Fun Times at Blogs & Books

A big thanks to all those who came out for Blogs & Books last weekend! It was so much fun meeting fellow bloggers (Karis, Lisa, Elena, Colleen, and Marisa) and talking about books. Made my week.

We had some great local business giving us a hand: Treat Bake Shop provided some goodies, , fresh design for the flower arrangements, and Monograham paper for the fun notebook giveaways and of course, the wonderful Pabst Theater for letting us hangout!

I can't wait to do it again - I think we'll do four books a year - one for each season. There was a lot of response for Julia Child's 'My Life In Paris'; so let me know what you think. I've been on a real Julia Child kick, myself....just watch this video to see what I mean. My hope is that through this event we can discover new places in the city, discover new local businesses, discover new blogs, support the blogging and blog-reading community, and learn some new stuff. Hope to see you at the next one!

See you Sunday!

We're getting ready for the Blogs & Book event on Sunday. Colleen made this polka dot awesome table cloth.

Some of the highlights will be.....
- book club discussion on "The Happiness Project" by Gretchen Rubin
- Summer lemonade demonstration and tasting
- Snacks from Treat Bakery
- DIY tutorial "How to gift wrap a book"
- Fun summer flowers from Fresh Design
- Smock notebook giveaway from Monograham


We'll mingle, we'll learn, we'll discuss, we'll have fun! See below for the event flyer. The more the merrier, so bring your friends!

Next week, I'll post some highlights of the book discussion and the DIY tutorial! So stay tuned.



*top photo: Colleen, Artwork: Marisa

Reading.....for fun!

With finals over, my summer vacation has finally begun (albeit a little late and a little short - I'm back in in 2 weeks). That means I can finally finish my summer book, "The Happiness Project" by Gretchen Rubin. And on August 26th, I'll be at Blogs & Books book club to discuss the book, hangout, and meet some new people. I'm excited to see what Colleen from Inspired to Share dreams up for decor and goodies. She's so great at that kind of stuff. I hear that summer lemonades will be served. Yum!

Meet me there!

See the new Blogs & Books Facebook page here
Sunday August 26th at 1pm at the Pabst Theater Pub
144 E. Wells St.
Milwaukee, WI