Crime mysteries for the soul

Over the past couple of weeks, now that Seattle has basically skipped over fall weather and gone straight to winter temps, I've had time to cozy up with Forrest and do some reading!!

I was looking at the highly rated kindle titles and decided that Sleep Tight by Rachel Abbott looked interesting. And boy, was it! I really like her writing style and how she sneaks the perfect hints in at the right moments. I found myself accidentally pressing the next key before finishing my current page, and then having to click backward! It was a page turner for sure, and I love how it read like a tv show.

Immediately after finishing, I decided to look up more titles by Abbott. I decided to read Only the Innocent next. I noticed themes similar to the previous book, throughout the novel, but the story twisted and turned in completely different directions. And the character building was excellent. This second book seemed more intense and the details were interwoven so intricately that as soon as I finished the very last pages, I immediately re-read the first chapter again. I was drooling over every tiny morsel of info!

I must have forgotten how much I love to read (that's so sad...). I haven't read two books so quickly and with so much pleasure, since college! I'm glad that I decided to read again, and I can't wait to start the next adventure. 😁

My First Par (3)!

Today I played golf for the second time (same Crossroads Par 3 course) and I got my first par!!! At the 9 hole I got right near the green on my first stroke, so I HAD to take that picture. And it became my par. Super exciting, and makes me want to play more and more. Looking into adding to my club set and finding the perfect golf ball to match my swing. Can't wait to get better, and can't believe I waited this long to get into golf!

Golf, finally!

Soooo, today I played my first game of golf. After years of the occasional driving range practice and owning a new set of Callaway clubs for no reason really, I finally got out there and did it! I've always had anxiety of being rushed and holding up the queue at a course, but in Bellevue at the par 3 course today that was not an issue at all.

I lost, but not by thaaat much. Mike and I played 9 holes and I got a 48, he got a 41. I'm so excited to play more! The weather is perfect and I've got plenty of time on my hands the next few weeks. Yay summer hobby!

Summer Shenanigans

So now that summer is in full force, I've had more going on and less time to update this here blog! This weekend was a pretty productive one - made sangria, planted broccoli and tomato seeds, cooked up a batch of corned beef, went to Jozelle's No Pant's birthday party, grilled lightly seasoned chicken hearts, ordered Vibrams for hiking, made pate, and started watching United States of Tara! PHEW.

Over the past few weeks there was the Capitol Hill Block Party, hanging out at Juanita Beach, bbq at the Zante's house, wing cook-off between myself and Victor (I won, btw) and so much more. I LOVE SUMMER IN SEATTLE!

Paracord Mania

Aside from trying to catch up on Breaking Bad, White Collar, and honing my wing marination natural talent, I've picked up a new hobby!!!

My first paracord bracelet:

And my first multi-color paracord! Made these two for my Al Pals <3

I hope that one day my bracelets will help people survive. These will make great additions to survival kits for my fellow NERTS!

And I made brunch over the weekend. Proof :)

Summer Hobby - Golf

A few weeks ago, Sunny took a road trip down to San Francisco and was kind enough to pick up my golf clubs! He also promised to teach me how to play golf, since he used to teach professionally and all. How awesome is that!

Today was the first lesson. After work, I headed over to Columbia Super Range and we worked on posture and swing. There are SO MANY things to remember! But I think I'm picking it up pretty quickly. I had an awesome time, but I wish the driving range wasn't so ghetto. Sean actaully told me that the range we were at is one of the nicest ones in the area, and Sunny later agreed. WOW. Seriously? It was only one level, the grass was all dried up, the railings were rusted, and the range smelled like hot frogs. I was not impressed, but I guess I've just been spoiled by the driving ranges in San Francisco.

Anyway, Matt is always telling me that in Seattle you have to have hobbies to enjoy the nice weather. I found mine! I'm hoping that with Sunny's help, this summer I'll be able to hit well enough to actually play a game on a course. If I keep at it, I'm sure I'll be able to do it. And inbetweens I'll start running - I can run around the beach I found last weekend! My new Brooks running shoes are absolutely wonderful, the treadmill is a totally different experience and I think I finally have enough support to start hitting the pavement.

This summer is going to be good times. :)