About Me

Hi all, and welcome to The Comer Experience. Howdy, we are John and Gena. Gena is born and raised in Southern Oklahoma. John is a military brat, raised in New York for his first few years. He spent 5 years in Okinawa, Japan before moving to Oklahoma. Both of us have been married before, and have finally found our comfort in each other since 1999. We got married on July 4, 2006, and it makes Independence Day something much better to celebrate. We have hit a point in our life together that now we want to share our experiences with everyone. We want to take you on a trip through the everyday lives of our family. We have started this blog to give people a look into what our family enjoys, and goes through. You will see some great cooking from John, who learned from helping his mother in the kitchen. With his mix of Italian and Irish background he enjoys experimenting and making great food. We will also take you on our journey into learning photography and we would love to hear your critiques on our pictures. All and all we hope you enjoy your journey with us and can laugh and learn from our experiences. Enjoy and lots of fun, John & Gena #TheComerExperience

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Alpha by Jasinda Wilder Book Review

I just can't put into words how enthralling this book was.

What would you do if you mysteriously received a check for $10,000; cash it or tear it up?

This is the decision that Layla had to make.  So what would your decision be?  Welcome to the book ALPHA by Jasinda Wilder.  Yes I know you're interested I can see your gears rolling......

This book was by one of my favorite authors, but I won't let her fool you-it was not in my normal genre.

Alpha made me blush, and made me swoon.  That being said girls, this book isn't for the faint of heart.  It has some steaminess that will make you sweat!  The mysterious benefactor and the beautiful, dependent, stubborn female lead was a perfect match up of characters.  I need me some ROTH!  The storyline is to me a great mix of romance, sex, and adventure.  So again, not for the girls that can't handle a bit of sexual content; to say the least.

To those of you that made it past my first paragraph well you just need to hang on to your drawers, grab your kindle, and order this book.  Indulge in some fun!  Layla's & Roth storyline is amazing.  You will start this book, and not want to put it down.  I sure didn't.  So I recommend if you can get over the sexual content that you grab this book, and read away.  This is not recommended for children or teens.




So girls if you are ready to jump into Alpha click the picture below and get your copy:



You can also pre-order your copy of the 2nd book in the series Beta by clicking the picture below:



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Happy Reading Everyone,

Gena

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Game of Love--The Remingtons by Melissa Foster

Thank you Melissa Foster for writing such a great love story.

To start off this review I want to apologize for taking so long since my last blog post.  Now, on to the good stuff.

The characters within this book series are diverse, and have great depth to them.  In this part of the grand series "Love in Bloom" which has many separate series branches you will meet "The Remingtons".  The main characters of "Game of Love" Ellie & Dex by far are the couple that will just make you want to root for them till the end.  Ellie's background of being tossed around from foster family to foster family, and Dex's past with his dad you just can't help but to want to push them together.The story-line of the first book of "The Remingtons" part of "Love in Bloom" leaves you wanting to find out where the story goes with these two, and the others they relate to within within the book--such as Mitch--the chunky but awesome computer nerd, and Regina the tattoo rebel without a cause chic with a protective heart.

If you have followed my blog for a while you'll know I don't really ever give out to much of the story behind the book.  I prefer that you take the time as I did.  Read because it keeps your brain active, and its a great way to drop the world issues, and just relax.

Melissa Foster is a great author I have loved every book I have read that she has put out.  If I could afford to buy all her books I would.  If your in the mood for romance, and a relaxing read this book is a must.  That being said there is a warning of adult content.  :)  So I would recommend these series for those adults among us.


Happy reading & a blessed day--

Gena



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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Push And Shove Book #6 of by C.L.Stone Book Review

All I have to say is C.L. Stone has by all means joined my top 10 authors.  In fact she’s pretty much #1 in my list.  The latest book in the “Ghost Bird” series was amazeballs.  Yes, I SAID AMAZEBALLS.  I finished the book at 10:30pm last night.  OMG, then I couldn’t get my brain to slow down to go to sleep.  So that zombie state I am in today is all on her.

If you’ve been following her series so far you know that you have to get this newest edition.  I am definitely not a spoiler so I will not tell you a thing that will spoil the really good stuff.  The guys definitely step it up in “Push & Shove”, and they sure as heck start showing more responsiveness to Sang.  I think I may have fell a little more in love with Sean & Owen aka Dr. Green & Mr. Blackbourne.  Who am I kidding I think I fall in love with each one of them in every book.

