Small Book Store Shopping

I went over to a local mall because I am looking for a grass green tailored bedskirt. Now, you would think this would be easy but so far, I have struck out. I am going to show you guys some design pictures when I get the second bedroom done. It's the first room I tackled because everyone loved the yellow on the walls and even though I found it too bright I figured I would work with it.

Ah, screw it, I don't have that impulse control thingie that most people have so I went up and took a picture of my half way mark. Here you will notice that I don't have a bedskirt on the bed. I started this room by finding these cute red tulip pillows on a white background. In the same store I picked up a table runner in the same read with many of the spring colours in it. Then in the same little town we found the yellow rug and picked that one up also. So I need a green bedskirt, we need to put up the painting and then I'm thinking the windows look bare. We also have a couple of nightstands that Bob built at the old house still and I'm thinking of painting them white on the outside and in the cubby part paint them green. So the good news is I have a plan! It's the only room I have a plan for!

Here's a closer picture of the bedding and the runner I used that looks like a fancy sheet has been folded over.

Having struck out on a bedskirt I did find two red sweater pillow covers and a beautiful kelly green cable knit throw for this room in the winter all on sale. I was worried about how I could cozy the room up for the winter but it appears I'm all over it!

So after spending 1/2 my Sears Club Points I headed out into the mall to the little bookstore. I didn't have my list with me but quite frankly that is an everyday occurrence nowadays.

I had a hard time picking out books to buy because most of my books are still in that horrible closet and out of sight, out of mind seems to be my call sign.

First book I found was The Ultimatum by Susan Kearney that Kristie read there a few weeks ago and really enjoyed. I haven't read a futuristic in a while and I usually really enjoy them so I knew I wanted to give this one a try. (Yowza, check out the commercials! I like the one for her next book and am floored by the special effects! I didn't find the guy in The Ultimatum attractive at all but I liked the tagline - talk about marketing!)

Then I remembered that everyone is clamoring for Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas and it just so happens it was on the shelf so I figured why not. Funny part was when I got to the front of the store, desperate to find at least one more book to buy they had about 30 copies sitting in the new release section. I bought this one in the vain hope that I don't crack the cover of Devil in Winter. With so many people saying the hero in Devil in Winter is *this* close to Craven from well, damn, you know which book he's in, I'm having a hard time resisting the urge to just sit and inhale. My poor emergency book stash is dwindling!

Oh, look, a back alley and will wonders never cease, my brain is heading in that direction!

So, here's the thing, I have this awful feeling whenever I finish a great book. 'What if that's the last great book I ever read!?' I mean, there are only so many backlists and I've pretty much got my bases covered but I always have a fear that romance books will just disappear and I'll never have the joy of rediscovering a new love in a new time or place. I mean, that's just weird and I know it's weird but it's there on the edge of the brain, mocking me. I think this is a pseudo part of what Tara Marie is going through right now. Okay, maybe I'm reaching and Tara Marie would prefer not to be dragged into my back brain alley but hey, someone's getting pulled in!

A dumpster! Let's dive in shall we?

I was looking at the back blurbs on a few books and if one thing will get me to drop a book (besides a secret baby, sheik, virgin twins, or God forbid match making kiddies) are these immortal sex gods. I mean, what is sexy about a man who humped everything that showed a pulse for centuries, got cursed by whoever and is now released by some modern day woman who has to teach him not to pee on the furniture.

Okay, I've never read a book with a hero who peed on the furniture but then with all these werewolf books, could happen.

I don't care how good-looking a man is, if he is a slut I don't want him and I don't understand why anyone would. Hey, if he has a good enough reason I can deal with it but just because he could? Blergh.

Anyone feel the exact opposite of me? No worries, I'm not going to flame you or nothing, just wondering what the appeal is.

Okay, where in the hell are we? Are we in a freakin' dumpster!?

Oh yeah, books.

In a grand effort to have more than two books to buy I searched and searched the tiny romance section and could find nothing. I then went over to the computer section thinking I could find a manual on paintbrush but they only had photoshop books so I moved on.

Nora Roberts Blue Smoke in paperback. Huh. I think people really liked this one and I haven't read her in years. Sssss-old!

Crap!! I just found one of my lists. Calamity Jayne Rides Again is out there somewhere and I totally forgot again. Stupid brain.

Guess what?

Bob has decided to take this Thursday and Friday off so we will have a 4 day weekend just for us! Sure, we'll see how long it's just us but, it'll be nice to go out shopping and do some day trips. The best is that I always get a bookstore visit and lotsa money gets to be spent. Yummmmm. It's also supposed to be wicked hot which means the pool should rock the weekend.

*happy sigh*

Not only that, I'm going to buy a cordless keyboard. I know! The excitement in my life is never ending!