and how she thinks and especially her view on happiness. I did think that Isadora at the very beginning was a little mean but that is just part of the story and the journey she goes on to find (or try not to find in her case!) happiness.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I so enjoyed all of the characters. Marty, Cal, Darby, and Delilah were all so well written, believable, and enjoyable.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For some reason this book has been a really hard one to write a review on. I really liked it but it's just hard to put into words how I felt about it. This story is really for anyone who has ever felt like they don't fit in, are introverted, awkward, have past hurts, struggle with happiness, or just have ever felt like they don't belong.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's definitely not a book that is going to be for everyone, but it's going to feel so relatable to others! It's also maybe not the most exciting or suspenseful, but if you enjoy a good character/emotional journey than this just may be the book for you! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley releases on June 13, 2023</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span face="" style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">I received a complimentary e-copy of this book from Thomas Nelson Publishers</span></span><span face=""> th</span><span face="">rough NetGalley. 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</div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-60857520541546375932023-04-24T10:00:00.001-04:002023-04-24T10:23:50.733-04:00Visiting Fort Sumter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After spending the previous day in Charleston (<b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/03/charleston-part-1.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a></b> and <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/03/charleston-part-2.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a></b>) we decided to spend our last day visiting Fort Sumter. We arrived at the museum, purchased our tickets, and boarded the first ferry of the day. The weather at the time was overcast but nice, although a storm was going to be coming in later in the day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The ferry ride from Charleston was about 30 minutes and we arrived at Fort Sumter to some increasingly overcast weather and VERY windy conditions! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had just disembarked the ferry and entered the museum at Fort Sumter when they announced they were looking for volunteers to help raise the flag over the fort. My dad and about a dozen other people wanted to volunteer so we headed outside to watch them raise the flag.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The weather had gotten so windy that it was a bit of a struggle to get the flag raised! If you look closely at the pictures, the flag that flies over Fort Sumter is the same style of flag that flew when the Civil War began. It features 33 stars, one for each state in the Union.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So after the raising of the flag everyone was free to explore the fort. My parents and I wandered around the perimeter of the fort. I was surprised at how small and isolated it was compared to, maybe, <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2020/11/fort-monroe_18.html" target="_blank">Fort Monroe</a></b>. Definitely not somewhere I would want to be stuck!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyways, as we were making our way around the fort we saw a pod of dolphins swimming around! They were pretty neat to see! Just a note, but we saw dolphins then entire time we were in the area. If we were near water, they were there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We then headed back inside the museum to explore. We weren't in there long before they announced that due to the weather conditions they needed to lower the flag. So back outside we went to take the flag down! There weren't as many volunteers this time since the weather was so cold and windy! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After that we went back inside to look around the museum. The museum wasn't too big but it was interesting with a good assortment of history and memorabilia. There were even people there with pretty little kids and even they seemed to be enjoying themselves. So I would say it's a great place for people of all ages. They offer a seek-and-find type of activity for kids so when they arrive at the fort they have different things to look for and the kids that were there seemed to be having fun with it. And the NPS employees were all really informative and nice. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were maybe at the fort for maybe an hour when we already had to leave. It didn't feel like enough time to see everything so we felt a bit rushed. I don't know if it was because of the weather (they cancelled the later ferry ride of the day and the employees were leaving the fort as well.) but we didn't get to see everything inside of the museum. And I'm not the kind of person to read every single plaque or anything, but I even didn't have time to look at everything.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyways, despite that it was a good and interesting visit. Definitely would recommend if you are into history!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmxioOMqDRnYoQy9y4XYMpygWkuArzGNvCcZnq8xUSQ_G0dsC9MfuuPamr4_E1ia_qf38lcSY360o6wYOkMfuh2VtUUjocoqc0Qru1i9x520yxQISeR4RcJVi1gJKDzxZSe3N4FNGMYflydbTyIqMGtEn-iOidCNZCh_NywaJSHQRHLZaNdoVlQ/s2400/FortSumter1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmxioOMqDRnYoQy9y4XYMpygWkuArzGNvCcZnq8xUSQ_G0dsC9MfuuPamr4_E1ia_qf38lcSY360o6wYOkMfuh2VtUUjocoqc0Qru1i9x520yxQISeR4RcJVi1gJKDzxZSe3N4FNGMYflydbTyIqMGtEn-iOidCNZCh_NywaJSHQRHLZaNdoVlQ/w640-h480/FortSumter1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnKTNTbSKwePMatz2aA8tGSQygsnosFeS8TKLSfbxdDumwGvZHnGkdcBv2uCY8KrA8l0CdN1gZnol-YhPdnOopnDpDNFbOkjlZdgA9U-mbieVuHfPWmWCkc7DU-2UaP0v4uHyj0zHZ8ZCFoq3USkI8Y1w4h6NleQmYv9rKdknvUx4wRqiHtQv2Q/s2400/FortSumter2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-62615933110171441792023-04-03T10:00:00.001-04:002023-04-03T10:00:00.189-04:00The Words We Lost by Nicole Deese Book Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGkTR0VPjJOV_SjGxv6EsFfsDqRxOcBrpXR5r4HK-gNoXYqy7yKYIxpmVekkTC_gW6awbB_PK46_xaqtIN_Nbxd6S4yPylLq0e5orzURtyD4F0lY8lvbJkuHV-WrQ_gPjKcfN4fIOtSog981w47i9zV3bBOGc2wXZBAk4Ls0Ru8EEnNQDLtjoaA/s400/TWWL.