♥ Summer Reading List ♥

This summer I want to read at least fifty books (even if they are one I've already read once, or twice, before). So here goes:

1.) The Hunger Games Trilogy ~ Suzanne Collins
    2.) Catching Fire
    3.) Mockingjay
4.) Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy ~ EL James
    5.) Fifty Shades Darker
    6.) Fifty Shades Freed
7.) Sloppy Firsts Series ~ Megan McCafferty
    8.) Second Helpings
    9.) Charmed Thirds
   10.) Fourth Comings
   11.) Perfect Fifths
12.)Witches of East End ~Melissa de la Cruz

13.) The Last Summer of Me and You ~ Ann Brashares

14.) Along For The Ride ~ Sarah Dessen

15.) The Summer We Read Gatsby ~ Danielle Ganek

16.) Twenties Girl ~ Sophie Kinsella

17.) My Life in France ~ Julia Child

So here are seventeen of my fifty summer books. Of course I will be blogging about all of them. Now when to start?


xoxo, am&a lynn ♥

Tonsillectomy Recovery Day 9

I feel as though the worst of the pain is behind me. I'm still taking my pain medicine regularly. And although the pain is decreasing, I am still having a hard time swallowing and the heartburn is not helping my throat much. I hate riding in cars because it makes me sick and I've only left my house twice. I've gone through cases of cold sweats and keep getting dizzy in the shower. After reading stories online I think my experience is nothing compared to some people out there. I would rate my pain no higher than a 6 and I've had cases of strep that was an 11 sometimes. Of course the medicine is keeping me asleep for about 18 hours a day. Unfortunately it's at the wrong time. I sleep all day and am awake for most of the night and even though I take the medicine at night its like it wants me to stay awake and get heartburn and crave foods I still don't have the throat to eat yet. It does seem as though I have most of my strength at night instead of during the day. I am out of jello and soup and don't feel like cooking this late at night when my mom is sleeping and waking her up. I REALLY WANT A DIET DR. PEPPER TOO!! I haven't had one since the Monday before the surgery. I always though that was what gave my heartburn, guess not.

On the plus side, I have cleaned out over 40+ hours on my DVR. I've caught up on Pan Am, Grimm, Eureka, Unforgettable, and a few other random shows and movies that I had taped. I will be starting Once Upon a Time tomorrow.

There are times when I think I am ready to go back to work but then I get to thinking do I really want to? and of course the answer is no! I wish I didn't have to work anymore. I need to be someone's trophy wife! Any takers? I am out of money though and am still trying to decide if I want to pick up a Sunday morning possibly night shift too. I won't be able to take my medicine though. So I guess I won't be working!! :-)


xoxo, am&a lynn ♥

Tonsillectomy Recovery Week One

It has been one week since I had my tonsils removed from my throat. And I can't tell you how many times I have dreamed of food. It has been an almost constant when I sleep, anytime, day or night. 

There was one dream when my entire family went out to eat and I pushed my plate away to go to the bathroom and I came back and it was all gone! I woke up crying!

I miss real food. I have a craving for everything I can't have chips, candy, burgers, you know the things I wouldn't be able to swallow. For someone who loves ice cream you wouldn't think I'd get tired of it, but it doesn't feel me up. 


I hope within this next week and a half that my tonsils will be all healed up and I will be able to eat whenever and whatever I want without having a hard time swallowing or feeling sick.


xoxo, am&a lynn ♥

Happy Mother's Day

I just want to wish a very Happy Mother's Day to the best mom I know. She has been so great taking care of me this week. I haven't been taken care of like this since I was a little girl. I love you Mom!


xoxo, am&a lynn ♥

Tonsillectomy Recovery Day Three & Four

Well I have managed to clean out over twenty hours on my DVR so far by watching almost all of my Grimm episodes. It is a good TV show. Next I think I will catch on Once Upon A Time. I've only seen about 15 episodes.


For those of you who follow me on Pinterest I apologize for the food I keep posting but I'm hungry and can't eat anything. My mom just said, "I can tell you are hungry just by all the food you keep pinning!"


Today however was a very lazy day for me. I woke up at 7:30 and went back to sleep until 11:30 then I went back to sleep until 3:30. My mom came home from work and took me and Grant to Sweet Cici's for cakebatter and pink bubblegum ice cream. IT WAS AMAZING but I couldn't add my sprinkles or hot fudge or whip cream which is my favorite part with the cakebatter. I didn't feel to good after eating it and went t0 sleep in the car while my mom went soft food shopping for me. I do have a wonderful mom for taking care of me while I am in this condition. I came back home and slept until 7:30 where Gavin was waiting for me to wake up, don't get too excited he only wanted to play the Wii which is set room.


The pain these past two days has been a little more intense then the first two. It has been hurting more to talk which is why I am glad we have text messaging or else I wouldn't be able to communicate with any of my friends! Not like too many have tried to contact me anyways.


Well its back to sleep for me.


xoxo, am&a lynn ♥

Tonsillectomy Recvery Day Two

Well today the pain was about the same as yesterday. I have progressed up to scrambled eggs and potato soup but don't want to venture out much further then that since the throat is way sore.

I've learned a few more things about what went down after my surgery. Apparently the nurses kept asking what my pain was on a scale of one to ten and I kept saying a four and a three. What was wrong with me? Oh yeah I was doped up on medicine!!


The doctor told my mom that my tonsils were so inflamed and that there was so much extra blood going to them that I need to be extra careful and when he squeezed one of the tonsils, it oozed with bacteria which is why I kept getting sick. I am so glad to have these infected things out of my body. I did notice a little snoring/vibrations going on today which is a first for me I think. I never noticed my snoring before and no one has ever mentioned it to me either.


I've spent 90% of my day in bed but I did get up and take a shower. And on the plus side, look at this cute little thing I got to nap with today!! This is Hershey!

My nephews stopped by again today and the oldest, Garrett, asked my what was wrong with my voice. I was like seriously Garrett I had my tonsils out just like you did!! Crazy Boy!!


I will be all alone tomorrow. My mom goes back to school and my sister will be at work. There will be no one to take care of me. :-( I wish I had a pool to relax in, I could just float around all day soaking up the sun.


xoxo, am&a lynn ♥

Tonsillectomy Recovery Day One

The procedure went great. I got here at 9 but didn't go back until 11. But I slept in the hospital bed almost the entire time. When I finally went back I remember rolling into the surgery room and nothing after that. I love that medicine.

I woke up to fogginess and just wanted to go back to sleep. I apparently told the nurses that I didn't want to take the hydrocodine. Which I told my mom that she should have made me take it!! 

Apparently this happened too. I stole this off my mom's facebook page! It probably helped that I still had my makeup on from the day before but of course my hair was a curly mess.


Right now the pain is minimal. I've had strep that has felt worse then this. It feels like there is something stuck on the back of my throat that won't go away. I know the real pain is coming soon though. Of course I got a giant bottle of the good stuff to help with that and put me to sleep as well!! And I do enjoy having a legitimate excuse to sleep all day long. 


Right now I am just hungry but last night I tried to eat some mashed potatoes yesterday and they didn't go down very well so I will be sticking to popsicles and ice cream.

I think I'm pretty well stocked up for the next two weeks too!


xoxo, am&a lynn ♥