Wordless Wednesday: Easter Basket

(Photo taken 3.30.10 by me at my last Wilton Course 2 cake decorating class.)

Tell Me: Taters for you?

I like my taters. A lot. At least when using the good ol' Russet. I mean seeing as how there are over 4000 varieties I really had to narrow it down for ya.

Baked, fried, mashed, au gratin , chips, scalloped, hash browned, etc and so on. There's a huge one out there that I just dont care for. Perhaps I just have never tried a good recipe. Potato salad and I just aren't friends. I think it has to do with the texture thing.

Tell Me: What's your favorite way to eat potatoes?

Finger licken' good.

I've had a few people ask me about the books I've been reading recently. I picked these up at a book signing a couple of weeks ago where I got to meet each of the lovely three authors. I know each of them are doing a few more signings in the next little while so if you're interested you should check them out!


Band of Sisters by Annette Lyon

I had assumptions about this book (just based on the knowledge that it was about woman who's husbands were deployed) that it'd be lots of heartache. I was pleasantly surprised when this book was instead about women connecting and befriending each other. I love the idea that women from different walks of life and in different stages (their kids are different ages, their concerns and problems are at different levels, they view/value things differently) can really bond together and become such a life line for each other. I really appreciate this book showing how important we can be in the lives of others and also the amazing difference a friendship can make.
Read more about the book (including the first three chapters!).

Buy it here:
  

Dangerous Connections by Julie Coulter Bellon

This is a suspense, drama, thriller with a sprinkling of romance. I liked the two main characters. Dr. Tyler (as I liked to call him) is sweet and endearing. Isabella is a kick-butt girl who can't give up figuring out what's happening. Fun take on mystery thriller. Plus it's set in France so if you enjoy a flavor of overseas experiences you'll like this.

Buy it here:

   

Courting Miss Lancaster by Sarah M. Eden

I've just recently discovered that I love regency romance novels. I adored this book from start to finish. The characters were endearing and I love a good lead man, which Harry did not disappoint. Don't worry though, this book wasn't too fluffy or anything. I really thought Sarah did a fabulous job making me care about the characters and want to be invested in what was happening. (Read more about the book here.)

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This makes six books so far in March. I wonder if I can sneak in one or two more. This brings my total this year to 15 (February was rather slow with only four).

Freebie Friday: Photography Package!

I recently had a fabulous photo shoot with Susan of Susan Monson Photography. She is such a doll and I had a great outing with her getting some pictures for me to send out with my graduation announcement. Susan was kind enough to let me do a give away on my blog.



Here's the details of my photo shoot giveaway:

-FREE sitting fee
-FREE 15-20 edited images
-FREE copyright of the pictures
-Use them for whatever you'd like. Engagement, family, head shots, anything!
-Location: Utah County (but she's willing to travel to SLC if needed)



How to enter:
Comment

Additional entries:
(When you do any of the following please leave a separate comment for each.)

-become a follower of her blog Susan Monson Photography
-become a fan of her facebook fan page
-follower her on twitter @SSMPhotography
-tweet about this contest (1 entry per day you tweet)
(you can copy/paste this): @cranberryfries is giving away a free photo shoot from @SSMPhotography, details http://bit.ly/bvELOv


Details:
-Contest will close April 4th, 2010.
-If you win and do not live in the area to use this package, you may give it to someone you know.
-Please make sure to either leave your email in your comment or make sure your profile is linked to your email so I can get in touch with you if you win.


*All images in this post were used with permission from SSM Photography blog.

Tags & Awards

Victoria tagged me with the Beautiful Blogger Award

The rules of the award are: List seven things about yourself. Link back to the person that gave you the award. Pass the award on to seven bloggers.

1- I can not read musical notes.
2- I am the spider killer in my family. Seriously, my husband would rather close the door and leave the room, and let the spider run freely, before he'd attempt to get close enough to kill it.
3- It's easy for me to pass over ice cream and most chocolate, but put french fries in front of me, even if I've already eaten a full meal and my will power is gone.
4- If I ever go up or down a level in my house I always make sure to take my current book with me. You never know when you'll have a few minutes to spare.
5- I am in desperate need of new (read: stylish) shirts.
6- My birthday is in a week (and a day)! Attempting to start the celebration begins today.
7- I am rarely in asleep before midnight.

I'm passing this award on to
Susan
Violet
1+1=Fun (Shauna & Kayla)
L.T. Elliot
Amber Lynae
Kim
Annette

Wordless Wednesday: In Flight

(Photo taken by me in Oct 2008. Can you name the city?)

Animate to Educate on Sesame Street

Sesame Street and Aniboom have teamed up to create a pretty awesome contest. Aniboom does some pretty amazing contests and is accompanied with some impressive prizes. This year my hubby, Tarl, created his own entry by animating these cute creatures and got my brother-in-law Chad to get some funky music to go with it. I must say, I love it.

Go watch it. And if you wouldn't mind, vote for it! (PS If you would like to vote, you have to create a simple account—I believe to help protect from fluff votes. But even viewing it helps so go take a look.)

Watch more cool animation and creative cartoons at Aniboom