i guess a blog post is long overdue.

sorry i've been MIA most of this month. i've been so busy and hadn't realized how much i've been neglecting the blog until my mom and little sister started getting on me to post again. i had no idea they cared so much, but now i know i have at least 2 avid followers... haha thanks, mom and lauren.

my older sister, liz, has been getting on me to make one so i finally made a pinterest! i haven't added very much to it yet but feel free to follow me if you want. i'm still getting used to how it works but i really like the idea and i love seeing the beautiful things my friends are finding.

in other news, i just read the hunger games trilogy by suzanne collins and oh man it was so good. the first book was by far the best, i mean really i could not put it down and i finished it in a day even though i was working for eight hours of said day. even after i finished i could not stop thinking about it. the second one was slower at the beginning, but once the plot really got moving it was also great. and the third one drove me kind of crazy at times and ripped my heart out a little but i think i can say i was satisfied with the ending. so if you haven't read them, DO IT. my dad saw how engrossed i was with the first one so he is currently reading it, which makes me both laugh and smile. and already i am so stoked for the movie.

i've been trying to compile a list of the books i want to read during the rest of the summer. so here's what's next on my list:

this book is based on a true story during world war II about a zoo in poland that was bombed, and how the zookeeper and his wife saved 300 jews by hiding them in the empty animal cages. i've just started reading it but i already kind of love it. the writing is beautifully descriptive.

i wanted to read this as soon as i saw the trailer for the movie coming out soon with emma stone.

i've been wanting and meaning to read this forever, and seeing the new movie last month only increased my desire tenfold.

a little chick lit never hurt anyone...

i love tina fey. and i read an excerpt of this and it was hilarious. the end.

somehow i missed out on reading this when the rest of the world was but i'm finally catching up and reading it soon.

the movie based on this book is oh so ridiculous and one of my favorite of hugh grant's. plus one of my favorites to quote with the fam. "are we having duck? delicious!" i've heard the book is supposed to be very enjoyable.

this is another book i've been meaning to read for forever! liz highly recommends it, as does j.k. rowling [so the cover tells me]. it's written by the same author as 101 dalmatians, and it's about a family that lives in an old castle.

i'm a big fan of oscar wilde's plays but i still have yet to read this novel of his. i've heard it's fascinating.

the great gatsby is one of my very favorite books and i've read and loved many of fitzgerald's short stories but i've been wanting to read another of his novels.

also, if you don't have a goodreads account, you should make one! it's a really good way to keep track of all the books you've read and want to read and see what your friends are reading.

during my freshman year i was so busy that i didn't really have or make time to read much just for fun. just having time to read again is one of the things i've loved most about being back home. what are you reading this summer?