a second christmas

today was an amazing day. it was basically the first day back to normal schedules for our little family after all the holiday craziness that's been happening for the last 6 weeks [mr phipps manages retail, so you can imagine] and i use normal loosely because technically i normally don't work wednesday, but tonight will be the start of four, that's right four, days off together, so i thought working wednesday and 3 hours on thursday would be a great trade!

my loving husband was back with full force! more "i love you"s, texts & sweetness than ever today. which i have to say is probably my favorite gift yet. also, he so thoughtfully recalled that i have been secretly & not so secretly wanting an electronic book. i kinda put it out of my mind since iPhone has a book app, it just felt silly to ask for one with that knowledge. but anyway he remembered & picked one up for me as a surprise!


it's a literati. i really hadn't heard of this one, but i'm sure glad he did because it's amazing. if you're in the market for one read on...
it came with a sturdy yet sleek case & 150 free books. it has a 7' screen and is only 0.5" thick. it's wi-fi, has a full color screen & one-click buy option. there are over 2 million titles available & they now offer magazine & newspaper subscriptions. also,  i guess you can sync documents from your computer to it if you need to get some work done on the go. i am really impressed so far. it's much better than i expected & i've already begun my first read. i'm so stoked to get reading again. thank you to my wonderful husband.