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGkTR0VPjJOV_SjGxv6EsFfsDqRxOcBrpXR5r4HK-gNoXYqy7yKYIxpmVekkTC_gW6awbB_PK46_xaqtIN_Nbxd6S4yPylLq0e5orzURtyD4F0lY8lvbJkuHV-WrQ_gPjKcfN4fIOtSog981w47i9zV3bBOGc2wXZBAk4Ls0Ru8EEnNQDLtjoaA/w259-h400/TWWL.jpg" width="259" /><b style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"></b></a><b style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bShgt" target="_blank">The Words We Lost by Nicole Deese</a></b></div></b></div><p></p><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i>From back cover:</i></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;">As a senior acquisitions editor for Fog Harbor Books in San Francisco, Ingrid Erikson has rejected many a manuscript for lack of defined conflict and dramatic irony - two elements her current life possesses in spades. In the months following the death of her childhood best friend and international bestselling author Cecelia Campbell, Ingrid has not only lost her ability to escape into fiction due to a rare trauma response, but she's also desperate to find the closure she's convinced will come with Cecelia's missing final manuscript.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;">After Ingrid jeopardizes her career, she fears her future will remain irrevocably broken. But then Joel Campbell - the man who shattered her belief in happily-ever-afters - offers her a sealed envelope from his late cousin, Cecelia, asking Joel and to put their differences aside and retrieve a mysterious package in their coastal Washington hometown.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;">Honoring Cecelia's last request will challenge their convictions and test their loyalties, but through it all, will Ingrid and Joel be brave enough to uncover a twice-in-a-lifetime love?</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;">I enjoyed this book although it was a little slow to start. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;">Having read several other books by this author I knew I would be invested but it just took a little</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"> while for me to get into it and warm up to Ingrid. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;">I'll start off with what I didn't like as I had a couple of things I didn't care for with this book. There were so many things going on it was a lot to keep up with. Throw in</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"> all the jumping around with the story flash-backs and it really messed up the flow and made it feel way longer than it needed to be. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;">I also had a little bit of an issue with Ingrid's trauma response. I could have understood being unable to work due to grief, but the problem itself just didn't make sense to me (maybe it just wasn't described well enough?) it didn't feel necessary to the story and seemed like more one more detail bogging down the story.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;">And while Ingrid was the main protagonist, it seemed like more effort was put into bringing Cece to life. I felt more of her character and there was so much more depth to her that Ingrid was almost secondary. Which I think made it a bit harder for me to connect with her. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;">This book is packed with emotion, most prominent being grief. Grief is such a complex, tricky topic I think I personally just didn't feel it from the story as much as I would have liked. I think it was because there were several different plot points that each had a grief angle, so it you really didn't get to feel the depth of Ingrid's grief and how it truely impacted her because there was so much going on.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">With the negative out of the way I did enjoy this book. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;">Having grown up in Washington state and having visited Port Townsend, I enjoyed the vivid descriptions of the area. Even if you had never visited the Northwest it's described so well you can easily imagine the setting. </span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">Cece had an almost child-like innocence about her that made her enjoyable to read about. She was just fun and lively and I think we can all think of someone like her in our lives. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">I typically like to read mystery/suspense type books so I appreciated the twist towards the end. While I did have some suspicions throughout the book (that ended up being correct) it didn't deter from the plot itself and I felt satisfied that it turned out how I was expecting and hoping.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: verdana;">So while this maybe wasn't my favorite book by this author, it was just one that I liked but maybe didn't love. Probably a 3.5/5 star read. Better than "just okay" but not quite memorable enough for a 4 star.</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face="" style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">I received a complimentary e-copy of this book from Bethany House Publishers</span></span><span face=""> th</span><span face="">rough NetGalley. O</span><span face="">pinions expressed in this review are completely my own. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Words We Lost releases on April 11, 2023.</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-59745797708826979292023-03-27T10:00:00.001-04:002023-03-27T10:00:00.188-04:00Charleston Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/03/charleston-part-1.html" target="_blank">Charleston Part 1</a></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzh1SR5IYfLneaZr_LszbTxKuo0ttoVkXIY4GI9BMII5IiPSpTYepN8q1TexJXWXGwe43cm2r-xoPta7-VPVQdsD5zYD_N4ubT3rOMCBrOfQvC36Qr9mZEmyJwN7Xy6EaZ51Y1fYgipXYrqRcTRxLat3CetN4_2dUlN0F-62Ib6pkGZC5YYd_-w/s1200/Charleston.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1200" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzh1SR5IYfLneaZr_LszbTxKuo0ttoVkXIY4GI9BMII5IiPSpTYepN8q1TexJXWXGwe43cm2r-xoPta7-VPVQdsD5zYD_N4ubT3rOMCBrOfQvC36Qr9mZEmyJwN7Xy6EaZ51Y1fYgipXYrqRcTRxLat3CetN4_2dUlN0F-62Ib6pkGZC5YYd_-w/w400-h250/Charleston.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After visiting the Dock Street theater, we continued our walk around Charleston. It was so interesting because pretty much anywhere you looked there was something neat to see! Old cobblestone streets, historical landmarks, informational plaques, or interesting buildings. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFNfHo-efrfodIb4sPVLsEBKEh3pDG8lywDHIt9rrhOshif0PAPiHqncZA5ey5LlgcKXF0UJkBwXrBxuwMZXjLc_Ig90tjv_DPTvN_hWc5DPknymI2xYzmXIf2zzqvTD1fs9JuFkpcV8nXRK0ayHwg2HUhPiQZuWuXEmUs4veGS2RrrgmCowKDg/s1800/Charleston20.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFNfHo-efrfodIb4sPVLsEBKEh3pDG8lywDHIt9rrhOshif0PAPiHqncZA5ey5LlgcKXF0UJkBwXrBxuwMZXjLc_Ig90tjv_DPTvN_hWc5DPknymI2xYzmXIf2zzqvTD1fs9JuFkpcV8nXRK0ayHwg2HUhPiQZuWuXEmUs4veGS2RrrgmCowKDg/w640-h426/Charleston20.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdgqugDfLCQnIhyVvEgf4alCz9D9juWIeTC6Accev9s2tNRwcoS1oIKK1kY7wlpv9n1Imdh2kyKPLiK2YsjVzbh1abMFFj7unvijwj44k5brqP7vzOxKRSOTtwwNmgZjrrZOi0SoOjFOeOByvA_Kd4cbq_PWCjpi9lnAjd3xEok1hleD_AbwUdQ/s2400/Charleston21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdgqugDfLCQnIhyVvEgf4alCz9D9juWIeTC6Accev9s2tNRwcoS1oIKK1kY7wlpv9n1Imdh2kyKPLiK2YsjVzbh1abMFFj7unvijwj44k5brqP7vzOxKRSOTtwwNmgZjrrZOi0SoOjFOeOByvA_Kd4cbq_PWCjpi9lnAjd3xEok1hleD_AbwUdQ/w640-h480/Charleston21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uDw71WS5rcP2TKMnf2SDdWPfMYsh3MizHqZFN_R-TzKhbdoWILpYA6kFmS4eTH9ETPxoz7KZ5pknCb_gQCfzCQNdxUBBMI8rAQUUsMpKaYEihi1S0thxWhUjh0LFt2Emdq79DaTynER12Iw7-p9pOxk_vOZLcO7NZ7I2-LnVE56fWgtEs-5GVA/s2400/Charleston22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uDw71WS5rcP2TKMnf2SDdWPfMYsh3MizHqZFN_R-TzKhbdoWILpYA6kFmS4eTH9ETPxoz7KZ5pknCb_gQCfzCQNdxUBBMI8rAQUUsMpKaYEihi1S0thxWhUjh0LFt2Emdq79DaTynER12Iw7-p9pOxk_vOZLcO7NZ7I2-LnVE56fWgtEs-5GVA/w640-h480/Charleston22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCj0Gfs3Fevt8no9LQFhkY3oilBmTCjrD01RfgcdEBnIBdFmh-AkFavxuMPwMGCZ2IAbVOwLYX5saVUSknPbuFV2cRICvzXPGcmBu9ykC6DZOLWfGtXEBeYREhFcNcAICkls38eF2lnU8dQV1aP39po-TufcoDw-Lk4zVaXJkC9_D5DEemlSce_w/s2400/Charleston23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCj0Gfs3Fevt8no9LQFhkY3oilBmTCjrD01RfgcdEBnIBdFmh-AkFavxuMPwMGCZ2IAbVOwLYX5saVUSknPbuFV2cRICvzXPGcmBu9ykC6DZOLWfGtXEBeYREhFcNcAICkls38eF2lnU8dQV1aP39po-TufcoDw-Lk4zVaXJkC9_D5DEemlSce_w/w640-h480/Charleston23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZS8CIY36nq8UI0h8bc51EZnPTDefjC1MJFCxaLkFTl4BEWvjif0gjs4ZbmBYKiAiVE-nf-23nwnjUdDaGksWpcfmXu5qcovNERUq3stR-HQi8BtyBUMVC6AtNXzt0qhe__DLzeCxka77V7uzGLBwlngKzkgg_TC4LSvonY5JmCJnpdO1rkoIsHA/s2400/Charleston24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZS8CIY36nq8UI0h8bc51EZnPTDefjC1MJFCxaLkFTl4BEWvjif0gjs4ZbmBYKiAiVE-nf-23nwnjUdDaGksWpcfmXu5qcovNERUq3stR-HQi8BtyBUMVC6AtNXzt0qhe__DLzeCxka77V7uzGLBwlngKzkgg_TC4LSvonY5JmCJnpdO1rkoIsHA/w640-h480/Charleston24.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnBkHGqWNC4XGalOISL4-abcwJ353ONJcfuJ0OJb14ML10HjayyQXJqHChx0tk7BAEayGpdBP58_hHpcrohqXkq-SyxeUUFjptAsSda2OaTNNlFfs8siwySeUalwCygbxoPi0HHu7PSObqobUE2-ijLmTF69hgsgaVMCWqMh1SD3QDai4e23w4g/s2400/Charleston25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnBkHGqWNC4XGalOISL4-abcwJ353ONJcfuJ0OJb14ML10HjayyQXJqHChx0tk7BAEayGpdBP58_hHpcrohqXkq-SyxeUUFjptAsSda2OaTNNlFfs8siwySeUalwCygbxoPi0HHu7PSObqobUE2-ijLmTF69hgsgaVMCWqMh1SD3QDai4e23w4g/w640-h480/Charleston25.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fancy Target in downtown Charleston! | And some donuts from Glazed. They were good but way overpriced. 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We walked almost 9 miles! We saw a lot and enjoyed the city before ending the day at <b><a href="https://offtrackicecream.com/" target="_blank">Off Track ice cream</a></b>. The ice cream I would definitely recommend! We shared a flight and it was so good! None of us had ever had fresh mint ice cream before and there is really nothing like it. The fresh mint just gives off such a good flavor! Even the vanilla was excellent. All the flavors were so creamy and delicious. My parents and I really enjoyed it!</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Despite being such a short trip we really enjoyed our time in Charleston! We all agreed it was somewhere we would go back to. You can easily spend one day exploring the city itself but there is so much to do outside of Charleston you could definitely spend several days exploring the area. We did have one more place we visited in the area that I will share soon!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have you ever been to Charleston?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-16060077009625865712023-03-20T10:00:00.002-04:002023-06-26T16:27:41.505-04:00Charleston Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2023/03/charleston-part-2.html" target="_blank">Charleston Part 2</a></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMe_S4QQppKDnx3iB1lTjzXF1NNej6ns65zJTnSM-biwEIbHdD3OGzoQ6go3VRhOXopvR_bE29L_PKl3cNA6z-r6NdREC9HHOhOEpZVGUb7bxa6sU9S9OIU0nPiiSQdgSNIaYalhmyHCOeW9IDueTQ3kXBiIErXiFN7JCFrBW-a1WO8NE8tfBT4w/s1200/Charleston.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1200" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMe_S4QQppKDnx3iB1lTjzXF1NNej6ns65zJTnSM-biwEIbHdD3OGzoQ6go3VRhOXopvR_bE29L_PKl3cNA6z-r6NdREC9HHOhOEpZVGUb7bxa6sU9S9OIU0nPiiSQdgSNIaYalhmyHCOeW9IDueTQ3kXBiIErXiFN7JCFrBW-a1WO8NE8tfBT4w/w400-h250/Charleston.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the beginning of the year my parents and I made a quick trip to Charleston, South Carolina. We had never been there before but had heard a lot of positive things about it. