The Wedding Date

Talk about a page turner. The Wedding Date is not a book for someone who has anything important to do. Once I started reading it I was unable to sleep or care for my children until I finished the book. This love story is such a fantasy made so much more compelling because of the characters' realistic insecurities. I'm so excited to read the three other books by Jasmine Guillory. The only problem is that this book is not really part of a series that focuses on the same characters. I could read many more books focusing on this couple.

I'm hoping to start a book club with other moms in the neighborhood. My mind is turning to mush and I never get out of the house without kids so I'm hoping to kill two birds with one stone. 

Pearls

"Pearls are always appropriate." - Jackie Kennedy 

I wholeheartedly agree. Many of mine have taken a hiatus given the grabbiness of my kiddos but it doesn't stop me from admiring all of these reasonably priced ones.

disco pansy ring from Kate Spade

Oysters Rockefeller Ring from Kiel James Patrick

Oysters Rockefeller Ring in silver

pearl hair clips from amazon

Hello Dolly!

This week C and I went to see the Broadway classic Hello, Dolly! I'm still forlorn over not seeing Bette Midler in it on Broadway, but such is life. Carolee Carmello, who I'd previously seen on Broadway in Urinetown (2004) and Finding Neverland (2015), did a fantastic job. I was probably smiling ear to ear the entire time. One of the dancers was fabulous and did what seemed like a never ending string of pirouettes. The crowd went wild. If all the shows that came to The Fox were of this caliber I would not be complaining. Previously, I'd only seen the movie version with Barbara Streisand which I thoroughly enjoyed. Nevertheless, I believe this is a story best told on stage for a live audience. C was not as enthusiastic because he's more into current shows like Hamilton and Come From Away. Is it wrong for me to want to go out like this on a weekly basis? I guess it's not so much wrong as it is unrealistic. 

Mr. Nice Guy

I just finished Mr. Nice Guy and at the end I cried. No one else would as it's a light fun beach read I selected based purely on Kevin Kwan's (of Crazy Rich Asian fame) glowing review. This book was a love letter to New York if I've ever read one and not in a dated Woody Allen or outrageously unrealistic Sex and the City way. The authors' love for New York was current, palpable, sincere, and best of all plebeian.

The references to so many places where I once dined and partied - Gramercy Tavern, 11 Madison Park, Momofuku Ko, Death & Co, Le Bain to name a few - let me know how intimately these writers know the city. My heart aches for Manhattan below 25th street. The vantage point was also that of transplants from Anywhere, USA which is the only one I truly care about. After almost four years removed from the most important, fun, thrilling place on earth, this was a bittersweet reminder of all I'm missing but was once favored enough to experience.

I Like Big Bows

Blackwatch Daphne dress

The Back

This was my first purchase from Tuckernuck and I already wore it taking C out for his birthday dinner. It's rare I see clothing that stands out to me these days, but the bow on the back of this dress spoke to me.