Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

March 19th, Liesel hosted a very pregnant book club - well, I guess she was the only one pregnant;) We chose a classic, Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. Unfortunately, I don't think anyone got through it. I thought it was just me because I had a much older (unreadable) translation, but it seemed no one could really get into it. A few of us said we would push on but it's still sitting collecting dust on my night stand as I've moved on to other stuff.

I'm so mad I forgot to take a photo - AGAIN! Can you guys please remind me? I have no brain! In attendance was, Liesel, her sister, Dana made a guest appearance, Bianca, AmyR, Suzy and me. Cute little Luca made a few pantless appearances as well as wanting all of us to witness his bath time. He is so adorable!

The food and company was fab. I loved the butternut squash soup and salad. Thanks Liesel! I hope you can make it next time but it may be cutting it close! The next book is another classic, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and I think Heather is next up to host. We also talked about seeing the movie as a group. It comes out May 10th I think.

Since I forgot to take a pic, I thought I'd include one from Easter of my baby boy with a chick. Isn't he presh?

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Okay, I am seriously slacking on my BC blog! Get it together! So, Tuesday, February 12th, two month in a row, special guest, Stefanie hosted a super fun book club at her parents' house. We read Cheryl Strayed's Wild about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, which I found very inspirational though I would never have the guts to set out alone like she did. Most of us finished or came pretty close!

Heather made a quick appearance as she was gearing up for a half marathon that weekend! Otherwise it was me, Stef, AmyS and AmyR, Liesel and Tamar. We had fun looking at awkward junior/high school pics displayed about the Sobelle home. The delicious food was from Thyme cafe on Ocean Park (plug for Moira O'Keefe's awesome restaurant). I think we alarmed Liz and Dick with our unladylike talk. Sorry!

No pic dammit! Must do better!!!