Double-Stacked Bookshelves

YES!  It's nearly that time of year when the BEST blogging event hits the internets... The A-Z Blogging Challenge ! This will be my fifth year participating and I'm so incredibly excited.  My first year was a bunch of random posts about things I liked or whatever popped into my head that was associated with the letter of the day.  Year two brought about all things Oregon.  Three was dedicated to authors who inspire me.  And last year was all about music that moves me.  Needless to say, I never stick to one genre year to year.  And I've already decided what this year will consist of...and it is daunting!  I'm terrified to attempt it, but I'm really excited about it.  If you're interested in participating, please sign up !  Check out the co-hosts and past entries for inspiration.  I promise you can do this...even if you think you can't!  I never thought I could. Look for my theme reveal post in March :)

February 18th...National Drink Wine Day...yum!   How do I take my wine?  Great question! To be honest, it took me quite a while to enjoy wine.  I started off, as most do, with the whites...a Reisling...a Pinot Gris...a Gewuertztraminer.  All were pretty tasty, though I did prefer the slightly sweet, not too-dry options.  Sweet wines have never been my thing.  Between 2006 and 2007 I was living in Vienna, Austria teaching English at a high school just outside of the city, in Klosterneuburg.  The region is HUGE in the wine business and the school I worked at was actually a boarding school for students whose families were in the fruit growing or wine industry.  These students would eventually be taking over the family business or starting wineries of their own.  Needless to say, I learned a LOT about wine that year.  I also learned that you don't have to drink every single taster that is put in front of your face.  Ugh...that was a bad drive on the autobahn. After that di

The End of the Year Book Survey This is my second time participating in Jamie's End of the Year Book Survey and I'm so excited to wrap a great year of reading up!  If you're interesting in participating, simply pop over to Jamie's site, The Perpetual Page Turner , and check out the categories. 2015 Reading Stats Number of Books Read :  84 Number of Re-Reads :  2...I am not a big fan of re-reading books Genre Read the Most :  Literary Fiction Best in Books Best Book You Read Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell...because it made my heart so warm and fuzzy :) Book You Were Most Excited About, Thought You'd Love, But Didn't Carry On by Rainbow Rowell.  I had such high hopes and I was very disappointed... Most Surprising Read Golden Boy by Tara Sullivan.  I love this book so much! Book You "Pushed" People To Read Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson.  Really, I push people to read either of Lawson's books.