Adding a new region to the repertoire

A few gal pals and I headed up to Fresno for an evening of shopping, food, and hanging out. One of the ladies had heard mention of this Indian restaurant and she had been wanting to go for awhile, so we were like Hey, why not? And that's just what we did. After a little bit of mall shopping we headed to our destination of choice: North India Bar & Grill

And ordered a spattering of menu items: 

We got chicken curry, prawn curry, spinach and potato something, steak tandoori, steak in a tomato sauce, naan and rice. Everything was great! I will definitely come to this place again and try some more stuff. The other neat thing, they were having an Indian wedding reception in one part of the restaurant. It was fun to peek through the curtains and see all the women in the traditional sari.

My taste testers of the evening:

Thanks ladies, where's our next new adventure in food??

Photo A Day: 3/4/11 & 3/5/11

3/4/11
Catching up some much needed sun

3/5/11
Enjoying some yummy Indian food with some great friends.

Photo A Day: 3/3/11

The wild and rambunctious kids settling down for some food at the Lady Diamonds meeting.

Photo A Day: 2/26/11-2/28/11

2/26/11
Pho, at the local eatery of Pho & Rolls. YUM!!

2/27/11
Watching the Oscars with some friends!

2/28/11
After a nice rain, the valley cleared out and you could actually see the Sierra Nevada Mountains

A New Blog, on books and reading

I've always loved to read. I have given some thought into trying to read books and write reviews. And so I created a blog to do just that. Right now it's just a passion and a way for me to keep a list of books I like and don't like. Feel free to follow along on my journey.

An Escape Through Words

It's still a work in progress.

Stuck in the Middle; a review

Stuck in the Middle (Sister-to-Sister, Book 1)


Joan is a middle sister, she's 25, and she's living with mother and grandmother. Joan had thought she had life figured out, until her boyfriend of 9 years leaves her and marries another woman. That was almost a year ago and she hasn't dated, or wanted to date since. That is until a handsome young doctor rents the house next door. 

I thoroughly enjoyed Joan. She was believable and her struggles were real. The dynamics between her and hew two sisters were witty and charming. The relationship between Joan and Ken, her neighbor doctor, was well written out. I related to Joan and her struggle to find a real relationship with God. Joan has always been a church-goer, a "Sunday Christian." It's not until she hears a missionary speak, and Ken comes into her life that she's realizes what she's missing and longing for. It is a great story on how to overcome past losses of loved ones and focus on the one constant in our life, God. There were a few key scriptures that were worked nicely into the story-line. I would recommend this book to anyone who's having those same struggles.


This was a great free selection on Amazon's free books list for Kindle.


*All opinions are my own. I received no compensation for this review.

Fools Rush In: Weddings by Bella; a review

Fools Rush In (Weddings by Bella, Book 1)

Bella Rossi is a gal in her late twenties still living and at home and has just taken over the family business, a wedding facility. The book follows her first wedding as the manager, a boot-scootin' cowboy themed wedding. Bella comes from a large family of Italians, and while they own the wedding facility they have never done themed weddings, until now. Bella is hoping to take the wedding facility into a whole new direction. The book follows Bella from one incident to the next as she tries to pull of a cowboy style wedding, when she knows nothing about cowboys or country western.

I found this book to be an entertaining read, quick and simple. The Rossi family dynamics were hilarious to watch. The romance between Bella and her cowboy is endearing. One thing to note is this is a Christian themed book. When Bella begins to fall on hard times she leans on her family and her faith to get her through it. I thought this was great start to the series. It will be interesting and fun to revisit the Rossi and Neeley families and watch them come together.

*At the time of this review, Fools Rush In is still on Amazon's Kindle free books list. If you own a Kindle be sure to check this list often as they are always adding new books to it.

All opinions are my own. I am not receiving any compensation for this review.