Friday, June 29, 2018

June Books




Emily Giffin is one of my favorite authors and I loved her new book about the lives of parents and students from a private school community.  It was told from the perspective of three very different characters and includes topics such as race, class, and social media.



This story is about Miranda Priestly's former assistant (from Devil Wears Prada) who is now an image consultant.  It was an entertaining, funny, quick read.



This story about a POW and his family was about survival, resilience, and loss.  I loved reading about the relationship between mother and daughter and the story line was unforgettable.



I recently started watching Southern Charm and when I found out that Patricia had a book I immediately wanted to read it.  She is the mother of one of the main characters and is known on the show for being a great hostess.  I loved reading about her past etiquette experiences and it was interesting to find out more about the southern culture/way of doing things.



From watching Brody Jenner on The Hills and seeing the Jenner family on Keeping Up With The Kardashians, I knew who Linda Thompson was but didn't know she was an award-winning songwriter who was with Elvis Presley for many years.  I loved learning more about Elvis and reading about her long-time relationship with him.  I recognized many of her song lyrics that she shared between chapters and also enjoyed the stories about her marriages to Bruce Jenner and David Foster.



This book was about life in your forties from the author's point of view.  I didn't love it but some of the stories were funny.  I felt like she focused on appearance/beauty and had a lot of self-doubt.

Monday, June 18, 2018

Summer Check In

We have been out of school for 2 full weeks now and have crossed a few things off our summer chore list and most importantly we have crossed even more things off our summer bucket list!

Monday, June 11, 2018

Hyatt Fun

Two of my favorite friends got married this weekend and Matt and I got a night out :)