What did this week offer up?
- Movie- “Dog Days”- This is one of those silly compilation movies ala “Valentine’s Day” where you get a snippet of 5 different lives and then they coincide at the end. It is not a good movie, but I sort of loved it.
- Joe’s Pizza- This is the quintessential New York Slice- If you ever come to visit NYC- you must have this pizza- be warned- we call it Stand Up Joes because there’s maybe one seat- you stand at a table and pull a Travolta when you eat this slice…
- Vanderbilt Road show. My daughter has had an on again/off again relationship about applying to Vanderbilt- we were originally touring it this summer, then it got pulled from the line up, and then they sent her a letter- you can see how much fun applying to college is- bottom line- she was really impressed with the school
- My daughter had nothing planned for Monday- Thursday of this week, so we actually got to have a Mom/Daughter day of shopping and lunch. It was nice to see her relax for about 10 minutes…
- “Blackkklansman” Good, thought provoking movie
- Book- “Harvest” by Jim Crace. This was a well thought out, well executed book. It also included long, lyrical passages. I don’t like long, lyrical, descriptive passages, so it wasn’t for me. But, that does not take away from the fact that it was a good book
- “Crazy Rich Asians” the movie. While different from the book, the movie was quite enjoyable.
- My daughter began HS team tennis practice this week, so even though she doesn’t start school for two weeks, for practicality sake, we’re now on the school schedule. She’s up at 6 so she can be at practice in the Bronx (which is a decent subway/walk from our apartment) by 7:45. So as of Friday- my summer was over
- But- before it’s really over- snuck in a little trip to the beach. But never fear- I made sure we did not discuss health issues…
- I began reading the “Crazy Rich Asian” sequel- “Rich China Girlfriend”. A little heavy on designer name dropping, but still a fun, easy read. I’m casting the sequel in my head…
Hope all is well for all of you!!!! Thanks for all the amazing comments. There will be some follow-ups!!
Love and Peace!!!!
Sounds like applying for college is going swimmingly LOL
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It’s sort of like a 2800 mike road trip…
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Murder in the first is on HuLu and very entertaining to watch. I wonder who had to carry that enormous food chest…enjoy your Sunday.
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Wheels….😉
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Do you ever go back and read the week in review, to remind yourself of something? Kind of an interesting summary of the week’s end, like a period of the end of a sentence. I like.
A Canadian woman in Ottawa posts every weekend a list, about 5 or 6 links of something she read she found interesting, from a variety of sources. Like, an article from the Atlantic, a tweet, some news links etc. It’s interesting too bec often I find I recognize quite a few of the same stories. They’re not usually the ‘news highlighted’ ones, or the mist shared, but rather picks more obscure (sometimes), or a completely different view of a topic.
I’ve been thinking of doing this bec most of what I see is the same opinion written slightly differently. I like brain food. Show me a different view, perspective, even if I don’t agree with it.
Anyway, just be a thought wanted to share with you.
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I actually get a blog, read this now, where every day the guy posts a really different and interesting article. I think it’s amazing, cause I, like you loves to think about new ideas and alternate perspectives.
And yes, sometimes I go over it. I don’t want to be all relentlessly positive, but I do need to appreciate the little things I do each week and how they make me happy
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I get it. What’s the blog? I found one like that too yesterday…
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My oldest daughter and I are off to watch ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ this afternoon! I am so excited. I have heard such great things about the film and I absolutely loved the book. I bought ‘China Rich Girlfriend’ the other day- have another book to get through before I start it… but I am absolutely loving this series!
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The second book isn’t as good as the first, but it’s fun. Loved the movie too! Hope you enjoyed!!
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Loving the beach photo, reminds me I haven’t visited the seaside in an age…………
hmm must put that one right.
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I try to get to the beach a few times a season. Twice this summer
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Silly me… I didn’t realize that Crazy Rich Asians was a book before being made into a movie. I’ll try to read it first before going (or renting).
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Book is better, but movie was fun!!
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Cannot believe how much your family fit into a day. Respect!
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Oh, that wasn’t all in a day. Two days two different movies, one day getting her racket restrung and some lunch. Little fun stuff spread throughout the week!
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Your movie review got me – “It is not a good movie, but I sort of loved it. ” 🙂
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It was predictable and the script was average, but it just made me smile…..😀😀😀
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Smiles are good 🙂
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😀😉
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Honestly, sometimes it seems as if picking out a college is just as hard on the parent as it is the child! Thankfully, those days are behind me. But I do think it will all turn out for the best…I have found that no matter how many different types of colleges a student looks at, in the end, they almost always pick out one that truly is a good fit. Good luck!
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It’s reading over her essays that’s killing me! Omg, I can’t wait till it’s over!!
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