Blueberry Ever After

So my favorite author, Wally Lamb, has a new book coming out soon and I can't wait to read it! His last two books She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True were so fascinating I couldn't put them down. Lamb hasn't published any fiction of his own in years, so it has been a long while since I've read something I couldn't put down.

The new book is called The Hour I First Believed and is a fictional work about the Columbine High School shootings that took place in 1999. Check out the link below for a sneak peek. I already have! (Amy, Kathleen, be sure to save a spot for me in Dorkville.)

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This last picture is my favorite, because I am the one who rocked him to sleep. Score!

As many of you know, Jay and I celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary in September with another Caribbean cruise. This time we dragged Claire & Pete with us to Florida for a week of sailing the ocean blue (when I say dragged, I really mean we invited them along and received a very enthusiastic "Yes, we'll go!").

Our ports of call were Grand Cayman, Roatan (Honduras), Belize City and Cozumel. We had adjoining balcony rooms, smooth water and gorgeous, sunny weather for the most part. Overall, it was pretty fabulous!

I could go on and on about all the activities we did between the kayaking, snorkeling, and playing with parrots and monkeys, so I think I will just leave you with some pictures instead of all the details:

Claire & Pete on the balcony as we left Tampa:

Sailing under the Tampa Bay bridge:

Jay, Claire & Pete at Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman:

Heather & Jay at Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman:

The rain clouds that finally passed over us and headed toward the ship:

More of Seven Mile Beach:

A Happy Anniversary cake from Claire & Pete:

Arriving in Roatan, Honduras:

Parrots & monkeys at the nature park in Roatan:







Checking out the rainforest in Belize:


Feeding the monkeys in Belize:

Our ship from the shore in Belize. It was a long tender to shore!

Sunrise in Cozumel: