What is it about the name David?

So, I am reading Julie & Julia by Julie Powell and come to a part where Julie is explaining her friend Sally's weird obsession with Davids. She dates a lot of guys named David, and this little tidbit just got me laughing. 
Do you remember the episode of Friends when they discuss their "freebie lists"? The one with Isabella Rossillini? Well, my "list", if I made one, would include all Davids! No kidding. I hadn't realized my like of so many David's until the hubby pointed it out a couple days ago. My absolute favorite male celebrities:
David Borreanaz (Angel/Bones)David Duchovny (X Files)David Tennant (Doctor Who)Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode)
Okay, back to enjoying my book. :)
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Second Year Book Blogger

Congrats to me! I made it through one year of book blogging. I started MariReads on the 28th of July last year. It has gone by so fast but has been really fun. I have really enjoyed meeting all you like minded book lovers. :) Thank you all to those who Follow, subscribe, visit, comment, etc. in some way or another. Here's to a great second year of book blogging. _________________________________________

Scotland

I am home! 
Such a wonderful trip but I am glad to be back in my own bed. And my own shower! I was getting a bit tired of the cramped showers in the Guesthouses we stayed in. It took some creative maneuvering to shave my legs. :0
We had a lot of fun touring Scotland. We rented a car and drove around for five days before settling in Edinburgh for four. We visited Oban, the Isle of Skye and Inverness and had some stops along the way to see castles and distilleries. 
There were a lot of rainy days like here in Oban but it didn't ruin our fun. In fact, I really liked it. We haven't had much rain in Texas. Oban was a very nice seaside town. I really would have liked more than one night here. Will have to go back, I guess. We saw some traditional music and dancing here. Our first ceilidh. So much fun.


On leaving the Isle of Skye we made sure to stop by the Eilean Donan Castle. This was not our first castle and it wasn't our last, but it was definitely a favorite. It was used as a location in Highlander and one of the James Bond films (can't remember which). This picture is now my wallpaper on my computer.

Besides enjoying all that Scotland has to see I also went on search of some Harry Potter sights because, well, I am a bit of a Potterhead. Love anything and everything HP. So, we took some specific routes so I could see some sights used for locations on the HP films. Such as the bridge that the Hogwart's Express goes over in Chamber of Secrets. Do you remember this? When Harry and Ron are flying over the train in the Ford Anglia? :)
       
The train back to London from Edinburgh conveniently took us to King's Cross Station. Despite construction going on, Platform 9 3/4 was still there just moved to a different location while they work on improving the station. :)
(Saw The Half Blood Prince in Edinburgh. So good! Favorite of the bunch so far.)
Lots of fun.
Before Scotland we went to Bath, but I am going to hold off on those photos for an Everything Austen post later this week. I visited sights mentioned in Jane Austen's books and also the Jane Austen Center while there. Lots to share, including a small gift for one lucky person. Be sure to come back and see what I brought back to giveaway.
I will leave you with one last photo. Stonehenge. It has been on my must see list of places forever. It didn't disappoint. Very cool to finally see.




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Absence makes the heart grow fonder

I feel like I have been completely neglecting the blog this week. So sorry to be so absent but I am taking a training this week, technology training that has me on the computer all day. When I get home the last thing I want to do is get on my computer. I fear next week won't be much better since I will be out of town. I am finishing up a couple books, though, and taking a few more with me this coming trip to CA so I am hoping to have a little more content on here soon.

Hope you are all having a great week!



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The Wii has taken over

I am having a very hard time getting my books read or any knitting done. 

Why? 

Well, the hubby and I broke down this weekend and bought ourselves a Wii. Yup, we are now completely addicted to it and we only have one game! Guitar Hero. We can't stop ourselves from turning it on anytime we have a few minutes (ok, hours) to spare. We also have the Wii Fit so we have been using that as well. 

30 minutes (at least) of Wii Fit each day since we got it on Friday and I won't mention how much time has been spent on Guitar Hero. It is just too much fun. I can't stop playing Knights of Cydonia! Love me my Muse.