The Lost Symbol

So let me start off by saying that I have been waiting for this book for about 6 years now. I am a fan of all of Dan Brown's previous books, from Digital Fortress to Deception Point, Angels and Demons to The Da Vinci Code. I ran to the store the day this book came out beyond excited and started to read once I came home. As I began to read I felt as if the story was moving a little slower than his previous books but I pushed forward waiting for that twist to come that was going to "rock my world". That moment just didn't come for me. The biggest twist of the book I foresaw about a hundred pages or so in. It was a decent book but pretty much left me under whelmed. It is possible that I was just expecting way to much but that's what happens when you wait FOREVER for something :o(

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Bridal Show

So I apologize first that I've been leaving all of the blogging up to Brandie, I have purchased Dan Brown's new book and it is consuming all of my free time. . . a review will be up here once I finish! But today I had the pleasure to model in a bridal show for something blue bridal at the Chevy theater :o) Along with me I brought some friends. . . Tonya, Alex, and Kathy and we met up with one of the few "nice" knotties Melissa :o) Here are the pics of our fun!

Sky Diving

Dear Brandie,
You will be fine. . . . Here is what you need to do. . .

When you are looking off the edge before you jump, take a deep breath, take in the view because before you know it they will be saying "1 2 3 and GO!"


At this point enjoy the ride, make sure your in formation (don't worry they should teach that to you when you get there. I promise it doesn't feel like a dropping feeling its more like floating, floating while it's very very very windy.

Celebrate when you hit the ground. . .you were brave enough to do that which most of the population cannot. You have overcome your fears! I love you and good luck!

<3 Jessica

September 11

I think everyone can honestly say they remember where they were when 9/11 occurred. I am originally from New York and that's where I was when the world shook for me. I over slept that day and when I awoke it was to a world that was so different from the world that I fell asleep in. I was now in a world of violence and as far as I could tell at that time it seemed like world war 3. We had no clue what was going on. . . I sat all day in the basement watching and watching and crying not wanting to believe that this was really happening. Still to this day it blows my mind that in our great country that this could happen. Why is there so much hatred? A very good friend of mine experienced a loss, a loss that I will never quite understand. My friend was a young wife married to a fire fighter, a hero, with 2 beautiful children. Then as her husband ran in to save the lives of others his life was lost. As she watched the towers fall she knew deep down her husband was gone and now she was a young widow and her 2 children were left fatherless. Her strength through this has given me strength to endure the hardships of my life. Today I pray, I pray for Michael that he is looking over his family with love as a hero from heaven, I pray for my friend who is strong and beautiful and an inspiration to all, I pray for her children, for them to remember their father who forfeited his life to save the lives of others, for them to remember how much he loves them. Please on this day take a minute for those who lost their lives on this day 8 years ago and for those who still give their lives to provide us with the safety and freedom that we all enjoy.

With much love,
Jessica <3

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Currently

Reading: The Book of Fate

Listening: Pittbull: Hotel Room Service. . .forget about your boyfriend and meet me at the hotel room. . . SOOOOO GOOD! I mean seriously you can't help but shake your @$$ when you hear that song. (Confession this song came on in the car while I was in traffic, I rolled down the window put it as loud as it goes and rocked OUT!)

Watching: waiting for America's Got Talent. . . . GOOOOO Grandma Lee

Consuming: Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. . . yummy

Lusting: Edward Cullen of course. . .LOL

Feeling: Excited / Nervous

Quoting: SpaceBalls. . . "No Sir I did not see you playing with your dolls" "1 2 3 4 5 that's the combination on my luggage" too many funny quotes to handle!

So on a personal note. . . I recently worked with a truly talented woman named Candice from Event Jubilee (wedding planning) and now I'm going to be working with her on a regular basis doing day of coordination. I'm so psyched and this is such a great opportunity! YAY

Sookie Stackhouse Series

Bran: I just ( as of last night ) finished reading the Sookie Stackhouse series. Amazing. If you are a Twilight fan, (like Jessica and I ), but you craved a little more 'adult' out of the books. Well then definitely pick up Dead Until Dark and try it out. Charliaine Harris is has an amazing imagination that brings a whole other world to life. The books are very easy reads and are about 300 pages per book. They are so good HBO's new show True Blood was created based on the books. Those the books and the show do differ greatly in some areas ( it's TV, they have to keep it moving ) they stay true to a lot of the books characters. I definitely recommend these to a Twilight fan who is still craving your vampires and were's hit.

Book grade: A++

<3 Brandie

Jess: I also highly recommend this series. To give you a little background on the books it is set in modern day Louisiana in a little town called Bon Temps. Vampires have "come out of the coffin" (pun intended) due to the creation of a new synthetic blood drink called True Blood (created by the Japanese). The books are centered around the main character Sookie Stackhouse an innocent 25/26 year old blonde who works as a waitress at a bar called Merlotte's. Now Sookie is not your typical waitress she is a telepath. . . .now I'll leave you hanging. . . There is romance, action, excitement, mystery throughout the whole series. There are 9 books in the series and number 10 is due out in October. Just a warning there is some cheesy writing however the story is sound and the characters are strong. Happy reading!

<3 Jessica

The Host

So for those who don't know me I am a huge fan of the Twilight Series (I converted Brandie as well). I had no urge to read Stephenie Meyer's The Host. I figured that it would not be worth it in the end. . .I mean come on how do you top Twilight? So one of the girls I work with purchased the book and offered to let me borrow the book. Since I had nothing else to read I figured why not. . . what's the worst thing that could happen? So chapter 1. . . boring. . . chapter 2 boring. . . 80 pages in and I find myself just pushing through the book just to say that I read it. You know that feeling. . . you just want to be done already. But then out of nowhere around page 90 it happened. . .it got good, I mean really good. I couldn't put the book down after that. So the book it about body snatchers from the perspective of the body snatcher. It sounds crazy but Stephenie's creativity pulls it all together. It was adventurous and there were a few twists and turns along the way. If your looking around for a book to read I give this book two thumbs up!

<3 Jessica