Not Fall-ing Behind

After this is posted I will officially be caught up! Woo-hoo! Once I saw the pictures from the August book club I was so jealous! There was pie involved people!

Let's go over the food first because.. yum! There was KEY LIME PIE what? Sad I missed that it looks amazing and everyone thought it was a refreshing and light dessert. There was also cowboy caviar dip which is a vinegary deliciousness that includes corn, beans, tomatoes, and jalapenos (we have a special nickname for jalapenos in our house, but I won't include them on a public forum) Also to add to the deliciousness provided there was also smoked bacon cheese with crackers. Who doesn't love bacon? That smokiness was the perfect balance to the very fresh ingredients of the other menu items. 

Now time for the wines! These were also very light and refreshing with a fun twist! Doesn't this picture just make you thirsty for a glass? Look at those amazing colors! These three beauties are featured from Barb's favorite winery in Missouri, The Stone Hill winery. Kick'n Sangria, Kick'n Koolada, and Kick'n Berry. The sangria was the favorite of the night although these were all delicious the koolada and berry were a tad on the sweeter side. It was mentioned that the Koolada tastes like what some people would imagine what it would taste like to drink Ban de sole' sun screen  SPF #4 and the oil, this must have brought on some flashbacks ;) 

Last but certainly not least, the book. We read The Vactioner's this month and everyone felt like the description misled us quite a bit. It was a quick and easy read for summer time but our expectations were higher and it was disappointing. This was the first book that had all thumbs down from everyone that read it. Wow first time that's ever happened! Basically we all started out thinking there would be more humor and character development and it ended nicely but other than that it just could have been better. This biggest complaints were unnecessary F'bomb's and crassness. I mean, there are times where this is necessary for the story or for the character, but it just did not make sense here and it brought the story down.

Well in light of that, everyone is still looking forward to the next book which will be, A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman. "A charming debut...You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll feel new sympathy for the curmudgeons in your life."  Well cheers to the next book meeting or exceeding our expectations! No whining if it doesn't though, each disappointment is a learning experience! I know for a fact that we will still choose to laugh, discuss, and enjoy each other's company even if it's the worst book ever! Choose Wine!