Favorite Things: Book Club

So I have been slacking in the posting department. Things have been crazy busy around these parts. I've been going through pictures and last month my Book Club took a trip to Vegas, and I was going to post those today...but then realized I haven't posted pictures from our December meeting. (Yeah like I said I'm a little behind.)

For our December Book Club we decided to have a favorite things party in lieu of exchanging gifts for Christmas. It was so much fun. We each brought enough gifts for everyone and I think it's safe to say that we all went home very happy ladies. ( Oh yeah and our book for the month was The Great Gatsby. We really do read and talk about the book---even if it's only for 5 minutes)

My awesome friend Meagan hosted and it was perfect. Her house is always decorated crazy cute for Christmas. She is such a good hostess!

This picture makes me want hot chocolate so bad right now!

Meagan and I

Me and Jenn

Table of goodies. 

 

 

Because there were 10 of us there and we wanted to give to everyone we set the limit a little lower to $5 for each gift. Here's what we all brought:

Me: Handmade bracelets out of washers and leather (instructions found here) and a shopping list pad.
Meagan: Chevron socks and glitter nail polish
Brittney: Handmade scarves and homemade yarn bookmarks.
Nichole: Personally designed prints and earrings
Jeanette: Adorable snowflake mugs
Jenn: Candy Cane Kisses and handmade Christmas Tree Ornaments
Cheryl: Brookside Dark Chocolate Goji Raspberry
Dari: Mexican Vanilla, Nail polish and Crystal Light
Whitney: Bath & Body Works Candy Cane Soap, Crystal Light & Sugar Free Candy
Alicia: Homemade vanilla and recipes.

Jenn, Cheryl, Meagan, Britney and I

Alicia, Dari, Nichole, Jeanette and Whitney

It really was a splendid night. I certainly love these ladies. Thanks for hosting Meg! And sorry it took me so long to post these pictures...

Have you had a favorite things party? I'm kinda obsessed with them. 

Book Club: October Edition

I hosted book club this month and it was a blast. This month we read The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. If you haven't read it I highly suggest it. Although sad, it was a great read. I read it in a day {which doesn't happen often around these parts!}. Since I hosted I got to pick our next book. I chose The Great Gatsby because I read it 15+ years ago and hardly remember a thing. Plus the movie is coming out and it looks amazing. So once it comes out we can take a BCB field trip and all go see it together. 

I know I say it every month, but I LOVE book club. This group of ladies is amazing. We always have a great time and this month was no exception. Good food, a good book, great friends, a {kindergarden} craft, great music, and exceptional dancing! That's right DANCING! It was book club turned dance party. 

Thanks ladies for a wonderful night! And a special thanks to: Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Lil John, Lil Wayne, Yelle, Robyn & Karmen for the fantastic music. I'm sure my neighbors thought we were crazy. A bunch of girls standing around a TV picking out YouTube videos and Totally. Busting. A. Move. 

Are you in a Book Club? Have you read any great books lately? I'd love some suggestions. 

WIWW: Book Club Edition

I know this is a day late. But yesterday was crazy busy. Shopping, cleaning, baking, Activity Days and then Book Club. I didn't have time to post, but I'm actually posting What I Wore on WEDNESDAY this week. Not just what I wore sometime during the week and posting on Wednesday. So it totally counts.

You all know how I love my book club. It's pretty much the coolest book club around. (We call it a book club cause it makes us sound smart.) Ha. No we really do read and chat about the book (even if it's only for 5 minutes some months.--It really depends on the book). But telling our husbands that we 'Have Book Club tonight" sounds better than "I need my fix of girl chat, gossip and calories."

Anyways, my lovely friend Dari hosted this month and it was a blast. She is always a great host. We always have dinner at Book Club and one of our favorite things to do is a Salad Bar and all bring a bunch of different toppings. We did that again this month and it was delicious. I also picked up some donuts from Beyond Glaze and they made a yummy dessert. This past month we read Cinder by Marisa Meyer.

