Pursuit of Happiness

Monday, May 30, 2011

Twitter and Fan Page (and Memorial Day:)


I recently became a Twitter-er and made a fan page on facebook! My Twitter name is @S_McClanahan and my fan page is Army_Wife. If you guys could follow me on Twitter and like my fan page I would be forever greatful!! Also, I need some tips about Twitter, I don't have a clue how to use it or what to do with it. Anything you can tell me about Twitter would be wonderful!!

By the way, I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day! What did you all do to celebrate this holiday? Michael and I went to our church's potluck... and have been lazy ever since! lol!

I look forward to hearing from you all!!

Monday, May 16, 2011

Nick of Time Review

I received Nick of Time in eBook format. This book was an intense page turner. When I started reading this book I did not expect to learn so much about bugs! One of the reasons I enjoyed this book is because just when you think you know what is going on the author adds another little twist! The story starts out when this couple enters a wedding planners office called "Wedding 'n' Such: Everything you need to make your special day unforgettable." The couple (Nick and Alena) are planning on getting married in a few months! The groom's profession is forensic entomologist (pretty much it means he can look at the bugs on or around the corpse and be able to tell how long the body had been dead) and the bride's profession is training cadaver dogs! Only days before the wedding Nick gets a call from his forensic bug buddy saying he needs help on a case. Alena, however, doesn't hear from him for three days and on the eve of their wedding takes her dogs and goes looking for him. Nick of Time is definitely a must read!

I received this book for free from Book Sneeze for this review. I did not receive any other compensation for this book.




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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Lilies in Moonlight Book Review


I loved this book! It had really neat characters in the story. My favorite character was the heroine, Lily Margolis. She is my favorite because in some ways, she is like me. In the beginning of the book, she sells cosmetics called Dalliance Cosmetics and I sell Mary Kay! She hasn’t been the perfect Christian and I definitely haven’t been a picture perfect Christian either! I can relate to Lily’s whole “love” situation in the story, not knowing if the man you love loves you back. She had “a thing” for Cullen Burnside the whole book, and he for her, but he wouldn’t show it. I would recommend this book to anyone! Lilies in Moonlight is a good, uplifting Christian romance.
I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.

You can purchase this book from Mulnomah Publishing
Written by Allison K. Pittman
  • Price: 14.99
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Other Formats: eBook
  • ISBN: 9781601421388
  • Categories: Fiction - Historical






My Stick Family from WiddlyTinks.com

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy Easter!!!

Happy Easter everyone! So to start out our Easter my husband and I went to the Java Junction in town and got a Speckled Egg blended and Snicker Bar blended coffee! Then we went to our Church and had a good time fellowshiping with fellow Christians and listening to the sermons. After that we ate lunch at Michael's parents house and had smoked ham, mashed potatoes, and gravy! It was sooo good!! Thanks Lisa!! After lunch Michael, his father (Michael Sr.), and I hid Easter eggs for Michael's sisters to find. It was really fun! Michael had to work at 3 so we had to come home and get him off to work. We had a wonderful first Easter together! I can't wait for the many more to come! How was everyone else's Easter?







My Stick Family from WiddlyTinks.com

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Winners of the Mary Kay Sample Perfume!!

First off I want to say thanks to those who entered my contest! Keep watching my blog for more giveaways!! Ok so now the names of those who won... drum roll please... Marie from Our Best Daze and Beverly from The Cow Queen. Congratulations Marie and Beverly you both will be recieving a sample of "Thinking of You" Mary Kay perfume. It is the newest perfume Mary Kay has come up with.

"The message in this bottle is all about relationships and celebrating them with a gift that turns a moment into a memory. This feel-good fruity floriental fragrance also features a keepsake heart charm that can be removed and unique packaging that allows you to handwrite a note inside."

Interesting fact: After applying a fragance, resist the urge to rub your wrists together since the friction created can sometimes alter the sent! Instead apply a light mist and wait for it to dry.



Resources: MaryKay.com/smcclanahan

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Scrapbookin' Time!!

So one of my favorite things to do it scrapbook! Lisa McClanahan (my mother-in-law) gave me a Cricut for Christmas and every since then I have been scrapbooking!! I am working on my 2nd and 3rd scrapbooks. My first one was a 8x8 wedding scrapbooking I made for my sister. My second and third scrapbooks are our wedding and an Army book. I will attached some pictures of my favorite pages I have done. Using a Cricut is the funnest way to scrapbook. It can cut out anything! I only have three Cricut fonts (Four-Legged Friends, Cursive 101, and George & Basic Shapes), but Lisa has almost all of the fonts :). So if I want to cut out something I just text Lisa and ask if I could borrow one of hers! I don't know what I'm going to do when we move, I won't be able to borrow any fonts!! Anyways, I just wanted to share some pages I have made!










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Friday, April 15, 2011

Five Question Friday!!

1. What is your favorite sign of spring?
I have two favorites! I can't decide which is better so I'm going to list both! One of my favorite sign of spring is WARM WEATHER!! I love being able to wake up and not worry about bundling up to stay warm! My next favorite sign is the blooming flowers! I love flowers and just to see them start popping up makes me so happy!

2. What was your best birthday ever?
My best birthday was my 19th. It was my first birthday with my husband so that make it extra special!

3. What is your favorite dessert?
Well I would have to say cake without icing. My favorite flavor of cake is any kind of choclate or yellow.

4. What is the best excuse you've ever used to get out of a ticket?
Well I haven't got a ticket, but if I did I wouldn't use an excuse to get out of something I deserved.

5. Do you wake up before your alarm, with your alarm, or after hitting snooze several times?
I am not a morning person so I usually don't have an alarm set!
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