Sunday, February 12, 2012

Sunday Salon: Peaceful



It's Sunday and I'm completely and totally relaxed and peaceful.

I just spent most of the last week at an amazing technology conference. But that wasn't the relaxing and peaceful part.

The relaxing and peaceful part was the hotel where I stayed.





 I walked. I listened to calming music. I ate almonds and peanut butter and chocolate. And I read a fabulous book. A fabulously sad book. And I cried. I cried because the book was very sad. I cried because the book was very true.

Here it is:

Why We Broke Up*
Review to come soon.

And don't forget!
The February Giveaway here at Readerbuzz is...
...a $25 Amazon Gift Card!
and
All Kinds of Kisses!
And it's international!

*CAUTION!  CAUTION!  CAUTION!  This book is marked YA but it's full of things your mama won't be happy about. 
You have been warned.
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  1. Laurel-Rain SnowFebruary 12, 2012 at 9:31 AM

    Oh, I love gorgeous hotels, walking in cities not my own, and eating chocolate.

    Why We Broke Up looks fabulous!

    I love a good cry....

    Here's MY SUNDAY SALON POST

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2012 at 9:45 AM

    Ummm, that looks divine, especially that couch.

    What was the calming music you listened to?

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  3. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzFebruary 12, 2012 at 10:01 AM

    I made a radio station at Pandora that I listened to while I was in Austin. I started with Zen-ish songs with windchimes and waterfalls and lots of flutes. But, because I'm a ditz, when I was making it, I accidentally added a country music song, and, somehow, since I was in Texas, that seemed okay, too.

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  4. Helen's Book BlogFebruary 12, 2012 at 10:09 AM

    The hotel sounds like the perfect retreat. I am going to CUE (Computer Using Educators) next month. My hotel won't be quite so wonderful, but I am certainly looking forward to the technology stuff!

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  5. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzFebruary 12, 2012 at 10:17 AM

    I was at TCEA (which stands for Texas Computer Education Association and sounds very similar to CUE...except that CUE might be national?)

    The technology was fantastic in that overwhelming way that technology always is. Nice that I had the balance of the quiet hotel. And the chocolate.

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  6. VasillyFebruary 12, 2012 at 10:31 AM

    You cried while reading this?! Maybe I'll read this next then.

    Your hotel room looks amazing! I'm glad that you had such a great week. I hope next week goes just as well.

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  7. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzFebruary 12, 2012 at 10:33 AM

    I cry a lot these days. Could be just this time of my life. And all the beautiful, true things in my world.

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  8. Laura BurgandyIceFebruary 12, 2012 at 10:54 AM

    Aw... tears and almonds and chocolate and peanut butter and beauty... what a memorable week!!! Thx for sharing!! Here's my Sunday: Colorimetry

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  9. HarveeFebruary 12, 2012 at 11:26 AM

    Looking forward to your review!

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  10. LBCFebruary 12, 2012 at 12:00 PM

    I am really into hotels. I love them. That one looks lovely. I haven't read Why We Broke Up yet, but it will happen soon.

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  11. JaimieFebruary 12, 2012 at 1:11 PM

    i"m jealous! I could so use some time like that right now. Glad you have a good time!

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  12. UnknownFebruary 12, 2012 at 3:08 PM

    That hotel room looks calming and peaceful...the peanut butter nd chocolate doesn't hurt! Add in a great book and I understand why your post it titled "Peaceful". It's a great way to start off a new week. Hope its a good one!

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  13. Mary PrestonFebruary 12, 2012 at 7:41 PM

    It sounds like you had a wonderful time.

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  14. Anne@HeadFullofBooksFebruary 12, 2012 at 10:32 PM

    I read Why We Broke Up last week and cried, too. It brought back all kinds of sad feelings of heartbreaks and rotten two-timing boyfriends. The good part of that experience was that my husband and I talked about past heart aches (that didn't involve each other) and for once I wasn't jealous of his past before me. I know what the book won a Printz Honor. I did enjoy it.

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  15. loucindyFebruary 13, 2012 at 8:19 AM

    Thanks for the welcome to the Sunday Salon. Great post and makes me curious to where you stayed. Always on the lookout for relaxation!

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  16. TiFebruary 13, 2012 at 10:56 AM

    I had to attend a conference in Vegas awhile back (not my favorite place) so I requested a non-smoking hotel. I stayed at the MGM Signature and it was gorgeous! Very much like the room you show in the pics above. Jacuzzi tub, dream beds, and large flat screens everywhere I looked. I think I went back to the room every night I was there to eat Chinese food and take a bath!

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    What a nice hotel! I don't think I've ever had the privilege of staying at a hotel that nice! Perhaps I should see about getting something that nice for a "babymoon" for my wife! Thanks for dropping by my blog yesterday, and I hope you have a great week!

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  18. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzFebruary 13, 2012 at 5:49 PM

    It was a lovely independent hotel in Austin. Thanks!

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  19. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzFebruary 13, 2012 at 5:56 PM

    Jeremy, I would definitely seek out a nice hotel for your wife as a babymoon

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