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Rocking the Quarry, A Homemade Dollhouse, and Weekend Things

Friday night was spent at Kennywood and Saturday was another great day! We started the day with a family coffee date outside.

Mom with kids at Starbucks

We ordered ahead (a regular coffee for me!) but I saw Starbucks had their new fall menu up when I went inside to pick up our order. I might have to get something pumpkin-flavored soon!

In the evening, we went to an event on a trail near us called Rock the Quarry. (more…)

Books I’ve Been Reading and Loving + How I Find Time to Read

Today’s post is dedicated to one of my favorite things: books! I’m that person you don’t want to go to a bookstore or library with because I take *forever* to look at and pick out books and leave with a stack that’s absurd in size. My “to be read” lists are categorized by fiction and nonfiction and are even topical within those categories.

Reading is my most favorite hobby and I adore the smell of libraries. My dream home would have a library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and one of those cool rolling ladders. Swoon. Okay, you get the point, I like books. Let’s get down to all the ones I’ve been enjoying lately! There’s a lot of variety in this post, so hopefully you can find a new read that sounds interesting to you!

Fiction and nonfiction books (more…)