This month, my book club is reading Dark at the Roots by Sarah Thyre. I only got to page 88. It’s a memior about a girl growing up in the South. Sarah writes well, but I just had an issue because I didn’t know where she was going with anything…the points of all of her stories were really unclear, so I didn’t finish it.
Book club should be fun though tonight. We’ve gotten more people interested in it…last month there were I think 10 of us there. It’s nice to get together with friends like this…even if I won’t really be participating in book talk 
Categories: books
Tagged: book club, books, friends, life, sarah thyre
One of my best friends, Nur, turned 30 on Saturday. She lives in New Jersey right outside of NYC, so I flew up for 24 hours to surprise her. Turns out, her wonderful fiance also wanted to surprise her…he had a bunch of her good friends waiting at a bar to send her into her 30s with a bang
The best part was that Nur was so unsuspecting that she was literally in tears Saturday morning because no one was doing anything for her big day. She was so happy and surprised, and I’m so glad I got to be a part of it!
Before the surprise at Quay’s in Hoboken, Kelly (who graciously let me stay with her in her awesome apartment in midtown Manhattan!) and I had dinner at 3Forty Grill. Awesome filet…and they barely cooked it just the way I liked. The mashed potatoes were to die for, as well…slightly garlic-y, but still so yummy. The best part? The martini’s. I had a raspberry and 3Forty…which tasted like rainbow sherbert!
Little did I know when I was planning my trip that Sunday was Easter. Opps. I had a nice Southwest Chicken Salad from McDonald’s on my way home from the airport. Definitely worth it…it was a great weekend!
Categories: friends
Tagged: filet, food, friends, life, new york, restaurants, steak, travel
