Why I haven't read a thing since Thursday
>> Tuesday, May 25, 2010
I haven't read any of my current book since last Thursday so obviously there's no book review for me to post. The reason I had no time to read was because I was out of town for a wonderful long weekend with friends near Leavenworth, Washington.
We rented a large vacation home in the woods near Lake Wenatchee. At a 6 hour drive from Portland and on the other side of the mountains from Seattle, it's not exactly a place you drop in to for a long weekend. It was a bit tricky to manage the logistics of getting folks from Portland, Washington, Florida and Oklahoma all in the same place, but we did and it was totally worth it.
Considering we all originally met online is it any surprise that our electronics inventory for 7 people included 6 laptops, 4 iphones, 3 blackberrys, and I'm not sure how many cameras? Although we really didn't spend that much of the weekend plugged in, it was amusing to look around the room at times and see everyone with their laptop or iphone fired up at the same time.
All in all it was a wonderful weekend of fun, conversation, relaxation, more laughter than I've experienced in a long time and even roasting marshmallows in the fireplace for s'mores.
As for reading . . . didn't happen and I'm glad to have been too busy having fun to read. Today it's back to the routine and back to my book - I'm currently in the middle of The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner (it's being released today) and loving it.
For those of you who read my Rant about Borders and poor incentives regarding disposable cups I have a bit of an update. I wrote a letter and sent a copy of my blog post to both Borders and Seattle's Best Coffee. Although I believe that the pertinent decision is from Borders, I included Seattle's Best because it reflects on both companies. When I got home yesterday I had received a response from Seattle's Best. It's pretty much a 'thank you for your feedback' and a coupon for a free drink, but at least it's a response and I know someone read and passed on my concern. Borders? Still haven't heard a thing from them.
No stars – I couldn’t even finish it
1 star – I didn’t like it but I managed to finish it.
2 stars – It was OK. Not good, but seriously just OK.
3 stars - I liked it. I didn’t think it was great, but I thought it was good entertainment.
4 stars – I really liked it. I really think you might like it too.
5 stars – It was amazing. I’d recommend this to just about anyone.
5 comments:
Your getaway looks so dreamy. Glad to hear you had a lot of fun.I keep hearing great things about the Catherine de Medici book. Happy reading.
That's an excellent reason not to have time to read. Glad you had a great time!
Wait: you all originally met online? What's the story behind that?!!!
Yep, it was a spectacularly fun weekend and you summed it up really well. I did manage to read a total of 5 pages of my book before I fell asleep one of the nights!
Vasilly: it was truly a completely relaxing and enjoyable weekend. The locaiton was fabulous.
Bookfool: there are certain times that reading just has to go on the back burner. This weekend was one of them.
Rhapsodyinbooks: The story is we all met several years ago on a WeightWatchers message board and have been posting there and become close friends over the years. There have been several get-togethers with various groups among the entire group on our message board.
~C: yes! a weekend that will sustain me for a long long time.
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