Book Talk: August Uppercase Box Review

My usual go-to summer reads are light, cutesy contemporaries. You can imagine my surprise when I looked at the books I've read so far this entire year and discovered I haven't read a single one. The closest I got was Girl Against the Universe and I guess that could count, but still. We're eight months in and I've only read one. That's unacceptable. This is where Uppercase Box comes in and saves the day. 

Book Talk: Olympics Book Tag

Tonight is the Closing Ceremony and I'm not sure if I'm ready to let it go. It's been a great Games and Pyeongchang can't come a moment too soon. I don't know if I'll ever be able to watch an Olympics as thoroughly as I have Rio ever again. Winter Games are during the school year and by the time Tokyo 2020 comes around, I'll be out of school entirely. Do I really want to take two weeks off work to watch the Olympics? I guess I just have to make the most of Prime Time... But I digress. We'll cross that bridge when we get there. For now, I have complied a bunch of books for a tag inspired by the most inspirational event of all: the Olympics.

Yve Eats: Avocado Corn Salad + Baked Churros

Join us as we progress in our cooking chronicles (that would've been a nice name for this series of blog posts) and venture away from the continent of Europe and take something a little closer to home. Mikaela and I decided on Mexico as our theme country for this meal and we included the caveat of having minimal cheese. The biggest challenge was finding a recipe we could make on short notice that fulfilled our requirements but no challenge is impossible.

Book Talk: July Wrap Up

This past month I've felt like I've been in a reading slump but you wouldn't know that based on my book count. Just imagine all the books I could've read if I were on top of my game. Sigh... I think it didn't help that some of the books I read this month were just meh. I enjoyed every book I read, but there weren't as many books that made me squeal or feel strong as I like to read. I guess you'll have to read more about it under the cut!

Happy Hub: Star Trek, Sweeney Todd, Yve Eats, & More!

In my 20 years, it's been a rare occurrence for me to be home for the month of July. It's usually the time when we're off on our family trip. I missed a lot of birthdays this way (sorry July babies). Since I have school this summer, we are stuck at home until the quarter is over. Thank goodness my school is on the quarter system so the school year doesn't start until almost October. #blessed. Until then, I have a lot of moments to maximize and I for sure had at least three this month. It's been a lot of school and cleaning, guys. Enough of my jabber. Let's get to the things that broke the monotony this month!