A Month in Summary - September 2018

Bright Angel Trail

The Grand Canyon, Arizona

September 2018

What can I say? This has been such an amazing month! If you're still reading my blog, I hope you aren't too disappointed that there have been very little in the way of book reviews in the past few months. Other than a couple of "Looking Back" entries, the majority of posts have been travel-related. And October won't be much different. I only finished one book in September and I doubt I'll read much more this month. I'm really enjoying our two-month-long road trip and spend the majority of "down time" editing photos and composing travel updates to share with family and friends. So, what did I read in September? A wonderful collection of essays by one of my favorite authors, Kelly Corrigan. I need to pack more of this sort of book for future trips, as it's easy to pick up and read in fits and spurts. Maybe some short stories, too.

Books Read in September:

Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say by Kelly Corrigan

First Lines:

A lot has happened since the last time I had a book to dedicate.

I've been to two funerals: my father's, which was kind of fantastic, and my friend Liz's, which was devastating. I left those services, as most people probably did, urgently wanting to deserve my life and the people in it. 

This book is about the things we say to people we love (including ourselves) that make things better.

It is for Liz, who I think would have appreciated the effort. I wish we could have done this together, Lizzard, though in a way, we sort of did. (Tell Me More)

Movies & TV Series:

Deadpool 2 - I thought the original Deadpool was great (I love a movie that makes me laugh out loud), but I didn't expect to enjoy this follow-up as much as I did. It wasn't great, but I was entertained. I enjoyed all the humorous asides and in-jokes that are directed to the audience.

Jurrasic World: Fallen Kingdom - Well... it was better than the some of the previous films in this series, but none are as good as the original Jurassic Park (which was released 25 years ago!).

Avengers: Infinity War - In a word, fun! I love the Avengers movies.

Outings & Trips:

Ha! We're still on it! Two-month road trip from Oregon to Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and California. We're visiting National Parks and Monuments, State Parks, as well as friends & family. I've shot thousands of photos, which will take months to cull, but I've shared several posts about our recent travels, so click here to read more.

We're currently in New Mexico (City of Rocks State Park) where it's still pretty warm and sunny. Tomorrow we head west to Arizona. Hope you all are enjoying cooler temps now that autumn has arrived. 

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