GReads! Interrupted: A Little Bit of Country & A Whole Lot of Cold

Sometimes I want to share things with my followers that aren't necessarily a book review, so I thought I'd create a sporadic feature on my blog to do just that.  GReads! Interrupted. is a personal reflection of me -- music I'm listening to, delicious treats I'm craving and/or baking, or even just a random thought that I feel is worthy of sharing.  This is meant to be a fun break from the usual reviews + a chance for my followers to get to know me a bit more.  Hope you enjoy!

I'm a Texan, so one would think that country music is rooted deep in my soul.  However, I think because I'm a Texan and grew up surrounded by country music, it's caused me to detour away from it in my adult years.  Every once in awhile I'll hear a song and it brings me back to my country roots, though.  So I put together a playlist of a few country songs (new & old) that I consider favorites.  Have a listen, and as always if you like what you hear support the artist by purchasing their music, thanks!

This winter has been absolutely CRAZY down here in Texas!  I know places up north, and further east have gotten it much worse, but for us southerns it's been C-O-L-D!!  In the past two weeks we've had snow/ice/freezing rain -- wintery elements we don't see often down here.  The city of Houston closed schools twice, and I even had a day off of work.  Needless to say, this Texas girl does not know how to drive on ice!

With these cold temps, it's had me wishing for spring-time weather.  I even made myself a spring-time wreath for my door (PS - this craft was super easy to do! All I did was wrap a styrofoam ring with burlap ribbon and hot-glued my own embellishments -- found these super cute flowers at my local Hobby Lobby.)  This cold weather also makes me crave sweet treats.  I ventured out to the Cheesecake Factory & ate this delicious Reese's peanut butter cheesecake, and I am not sorry about it one bit.  I also got in the spirit of Valentine's Day and made cookies for my sweet nephews.

I couldn't end this blog post without SOMETHING book related.  Since I don't participate in any book haul type posts, I wanted to feature a few of the books I recently received & read.  A little bit of YA contemporary, and a little bit of Adult contemporary.  Look for these reviews coming very, very soon!!!

Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson | add to goodreads |

 The Last Enchantments by Charles Finch | add to goodreads |

 Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler | add to goodreads | read my review |

 Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler | add to goodreads | read my review |

 To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han | add to goodreads |

 Sweet Little Thing by Renee Carlino | add to goodreads |

How's the weather where you are? Do you have any hobbies/cravings while it's cold out and you're kept inside?  What's the last book you received in the mail, or picked up from the library?  Please share in the comments below!