A Day with Jerrie & Lorinda ... and Jodi Picoult too!!!

Let me start this post off by saying "HAPPY BIRTHDAY JERRIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" She's another year older (in number anyway) but she'll never show it. Young at heart like me ... ♥♥♥!!!

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In honor of Jerrie's birthday, her cousin & bff, Lorinda, Jerrie & myself went down to Seattle for the day. We left around 8:45 and got home around 11:30 ... oh my, I am SO tired!!! We had a great day with lots of fun stuff packed in. We started out with Steve & Barry's. It's a store I've been wanting to go to for quite some time ... everything is $8.95 ... EVERYTHING! This is the store with Sarah Jessica Parker's, "Bitten" line. Also, Amanda Byne's, "Dear" line and the Starbury shoes. Great store & LOTS of stuff to look at. Lunch at Red Robin was next. As always, the food was great but our server, Cheryl (figures) was crazy & couldn't seem to keep anything straight. Then we were off to Trophy Cupcakes. Yes, a cupcake store. If you haven't been to a cupcake store, I highly recommend it. I had already planned which cupcakes I was going to have but unfortunately, the lady 2 people ahead of me in line bought the last of the lemon coconut cupcakes so I only got the hummingbird which was FABULOUS!!! Oh my, so yummy. Jerrie bought 16 cupcakes ... I have a key to her house. I might go raid it today. ☺

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My hummingbird cupcake ... yummy!!!

Here is Jerrie in the Trophy Cupcakes store
While we were in the cupcake store one of the ladies working there mentioned that Dave Matthews had just been in there eating. Dave Matthews ... rock on! So anyway, we ate our cupcakes, loved it & went downstairs to check out the other stores. We went back upstairs & who do we see? Yes, Dave Matthews! He was with his 2 young daughters (at least we assumed they were his daughters) so we didn't bug him but it was exciting nonetheless. We then headed to University Village. Lots of stores to shop very near the college. After shopping it was time to go see Jodi Picoult. We have seen her the last 3 years now, always around Jerrie's birthday, and she never fails to wow us! She is currently on tour promoting her latest book, "Change of Heart." It's another FANTASTIC book that makes you question what you think & believe. I highly recommend it if you haven't read it already.

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Here's a picture of us w/Jodi

Lorinda, Me, Katrina (Jerrie's friend) and Jerrie

and of course, Jodi Picoult

All in all it was a great day full of lots of fun, laughs & great girl time. I can't wait until next year!!!

Kristin Hannah

So, on my way home yesterday I got a call from Jerrie. She informed me that Kristin Hannah, an author who lives in & writes about the Pacific NW & we've both enjoyed over the years, was going to be at a local bookstore for a book reading/signing of her latest book, "Firefly Lane." It took some effort but I was able to join her and I'm so glad I did. Kristin seems pretty down to earth & definitely has a sense of humor. While she was talking her son texted her and that seemed to thrill her. A typical mom. Kristin was SUPER nice & even took a picture with us. Yay!!! You should read a book of hers, or maybe 2 or maybe all of them!!!

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Jerrie, Kristin & me

Kristin signing

Her latest book, "Firefly Lane," that she's currently promoting

Can YOU read a cat?

So, Callie & I were in my bedroom reading yesterday (it's the warmest room in the house) and all the cats decided to join us. Once Nalu jumped in front of my book I asked Callie to get the camera & take a picture because I thought it was funny. He doesn't seem to notice that he's making it hard for me to read. He does like to be the star! :)

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Samson is on the left, Nalu is on me & Tamara is on the right

Something Blue

☼"SOMETHING BLUE"☼

This is the 2nd time I read this book & I absolutely LOVE it ... maybe more than I did the first time! For me, I don't buy books, I check them out of the library or I borrow them ... well, I bought this book! That's how much I love it ... SERIOUSLY!!! If you're looking for a great book (sort of chick-lit'ish) then this is the book ... trust me on this!

Jodi Picoult

Yesterday was a busy day for me. I went out for the day with Jerrie & her cousin Lorinda to celebrate Jerrie's birthday. We planned to do some shopping down in the Seattle area & to see Jodi Picoult at a book reading/signing she was doing which coincided with our trip. This is the 2nd time we saw her (the first time in Bellingham) for Jerrie's birthday. The first time she was promoting her book "Vanishing Acts" and this time she's promoting "Nineteen Minutes." If you haven't read any of her books, I HIGHLY recommend them. They aren't your run-of-the-mill chick-lit books at all. They are highly emotional & gripping dramas that really make you think ... in a good way, of course. We had our picture taken with her but it's on Jerrie's camera which got left in Lorinda's purse ... so who knows where it might be now! HA ... hopefully Jerrie will email it to me soon so I can post it here. All in all it was a fun & very tiring day. http://www.jodipicoult.com/

Jerrie just sent me the picture ... YAY!!!!!!!!!

In case you don't know who's who, I'm standing in the back on the left and next to me is Jerrie's cousin, Lorinda.

In the front, sitting, is Jodi Picoult on the left & Jerrie on the right.

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Aren't we fantastic?!?!?