Bakersfield Blacklight Run Race Recap

      This past weekend, I participated in two running events, the Bakersfield Black Light Run on Saturday and then the Bakersfield Half Marathon on Sunday. Completing the black light run was memorable since I hadn't run this type of race before and also, my hubby decided to run this race with me. This was an fun run but definitely challenging due to it being set at the local fairgrounds which was rocky in some points and unclear race signage on the course. Below are photos from before and after the event.

Banner at Blacklight run

Hubby and me before blacklight run

Waiting for the run to begin

Hubby and me after blacklight run with our medals

Blacklight run medal

2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge is Done!

Each year, I take one reading challenges as a way to get outside of my reading comfort zone. For the past couple of years, I've been sticking with the Popsugar Reading Challenge which contains a total 50 books.

Below is a list of all the books I read for the 2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge along with their reading prompt. If you wanted to see more of the books I've read this year, you can check out my Goodreads profile at: https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/15431036.

2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge:

1. A book becoming a movie in 2019: The Kitchen by Ollie Masters
2. A book that makes you nostalgic: Courting Miss Hattie by Pamela Morsi
3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction): My Love Story by Tina Turner
4. A book you think should be turned into a movie: Black by Kwanza Osajyefo
5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
6. A book with a plant in the title or one the cover: Empty Bottle Full of Stories by R.H. Sin
7. A reread of a favorite book: Love Poems for Married People by John Kenney
8. A book about a hobby: Women in Gaming by Meagan Marie
9. A book you meant to read in 2018: Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work by Richard Carlson
10. A book with "pop," "sugar," or "challenge" in the title: Sugar & Spice by Keith Lee Johnson
11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover: Thong on Fire by Noire
12. A book inspired by mythology, legend, or folklore: Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
13.  A book published posthumously: My Life, My Love, My Legacy by Coretta Scott King
14. A book set in space: Sanity & Tallulah by Molly Brooks
15. A book by two female authors: Shifting by Charisse Jones & Kumea Shorter-Gooden
16. A book with a title that contains "salty," "sweet," bitter,"or "spicy": Hotel at the Corner of Bitter & Sweet by Jamie Ford
17. A book set in Scandinavia: The 100 -Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
18. A book that takes place in a single day: The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker
19. A debt novel: How High the Moon by Karyn Parsons
20. A book that's published in 2019: Death Wins a Goldfish by Brian Rea
21. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature: The Magic of the Unicorn by Deborah Lerme Goodman
22. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire: Braving the Wilderness (recommended by Reese Witherspoon) by Brene Brown
23. A book with "love" in the title: Gun Love by Jennifer Clement
24. A book featuring an amateur detective: Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer
25. A book about a family: We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
26. A book written by an author from Asia, Africa, or South America: Eye Level by Jenny Xie
27. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title: Aries by Joanna Martine Woolfolk
28. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie: Between the Sheets (Read by Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad) by Molly O'Keefe
29. A retelling of a classic: The Pied Piper of Hamlin by Russell Brand
30. A book with a question in the title: Can I Taste It? by David Weaver
31. A book set on a college or university campus: Check, Please by Ngozi Ukazu
32. A book about someone with a superpower: Ellie Ultra by Gina Bellisario
33. A book told from multiple character POV: My Century by Gunter Grass
34. A book that includes a wedding: Something New by Lucy Kinsley
35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Megan Mullally
36. A ghost story: Infidel by Pornsak Pichetshote
37. A book with a two-word title: The Mister by E.L. James
38. A novel based on a true story: Josephine Baker's Last Dance by Sherry Jones
39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game: Word Freak by Stefan Fatsis
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: Walking with Peety (2018 Challenge: Book with an animal of the cover) by Eric O'Grey
41. A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book: Thirst by Benjamin Warner
42. A "choose-your-own-adventure" book: Lost in Austen by Emma Campbell Webster
43. An "own voices" book: Black & Brown Faces in America's Wild Places Dudley Edmondson
44. Read a book during the season it is set in: Early Autumn by Richard B. Parker
45. A LitRPG book: Accidental Thief by C.J. Davis
46. A book with no chapters, unusual chapter heading, or unconventionally number chapters: The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
47. Two books that share the same title (1): All Through the Night by Connie Brockway
48. Two books that share the same title (2): All Through the Night by Mary Higgins Clark
49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom (e.g., Big Brother from 1984): Taming of the Shrew (break the ice) by William Shakespeare
50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent: Finding Grace by Daphne Greer