Reading/Listening Rainbow

Song of the Day: Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley

Fitz got up this morning at the crack of dawn and set off for a day in Charlotte to attend a class for lawyers who have recently passed the bar. He'll be back later tonight, and then tomorrow, we both will set off for a day in Charlotte and a fast weekend in Myrtle Beach.



The Geek Squad

I have been told numerous times that on our upcoming road trips that we will be listening to a book on tape that Fitz just finished, and because it was so good, he doesn't mind listening to it again. It's called Unbroken. He's been listening to it on his runs and many times has come back home saying either, "I couldn't help but laugh out loud," or "I almost started crying listening to this book...it's fantastic." So I'm really excited to be able to share in this story that Fitz loves so much. I believe Fitz has now moved on to listening to Lord of the Flies.  

I just finished reading The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels. I read it in hours, and I loved every second of it. It's so nice knowing that other women out there remember certain events by what they were wearing. And it was such a sweet story about Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Woman, and her boyfriend-fiance-husband and how they met and got together. It was the perfect summer read for me and a nice change of pace from all the Agatha Christie I had been reading earlier. The only hint or contemplation of murder in this book is when Ree is inquiring after her boyfriend's previous relationships:

I was a girl. I simply had to know.
"I was...," he began. "Well, I was dating someone else."
I'll kill her with my bare hands.
(from page 112)

Can't deny I've ever thought that. But that was the only murder/violence bit. No funny egg-headed Belgian men showing up on a cattle ranch.