Monthly Wrap Up

Angel’s Monthly Wrap Up ~ May 2026

Angela (Angel's Book Nook)

A peek into the Nook: May’s magic and mayhem.
Grab a cozy drink and settle in for this month’s highlights.

The first week of May brought my parents into town for a wonderful visit! They finally got to see the new house we moved into two years ago. I arranged a fantastic private tour with San Francisco Jeep Tours for a full day of exploring the city and Muir Woods. Even after living in the Bay Area for ten years, there was still so much I hadn’t seen, and I got to discover some brand-new spots. We all had an absolute blast! The next day, we headed over to Pier 39 to see the sea lions, enjoyed a delicious lunch, and strolled around. My parents loved every minute of their visit!



Week two was completely packed with appointments—from doctor and dentist visits to after-school sports. Unfortunately, my hubby got hurt during one of the soccer practices and we had to make an emergency run to the hospital to see what was going on. That initial trip led to quite a few follow-up visits. They suspected he might have broken a rib, but because the X-rays were inconclusive, everything was left up in the air regarding what was actually wrong.

Week three was relatively quiet—until the weekend arrived! For Memorial Day Weekend, my boys headed out of town for the Davis AYSO Soccer Tournament. They played two games each on Saturday and Sunday. Of course, the Kid ended up getting hurt during one of the games and we had to take him to Urgent Care on Sunday evening for a wrist injury. Because it was so swollen, the X-rays didn’t clearly show a break, but he is in a lot of pain. We have a follow-up appointment with the doctor in a week for a re-check. Hopefully, it’s just a bad sprain and not a break! In the meantime, it’s Tylenol and keeping his wrist and hand wrapped up.

We finally made it to the last week of school! The eighth graders basically had a week full of fun days—complete with parties, a pancake breakfast, and plenty of graduation rehearsals. On Friday, we went to the 8th-grade graduation ceremony. The best part for the Kid? Getting to head home right after it was over, while the rest of the school had to stick it out until the 12:18 early dismissal time!


When it comes to reading, May was pretty much a no-go for me. I didn’t actually start a book until the very last Wednesday of the month! Instead, I’ve mainly been binge-watching short Chinese dramas on YouTube. I just haven’t caught the reading bug lately, but I guess that’s exactly how it goes when you’re a mood reader. I usually start the year off strong, but then life gets crazy and my reading slows down or hits a total standstill for a few months. Hopefully, come summer, I can fully dive back into some audiobooks!

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Have a fabulous 🍉 June! 💖 I’d love to hear from you—feel free to share your own monthly highlights with me!

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Welcome to my paradise! I'm Angela, the owner, reviewer, and mind behind Angel's Book Nook. I also have the pleasure of hosting the community-focused event, The Library Love Challenge. My reading obsession lies squarely in the thrilling worlds of Paranormal & Urban Fantasy—the bigger the lore, the better! You can always count on me to root for my favorite shifters: dragons! Off the page, I am a dedicated wife, mother, and lover of all animals, especially horses and dogs. As Desiderius Erasmus said, "Your library is your paradise."

10 thoughts on “Angel’s Monthly Wrap Up ~ May 2026”

  1. They had some jeep tour type of options on the cruise last year and I wasn’t sure about them, but I thought they sounded like they could be good ideas. I’m going to look into them for our cruise next year I think. Lots of injuries for your family this past month, let’s hope that you don’t have the same problems in June and everyone gets healed up! And I hope you have a better reading month, if you want, lol. 🙂
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    1. Hi Lisa! Oh, it really was a month of injuries over here. Everyone is slowly healing up, thank goodness. It turns out the kiddo did end up breaking his wrist, so we’re looking at about 4 to 6 weeks for that to fully mend. Hubby is all healed up now, though, which is a huge relief!

      My parents absolutely loved the private SF Jeep Tours—I am so glad I went ahead and booked it! If you get a chance to try one on your cruise next year, I highly recommend it.

      Thanks so much for visiting and commenting! I’m definitely hoping for a much better reading month in June, too. 😂

  2. Sounds like a fantastic month – despite two trips to urgent care. I hope both the men in your life are recovering. And congrats to your son. What a great thing to celebrate!

    1. Yeah, visiting urgent care three times in a single month was definitely not fun! On top of the injuries, we actually had to go in for a bad cold, too. Thank you so much for stopping by and for the kind words!

  4. How fun to have your folks out to see your new (to them) place and go on the day long jeep tour. Interesting how you got to see some stuff that you had missed over the years in the area. I’ve got a couple local places here in the Detroit-southern Michigan area that I’ve yet to see in over thirty years’ residence.

    Hope your hubby and kiddo’s injuries heal up soon for them and congrats to your son for his graduation. 🙂

    Hopefully, you’ll get back in the mood for a few reads or listens this next month.

    Have a good June, Angela!

    1. Hi Sophia! It really was so much fun having my parents out to visit and getting to explore San Francisco together. My hubby and kiddo are doing a bit better, thank you! We do have some follow-up doctor appointments coming up to see how they’re healing and figure out when they can safely head back to sports. I’m also really hoping to get back into the swing of reading and listening soon! Thanks so much for stopping by and chatting. Have a wonderful June!

  5. What a great month with your parents and your son’s school activities. I don’t know how things will go for me in June because I’m barely keeping up to do my reviews each week. I’m just so slow or have too many other things going on. Then I’ll be gone to Iowa for my Mom’s funeral. I am really enjoying the Read-along even more than I expected though.

    1. Hi Anne! Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing. We definitely ended May with a bang celebrating our kiddo graduating 8th grade! Now that summer is here, we’re trying to figure out a plan to keep him active while also focusing on letting his wrist injury fully heal.

      As for reading, I’m really hoping my reading mood turns around soon so I can dive back into things. I am absolutely loving the read-along, too, even though I’ve fallen a bit behind and have been missing the chats because of it!

      I am so, so incredibly sorry to hear about your mom. Sending you and your family so much love, comfort, and big hugs during this difficult time. ❤️

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