Penny's Passion: Five on Friday - July 10, 2015

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Five on Friday - July 10, 2015

It's Friday!!  Hopefully here in St. Louis the weekend will bring some actual summertime weather.  We've had cold and rain all week so I'm very hopeful we'll actually get to see the sun some this weekend.  The cloudy weather has definitely made me a tad bit grumpy.  I'm sure Eric is glad I was out of town this week so he didn't have to live through it.  I also took a little unplanned blogging break.  Work and life was just a bit too hectic to put some words together for a blog.  But I'm glad to be back and here's my five for this week:

1.  Me Before You
Guys -- I loved this book!  After seeing it mentioned on several blogs, I thought I'd give it a try.  I started reading it on Saturday afternoon and had a hard time doing anything else last weekend besides sitting and reading!  I finished it on Monday and was sad it ended.  If you're looking for a book, I recommend this one.  As an added bonus, it's only $2.99 in Kindle version right now.  Here's what Amazon says about it:

They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . .

Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is.

Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living.

A Love Story for this generation, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?

To purchase, click HERE

2.  The Peabody
A couple weeks ago we headed to Memphis for a couples shower and stayed at the Peabody.  Great experience!  We got a fabulous deal using Priceline's Name Your Own Price, so staying there didn't drain our bank account.  If you're ever headed to Memphis, I'd definitely recommend checking out this hotel and Priceline as a way to save some bucks.  The hotel is famous for the ducks -- as a matter of fact, duck things are everywhere!  Watching the live ones parade into the fountain in the morning and march out in the evening after their all day swim is rather entertaining.

3.  National Pina Colada Day
Break out the tiny umbrellas guys because it's National Pina Colada Day!!  This is not my typical drink to order (unless I'm poolside in Cancun), but today might be the perfect day to order one of these up.  Here's a little recipe I found on allrecipes.com:

Ingredients:
~ 1 fluid ounce light rum
~ 1 fluid ounce amber rum
~ 3 fluid ounces pineapple juice
~ 2 fluid ounces sweet and sour mix
~ 2 fluid ounces cram of coconut (such as Coco Lopez)
~ 1 fluid ounce half-and-half cream
~ 1/4 fluid ounce dark rum (optional)

Directions:
1.  Pour the light rum, amber rum, pineapple juice, sweet and sour mix, cream of coconut, and half-and-half cream into the pitcher of a blender with ice; blend until the cocktail has a slushy texture.  Pour the slushy mixture into a glass.
2.  Slowly and gently drizzle the dark rum over the drink so it just floats on top; serve.


4.  Salted Caramel Peanuts
These sound so yummy to me -- how about to you?!?  Putting them on my shopping list right now to look for when I head to the store.  These salty/sweet babies would be great to munch on.  I'm also picturing them chopped up and served on ice cream with some caramel sauce on top.  Yep -- that's how I'm going to try them.

                                 

5.  How true is this....

We're headed to the Muny (our outdoor theater in St. Louis) tonight to see Holiday Inn.  For the third week in a row there's a chance of rain.  Cross your fingers the rain doesn't happen after 7:00 pm!!  There's lots of chores on my agenda for the rest of the weekend.  I'll be back on Monday with a recap.  

Hope you enjoy the next couple of days and have tons of summer time fun!


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27 comments:

  1. I can't believe I missed pina colada day! Coladas are like my weakness.. Especially the lotta colata from Red Lobster.. Lol. I haven't had one in months because I'm pregnant.. But maybe I'll get to look forward to that next year... : )

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  2. Thanks for sharing! Those salted caramel peanuts looks so good! I've never seen them before but definitely going to hunt them down.

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  3. I wondered where you were all week. Glad to see your name pop up in my feed. Missed seeing you friend. I read that book a few months back. I agree with you, a good read. I kept hating and liking Will. Overall, I would recommend it too. I've read other books from her and equally good. Well, we need some of that rain over here in Charlotte, so hoping you will dry out and it will come our way. Enjoy your weekend.

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  4. What? Today's National Pina Colada Day? I think I"m going to have to whip one up and read that book. I deserve a little bit of a day off! I've seen several people talking about Me Before You and I just finished my current book so I can't wait to check it out!

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  5. I LOVED Me before you!! I want to read more of her books now.. couldn't put that one down!
    www.amemoryofus.com

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  6. I love that quote! And I also love Holiday Inn. Have so much fun tonight!

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  7. Those peanuts sound so good. I love anything salted caramel. I have looked at Me Before You multiple times but have yet to pick it up. I need a new book so maybe I'll finally grab it.

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  8. I am going to have to read Me Before You. And hooray for Pina Colada Day! Have a great weekend!

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  9. That book sounds great! A must read! And those peanuts.... Perfect for snacking while reading lol! Great post!!!

    XoxoX
    www.ManicMakeupGirl.Blogspot.com

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  10. I love your picks. I have to look for that book and that pina colada looks really good.

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  11. I hadn't hear of Jojo Moyes until recently, but you're right, her books are all over blogland! Definitely on my to-read list! Those peanuts sound soo delicious!

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  12. I want to read that book :) Happy Friday
    Chelsea @ thewilliamsjourney1.blogspot.com/

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  13. I need to get those peanuts. They look delicious! It sounds like you've had a busy (but great!) week! Here's to an awesome weekend too!

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  14. If you like Jo Jo, you might want to try The Girl You Left Behind. I enjoyed that book even more than Me Before You. We LOVE Memphis! And the Peabody is awesome!

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  15. Hope it didn't rain on you tonight! And I got a little jar of those salted caramel peanuts for Christmas...they are good :)

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  16. I am so with you on the exercise!! I have not seen the Salted Caramel Peanuts before, they sound amazing!

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  17. I absolutely love the quote, though I often confuse exercise with extra fries and wind up having to make up for it later! ;) Thank you for sharing your Five on Friday! :)

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  18. WOW!! Your blog post make me want to yell ole! Thanks for highlighting that book, as it sounds interesting to me! Set up a pina colada or two and I am there to chat with you! :)

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  19. Omg I stayed at the Peabody afew years back and omg AMAZING!!! So want to go stay there again!

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  20. I had no idea there was a Pina Colada day, how funny is that!! The peabody hotel looks so lovely, I've heard a lot about it but never stayed there myself! - Jeanine

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  21. Pina Coladas are my favorite. As a matter of fact I'm drinking one right now. How cool that they have their own day!

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  22. This is great. Those peanuts look fabulous. I'm going to have to keep an eye out for those while I'm shopping the next time!

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  23. Oh my those caramel peanuts sounds amazing! How fitting that you shared it before 'extra fries', I love that!

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  24. First I have to say I love the quote you put at the end and do think they sound so much alike. lol I am going to have to try making this drink so very soon because it totally sounds amazing. The bood Me Before You sounds like something I would totally read. Thanks for sharing all of this for sure.

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  25. Definitely need to check out that book and now I actually believe my friend who said its was pina colada day. Now the quote I totally agree lol

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  26. I listened to Me Before You on Audible and loved it. I've been thinking about it a lot lately because my grandmother is under hospice care and is really angry that she's still alive. We visited the Peabody in Memphis too - the kids loved the ducks and were excited to have a chocolate duck for dessert until one of them bit a whole in the duck's head, and then it was disturbing ;).

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  27. Looks like you're having such a great week. Yum on that Pinacolada recipe!

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