Five on Friday - March 11, 2022

It's Friday!  Who else is ready for a weekend?  Let's kick off the weekend with my five for today ~

1.  Daylight Saving Time

Brace yourself for losing an hour this weekend.  Daylight saving time officially begins at 2:00 am Sunday morning.  To be safe, we try to turn our clocks up before we go to bed on Saturday night.  Time usually feels a little off for a week or so, but I'm so excited for it to be light later into the evening!  

 2.  Two Chicks Cocktail

A couple weeks ago I was running through Sam's grabbing stuff for girls' weekend.  I spotted these Two Chicks sparkling vodka, pear, and elderflower cocktails and threw a couple 4-packs in my cart.  Best decision ever!  They are delicious!   I love their description, "Fragrant with flavors of lush juicy pear, this refreshing elegant cocktail is paired with a silky smooth vodka. The final hint of the velvety elderflower blossoms leaves an aromatic kiss on your palate. This cocktail defines relaxation.".  Now I'm on the lookout for the other flavors Two Chicks has out, but in the meantime, I'm going to continue to add these to my cart whenever I'm passing through Sam's.  

3.  Stanley Tucci:  Searching for Italy

For those of us who were looking forward to Season 2 of Stanley Tucci:  Searching for Italy to start on Sunday, March 13, we'll have to wait a bit longer.  CNN made the announcement earlier this month to postpone due to the Ukraine situation.  If you want to add a little Tucci to your life now, check out his food memoir Taste: My Life Through Food.

4.  High Stakes

Danielle Steel's newest book was released this week.  Can you believe her books have sold over eight hundred million copies!  That's crazy!  She just keeps cranking them out.  Here's the summary from her latest ~

Jane Addison is an ambitious young woman with big dreams of owning her own company someday. At twenty-eight, she arrives in New York to start a job at Fletcher and Benson, a prestigious talent agency. Eager to impress her new colleagues, Jane jumps right in as an assistant to Hailey West, one of the agents in the literary department.

Hailey is dedicated to the authors she represents, but her home life is chaotic and challenging. After her husband’s tragic and untimely death, she was left widowed with three children to raise on her own.

Then there’s Francine Rivers, the stern and accomplished head of the literary department. Also a single mom after her husband’s affair with the nanny, she has overcome the resulting financial hardships, but only with unbearable sacrifice.

Compared to Hailey and Francine, drama agent Allie Moore’s life seems much more carefree and uncomplicated. She relishes her success and loves working with the talented actors they represent—until a passionate relationship with one of her rising star clients threatens to derail her career.

Merriwether Jones is the CFO for the agency. She appears to have it all—beauty, success, and a perfect marriage until her husband's jealousy over her career threatens to blow everything up.

Even though she’s a newcomer, Jane quickly realizes that there are damaging secrets hidden behind the doors of Fletcher and Benson. As one of the youngest employees, she has the least power, but is also the least willing to accept things as they have been for years. When she puts everything on the line to right these wrongs, the consequences will leave no one unscathed.

In this riveting novel, Danielle Steel tells the story of a group of remarkable women navigating the challenges of balancing their families, their personal lives and the high stakes of ambition at the top of their game.

5.  Oops...

Hope you have a great weekend!  We are hoping to knock a movie or two off our list of best picture-nominated films.  There are still four we need to see to complete the list.  I'm also going to do some planning for our upcoming Oscar party.  Fun stuff!  Pop in next week to see how it goes.