January Book Club

Leaving Van Gogh by Carol Wallace
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 7:00 pm
Rachel's House
9734 S Walden Pkwy
Chicago, IL 60643

Upcoming Schedule

Our book club schedule as discussed last night is as follows:

October 4th - Christy's House.  Book is TBD.  This meeting was moved from Wednesday to Thursday because of the presidential debates scheduled for October 3.

November 7th - At a location TBD as we are undergoing our kitchen remodel.  I'm open for restaurant suggestions!  We will be discussing The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows, by Brian Castner.

December 15 - Holiday Get Together at Aimee's (no book discussion this month)

January 9th -  Rachel's House

February - Andrea's House

March - Tiffany's Choice

April - Carly's House

September 12, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. Book Club at Carly's

The Book:  The Tortilla Curtain
Author:  TC Boyle
Where:  6726 S. Oglesby Ave., #2, Chicago
Call if you can't get in:  773-966-5267 or my cell, 773-971-2529

See you on Sept. 12!  Dinner will be served. . . maybe Mexican?

Summer Party!!!!

July 14, 2012
Aimee's House - 745 N Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park

We'll be ready for you by around 2:00.  Come over whenever your kids are done napping, or if you'd like them to nap at our house we'll set up a pack and play.  We'll have the mini pool set up for the kids and we also have a swing set.  For the adults we'll pull out the cornhole game. 

Please bring a side dish; we'll provide meat (and meatless) products for grilling and drinks!

Summer 2012 Schedule

Hey everyone. Thought maybe we could start using the blog as a posting space again. The schedule we agreed on is below. I also selected a book for July. It is Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. Looking forward to seeing everyone at Aimee's.

June - Aimee, Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World, by Michael Lewis. July - Rachel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford. August - Andrea September - Carly October - Christy

Family Holiday Party

Saturday, December 10, 2ish
Aimee's House - 745 N Ridgeland Ave, OP
(773) 963-1573
We'll start the party at 2ish. Feel free to come late (Andrea - Sophia's nap time is noted) and/or leave early (Christy - Colin's bed time is noted)...
Everyone bring something to munch on and I'll provide beverages. If we party all night we'll order pizza later on!!

November at Aimee's

Part 2 of Atlas Shrugged
November 7, 2011 at 7:00ish
Warning - My Mom will be in town (and its her birthday - so there will be cake!), but doubt she'll stick around for the conversation.
745 N Ridgeland Ave, OP
(773) 963-1573

September at Rachel's

For September, I chose Life of Pi for the book. We finally get to close on the house on June 27, so our new address is:

9734 S. Walden Parkway, Chicago, IL 60643

We are a short distance off I-57 between 95th and 99th Streets and one block East of Longwood Drive. You could also come down Cicero or Western Avenues and go East on 95th Street to Longwood Drive. Turn south on Longwood, left at 97th Place and curve onto Walden, which is a one-way street south. We are the second house down from the park and you can park wherever. (Yay!!!)

We'll aim to start about 7:00 pm. Come early if you like!

Remaining 2011 Schedule

• May 5- Christy's for a just because get together



• June 2- Andrea's for book club- book is Like Water for Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel



• July 7- Aimee's for book club- book is In the Company of a Courtesan, by Sarah Dunant



• August 4- Carly's for book club- book is Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov



• September- Rachel's



• October- Christy's

April at Aimee's

Resilience - the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.

As we all transition to new phases of life (marriage, babies, etc.) we have high hopes for the future. However, if it doesn't turn out quite like our dreams we will have to have resilience. I've read the first 50 pages and she has a powerful message; one we will need to carry with us over the next 50 years...

Book: Resilience
Author: Elizabeth Edwards
When: 1st Thursday in April: April 7, 2011
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: Aimee's - 745 N Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park, 60302
Phone: 713-825-6776

You will be fed :)

January Book Club

I just realized that I never actually posted this month's book or meeting time on the website! So here it all is...

Book: The Magicians: A Novel, by Lev Grossman

When: January 6, 2011, at 7:00

Where: The Sweet Bookwalter Abode

1111 W Cornelia Ave., Unit 202, Chicago

Food and beverages will be provided!

There's usually plenty of street parking but it's permit, so just park and come up and I will give you a permit to keep the evil parking ticket masters away.

Hope to see you all there! Please rsvp by email to let me know if you can make it or not.

February 3, 2011 at 7 p.m. at Carly's

Book: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
By: Mark Haddon

Where: 6726 S. Oglesby Ave, #2, Chicago (park in driveway or on street)

Phone: 773-966-5267 (home)

I will serve dinner, wine, and beer. See you soon!

March into Philosophy

Hi everyone! I hope that you are all enjoying this white Christmas season and staying warm. Here's the info for March book club:

Book: Sophie's World, by Jostein Gaardner

What's it about: "A young girl, Sophie, becomes embroiled in a discussion of philosophy
with a faceless correspondent." (Amazon Review)

When: Thursday, March 3, 2010, 7:00 p.m.

Where: Andrea's, 625 Clarence Ave, Oak Park

I will provide dinner!

Much love,
Andrea

2011 Schedule

So we all remember, following is the 2011 schedule as figured out by Danielle (thanks Danielle!).

Christy -- Jan
Carly -- Feb
Andrea -- Mar
Aimee -- April
Rachel -- May
Christy -- June
Carly -- July
Andrea -- Aug
Aimee -- Sept
Rachel -- Oct
Christy -- Nov
Carly -- Dec

December Book Club at Rachel's

Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010

Time: 7:00 PM

Place: 526A W Surf Street

Phone: 773-266-0984

Book: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Auther: Betty Smith

Dinner, drinks, and discussion.

The street is not permit restricted, but remember that parking is always a challenge. There are metered spots on Clark and Broadway and a pay garage next to World Market on Broadway.

See you in December!!

November Book Club at Danielle's

Date: Thursday, November 4, 2010

Time: 7:30 PM

Place: 660 W. Wrightwood Ave., Apt. 201, 60614

Phone: 703.568.9165

Book: Skipping Christmas

Auther: John Grisham

Food and drinks will be provided :)

The street is not permit restricted, however it can sometimes be a challenge. There are metered spots on Clark and Halsted. There is also a parking lot west of our building that costs $10.

If you are taking the train, I am in between the Fullerton and Diversey stops, so either of those will work.

Revised Book Club Schedule

We've had such a go around about dates, I thought it might be easiest to post it up on our trust blog for all to see. Hopefully, we can get the new year's rotation figured out the next time we are together.


Andrea's September 2--Mr. White's Confession by Robert Clark
Aimee's September 30--The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Danielle's November 4
Rachel's December 2--A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith


Love to all.
Rachel

August Book Club at Andrea's

We will be reading Mr. White's Confession by Robert Clark.

We'll meet at my house at 625 Clarence Ave., Oak Park, IL 60304.

Time of the meeting is 7 p.m.

Dinner will be served. I'm thinking murder mystery theme, including Death by Chocolate Cake.

See you there!
Andrea

September at Aimee's
Book: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Author: Rebecca Skloot
When: 1st Thursday in September - September 2, 2010
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: Aimee's - 745 N Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park, 60302
Phone: 713-825-6776

You will be fed :)

July at Carly's

Book: The Garlic Ballads
Author: Mo Yan

When: 1st Thursday in July--- July 1, 2010 (Can we switch to 1st Thursday to accommodate Andrea's conflict on the second Thursday of each month)
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: Carly's-- 6726 S. Oglesby, #2 (Chicago, 60649)
Phone: 773-966-5267 (home); 773-971-2529 (cell)

Dinner will be served