The only thing worse than not having a 3 day weekend is coming back to work after a 3 day weekend.

I did get a couple cute pocket-y skirts from the Gap on sale which is cool.

My night with Casey made up for my blah day though. We went to 9 Tastes for some yummy Thai food… yes, we were too lazy to cook yet again.

Actually, I went on a cleaning rampage for some reason when I got home so that is why I didn’t cook anything. I have been meaning to give the bed nook (that is what Casey and I call our bedroom- “room” implies that there is actually room in there! hehe) a good vacuuming- it really needed it. The room is so small though that moving the bed is a huge pain in the rear end. Poor Casey was a bit confused when he came in tonight- I had everything out of the bedroom that I could pick up and it was spread all over the living room. Our nook is prettier now though!

We also went to the bookstore tonight and I bought a few things- yay! I have been on a ready frenzy- and haven’t been updating my “Reads” section- oops! I finished The Story of Lucy Gault a while ago. It was a quietly good book- bit sad though.

I also read Wonder When You’ll Miss Me by Amanda Davis. I really enjoyed this book- which surprised me actually. I usually do not do very well with sexual abuse scenes (rape, child abuse, etc…) but this one sorta danced around what happened to Faith in such a way that I could handle it. It did not diminish the enormous effect the attack had on her, it just portrayed it in a palatable way. I flew through this book and wished that it was longer when I finished it.

Lastly, I finally broke down and read Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier. I was completely turned off by this book because it just seemed to be everywhere. I bought it a while ago for a book club that fizzled out and it just sat on my bookshelf for years. I picked it up because I was having a really hard time sleeping when I was sick and Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively was not holding my nonexistent attention span. Chevalier’s book did though. I really liked it. I especially loved the conflicted yet sensual way the main character felt about her hair… Can you imagine being turned on just by someone seeing your hair down? I don’t want to spoil anything by saying more but it was just fantastic. Another quick read.

So, I got a bunch of books at Wordsworth. They are quite fluffy but I am feeling in the mood for a little summer light reading. I also need to keep plugging away at Moon Tiger so I might need a break.

I got:

Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes (see, I wasn’t kidding about the fluff!)

The Probable Future by Alice Hoffman

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

Yay! I love having a stack of books to read. Nothing makes me happier. Well- almost nothing anyway.

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