Is it just me, or did January feel like an EXTREMELY long month? Between work, my birthday, going on vacation, and settling into the new year, I feel like it’s already been 2018 for quite a while! We started out the year with a vacation to Hawaii and some other exciting news…
Max and I got engaged during our trip! Granted, it wasn’t really a surprise (when you’ve been with someone for ten years you expect to get engaged at some point) but it was a perfect combination of a birthday trip/engagement-moon (yes, I’m making that a thing). Now we have loads of wedding planning ahead of us (I have done pretty much nothing aside from buying a wedding planning binder and downloading The Knot wedding planning app) but come spring we will definitely have to kick the planning into high gear (though we’re not targeting a date until 2019). Expect to see the occasional wedding related post!
After a little over a week of Hawaiian vacation bliss, it was rough coming back home and getting back into the swing of things (especially as I was rolling right into my second busy season at work). The rest of the month included Max’s company’s holiday party and an impromptu work field trip to Alcatraz (when in San Francisco…). I also got a fair amount of reading done as well!
Books I Read This Month
Books I Reviewed This Month
Love, Hate & Other Filters (4 Stars)
Aftercare Instructions (4 Stars)
Stats:
Total Books Read: 9
Total Novellas Read: 0
Rereads: 0
Favorite Book Read This Month: There were a lot of good ones but I’d have to go with The Belles!
Least Favorite Book Read This Month: The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living left me bored.
Book that Most Surprised Me This Month: Young Jane Young was laugh out loud funny!
Reading Challenge Updates
Goodreads 2018 Reading Challenge Progress: 9/80
Other Posts This Month
I discussed my TBR plan for January.
I looked at how my reading habits fluctuated by month.
I shared my experience at high tea!
I had some real talk about reading guilt.
How was your first month of 2018? Have any exciting announcements happened for you so far this year? Let me know in the comments!
Congratulations! How exciting! Have fun with all the wedding planning!
Thank you so much!
Congrats!! So exciting! Also looks like a pretty good reading month 🙂
Thanks so much, Grace! And yes, it was a great way to start off the year! I’m hoping I can keep this momentum going for the rest of the year!
Ahhhhhhhh!!! Congratulations!!!! I’m so happy for you!!!!
Thank you!!! I’m excited but honestly nervous about all of the planning ahead of me too!
Oh my goodness congratulations, Cristina!!! Even if you’re expecting it, it sounds like it was the cherry on top of a perfect trip 🙂 Have fun with all the wedding planning!! (is it horrible of me to hope you sneakily include some bookish things into your wedding?)
Laura @BlueEyeBooks
Thank you so much, Laura! I knew it was coming more or less but it still made the trip extra special 🙂 And not horrible at all- I’m trying to brainstorm how to include some bookish things too! 😉
Congrats, Cristina! I’m so happy for you. Wishing you and your husband-to-be all the best ???
Thanks so much, Alicia! 🙂
Congrats! That’s so exciting!!!
Thank you, Ashley!
Ahhhh, congratulations on your engagement, Cristina! You also read some great books last month– so happy you loved Young Jane Young.
Thank you Madalyn! It was a great way to start of the year (both personally and in a bookish way- I ADORED Young Jane Young!)
Congrats! That is such awesome news!
Thank you Lauren! 🙂
Weeeee I’m so excited! :):) Great reading month too!
Thank youuuuu. Hopefully people don’t mind seeing some wedding updates here lol
Ahh, congratulations!!! You seem like an amazing couple and I always enjoy reading about your holidays and adventures. Wishing you ALL THE HAPPINESS for years to come.
Thank you, Becky! I must admit despite being together a long time I am really excited to be getting married and all of the fun planning ahead! 🙂
OMG, congratulations, Cristina!!! 10 years is a long time, and I’m so happy you guys are finally taking the next step! <3 <3 Looking forward to wedding planning updates (and the actual wedding of course)!!!
Why thank you, Aimee! I’m excited to share wedding planning updates (especially since I feel like it’s taking over my life right now!) and hoping to maybe incorporate some bookish or blogging elements into my decor 🙂
Aw, congratulations!
Thank you! 🙂
Congratulations on your engagement! I’m so excited for the both of you!!!
Thank you! 🙂 Wedding planning has been crazy but it’s a fun new time in our lives!