I can’t put into words how much I adore the writing style of C.L. Stone, and her book series about “ The Academy”.  This book series is mean for YA & New Adult, and honestly as a 39 year old woman it makes sense in either genre.  There are no sex scenes within the book series as of yet.  Not to say that’s not to happen in future editions of the series.  I can’t wait to see how the books progress through the lives of the boys of “The Academy”, and Sang. 

The newest books for “Ghost Bird” & “The Scarab Beetle” are due out in the fall.  I just may have to re-read the series again before then.  Stop rewind.  Yep and do it again.  That’s how much I like this series. 

If you haven't already purchased the book you can simply click the picture below to be taken straight to it!!



Happy Reading & Summer love—


Gena

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Push & Shove(Review Soon) is now available!! CL STONE has released it early!!


Ladies & Gentleman the day has arrived!! Your wait is finally over!! C. L. Stone newest edition to "The Ghost Bird" series is live, and ready for you to delve into!! I already got mine, and plan on submerging myself into it!!  

So click the picture below, and go get yours!! 





Monday, May 12, 2014

How's this smile? Braces update (heavy on the pictures)

Okay y'all do not laugh I am not the cutest thing out there.  I did this fast little picture after cleaning my dirty face for the day.  You ladies out there know that you have to do that to stay young forever right?!?

So I had my first bracket break loose from a tooth this past month.  That was a whole lot of fun!  Let's just say as much as I love to talk that bracket just moved from side to side banging around, and spinning around my wire.  It didn't hurt nearly as bad as I thought it would when I got it adhered back to the tooth the following day, but made eating a blast.

At this time I have decided to hold off on the surgery to fix my jaw alignment.  Due to a miscarriage I had in March which was a miracle & blessing for us after years of trying it was good to know I could become pregnant.  We  are currently working with my obgyn to help with conception, but that is a whole other blog topic.

I am going to post a before smile(not great at smiling), and a current picture.  I tell you this will be an awesome journey for me.


Before Braces were put on.

This is the day I had braces put on.




These two are from today.  I had to do a close up to show how much movement has happened.





But to show it a little better how about a side by side of the two that show my smile---




So there you have it.  In June I am already assured there will be even more teeth movement with a new wire going in.  I have a few years of these to go I believe 2017 is the year that I will last have them on.  

So tell me---what do you think?

Pretty smiles & all that Jazz

Gena


Saturday, April 26, 2014

"Cold Blue" by Gary Neece (Oklahoma Author) Book Review

To start off this book review I would like to thank the author for his time, and for loaning me the books to read for review.  To let you know a bit about the author himself he is a Tulsa PD detective, and his style of writing is pretty darn good.  Gary has stayed in contact with me throughout this whole thing.  :)


The book I read is "Cold Blue" it is the first book in a series based on a Tulsa PD detective named Jonathan Thorpe(I call him by his last name).  The book is addicting!  However it is a real jump out of my normal genre so it took me a bit to get into.  Ok, its not the books fault I had to stop every time something was mentioned about Tulsa, and ask hubby if it was pretty close to truth (haha).

Thorpe is a strong man, and has gone through so much strife as of late.  He lost his wife & daughter to murder, and its somewhat sent him off the deep end or has it??!!??  He takes matters into his own hands to find out who it was that killed his family.  Throughout the book you will read much violence, and the twist & turns will keep you enthralled. It's one of the most thrilling books I have read! So this is not for the faint at heart.   The detail in the book will bring you right into it, and you will see the scene as you read it for sure.  Oh, and when the FBI comes in oh boy oh boy oh boy!!

In closing I will say this is a must read.  Especially for those of you that can handle violence, and crime.   It is followed by the sequel book "Sins of our fathers".  A definite book for the guys for sure!

So check out Gary Neece, and support our Oklahoma authors!!


Thank you so much Gary for the awesome opportunity to read your books & review them.  I can't wait to start "Sins of our Fathers".



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Happy Readings to all--

Gena

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Oh my braces!!!

So sorry for such a lull in posting we have been having some things happening in our lives.  I won't be delving into that.  But let me tell you about today.

I went for my first appointment since I had my braces put on in February.  Oh mylanta talk about ouch!

I got a whole new set of wires.  These wires are slightly larger, and stiffer. Yes, they literally popped my doors on my brackets open, removed my old wire, and slid in my new ones.  So yea um to say the mouth is sore is a understatement for sure.

My orthodontist did say my mouth was moving very well.  I have decided that at this time in my life that I won't be doing the surgery to fix my alignment.  Maybe sometime in the future.  He did tell me that my teeth would still turn out straight, but I would still have a slight overjet/overbite.

So that's all at least the teeth aren't so sore that I can't eat!! That's a plus! :)