The Sunday Salon - January 30



The most exciting thing that happened this week is that my husband redeemed his frequent flier miles to buy tickets for us to go to Hawaii this summer. So far we know that we are going to spend a day or two on Oahu, and that we'll spend the rest of our time on one of the other islands. We've never been to Hawaii before, so we need to do a little research to try to figure out which of the other islands is the one we don't want to miss seeing. Any suggestions for which island to travel to?

Oh, and in case anyone was wondering, my husband and I had originally planned to go to Paris this month, but once again our plans fell through. (We had also planned to go a couple of summers ago.) Both of the trips to Paris would have been business trips for my husband and both fell through for different reasons (the first because of the economy, the second because of scheduling conflicts). But hey, I can't be that disappointed because we're planning our trip to Hawaii now, and how can I not be excited about that?

Otherwise I had a quiet week. My in-laws dropped by to visit yesterday and while the whole family went bowling I stayed home (because I was very tired) and fell asleep watching old episodes of The West Wing. It was actually a lovely way to spend the afternoon.

As I look out across the week to come I am happy to see that I don't have any extra activities going on. Just the same old stuff - flute lessons, band practice, date night, and running the kids to their activities. And I have that same thought that always occurs to me - maybe this will be the week that I conquer the laundry and get ahead on the housecleaning. (Even though I know it is never-ending, I find a healthy dose of unrealistic optimism keeps me going when it comes to! housewo rk.)

Today I'll be reading The World is Bigger Now by Euna Lee.



Reviewed Last Week:

Dirty Secret by Jessie Sholl
Pictures of You by Caroline Leavitt


Last Week I Finished Reading:

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown


Finished and Still Waiting to be Reviewed:

Promise Me by Nancy G. Brinker
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
The White House Doctor by Connie M! arianoKatie Up and Down the Hall by Glenn Plaskin
The Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux
The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern
This is No Drill by Henry Berry
Left Neglected by Lisa Genova


Currently Reading:

The World is Bigger Now by Euna Lee
As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (Audiobook/Re-read)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (Audiobook/Re-read)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (Audiobook/Re-read)
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights: Vol. 1 - Anonymous


Giveaways:

Madame Tussaud Giveaway - ends Jan. 30th
January Book Giveaway - ends Jan. 30th
Dirty Secret Giveaway - ends Feb. 13th


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