Spring?! and a book review

It's been a long while since I've blogged. There are a few reasons, but mostly I'm just lazy. Here's a brief summary. In February, in addition to my birthday, and my in-laws (including my husband's brothers), my 93 year old great-grandmother passed away. I'm sure more will come about that when I'm ready. I spent most of March dealing with my knees - the brief version is more surgery in October, but I'll get to try replacement cartilage. I'm 100% positive more will come on that later as well. I've started tons of blog posts in my head, which is how I write, but I haven't gotten them down. The laptop I usually use to blog and I don't always get along, and I finally just decided to go ahead and do it on my ipad.

nail polish update - toes are purple, fingers are dark grey with raspberry metallic messy tips
crossfit update - as previously stated, knee problems. I have been walking though, and my last workokut I managed to do bench press at 105lbs again.

Here's today's big deal:
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Courntey gave me this book. It's a YA, Teen Fiction book. and I couldn't put it down. Courtney went to PLA (a public library convention in Philadelphia) and brought me back an autographed copy. Courtney is always way cooler and hip than me, but it seems no matter when she recommends a book or an author, I wait a bit to start. She's always right. always. She told me about John Green years before I read my first of his books.... But how much cooler Court is than me is not the topic of today's blog.

This riveting book is. Now, I don't often say a book is riveting, but I couldn't put it down. I read it straight through - and I started it at bedtime, and thought to myself, I'll just read a little and finish tomorrow. I actually did put it down. Twice - to blow my nose, because I was red faced sobbing. It's an amazing story about Mia, a high school senior who loves her family and music, - and the day when her life is at risk - and her decision. The prose is wonderful and heartwrenchig.