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spoiler alert: We liked it! I am not easily impressed with most places. I don't try to be picky but I don't know, I just like places that are interesting or unique and not super touristy and Charleston was actually impressive. While it is a very touristy place it didn't feel like a tourist trap. Especially since we were there at the beginning of January. There really weren't too many people. Although I'm sure it's crazy during the warmer months!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That said, we thought visiting at the beginning of January would mean the weather wouldn't be so humid, but boy were we wrong! Both mornings we were there we woke up to fog and 100% humidity that stayed pretty high all day long. So while the temperature itself wasn't so bad (in the 70's) the humidity was higher than we were expecting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We stayed just across the Arthur Ravenel bridge in Mount Pleasant and drove into Charleston around 9:30ish. I had found a parking garage the night before while looking at Google maps that was most convenient for us so we parked and started walking around. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were hardly any people out and about so it was a nice and quiet morning exploring. We stopped for some coffee and just kind of wandered around. I had a found a few places I wanted to visit, landmarks and such, but for the most part we just wanted to wander around.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnSnz6WfIV64SfIuCorJNyDPpOr9FXAA0IGdEDz5slWDHFT0MGP-jQzGj3KLxxFyxz6zJ3xR-uMuhjGysC_Lp-0Nh48g5ytHVZidtj0v1mJX-LQaBQBiTHhQQRiZ5NPgQnd2KGNOIknaxy2i6xhLWUt5i5Jd5p7rpaqSbnq-NNEVi8pL_P5rlLA/s2400/Charleston1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnSnz6WfIV64SfIuCorJNyDPpOr9FXAA0IGdEDz5slWDHFT0MGP-jQzGj3KLxxFyxz6zJ3xR-uMuhjGysC_Lp-0Nh48g5ytHVZidtj0v1mJX-LQaBQBiTHhQQRiZ5NPgQnd2KGNOIknaxy2i6xhLWUt5i5Jd5p7rpaqSbnq-NNEVi8pL_P5rlLA/w640-h480/Charleston1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXexMD8Gyjvp8GEbvBe-AnnvROkHDf8neTGePajo0XVP1_537paSNfwLgC7cCqQ1jlphplZBhdzW7-aa72JxA2bMAkGuT8U-Kf9P0bbT3zg05Apsq6JzdbByjQFTIOZiRstbrRJxFKFFV79YWzInVz-LqKzH86I0wLCOS_wxJuAYIH3QWTgDEaA/s2400/Charleston2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">During our walking around we came across the Dock Street Theater. 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</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-25748828451509660062023-03-06T10:00:00.001-05:002023-03-06T10:00:00.188-05:002022 In Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's maybe a little late to be posting this but better late than never, right? Anyways, today I thought I would share a little recap of my 2022 blog posts. If you've been here a while you know I only blogged about halfway into 2022 before taking a break, but I still wanted to share the things I did post!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">January</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My first post of the month was my <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/01/december-2021-photo-day.html" target="_blank">December Photo A Day pictures</a></b>. I shared some of my <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/01/recent-purchases-11.html" target="_blank">Recent Purchases</a></b>. I also shared some year in review posts like <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/01/2021-in-review.html" target="_blank">2021 in Review</a></b> and <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-year-of-photo-day-2021.html" target="_blank">A Year of Photo A Day</a></b>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioRFTIKeT0I7pn2EHL7uxKlPPScNLEa3bnR6sPvq0y_gO9LUlxGDscG7zyfFs5TBSleKM8bb71LDgqbrE_BAgC-R7WUalnxW4RPYwAMGvnWRF5fLm1oTuXYBLmXZVxf1QFAgce6_hAkxdDzi714sdylgEaqAaMEpVXNGR0Eus6VLd3QXaehelXIA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioRFTIKeT0I7pn2EHL7uxKlPPScNLEa3bnR6sPvq0y_gO9LUlxGDscG7zyfFs5TBSleKM8bb71LDgqbrE_BAgC-R7WUalnxW4RPYwAMGvnWRF5fLm1oTuXYBLmXZVxf1QFAgce6_hAkxdDzi714sdylgEaqAaMEpVXNGR0Eus6VLd3QXaehelXIA=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also shared some photos from when we <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/01/hiking-glassy-mountain-trail.html" target="_blank">hiked the glassy mountain trail</a></b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirxyrTNY4ozfNi_XasG5RrgNzDgsXJymd4KAfmF1BEj83EO0Rbq0HJxsxXVAwgA_z_MGObcluVk2eoFEGmGCddVHNI8M56-nHa1J_Cf9hVL0ztAbAdVLniJg_Gxy6GFfjcTCJv7qNXUzbNY8VTC_CskJKZ0drC4XkyU7DPR0ewWHKcyCPQZ478vw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirxyrTNY4ozfNi_XasG5RrgNzDgsXJymd4KAfmF1BEj83EO0Rbq0HJxsxXVAwgA_z_MGObcluVk2eoFEGmGCddVHNI8M56-nHa1J_Cf9hVL0ztAbAdVLniJg_Gxy6GFfjcTCJv7qNXUzbNY8VTC_CskJKZ0drC4XkyU7DPR0ewWHKcyCPQZ478vw=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">February</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In February I shared a couple review posts from 2021 like my <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/02/favorite-pictures-from-2021.html" target="_blank">Favorite Pictures</a> </b>and my <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/02/top-10-most-read-blog-posts-of-2021.html" target="_blank">Top 10 Most Read Blog Posts</a></b>. I shared my <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/02/recent-beauty-purchases-9.html" target="_blank">Recent Beauty Purchases</a></b> and a couple of book reviews. I shared a review of the book <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/02/what-matters-most-by-courtney-walsh.html" target="_blank">What Matters Most by Courtney Walsh</a></b> and<b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/02/until-leaves-fall-in-paris-by-sarah.html" target="_blank"> Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin</a></b>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyUvVU7TrN6d5rlx9-7unHn9pYje4gu05aL1h4cGP89w8xbEqhoPvJXS2QqprksRMs2fJ1_lG2JWJDYVhjIBMMsOrjPXW1aNAvevLMyuUMf23JljFKQQ5GA2yI5KgzoPUICBiKWhuuiyvDCB6xadIGZlsXdj_X4aEqtrTLdYKZwsVG1dBeur2Peg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="640" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyUvVU7TrN6d5rlx9-7unHn9pYje4gu05aL1h4cGP89w8xbEqhoPvJXS2QqprksRMs2fJ1_lG2JWJDYVhjIBMMsOrjPXW1aNAvevLMyuUMf23JljFKQQ5GA2yI5KgzoPUICBiKWhuuiyvDCB6xadIGZlsXdj_X4aEqtrTLdYKZwsVG1dBeur2Peg=w400-h309" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">March</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In