My trip to the Winter Olympics – Vancouver 2010

[I appologize in advance for the length of this post - I had lots to say! ]
I was watching the Winter Olympics opening ceremony this last Friday and all I could think was: “Why am I not over there right now?” With Vancouver, B.C. being about 6 hours away and a 3 day weekend [...]

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Book Recommendation: “A Thousand Splendid Suns”, by Khaled Hosseini

I recently picked up a new book, following a friend’s recommendation. The book is called ”A Thousand Splendid Suns”, by Afghan author Khaled Hosseini and was initially published in 2007. It is the author’s second novel, after his 2003 bestseller “The Kite Runner”. I was very impressed with this book.
 
The story follows the tumultuous lives of two Afghan women, [...]

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Movies – the good, the bad and the ones you walk out of

Friday night is my most favorite time of the week. There’s something about those few short hours after I end my work week, knowing that I have the whole weekend ahead of me to relax and do what ever I want to do… and it’s not even Saturday yet! I love that feeling! We usually go [...]

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