"The Help"

This book fits the criteria for my "favorite books" list.  I started reading and couldn't put it down until I had finished.  Needless to say, I didn't get much else accomplished over the couple of days I sat reading this book. 

It takes place in Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960's and is ultimately a compilation of the stories of black maids working for white upper-class women.  It's a novel, but it feels like non-fiction.  Much more involved than this one sentence review I'm giving it, and well worth reading.

Mt. Ranier in May

Well, I see it's been quite awhile since I last posted.  In fact, I didn't post once for the whole month of April. I guess that's a little insight into my exciting life.  

 

However, today Sean and I drove up to Mt. Ranier to see the sights... trees and more trees with a few waterfalls here and there!  Actually, it was quite beautiful; just one heck of a long, slow drive. On the way back down we stopped at a little food hut called Scaleburgers and lunched on "legal burgers" and milkshakes. Strawberry for Sean. Blackberry for me.  Delicious!