Great book and tv show suggestion!

I just finished reading "Wizard's First Rule" this evening. It's the first enchanting tale of the Sword of Truth series. If you like Lord of the Rings, Wizard of Oz, King Arthur and Robin Hood, or Joan of Arc, you will enjoy these grown up fairy tales by Terry Goodkind.

It's also a really entertaining and addicting TV show. The first season is very true to the first book, although perhaps with a few less special effects. I haven't seen many episodes of the second season yet, but it's suppose to be to be based on the second and third books! I highly recommend reading and watching these delightful adventures! [Source: Legend of the Seeker Fan page on Facebook]

Best Blog Award!

Wow, I'm so excited that...

Katie from Life in the Fulmer Lane just gave me my first blog award!!

She writes, "here is my task to accept this lovely award ...

1. To accept the award, you must post it on your blog with the name of the person who has granted you the award, and a link to their blog.

2. Pass the award on to approximately 15 other blogs that you recently discovered, and think are great!

3. Contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award."

Here are some of my favorites:
My college Rho Chi, Christine @ Pobke Photography

Federica from Bologna, Italy @ Sweet as a candy

Megan and Kristin @

The sweet recently married, Mrs. Bear @ Think Happy Thoughts

Kelsey @ The Seattle Smith's

Maggie @ Gussy

Color Me Katie (I love her cat, Moo!)

Cute pregnant Joanna @ A Cup of Jo

Cardigans and Couture

Emily @ Cupcakes and Cashmere

Jessica @ Chasing After Fireflies
Celeste @ 






Danielle @ Livin' in the 'burbs The Lenzs
Helen in Prague
Concrete & Honey


Please check out my fellow bloggers and their amazing websites! Feel free to congratulate them too!

CHUCK!

Today was long. I love relaxing after a nice dinner cooked by Mr. F and watching the t.v. show,  Chuck.

What's your favorite show or movie to watch?

Fabulous K and Lisa Leonard Giveaway

On Fabulous K's blog, One lucky winner will receive a $75 gift certificate to Lisa Leonard Designs!

Adorable Strawberry Pincushion

Strawberry Pincushion
Originally uploaded by *Heather Bailey*

How cute is this pincushion? It looks like a perfect Valentine's present!

Cute Owl Cupcakes!

To go with my current owl themed background, I thought I'd post some cute owl cupcakes!

I spied these lovely owls on Flickr via www.bluecupcake.com! Here's another owl cupcake tower by Blue Cupcake!

Owl cupcake idea from "Hello Cupcake", picture from Penny Carnival!  

Last but not least, check out these adorable red owl cupcakes by Hello Naomi, via Flicker!

Watch It!

I'm so totally addicted to this show. The soundtracks are really great too. They are perfect to run and workout to, I highly recommend it!

Who's excited for the Golden Globes on Sunday, January 17th? Ricky Gervais is hosting (the British Office guy is bound to be hilarious) and Glee is nominated in 4 different categories!!!

Source: http://whatchuckdid.com/

Ka'anapali Beach Sunset

Maui Wowee!

Mr. F and I had an amazing time in Maui! We snorkeled every day and even went on a snorkeling boat trip to Molokini! We saw a few Humpback whale tails too! 

We stayed near Black Rock on Ka'anapali Beach! We saw a turtle and a ray on our first day!We also had several fabulous meals, especially the "Road to Hana", vintage chocolate cake at Lahaina Grill!

Gazebo in Napili has the best breakfast!! We went twice!This is our view from our hotel balcony (Ka'anapali Beach Hotel)!On our last day in Maui, we drove up to Haleakala! It was so windy and picturesque.We loved all the Nene signs too!  [Source from Wikipedia because they were too fast to get a good picture!]Our last dinner in Maui was at Mama's Fish House in Paia! It was phenomenal, especially the Poke appetizer and the Polynesian Black Pearl dessert!  Aloha!

My favorite childrens books

I'm currently reading Happy Birthday or Whatever: Track Suits, Kim Chee, and Other Family Disasters in Maui. My best from high school recommended it because it's so laugh out loud funny. Thanks, Andy Mac!

As a child, I remember fondly curling up on a window seat, or under a tree and reading my way into another land. Some of my favorite books were series like, the Wizard of Oz books, Nancy Drew, and the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. 

 [Cover images from Wikipedia and Little House Books]
I came across my old L. Frank Baum books at my parents house over Christmas. I love the vivid and fantastical covers. One of my favorite characters was Ozma. While I was reading the series, Ozma and Dorothy were always close to my age, and I enjoyed that they were full of adventure and mischief. [Apparently the Lambertville Library has the entire text of Ozma of Oz on their website. 

If you don't have time to read the whole book, just look at a few of the amazing illustrations by John R. Neill!] 

Happy Caturday!

I've been missing our old kitty, Foosa. These pictures remind me of her.
I love Siamese and Tokanese cats!

Lait Pur Sterilise

This is Foosa, Christmas 2006.

My cat Lyra's New Year's Resolution

 Aloha and Hau’oli Makahiki Hou, which is the Hawaiian way to say Happy New Year. It’s pronounced, “how-oh-lay ma-ka-hee-key ho”.

This is my cat, Lyra, also known as Lulu or Big Fat Momma Cat.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Happy Hawaiian New Year!

Today we plan on exploring the island and staying a night on Haleakala! We're going to watch the sunrise!