...for the love of book club...

Book Club. This one word can mean so many things to so many people. I have luckily been apart of a book club with a great group of ladies for the last three years. Our club has taken on many different looks and has even lost and gained new members, but our monthly meetings have always stayed a constant. Book Club means many things to me: reading, discussions, girlfriend get-together's, laughs, and wine, just to name a few. I truly look forward to our monthly get-together's and couldn’t imagine life without book club. Weird, I know. But it truly has become a part of life, that I would miss if  it came to an end.  Recently, our book club has taken on a new look, and is now called The Club. In this new format each lady gets to choose a theme for the month she hosts, which includes a book choice as well as an entertainment element. It’s added a fun vibe and given the ladies who aren’t the biggest readers an element to enjoy.  The first meeting with this new format was last month and was a Game Night hosted by Christine. It was awesome. A night of many laughs, great bruschetta, and lots of wine!

This month's book pick was The Hunger Games trilogy, which I LOVED. Honestly, the series was extremely addicting, a fast read and one I thoroughly enjoyed. If your looking for a book that is an easy read, these will hook you from the start. 

Here are a few photos from the night…

[make your own bruschetta]

[morgi, honorary member of the club]

[her love for cash and credit cards starting early]

[let's just say this is a belly laugh game, all the way]

[molls, the beer-o rather than wine-o]

Until next month ladies...

xoxo,

R

...girlfriends, wine and celebrating the holidays...

As mentioned here last month a friend of mine Teri hosted a girl's wine and cheese night, and we had so much fun we decided we must have another in December. So last week I hosted a group of ladies to celebrate food, wine, girlfriends and of course the holidays. It was a great night of catching up with friends old and new, sipping delicious wine and indulging in appetizers and sweet treats. The night really put me in the Christmas spirit and ready for the holidays.

Here are a few photos from the night...


[choose your wine and get jingled]

[hungry anyone?]

[treats for the sweet tooth]

Ladies, thanks for coming over and helping me celebrate the holidays, I hope there are many wonderful wine nights in our future!

xoxo,

R

...for the love of wine and girlfriends...

Although wine nights with girlfriends are always due in my book, the holiday's bring even more reason to get together with the girls and catch up. This past week a friend of mine, Teri hosted a girl's only wine and cheese night. The group was mixed with close friends, new friends and people just meeting each other. These events are one's I truly enjoy, as I mentioned here many of my close girlfriends have moved away and I am always up for meeting and gaining new ones. The night was full of fun and laughter! Definitely one to remember and relive soon. We had so much fun that we decided to make this a monthly thing, we'll see how many of us are left in the end :). Unfortunately, I had so much fun, I didn't take one photo while there, but you can see a few that Teri took on her blog at The Tale of Two Tings. 

Teri, thanks again for a FABulous evening, here's to many more in our future!

[this was my wine contribution, how cute is the name?]