March, I only posted once. And that was my <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/03/february-2022-photo-day.html" target="_blank">February Photo A Day Pictures</a></b>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">April</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In April I only posted twice. I shared my <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/04/march-2022-photo-day.html" target="_blank">March Photo A Day Pictures</a></b> and my <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/04/my-favorite-reads-from-2021.html" target="_blank">Favorite Reads from 2021</a></b>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">May</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My first post in May was a <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/05/currently.html" target="_blank">Currently post</a></b>. I then shared my <a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/05/april-2022-photo-day.html" target="_blank"><b>April Photo A Day</b></a> pictures and a review of the book <a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/05/all-that-it-takes-by-nicole-deese-book.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">All That it Takes by Nicole Deese</a>. I <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/05/recent-purchases-12.html" target="_blank">shared some of my recent purchases</a></b>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRK0Po_-8IEZHNCu01d4L811opChx_M7XwAJEvnMkCuNNbmV07HbVzaGokTbJ2DEU_KiLeuHFotoS9hVnb9Fagl4sD8j-Kp9ndDgnlGQrHAylu54-JlWD4PJe-F_-IE1rOdNLxa9h3O4OlksDLUOOna0TN2rbMrnz6HbOYd2MxOAv2ZR7_yImNxg/s640/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRK0Po_-8IEZHNCu01d4L811opChx_M7XwAJEvnMkCuNNbmV07HbVzaGokTbJ2DEU_KiLeuHFotoS9hVnb9Fagl4sD8j-Kp9ndDgnlGQrHAylu54-JlWD4PJe-F_-IE1rOdNLxa9h3O4OlksDLUOOna0TN2rbMrnz6HbOYd2MxOAv2ZR7_yImNxg/w400-h320/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then I ended the month by sharing <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/05/our-visit-to-state-botanical-garden-of.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a></b> and <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/05/our-visit-to-state-botanical-garden-of_01001201.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a></b> of our visit to the State Botanical Garden of Georgia!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjp_vcst-R_YnsLxrxLuEfApPtjlGYbniO93o68_k1tVrhodaGv9uz9tOHXJmjmIyrVwctl0dQuWmWQiZj4uHaXAowVZpFlY6a7n87B6SAAvqmQZiB9jbe1K6ycY320BdLUug7wjeAvW8Oz-Pb14Y5M1K8ZBjxWK6qY91mhnt6enkOx9ETf4ckA/s2400/SBGG18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjp_vcst-R_YnsLxrxLuEfApPtjlGYbniO93o68_k1tVrhodaGv9uz9tOHXJmjmIyrVwctl0dQuWmWQiZj4uHaXAowVZpFlY6a7n87B6SAAvqmQZiB9jbe1K6ycY320BdLUug7wjeAvW8Oz-Pb14Y5M1K8ZBjxWK6qY91mhnt6enkOx9ETf4ckA/w640-h480/SBGG18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaahUDbJayc94c9ERNZ-rwqSnhPEBWxHYyN5OwTWkzcyOmG7p5yLlhojHjz_ZMlKDpCju-YIMvQVWWoseOiv3h7Rjz9cFeascJqgyWNgGAp-eTyaFvxBOLJZWrHxelEpUUBpqJsKi8qIzNBS3d7gR6hCapjRviealp_-bCZT-lOCj3CIxB9l0pA/s2400/SBGG24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaahUDbJayc94c9ERNZ-rwqSnhPEBWxHYyN5OwTWkzcyOmG7p5yLlhojHjz_ZMlKDpCju-YIMvQVWWoseOiv3h7Rjz9cFeascJqgyWNgGAp-eTyaFvxBOLJZWrHxelEpUUBpqJsKi8qIzNBS3d7gR6hCapjRviealp_-bCZT-lOCj3CIxB9l0pA/w640-h480/SBGG24.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">June</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I started off the month by sharing my <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/06/may-2022-photo-day.html" target="_blank">May Photo A Day pictures</a></b>. I shared a couple of book reviews. One was of the book <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/06/long-way-home-by-lynn-austin-book-review.html" target="_blank">Long Way Home by Lynn Austin</a></b> and <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/06/heirlooms-by-sandra-byrd-book-review.html" target="_blank">Heirlooms by Sandra Byrd</a></b>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And then I shared some of my <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/06/recent-beauty-purchases-10.html" target="_blank">recent beauty purchases</a></b>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJWjGW4xGuuEXiOuZ-ovZxmCSRtyoQ93uL6sCiI0xCgcG7_Cg5WM2E4x83YG0PSNnhmSUKp9sQOOF8vckVylR0ihVBmhpvzq_Z39SdRskcpsODqqzQkVn54N_C7ojHIvNauJA8k-yWIgQRcXnzORBgegNb26z6bpUa-8fDD6uWCTxmYvmqIJyzQ/s3300/RecentBeautyPurchases10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="3300" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJWjGW4xGuuEXiOuZ-ovZxmCSRtyoQ93uL6sCiI0xCgcG7_Cg5WM2E4x83YG0PSNnhmSUKp9sQOOF8vckVylR0ihVBmhpvzq_Z39SdRskcpsODqqzQkVn54N_C7ojHIvNauJA8k-yWIgQRcXnzORBgegNb26z6bpUa-8fDD6uWCTxmYvmqIJyzQ/w400-h309/RecentBeautyPurchases10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">July </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In July I shared my <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/07/june-photo-day.html" target="_blank">June Photo A Day Pictures</a></b> and then I took an unexpected prolonged blogging break!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So that is a wrap on my 2022 blog posts! Now that I'm trying to get back into blogging more, what kinds of posts do you like or want to see? I'm hoping to be able to get out more and do some more photography, especially since I got a new lens!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-67774107948242179582023-02-27T10:00:00.001-05:002023-02-27T10:00:00.174-05:00Recent Purchases 13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">I've been really needing some new clothes and have had such a hard time finding anything lately! </span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">This is really all I have bought in the last 6 or so months (or at least all I've kept. I've bought other stuff and returned it because I didn't like it.) