Look out blogger world, our book club has arrived! For three years now, our little group of girls has been meeting once a month to discuss a book, and well, anything else that might be on our minds. Each month a group of us that went to college together discusses that month's selection. We choose the following month's book selection at each meeting, and we have a different host each month.
Every year at Christmastime we do something a little special. We get together like normal, but with a holiday twist. We each bring a new wrapped book and play "dirty santa." It's lots of fun and everyone goes home with a good read. This year was..um....extra special. It's become the tradition to have the Christmas book club at Meredith's house. Meredith has a gorgeous home and always serves up delicious food. Having just given birth, I was eager to try just about everything and drink an "adult beverage" or two. I guess I'll blame my hunger and eagerness on my lack of coordination, but as I sat down with my plate full of treats and my cocktail napkin, I noticed that my hand appeared to be ON FIRE!
Yes, there was a candle on the end table.
Ladies and Gentlemen, do not count on me to pull through in a crisis because it was all I could do to just scream and wave the napkin around. Well, at one point I started to blow which of course just fed the flame and spread it to the DRIED FLOWERS which were on the end table. Everyone was screaming and the living room started to smell like smoke. Finally, someone yelled out to Meredith, "Can I pour my drink on it??!? to which she answered screaming, "Do you have to ask?!" At some point I mustered up the courage to extinguish the flaming napkin by way of the sink, and Meredith being the good on in a crisis filled up a pitcher and put out the fire.
Some how no one was really hurt (with the exception of a small burn on my thumb!) and nothing was damaged other than the napkin and the flowers. After huge sighs of relied and LOTS of laughter, we finished our game of Dirty Santa. Maybe it was all the smoke inhalation, but we came up with the idea to start a blog.
The format will be loose, but each month we'll post a description of the book along with an open question - how did you like it? Then we'll leave it open to discussion.
We'll also post some more detailed discussion questions which we will discuss in our actual meeting.
I think this will be fun! This also allows those of you outside of the Memphis area to join in remotely.
Stay tuned - I'll have the January selection up tomorrow!
~Heather
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