{We actually took our self-portrait early in the night this time.}
We had a good discussion about the book and all agreed that though it was tough to read about the way women are treated in Afghanistan, but it was definitely worth reading. It brought out all my man-hater feelings and frustrations, but ultimately I enjoyed the story of these women.
We also showed each other our circle journals. They are all so different and turned out great. We will be exchanging them at our monthly gatherings and adding something to the person's book we have for that month. Anything goes, so it will just be fun. I'll elaborate on this as the year progresses.
This is the inside of Michelle's cool, metallic circle journal. This shows her RBC intro. She wrote it to the tune of The Brady Bunch theme song. You can see the rest of our circle journals by clicking here.
We also celebrated Collette's birthday (actually ON her birthday) so that was fun. We gave her a $100 gift certificate to the mall (she's got her China and now Bali trip to shop for) and then we all put a birthday message into her circle journal. I should have documented those, but I was taking so many pictures I guess I spaced that.
It was a good night that ended around midnight. I tried to go to bed around 1:00, but then couldn't sleep so I was awake in my scrap room watching "Friends" dvds and cutting out good mail labels until almost 5:00am! I've been wasted today and even had to reschedule my lunch date with fellow blogger Laurie M.
**Have you had flourless chocolate cake?
Have you read this book?
What do you think of our journals?**
Have you read this book?
What do you think of our journals?**
23 comments:
woo hoo i am first!!!
so the circle journal idea is so amazing to me and am wondering did ya'll make this up - so brilliant. i can't imagine have a group of friends that i know who would do this. i have never heard of this until you have talked about it.
michelle's hair looks so awesome straight - yet i love her curls too
I make a pretty good flourless chocolate cake, but the almond whipped cream sounds great! I gave my sister a circle journal a few years ago and she never mailed it back to me. I'd love to do that with friends.
Sorry about the insomnia. It does make you wasted. At least you were productive with the time!
I love the idea of a circle journal. How fun! And there is nothing better than soup in a bread bowl...yummy. Your book club sounds so great...you are lucky to have such a neat group of friends.
Your journals are amazing. The cake looked divine. The company, the best. I'm forever jealous of your little group of renegades!
The journals are amazing. You girls are seriously the funnest book club I've ever known (especially since I get to voyeuristically have a peek into your meetings each month via your blog--sweet!). I picture all of you still getting together when you're old & grey.
And I noticed FIRST THING that polka-dot candle on Collette's cake! Sassy!
"Man-hater tendencies"...aha ahahaha! I laughed at that phrase.
Mmmm LOVE flourless chocolate cake! So good!
The circle journals look great! Kristi, we could start a blogger group of circle journals. My mom was doing that with some internet friends. Its a cool idea.
Jill, that stinks about your horrible sleep last night. I hope you can recover and get back to normal!
I am not picky about cake!
I have not read this book yet, but I plan too, along with The Kite Runner.
The circle journals are beyond fabulous!! What a great idea and way to document your friendship in a different way. Very cool.
I love the circle journal idea. Of course, they are fabulous.
I haven't had flourless cake (that I know about) - is it good?
I haven't read that book but I'm not sure I am up for it? Maybe at another season....
I LOVE flourless chocolate cake! And I thought everyone's circle journals turned out so great -- so fun to see what everyone came up with.
Sorry about your sleepless night. I hope you've recovered!
ooooh! i want to be in your club! :) i've never had flourless chocolate cake, but it sounds awesome. and i haven't read that book yet, but it's on my list. i love that you all get together UNTIL MIDNIGHT! how much fun is that?!
i'm curious about the circle journals. they sound very cool. i tried something like that with dave and i when we first got married. maybe i'll give it a try again.
never tried the flourless chocolate cake but it sounds like something i would LOVE. the dinner looks absolutely delicious as well.
It was a fun night! I couldn't sleep when I got home. My stomach hurt because it was so full and I couldn't turn my mind off. I did ended up having weird dreams about my rings again. I am so strange!
I hardly ate anything yesterday because I had eaten so much this week. I am still not very hungry.
Thanks for the birthday card and for the gift certs - can't wait to use it!
I love Michelle's recipe for flour less chocolate cake but it's too much for everyone else in my family. My sister said "if you take a bite of cake with ice cream, and then a bite of just ice cream afterwards its really good!" wimps. They can't take it so I make it for myself on my birthday.
Fun night!
I've never heard of a flourless cake, but it looks good!
Haven't read that book, but it's going on my to-read list.
The circle journals are very cool. What a great idea.
I love the density of a flourless cake. Besides, it's the only kind we can have around here anymore:)
Loved the book. It could produce such a great discussion. I hope you all had a good one.
I don't understand circle journals. But, it sounds crafty and thoughtful and both of those things are right up your alley!
Cute group self portrait.
best bookclub ever.
love the circle journals. love the celebrating you do in honor of each other. Priceless
Ohhh I adore flourless chocolate cake (my speciality of sorts) but I haven't tried almond whipped cream on it. Yum!
What a night I love the gift certificate birthday present- great idea!
The circle journals- WOW!
I need to go back & check out everyone's...
The food looks oh so yummy and those circle journals are getting my creative juices flowing :)
5:00 a.m.? yikes! I hope you get a chance to catch up on sleep this weekend...
I am SO excited about our journals and still enjoying the berry sauce and almond whip cream on my morning waffles! sigh. I love book club.
You were up until 5:00??? I was even asleep before that (barricaded in my room, of course).
I'm so excited about the circle journals. Fantastic idea!
The cake was unbelievable.
The entire evening was fantastic.
A circle journal would be a fun family thing, too.
You eat very well at your book club birthdays, who cooks? I am hungry now. I may have to bake when I'm done blogging.
Those circle journals look awesome- sharing them between the 6 of you is going to be so amazing.
I have had this book on my hold list at the library since Dec! I think I am currently #6 in line, so my time is coming! I can not wait to read it with all the reviews I have been reading.
Flour less chocolate cake is divine!
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