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">I feel like the styles are just so ugly lately. Although Target seems to be getting some cute stuff in for spring. Spring is usually when I tend to find the clothing I like the most just because I like more of the colors and prints associated with spring time. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQpJ6k8of1-APZB-eXpxFl5A8P4YGZrTJRLda_dr5rY-iRyITG65oA9KKGH2IuFEjTSA2y4Eqm6g2F21bvDlpL6eJnkFwHMJznnJPkryBy-qVQ3LnpsvTRse9ReO6i7s6SV18GGznGws4Kn3OCkh4JlFSC2VQsGNGfrkOz9JtzjA7GdzR2tTQlA/s3000/RecentPurchases13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQpJ6k8of1-APZB-eXpxFl5A8P4YGZrTJRLda_dr5rY-iRyITG65oA9KKGH2IuFEjTSA2y4Eqm6g2F21bvDlpL6eJnkFwHMJznnJPkryBy-qVQ3LnpsvTRse9ReO6i7s6SV18GGznGws4Kn3OCkh4JlFSC2VQsGNGfrkOz9JtzjA7GdzR2tTQlA/w512-h640/RecentPurchases13.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>1.</b> <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bHNEi" target="_blank">Under Armour Women's Shorts in Black/White</a></b>: I really like these shorts and wear them all the time! I need to order them in some more colors. It's so hard to find athletic shorts that aren't super short. I like something in the mid-thigh area so the 5" length is perfect. The material is nice. It's a bit heavier than most athletic shorts and has a bit of stretch to it. And these have decent sized pockets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>2</b></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">.</b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bIOQn" target="_blank">White T-Shirt Bodysuit</a></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> and </span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bIOQe" target="_blank">Black T-Shirt Bodysuit</a></b><span style="font-family: verdana;">: I've been trying to find some bodysuits to wear with skirts and have had a hard time finding any that fit right. I don't like the ones that feel like swimsuit material and a lot of others are really thin and see through. These have a nicer, slightly heavier material so the white specifically isn't too see through. They fit nice and they're looser fitting so they aren't skin tight like a lot of others.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>3. </b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bIORX" target="_blank">Women's V Neck Ruffle Floral Wrap Maxi Dress in A1-blue</a></b>: This dress is really pretty although I'm not a huge fan of the material. It just feels kinda cheap. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did get it on sale so it's not a huge deal.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> That said I like how it fits. It's flowy, adjustable, and super flattering. It comes in a bunch of different colors, fabrics, and styles. I would definitely buy this again in a different style/color. If you're between sizes I'd definitely recommend ordering your larger size (that's what I did) especially with wrap dress you want to make sure you have enough dress to wrap around and tie!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>4. </b></span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bSlZy" target="_blank">Acorn Lightweight Bristol Loafer in Navy/Blue</a></b><span style="font-family: verdana;">: I got these for my birthday and I really like them! I was looking for something to wear around the house that would be comfortable for when I'm standing for long periods of time cooking. Pretty much every pair of slippers I've looked at are of the really warm and fuzzy variety and since I live in South Carolina I really didn't want something that is going to make my feet hot! I like that these look more like a shoe and are great for all seasons. The sizing is weird on these and they were a little big but I got some insoles that helped to make them more comfortable which made them fit just fine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>5.</b><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bIOR8" target="_blank">OFFLINE By Aerie Goals High Waisted Legging in True Black</a></b>: I like these leggings pretty well. The waistband does roll down which is annoying (if I go a size up they're too big. I think it's just the silky material). But besides that I like the look and feel of these. I got these on sale for half off. Definitely would not pay full price for them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>6.</b> <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bSlQg" target="_blank">Under Armour Vanish Jogger in Black/White</a></b>: These joggers are nice although I don't love the fit. They're kind of baggy in the hips and thighs (you can tell just from the picture) but they're fitted from about the knees down so if I sized down I think they'd be too small. It's not a big deal though. I just like them for wearing around the house. They have a functioning drawstring waist (it's surprising how many pants have a drawstring that doesn't work!) and decent sized pockets. Like, I can actually put my phone in my pocket. Which is a huge plus for women's pants!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>7. </b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bSlSm" target="_blank">Midi A-Line Slip Skirt in Black/White</a></b>: This skirt it so cute! I was really surprised at how well it fit too! Sometimes this style of skirt is really unforgiving and clingy in all the wrong places but it's actually really flattering. Definitely recommend! It has an elastic waist, the slit isn't too high so it looks cute on the side and also off center at the front, and the heart print is just really cute!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>8. <a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bSlYx" target="_blank">Daily Ritual Standard-Fit Short-Sleeve Crewneck Tunic in Deep Green</a> and <a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bSlYA" target="_blank">Deep Blue</a></b>: I really like these and have this tunic in three other colors besides the two listed here. This is the only tunic length t shirt I've been able to find that is actually long enough to wear with leggings. