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The Game of Deployment

Slip, slide, swear, and cry your way through the Game of Deployment! Continue reading The Game of Deployment

Melissa KutscheMay 17, 2022April 22, 20224 Comments

Unsteady

The question I’m most commonly asked lately is, “How is Las Vegas?” Surprise! It’s hot. The second most asked question is, “How are you settling in?” I don’t always know how to answer that one. Although we are doing well overall, we have only been here 29 days – not even a full month – and everything is still new. We have a new house … Continue reading Unsteady

Melissa KutscheAugust 23, 2019March 10, 2021Leave a comment

I’m Melissa, mama to three littles, military spouse, writer, and bookworm. I love afternoon lattes, bookstores, and spontaneous dance parties.

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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine was a pleasant surprise. I listened to the audiobook and would highly recommend it. The book felt slow at the beginning, but I soon began to love and cheer for Eleanor, who is both relatable and cringe-inducing, simultaneously endearing and annoying. Author Gail Honeyman is a master of specificity and gives Eleanor a delicious assortment of words and imagery with which to tell her story. This is a heartwarming and heart-wrenching novel about loneliness, the grip of the past, love, and friendship. Eleanor Oliphant has the potential to make you laugh and cry as you learn about her past and hope for her future.

So long, sweet summer.

We visited our alma mater last weekend…my first time on campus in more than 10 years. Even though a lot has changed since my last visit, it still feels like going home. MSU is where I really grew up. It gave me some of my best friends, and it’s also where I met this guy on his first night in the dorms (18 years ago!). 💚

I flew through The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave. This novel is fast-paced and suspenseful but not a thriller. I found it to be a little predictable and at times it fell flat—I wanted more of a twist or gasp-worthy “No way!” moment. But it was still enjoyable and kept me interested to the end. Perfect weekend read.

A Blessing for The New Kids

I've missed talking books with you! Here’s a brief round-up of my summer reads.

Swinging into summer, friends. See you in September. ✌🏻

On our descent into the canyon, my husband mentioned that Bryce Canyon is a misnomer; unlike the Grand Canyon and other true canyons, Bryce wasn’t formed by a flowing body of water. Instead, the hoodoos were formed by weathering and erosion due to rain and ice: water got trapped in cracks in the rock, that water froze, and frost wedging broke apart the rock to form the sculpture-like spires. That morning, in between scoping out secluded spots for my kid to pee, I marched my 37-year-old body over the trails and spent a lot of time thinking about how we are all a lot like the hoodoos.

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