Whimsical Wednesday

{left to right: Margot, Sarah, me, Angela}

This week my girlfriends and I got to enjoy our first book club meeting. We had so much fun! We decided to start this book club last month because we all love to read. The cool thing is that we all love to read different types of books, so we're all sort of stepping our of our reading "comfort zone," if you will. Our first book was Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer. It was a good read that I would definitely suggest to those of you who like non-fiction.

We had a great time discussing the book, drinking wine, and enjoying some girl time. We all need a girls' night out sometimes, don't we? It was really nice. We can't wait for our next meeting!

If you're looking for something fun to do with your girlfriends, I really recommend starting your own book club as well. It was such a great excuse for a relaxing night out of the house and some great bonding time. Quality time with friends truly is irreplacable.

speaking of books....

I just bought this pendant on Etsy. Usually I just put things on my Favorites list, but I had to have it straight away! Oh, mail god, please bring it quickly!

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Happy Week 2009: Day 4

Happiness is a house full of books!

I absolutely love to read and wish I more time to do it. Here's what is currently waiting on my bookshelf while I finish The Host:

This one is an Oprah's Book Club book, but don't hold that against it. I think it sounded great before I knew that tidbit. (Don't throw stones, I just don't usually care for Oprah's choices. I'm just saying...)

Good Omens was suggested by a friend of mine. Apparently it is a funny account of the coming Apocolypse, which, as a personal rule, do NOT read about, but this one appealed to me. Here's a blurb:

According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner.

So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon -- both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle -- are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist...

This truly is right up my alley because I love dark humor. (The Royal Tennenbaums anyone?) I think I'll enjoy it.