May was quite the month! I accepted an offer to intern at a publishing house in New York, moved out of the apartment I shared with three other girls, and said goodbye to the job I started in the beginning of April. There were a lot of things going on, but I was able to set aside time to be with friends and enjoy the time I had left before I flew across the country for the summer.
HIGHLIGHTS
- I have a friend who hosts a festival every year, and I helped out this time around by running a free gift-wrapping booth. There weren’t a ton of people who bought things, but it was great just being there and seeing/hearing all the talents on stage whenever I had the chance to move around.
- My family and I don’t always get together often, but all five of us (plus my boyfriend) were able to celebrate Mother’s Day at a nice restaurant. These rare occasions make it all the more special!
- Spending time with Melissa (a friend from PRESCHOOL!) is also very rare. We both had a free day so we decided to have dinner and hit up our usual dessert place. She’s also a reader, which has been GREAT because I’ve been recommending books to her — I’m fairly sure she loved Open Road Summer and Anna and the French Kiss!
- On my last Sunday at home, my boyfriend drove an hour to see me and share a nice dinner by the bay. We like to have fancy days once in a while :)
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WHAT I READ
Liked: 99 Days by Katie Cotugno
Was Okay With: In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang
Number of books and pages read in May: 2 // 559 pages
Number of books and pages read in 2015: 24 // 6772 pages
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POSTS I PARTICULARLY LOVED WRITING
- Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi (Book Talk) - This took me a while to compile because I had so much to say but I wanted to be somewhat coherent. I finished this in one sitting and it was such a great book. LOVED the trilogy!
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SONGS ON REPEAT
Did you do anything exciting in May? What was your favorite book of the month? Do you have any plans for the rest of June?
May was a crazy busy month for me! I had family & friends over to stay, and to top it off, it ended with the rush of craziness and fun that is BEA. June is looking low-key next to that, but I'm loving the R&R and quality time with my husband :) Good luck with the internship in NYC! Maybe we can meet up sometime.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Alexa! I wish I could've been in NYC earlier to attend BEA, but I'm glad you got to go! I'm sure it was exciting :) And it's always nice to follow a busy/crazy month with a relaxing one. I hope you enjoy the time you get with your husband!
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