Book Club again, a small group of us, but we are continuing on! This month was The Lotus Eaters, which follows a female photographer in Vietnam. I thought it was very fascinating for a fiction piece. And I had to speed read through the end to find out what happens. So there was no talking over coffee last Saturday. I'm Type A and like a good student, read the book...even if we never talk about it.
I hosted this month, so neatened up the little apartment, bought some more plates (I am short!). And made Elizabeth's Pumpkin Pie Squares. I realized too late that I had thrown away my 9x13 and didn't replace it. So at 5 am that morning I had to go with the 9x9 pan. I might reassess the topping amount in a smaller pan. And then Deb's Chicken Square's for dinner.
And my guests were so sweet to bring more tasty desserts, macaroons and cookies.
Book Club. Wine Drinking Club. Catching Up Club. Life Event Club. I think it's become all of these. Since October 2007, we've been meeting and drinking, through break ups, new jobs, weddings and babies. I was invited by a colleague and friend, who went to undergrad at UVA and then Wharton with a bunch of Wharton ladies. And that's how I found my way in.
We eat, we drink. Laura hosted this past month. I went early to watch her whip up pizza rolls and baked tomatoes. And it was a hit because we ate everything! It was her sister's birthday, so we could have cake, too. Every first Tuesday of the month. Earlier this year, it just sort of went away, so a few of us would email and wish it would come back....and it did this spring when a brave soul offered to open her home to us again.
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We've read so many books now, 43 in total. We read everything. Hunger Games to There is Something About Kevin. Sometimes the book discussion is 15 minutes, but we are sure to get it in. I think I'll make the book list a separate post, it's fun to look back. And I'm so proud of having read all of them (yes, I'm a good student like that).
September 2010 Book: Paris to the Moon
