Blog Hiatus

Sorry to have been blogging less...figured I should explain. There are a lot of things going on especially through the next few months. We're expanding our house and a lot of hours have been put into designing, interviewing contractors and submitting paperwork to the city. I'm hoping things will be wrapping up with the above soon, but then my hours will be spent with our backyard torn up, choosing actual colors, carpet, windows etc. This is supposed to go on for 3 months! What a summer!

And on top of that, this pregnancy has been exhausting. I'm constantly falling asleep on the couch before the kids even go to bed. 2nd trimester did not give me the energy boost I was hoping for. Hopefully 3rd trimester doesn't get any worse. With all the sleeping I've been doing, I've noticed even my reading has gone on the back burner. Usually by now I've read 16 books, averaging 4 a month. Looking at my list it seems pathetic.

I'll try to keep checking in, but for the meantime, bear with me.

Books Read 2011

Books Read 2011 (Items in bold are books I highly recommend)

1. Dixieland Sushi by Cara Lockwood

2. Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

3. Courting Trouble by Deeanne Gist

4. Women Who Run by Shanti Sosienski Loved this book! So inspiring to read about these amazing women who fought to bring women's running into the olympics or to fight a personal struggle. I truely enjoyed reading each story. And the interesting one was of the man who had a sex change to a woman. Reading how estrogen slowed him down was fascinating.

5. Without a Backward Glance by Kate Veitch

6. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

7. My Name is Memory by Ann Brashares Amazing book! I've recommended this book to everyone I know. Such a great story/plot. At first I was disappointed with the lackluster ending but later learned that this book is supposed to be Part 1 of a trilogy. I can't wait till the next book comes out.

8. Ape House by Sara Gruen (A little disappointing, I really liked Water for Elephants and had high hopes for this book.)

9. Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier-Again I was hoping for an exciting story, it seemed a little slow. Apparently this book is historical fiction but I sort of wished it was spiced up a little.

10. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins This was a cute teen novel. My friend recommended it to me so I requested the book from the library. I didn't find it amazing, but a cute story.

11. The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern. I liked the book, it wasn't as amazing as it sounded like it would be, but it was entertaining. There were some twists in there that I liked.

12. The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes. Very cute book! I thought it was creatively written and kept my interest throughout the book as it followed inhabitants of an apartment building.

Currently reading: Mile Markers: The 26.2 Most Important Reasons Why Women Run by Kristen Armstrong. I'm flying through this book I believe I will finish it within the next two days.

Adding to my books read 2011:

Books Listened to in 2011

1. Love and Impossible Pursuits byAyelet Waldman

2. Between Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson

3. Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende

Currently listening to Geek Love by Katherine Dunn (1 disc left)!

Next in cue to listen to: Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving (20 discs, yikes!)

Running Talley 2011

Miles run in 2011: 97.68

Miles run pregnancy #3: 145.61

I have 5 weeks till my 5k. I'm hoping I can run the whole thing. This pregnancy has made running so much more difficult.