Book Tag. . . my turn

Sigh. . . I have been "tagged" by Gregg to answer the following questions on my blog. While I grumble in answering these questions regarding my reading habits, I do thank Gregg for giving me something to post on my blog. I have been a lousy "poster" as of late.

1) What is the total number of books I've owned? A hard first question. My answer: a lot. I love books. I love collecting them. I love having bookcases full of them. My dream is to have a library in my house with one of those sliding ladders to reach the top part of the collection. Cool. Very cool.

2) What is the last book I bought? The Second Summer of the Sisterhood. For more information, read on. . .

3) What is the last book I've read? Second Summer of the Sisterhood. Too cute. Its the second in the series of books that started with Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (now a movie staring my favorite coming of age actresses: Alexis Bledel from Gilmore Girls). It is a fun read about the bonds of friendship and the dynamics of mother daughter relationships. Yes, I know, the target audience is for girls ages 13-16. But hey, I work at a summer camp, don't I? I have to be in touch with what young girls are reading today. Hmmmm, I wonder if I can write off the expense of the book for tax purposes. . . .

4) What are the 5 books that have meant a lot to me? First You Have To Row a Little Boat (a great commentary on sailing and life), Hinds Feet on High Places (a book about Christian Faith that I read when I was 19 and helped form my adult understanding of Christianity), The Bible (how can it not be on this list?), The Notebook (a moving love story set in one of my favorite towns), The Missing Piece (a Shel Silverstien story with lessons for both kids and adults).

BONUS: what book would you wish to buy next? Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood. Its summer and I am looking forward to seeing what these girls do next.

Thanks for the questions, Gregg. And I choose to end this game of tag. No need to pass this on.

05/05/05

How can I let the day go by and not offer a little 05/05/05 post? I love days like this where the numbers line up. Similar to my 100,000 mile party with my car, things like this only happen every so often and it is fun to record what was happening and if I did anything special to stop and pause and say, "Hey! This is pretty neat!"

Today is not only 5/5/5, it is Cinco De Mayo, and Hobie Cat's birthday. I think I will go home and celebrate, sing happy birthday to my cat, and eat some chips and salsa. Whoo-hoo! Rich, I need you home soon if this is what my celebrations have come down to. Only 49 days to go.

Tomorrow is Slope Day at Cornell. At Slope Day students celebrate the last day of class by actually skipping classes, drink huge volumes of alcohol and gather on a particular section of campus known as the slope. Snoop Dog is performing and I will be at the ID tent entertaining the masses that stand in line to get their wrist bands. THIS should be an interesting day. I have mixed feelings about Slope Day and the way Cornell has stepped in to regulate the festivities and keep order. But I will save all of my thoughts and opinions for the next posting when I have experienced Slope day 2005.

Say a prayer for all of the students who will be abusing their alcohol tomorrow. May everyone be safe. Sigh.

Making Progress

YEA! How exciting, I am really starting to make some progress regarding my wedding plans.

Date: October 9th
Location: Key West Florida
Dress: Found it
Save the date cards: done (but with a glitch)

Sigh, nothing is excactly perfect, is it?

This past weekend my mother and I headed to Key West to do as much planning and connecting as possible on location. Our weekend was a good blend of work and fun. We met with my wedding coordinator, Stephanie. Yes, we did hire a wedding coordinator, and God bless her and her connections. She has really been our navigator through the whole process. She has connected us with some great vendors and she truly knows Key West. Of course, there are a few things that I could be critical with for her. . . but for right now, I thank my lucky stars that she has opened many doors for us and has made this planning from afar much easier.

It was a good trip and wonderful to spend time with my mom, whom I don't spend nearly enough time with. Our time there has gotten me more focused on the wedding plans and a better vision on what is going to happen and how things will look come the big day.