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-57536107469180278672023-02-20T10:00:00.001-05:002023-02-20T10:00:00.188-05:00The Sound of Light by Sarah Sundin Book Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsYjdnZvYcHfXYiIw6jGhtJD5Pw26KODAwAldZF6eEJRxM1XTqAnO7XaxJ3cKySY9JxvfDaJOTTeanQnaHp0VujpzWrlK2abYrqTu0x96o0ANN0PzwChNb-TZ2oWqhtrrCc6XuO0PSfYqnAi0FD1Y9GUzIKUUHn9z43m3G8Jp2Jqn7aIeywj65g/s400/TSoL.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsYjdnZvYcHfXYiIw6jGhtJD5Pw26KODAwAldZF6eEJRxM1XTqAnO7XaxJ3cKySY9JxvfDaJOTTeanQnaHp0VujpzWrlK2abYrqTu0x96o0ANN0PzwChNb-TZ2oWqhtrrCc6XuO0PSfYqnAi0FD1Y9GUzIKUUHn9z43m3G8Jp2Jqn7aIeywj65g/w259-h400/TSoL.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bShgQ" target="_blank">The Sound of Light by Sarah Sundin</a></b></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>From back cover:</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">When the German march into Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt exchanges his nobility for anonymity, assuming a new identity so he can secretly row messages for the Danish Resistance across the waters to Sweden. American physicist Dr. Else Jensen refuses to leave Copenhagen and abandon her research - her life's dream - and makes the dangerous decision to print resistance newspapers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">As Else hears rumors of the movement's legendary <i>Havmand</i> - the merman - she also becomes intrigued by the mysterious and silent shipyard worker living in the same boardinghouse. Henrik makes every effort to conceal his noble upbringing, but he is torn between the facade he must maintain and the woman he is beginning to fall in love with.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">When the occupation cracks down on the Danes, these two passionate people will discover if there is more power in speech...or in silence.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was honestly a little disappointed with this book. I was really looking forward to this story because I really enjoyed the previous two books (<b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2021/02/when-twilight-breaks-by-sarah-sundin.html" target="_blank">When Twilight Breaks</a></b> and <b><a href="https://diaryofnicolealicia.blogspot.com/2022/02/until-leaves-fall-in-paris-by-sarah.html" target="_blank">Until Leaves Fall In Paris</a></b>. Just a note, these books can all be read as stand-alone.) and I had never read a WWII book set in Denmark. I think my biggest issue was I just couldn't connect with the characters. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Else was just so nice and came across as too perfect. Her biggest "flaw" in the story was the fact that she didn't know how to stand up for herself. And that was only because she was being treated unfairly by one person. Else's job as a physicist was hard to relate to. I mean, I liked and appreciated that she was such an intelligent physicist and I would have liked to learn more about her job and what she was doing, but it was all very vague and hard to understand.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">And then with Henrik (who goes by multiple names throughout the book which can be a tad confusing) who is described as being a playboy before the war and then makes a dramatic transformation with very little explanation. I really could have done with a some more backstory or something. We see him struggling with different concepts and he's had some things happen in his past that are said to have changed him but we don't get to see any of that growth. It was like "this happened, then this happened." and that was it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mostly I found the character development to be lacking, the romance was just way too easy without any tension or anything. I wasn't rooting for them or wondering if they were going to end up together. It was basically just a matter of that they they like each other and that's it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another issue I had was how hard the Danish language was to understand. There was a pronunciation guide at the back of the book but it really just frustrated me more than helped. I would have been fine with it had it just been locations, but it went beyond that and really hindered the progress of story for me. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did like that the story was set in Denmark as I was very interested in reading about what went on there during the war. While I have never been to Denmark it was described well enough where you could easily imagine the setting. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Unfortunately this could have been a great story but it just felt like it was missing something. While I was invested in the book and wanted to know what was going to happen, it just didn't have that don't-want-to-put-it-down quality that some of Sarah Sundin's other books have for me.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">I received a complementary copy of this book from Revell. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08793274678109522143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059932947005153180.post-38823299643791659992023-02-13T10:00:00.001-05:002023-02-13T10:00:00.170-05:006 Months of Photo A Day 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, I only made it through half of the year with the photo a day. I always enjoy looking back at it but I struggle with a lot of the prompts. So many of them repeat quite a bit throughout the year and then others are just not possible. Unless you live in a big city and are out and about all the time it's really hard to come up with ideas that fit the prompts! I try to be as creative as possible and "think outside the box" but you can only do that so much!