Friday Faves - Summer Edition

A few friends told me that Friday Faves is apparently a thing. They could just be trying to trick me into doing at least one blog post a week, so we'll see how long that lasts before life gets in my way. To honor the unofficial start of summer, I've decided to do a Summer edition of Friday Faves:

(1) The Game of Thrones Series

My brother loaned me the Game of Thrones books because he thought I would enjoy them and he was right. I LOVE them. I have 10 chapters left in A Feast of Crows and then I'll be able to start on A Dance With Dragons. I don't know how I'm going to keep myself occupied until the next book is finished after that though! 

(2) Baseball 

I love baseball, and I love keeping score during games. I keep score when I watch them at home as well as when I attend them live. Summer gives me LOTS of time to get my inner baseball stat nerd on. 

(3) Music

Yes, that is an old school MP3 player that is holding on for dear life. We've been through a lot together and as long as he can hold out, I'll continue to use him. 

(4) My Idea Notebook

I always carry my idea notebook with me. Yes, it is a One Direction notebook. That is the strategic part because nobody is trying to steal this notebook from me!  I keep ideas for blog posts, gift ideas, thoughts from things that I've seen or read that I want to discuss with someone later. This notebook holds LOTS of random thoughts.

(5) My crock pot

During the summer, I try to do more crock pot cooking to help cut own on electric costs. I'm trying to get more in the habit of crock pot cooking because it works better with my schedule, but the summers are when I thrive in the crock pot cooking department.