March 2017 Recap

This month I was a series of highs and lows.

On the good front, I had a fantastic Girl’s Night with my friends. We went to a Wine and Painting night, and it was STAR WARS NIGHT. We painted the Death Star! I had so much fun! At one point, a guy behind me kept telling his friends “I want to just fucking spit on her painting. It looks so good I need to fucking ruin it.” With his friends hushing him and telling him that was wrong. I just smiled and was like “Damn fucking right.” And drank another drink. So much freaking fun.

The sad part of the month is my Grandmother Mary, who had been sick off and on last month passed away in March. I miss her terribly, and went back to Kansas for her funeral.

I also wanted to share one of my most prized possessions that my Grandmother gave to me, two books, Grimms and Anderson Fairy Tales. She gave me the first one as a child, and I read it over and over. Years later she found the 2nd book in the set and gave it to me. They are falling apart, but I love them so much.

Recommended Reading

Lili on the Loose

This month I wanted to highlight my favorite photos from Ireland, this included:

• The story of Molly Malone
• A Celtic Cross at Cashel
• My favorite flower photo of Irish Thistle
• The Cathedral at the Rock of Cashel

I also shared photos from two great museum exhibits, first the Colossus of Ramses II at the Memphis Egypt Museum and my initial review of Star Wars: The Power of Costume.

Lastly, I wrote an in-depth article on how to prepare your home for travel that I’m pretty proud of.

Also, Hot Topic copied me on my Souvenir Saturday posts:

Other Blogs

Travel News:

I loved this article about making memorabilia from your trips. And found this article of military packing tips interesting.

Lots of articles about the Electronics Ban in the Middle East. I wonder if this will become the future of air travel in the US as well?

I’m dreaming of a beach vacation, which is why this article on the best places to swim in the world is very timely. I also enjoyed this “What not to do” article about Santorini, Greece. Also, this is a great guide from Never Ending Footsteps on planning a budget South Pacific trip.

I’ve got to checkout these best ramen places in Denver!

I really liked this dreamy article of mythic places in Britain. As well as this one about camping in abandon churches.

Geeky News:

This mashup of Rogue One and A New Hope is exactly what I wanted after seeing Rogue One!

This article includes an interactive map of where different fossils were found. And I love this teaser from Jurassic World 2:

Audio Books

I’m still working my way through Carrie Fisher’s audio books.

Watchlist

TV

A lot of shows came back on for the spring season. I’ve been watching these:

• Madam Secretary
• Once Upon A Time
• John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight
• Designated Survivor
• The Magicians
• Legion

Movies

I mostly watched stand up comedies on Netflix this month.

Youtube/Social

We got two really good Game of Thrones teasers:

This funny Raptor Prank:

This Song made with only Harry Potter movie sound effects:

This teaser trailer for Deadpool 2:

This amazing human sung version of the Fith Element Opera song:

And this is a great tip on making your own laundry and soap paper strips for travel:

Food

I attempted to make Corn Beef and Cabbage but forgot the spices! So it was a bit blander than I was expecting.

What’s Next

Not many big plans for April.