What a week! I'm so looking forward to having a couple days to regroup so I can take a run at the work week again. Let's start the weekend off with my five ~
1. National Apple Pie Day
Not that I need a reason to eat apple pie, but if you do today is your day. It's National Apple Pie Day! If making one isn't your thing, call a bakery and order one up. You can't let this national day pass you by without celebrating it!
You can always count on Jennifer Weiner to give you a great summer read, and this summer is no different. Her newest book, The Summer Place, was released this week and it's going straight on my TBR list. Here's the summary from Amazon ~
When her twenty-two-year-old stepdaughter announces her engagement to her pandemic boyfriend, Sarah Danhauser is shocked. But the wheels are in motion. Headstrong Ruby has already set a date (just three months away!) and spoken to her beloved safta, Sarah’s mother Veronica, about having the wedding at the family’s beach house in Cape Cod. Sarah might be worried, but Veronica is thrilled to be bringing the family together one last time before putting the big house on the market.
But the road to a wedding day usually comes with a few bumps. Ruby has always known exactly what she wants, but as the wedding date approaches, she finds herself grappling with the wounds left by the mother who walked out when she was a baby. Veronica ends up facing unexpected news, thanks to her meddling sister, and must revisit the choices she made long ago, when she was a bestselling novelist with a different life. Sarah’s twin brother, Sam, is recovering from a terrible loss, and confronting big questions about who he is—questions he hopes to resolve during his stay on the Cape. Sarah’s husband, Eli, who’s been inexplicably distant during the pandemic, confronts the consequences of a long ago lapse from his typical good-guy behavior. And Sarah, frustrated by her husband, concerned about her stepdaughter, and worn out by challenges of life during quarantine, faces the alluring reappearance of someone from her past and a life that could have been.
When the wedding day arrives, lovers are revealed as their true selves, misunderstandings take on a life of their own, and secrets come to light. There are confrontations and revelations that will touch each member of the extended family, ensuring that nothing will ever be the same.
From “the undisputed boss of the beach read” (The New York Times), The Summer Place is a testament to family in all its messy glory; a story about what we sacrifice and how we forgive. Enthralling, witty, big-hearted, and sharply observed, this is Jennifer Weiner’s love letter to the Outer Cape and the power of home, the way our lives are enriched by the people we call family, and the endless ways love can surprise us.
3. Trader Joe's Fancy Cheese Crunchies
On our last trip to Trader Joe's, we picked up a bag of fancy cheese crunchies. Oh.My.Gosh! They are so good! The corn snacks have a cheese and truffle flavor, more truffle than cheese. If you're a truffle-loving fan, you have got to try these! They just might become a staple around our house.
Looking for a special gift for a graduate? Birthday gift for a girlfriend? Something for your very own self? Check out this personalized stationery. I love it! Stationery is always nice to have on the ready when you need it. Personalized stationery is even better. With this set, you choose from 20 fonts for the personalization and 19 envelope colors. Don't you want some?
5. What a good idea...
Hope you have a wonderful weekend! We are hoping to get unpacked from vacation and put all our beach stuff away. Oh, and there is still all the laundry. It will feel great to get it all done though. Pop back in next week for more fun!
