March Book Club

Written by our guest blogger Lisa from Lipgloss Lush.....

March Book Club was hosted by Emily in Lakeview on the trendy Southport Corridor. Emily's fare was delicious! Everyone especially loved her retro-inspired bleu cheese/bacon creation. We were pleased to induct our new member Katy to the group! She was a hit; hopefully we didn't scare her off by our non-book related discussions.

Speaking of the book, we read The Marriage Plot for March. Many of our members didn't finish it; but for those who did finish or at least read some of it, there were mixed reviews. We were all a little freaked out by Leonard's ups and downs, but most of us could relate with some crazy boyfriend story. Rachel's may have taken the cake as she regaled us with tales of hers: lest we forget, Chris G is thought to now be a coal miner in the UP. I guess we will never know if he is using that stolen bike to get to work every day ("The worst is that he stole my bike! It was a diamondback")...

Other topics discussed were babies, kids, how we all babysat at like 12 and were left with the kids until all hours of the night. Would parents do that now? Probably not. We discussed the careers or lack thereof of those American Reunion kids, Pinterest recipes (hit or miss but fun regardless!), Milwaukee Summer Fest, and Lincoln Park Zoo. If you haven't, you really need to go! While we are on the topic of animals, we talked about amazing boyfriends who love pets - specifically cats and fish...but what to do about those aquariums?

We debated the perfect hangover food: Taco Bell or something else?? Also discussed were the benefits of flash mob weddings - as long as you don't get caught! In my notes I have a quote of my own, "Boobs are just silly fun" but I can't recall the context - I am sure it made sense after all that wine. An important discussion revolved around Botox and how NOW is the time to do it! It's all about prevention, ladies! Noticeably missing from our discussion was the topic of hair removal - I guess we'll have to pick it up next month.

Per usual, we took our picture too late into the evening. For next month, 50 Shades of Gray was suggested. I ran into the sisters Halpin, and they educated me that this is basically straight up porn...but really, who doesn't like some sexy times? The real question is whether it will make you too "hot under the collar" (thanks Katie H.) as you are reading it in public on your Kindle.

All in all, it was a really fun night! Thanks again to our lovely host Emily and our sponsor whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com