This last book club selection was the worst - written in the voice of a hateful and antagonistic caricature of an insult to neanderthals, repetitive, unrelentingly annoying, with no silver lining in sight... The best thing I can say is that the message, however painfully delivered, is important, and that the book itself was mercifully short. However, it turns out that those elements make for great and juicy discussion, probably the best we've had so far! Everyone had something, quite a bit, actually, to say, and hearing other viewpoints helped flesh out our own (well, mine anyway, can't speak for the others). Lively discussion + delicious food in our usual spot = overall great time. Hating is better when you do it together!
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Baby let us go out to dinner! We got to have our anniversary dinner out in a nice(r) place! Despite a few indignant squawks, he was so generally charming and adorable that we braved and enjoyed a 3-course meal (yes, are total eating-out-with-baby amateurs). We let him participate fully, sitting up in a high chair (where we had to steady him the whole time - he still is just a wee tot), eating and drinking, looking around, and being held when (minimally) necessary. We thought we'd outrun our luck, but he fell asleep in the car so we didn't even have to pay the screaming-in-car-on-the-way-home tax! It really couldn't have been more delightful and was lovely to spend an anniversary all together. Loving is also better when you do it together!
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