After dinner/vent session/gossip/girl chat/book talk we did some crafting. We all made some glitter pumpkins. We chatted for too long to by the time we started the craft it was pitch black. So for blindly crafting I think they turned out pretty rad. (Thanks Dari for setting it up and buying all the supplies!)

{Pants: Old Navy, Blouse: Gap, Sweater: Kohls, Boots: Steve Madden via Nordstrom}

{Watch: Michael Kors, Bracelets Left to right: Lucky, Target, CottonOn, Lucky, Earrings: pepper ann's locket}

Some of my BCB's. 

Dari chose The Fault in Our Stars by John Green for our next book.

Do you have a book club? Read anything good lately? I am hosting next month which means I get to pick the book next month so I need some suggestions.

Book Club: August Edition

Nichole hosted our Book Club last week. It was a blast. It was her birthday the week prior so we celebrated her birthday as well. We also decided to work on some crafts while we were all together as well. Last month we read The City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. 

Delicious meal + yummy treats + my ladies + crafts + girl talk = a fabulous night. 

Whitney crafting in style! Meagan picking out some earrings. Dari supervising the fun.  Brittney working on some earrings. 

Brittney and I made some workout shirts. I'm excited for these two, and excited to make even more. We all decided to make matching ones for our 5K coming up in less than 2 weeks! Ahh!

Meagan and I worked on some hair arrows. I am pretty stoked about these. Wore one to a BBQ Friday and kept getting called Katniss. Ha. Whatever, she's pretty awesome.

Dying sticks for the arrows, and painting earrings. All while massive amounts of girl talk ensues.

Thank you ladies for a wonderful time once again. and thank you Nichole for hosting and for cooking a fabulous dinner. Can't wait for next time! 

Hello Monday!

Hello home! We got home about 3 hours ago from a 4 day camping trip in Escalante. Hello tents, hiking, dirt, bugs, no showers, no bathrooms, HOT weather, thunder storms, rain downpours and ornery kids. And hello to great friends, amazing family, beautiful scenery, numerous laughs, good food, small town parades and dances, a carnival and making some money at our booth there. Hello to my husbands first Rodeo and seriously the BEST TRIP! I wish I had all my pictures ready to give you a glimpse into our weekend, but I still need to go through them along with get some from the rest of our friends that went with us.

Instead of camping pictures, here's a look at what's been going around these parts up until we left for our trip...

Hello Juice Cleanse! So I didn't last the full 6 days. I lasted 4 full days and then on days 5 & 6 I juiced for every meal and snack except dinner. Still loving the juicer though! Fresh apple juice is my favorite!!!

Hello baking. I made some goodies for a neighbor. I was still doing the juice cleanse and did NOT even have a bite. Go me!

Hello Bee Sting. Poor little Chloe. She was NOT a fan and would start to cry all over again when ever we brought it up for the next 4-5 days.

Hello Bookclub. Hello: Blue Lemon. Delicious food. Great friends. City Creek. Shopping. And Dessert at Gourmandies.

Hello painting with the kiddos. They love painting!

Hello crafting. 

Hello outdoor band competition. We went to see Justin's band and they ended up winning and making it into the finals! Jaxon thought the crowd was for him. 

Hello to the cutest siblings. They sure love each other. Their new love is singing and dancing to 'Ring-Around-The-Rosey' then falling down and proceeding to roll all over each other.

Hello to the Lindon pool, snow cones, cotton candy and friends.

I am one pooped Momma. Hello shower! FINALLY! Hello PJ's and my DVR. Hello tired kiddos that have already been asleep for 2 hours. I plan on sitting in my recliner and catching up on the Bachelorette, RHONJ, Breaking Bad & The Next Food Network Star. 

Here's a sneak peak at our weekend. Many more to come. How was your weekend? Are you a fan of camping? With kids?