Mariah's Nerdy Notes

Hey everyone, Thanksgiving is now over and I suppose this means that I should take down my fall decorations, pack them away and head into the attic to get my scarce holiday decorations. DIYs shall abound and my house will be a winter wonderland...without the snow...because Georgia. Since it is still technically Thanksgiving week, I wanted to write down my top five things I'm thankful for. Warning...feels may abound and it's a long one, but that's what Thanksgiving is for right? 1. My family. I have a complex relationship with my family, but I love them all the same. Before I joined the military, we never spent a holiday apart and now I've missed the last five Thanksgivings with them, and this year will be my second Holiday season completely away from them. Despite this, my family always makes sure I know I'm loved and missed. They try to keep up with me, even when my hectic schedule doesn't give me time to call home and check in. It has probably been har

Hey everyone,  I know that I said this week was going to be the Seven Deadly Sins review, but I just saw Doctor Strange and I figured it was a little bit more relevant. So...it's super rare that the fiance and I will go to a movie opening weekend. We really do not like crowds and by really don't like crowds, I mean we go out of our way to actively avoid crowds like they are carriers of the plague. However, we went to see Doctor Strange on Friday and it was awesome.  First, Benedict Cumberbatch, as Doctor Steven Strange, does a great job of playing the character and the goatee looks good. Dr. Strange is a unique and complex character, who is almost unlikeable at the beginning of the movie. I'm not going to lie to you, but his character does develop and still manages to keep his sense of humor. Steven has good intentions, even if he isn't the best person and he has the right motivation most of the time.  As a female, it makes me happy to see women in such promi