Monday

Sunday ended up being a pretty uneventful day. I went to Starbucks and read the morning paper and then ended up going to Target to buy a couple things that I had forgotten to buy when I was there on Friday night.
I finished my scarf that I made out of the Mission Falls 1824 Wool in Purple #024 that I had purchased on Saturday morning. It’s just so soft and a rich deep purple, that I just crocheted it up so fast. I think I am going to make the sushi wallet next from the kit that I bought at A.C. Moore Friday night.
I am really excited because I purchased gas for $2.09!!! That is awesome for my area because we have some of the highest gas prices in the nation. I put in ¾ of a tank for only $22. It just makes it so much more manageable.
I also baked another loaf of cranberry orange bread. I know it’s not fat free but it is a seasonal item so I am going to enjoy it while it lasts. Plus, I had one last foil loaf pan that I needed to use up because I when I purchased the foil pans they came in a 3 pack. I plan on making the cornbread some time this week or maybe next weekend. I also got to use the cake tester and the mini spatula that I bought at Crate this weekend.
Music of the Week:
1. Twilight soundtrack – OMG this soundtrack rocks. I can actually listen to the entire cd without skipping a track. Such a rarity for me and I think the songs were excellent choices for the movie and fit in well with the series
2. The Magic of Lang Lang – I really enjoy Lang Lang’s style and it was the perfect cd to listen to after finishing his autobiography earlier in the week.
3. Songs of Joy and Peace - Yo-Yo Ma and Friends – Technically, this is a holiday cd but I think you could honestly listen to this cd year-round.
4. Heartless single - Kanye West – Love Kanye! I really like this single and it has catchy words and a nice beat.
It was really hard picking music to listen to in the car this weekend because I had purchased 3 cds in one weekend and they were all awesome. It was budgeted though because I had felt like I was in a music rut recently and listening to the radio really annoys me because it is always talk radio on my way to work in the morning and every station has like 20 songs that they always play so it gets boring for me.
I’ve started reading Charlaine Harris’ Aurora Teagarden mystery series. I don’t know what I am going to do when I run out of her books to read. I have read all of her Sookie, Lily and Harper series, plus her two non-series books and so Aurora was the one series I hadn’t read yet. I’m not reading them in order either because I just went with the two they had at Borders when I was using my coupon. Usually between Borders and Barnes & Noble, I can complete a book series. People always ask me how I find the time to read so much and I have two explanations. One, I am a fast reader. I have tried to read slow and it just doesn’t happen. Two, I make the time. Honestly, I read every day whether it is 30 minutes or 3 hours (on the weekends). If it’s something you love to do, you can make time for it, even it is just a little bit every day. Books + Yarn + Music = My Bliss. I could do a books of the week list but then I would have like 20 books on the list and then I would have to confess to how much I actually read. LOL. Reading is Sexy (and fun).

Monday Update:
I did end up registering my shiny new Starbucks gold card. I had forgotten what my Sbux user name was so i had to call Sbux customer service today and they were so friendly! Anyways, now I am all registered and life is good. Also, I had to go to the library after work because I ended up reading all the books I purchased this weekend. Does this mean I need to get out more? I couldn't help it that they were all so good that I didn't want to stop reading them. :)

P.S. SQUEEEEEEE!!!!! The Twilight movie comes out this week! Finally!