Book Club tonight was so much fun- we actually discussed the book in length and had intelligent conversation about some of the themes behind the book. SO much fun! There was 7 of us and we spent an hour talking about the book and discussing what we would read for the next few months. So excited for a true book club, I hope it continues in the future. Next up for books are: Snow Flower and The Secret Fan for April and The Help in May. So excited to read both of these.
After book club I was really hungry and wanted something quick, I gave Mike a call and he was still working at 7:30. Since neither of us had eaten I ran through a Mediterranean place and got a falafel and lamb gyro meal.
I was really impressed with the quality of the food for a place in the burbs. The lamb had good flavor and the falafels were really well done.
Tonight makes the first evening of a new book club, I am excited to meet 10 new women and even more excited to talk about a book I really liked! I have tried a few book clubs and have not found one that had exactly what I was looking for and was not a 30 min plus drive. We are meeting at a Dunn Brothers that has a huge fireplace, comfy chairs and my favorite brand of tea- Might Leaf.
I have had my Kindle for a year this week and wanted to look back and see everything that I have read (its a LONG list, I starred the ones that were free Kindle downloads.) 51 books on my Kindle and probably 10 more in traditional book form.
Blood Engines- T.A. Pratt*
Handle with Care- Jodi Picoult
Hide in Plain Sight- Martha Perry*
Baby Bonanza-Maureen Child*
World Wide Rave: Creating Triggers that Get Millions of People to Spread Your Ideas and Share Your Stories (MBA Book)
The Babysitter’s Code- Laura Lippman*
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)- Stephanie Meyer
Persuader (Jack Reacher, No. 7)*
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)- Stephanie Meyer
Snowbound- Janice Kay Johnson*
Irresistible Forces- Brenda Jackson*
Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, Book 3)- Stephanie Meyer
The Cook’s Illustrated How-to-Cook Library: An illustrated step-by-step guide to Foolproof Cooking*
Slow Hands*
Speed Dating*
Kiss Me Deadly*
Homespun Bride*
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga Book 4)- Stephanie Meyer
Kiss of Midnight: A Midnight Breed Novel*
Shanghai Girls: A Novel- Lisa See
Angels & Demons- Dan Brown
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society- Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Dead Until Dark (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 1)- Charlane Harris
Living Dead in Dallas- Charlane Harris
The Host: A Novel- Stephanie Meyer
Post-Birthday World, The- Lionel Shriver
Club Dead- Charlane Harris
Dead to the World- Charlane Harris
Dead as a Doornail (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 5)- Charlane Harris
Definitely Dead (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 6)- Charlane Harris
All Together Dead (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 7)- Charlane Harris
From Dead to Worse (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 8)- Charlane Harris
Dead and Gone- Charlane Harris
Raising Jake- Charlie Carillo*
The Sari Shop Widow- Shobhan Bantwal
The Brass Bed- Jennifer Stevenson
Sarah’s Key- Tatiana de Rosnay (Favorite Book of the Year)
I Heart Bloomberg (86 Bloomberg Place Series #1)- Melody Carlson*
The Christmas Bus- Melody Carlson
72 Hours- Shannon Stacey
Dear American Airlines- Jonathan Miles
The Girl Who Played with Fire- Steig Larsson
Midwives: A Novel- Chris Bohjalian
Midnight in Madrid- Noel Hynd*
Conspiracy in Kiev- Noel Hynd*
Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations . . . One School at a Time- Greg Mortenson
The Apothecary’s Daughter- Julie Klassen
The Weight of Silence- Heather Gudenkauf (Book Club Tonight)
Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes- Elizabeth Bard (Current Book)
Outlander- Diana Gabaldon (Current Book)
What are some of your favorite books? I am always looking for new ones to add to the list.
There seems to be a weather pattern of sunny for a a few days and then back to gray and cloudy. Today is the gray and cloudy pattern, it was drizzling on my way to work. At least its a work day and not a weekend I had planned on going to the gym today but sleep won, I reached over and allowed myself an extra glorious hour. The gym will be waiting for me tomorrow.
Breakfast was a new green monster creation
-4 HUGE handfuls of Spinach
-Almond Milk
-Frozen Mango
-Pom Juice
-2 Scoops of Amazing Grass
-2 Scoops of Chocolate Protein Powder
The Pom Juice and the Mango add a nice tartness, I like this combo!
I had planned on going to the gym today but sleep won, I reached over and allowed myself an extra glorious hour. The gym will be waiting for me tomorrow.
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