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyways, despite my complaining about the prompts I am pleased with what I did come up with. I wish I could remember to just take a picture of something on my own each day but I both like having a prompt (just something of a starting place) and dislike the constraint of having a prompt if that makes sense! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZThMqDWrEW1NihWKt1MMYYWVistAxAM8M1X_35z4upAN2yp8bJ-LMeCHPyoifpKnulB-4Uyi7UUHN2Wl-7PBMKbkkGPea8AsKkMe3p4uZA-rd4IPlgu6JjFRl9ChcGaszequ7eZhEUDy2xH4O1VnV1DdwNPffGjIuXAuHxD-MwSqWdkKbIUrkVA=s2475" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="2475" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZThMqDWrEW1NihWKt1MMYYWVistAxAM8M1X_35z4upAN2yp8bJ-LMeCHPyoifpKnulB-4Uyi7UUHN2Wl-7PBMKbkkGPea8AsKkMe3p4uZA-rd4IPlgu6JjFRl9ChcGaszequ7eZhEUDy2xH4O1VnV1DdwNPffGjIuXAuHxD-MwSqWdkKbIUrkVA=w640-h156" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizfRcpA-N8UJFT60OAmSKgi_CmSmlJZDLbN5ZL6pM92LFA6xcCn9fzq5jHI6mpV82T7T4W8MLeXIXDko0W0cWDQZotVF1yfN1fjkCPVFrYger2ZO_YbbxlzJdW35Yqd_KqyvWjIc1-kDSONHjAAcO54rWOZNOltRHYYrtSrkxCAtHO4cipPQJHOg=s2475" style="margin-left: 1em; 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And A Currently I'm...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqfIWkShkyxDZGoH3tvBiapMeZf52XhbBzNHwDb2vXQdXPIOPHMkK4XCS2rCN5Dz1btwWi_xGPjSGhT42zwG3H9bRHCelDuLUkaBP1Sx5LLGe-h0O8TKBJmUYVK9ZHb0v6vp_j-OuESHBlGk7RPbmyCbsWVjTb_pcP8SCcv3Au8iEMORMdYGh6Q/s1800/SBGG16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqfIWkShkyxDZGoH3tvBiapMeZf52XhbBzNHwDb2vXQdXPIOPHMkK4XCS2rCN5Dz1btwWi_xGPjSGhT42zwG3H9bRHCelDuLUkaBP1Sx5LLGe-h0O8TKBJmUYVK9ZHb0v6vp_j-OuESHBlGk7RPbmyCbsWVjTb_pcP8SCcv3Au8iEMORMdYGh6Q/w640-h426/SBGG16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Hello! It has been a long time! I was kind of getting burned out on blogging and needed a break, and with some other stuff that was going on I just really didn't have the time for a while. But now I think I'm ready to get back into it. I have a lot to share! And have lots of ideas for posts. Although I think I'm going to switch to maybe a two posts a week schedule. But we'll see. I tend to put too much pressure on myself to get posts done and then I get stressed about it and it's not as much fun anymore so I want to just keep this fun for now on. Anyways...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Reading - I'm reading <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bSjer" target="_blank">First to Fall</a></b> and <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bSjev" target="_blank">A Woman of No Importance</a></b>. A Woman of No Importance is really interesting it's just taking me a while to get through. It's about Virginia Hall, the American spy who helped to win WWII. My mom and brother both read it and liked it and I've listened to a podcast episode about her. I don't typically read a lot of non-fiction but Virginia Hall is so incredible it's definitely worth a read!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Eating - I made <b><a href="https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/pesto-chicken-and-avocado-bacon-salad-wraps/" target="_blank">these chicken, avocado, and bacon wraps</a></b> for dinner last night. I don't use the pesto and used the <b><a href="https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/chicken-avocado-sandwich/" target="_blank">honey mustard chicken</a></b> from this recipe. It's so good and one of my favorite dinners! I also made <b><a href="https://bakerbynature.com/ultimate-funfetti-birthday-cake-recipe/" target="_blank">this funfetti cake</a></b> yesterday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Buying - I just dropped a good chunk of change on <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bSjdu" target="_blank">this new camera lens</a></b>. I've been looking at it for years and finally saw that it was on sale so I figured it was time to buy it. It was $400 off and I've never seen the price go that low before so I figured I couldn't beat that price. I knew if I wanted it now was the time to get it! I haven't gotten to go out use it yet but I'm trying to figure out somewhere to go so I can try it out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Playing - Still playing <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bSjfL" target="_blank">Animal Crossing New Horizons</a></b>. I know pretty much everyone is over it but I still really enjoy it! I'm finally getting to the point where I really like how my island is looking (and I'm still trying to grow those dang blue roses! I think I've finally found a good method!). Although I want to start playing <b><a href="https://shopstyle.it/l/bSjfM" target="_blank">Zelda Breath of the Wild</a></b> again to get ready for the new one coming out it May!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pinning - I don't go on Pinterest too much but I do use it for saving recipes. And it's the best place to look for Animal Crossing island ideas as well as scroll through memes. You can <b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/thenicolealicia/?invite_code=0acef53ca95449169086a03cc487c31d&sender=50313858245460316" target="_blank">follow me here</a></b> if you'd like!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Needing - To find a new way to keep track of the blogs I read since apparently Bloglovin is no more. What do you use? Right now I'm just following people through Blogger, but I don't like their feed format very much. And I've heard of feedly but it sounds like it just keeps making recommendations to you which I don't really like. I just want to read the people I want to instead of it constantly recommending things to me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Working On - I've working on some blog posts. We went to Charleston, SC, for a couple of days at the beginning of January, then I have a bunch of stuff from last summer I want to share. And I am also working on finishing up a scrapbook and I'll share some of those pages as well!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></div></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So what have you been up to lately?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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