After lunch today, we stopped by The Book Loft in German Village. I noticed a book on the shelves that I've had on MY bookshelves for a long time, but have never gotten around to reading, and that is the biography of Emily Post. She was (and probably still is) the most popular etiquette expert in the US throughout the early to mid 1900s. I've been reading it pretty much nonstop since I got home. I don't know why other people's lives fascinate me so much, but they do. She grew up extremely privileged (her father became a very famous architect, and her mother's family was in railroads)... she attended a private girls' school, had a debutante ball, and everything else that basically went along with being a rich girl in the late 1800s. I just think things like that are SO INTERESTING. Which is why this book will probably consume the better part of my weekend.
Through reading today and discovering the Book Loft, I've renewed my love for books. I don't know why I haven't read in so long, but it's pretty silly. I honestly (this is not an exaggeration) have at least 15 books I have purchased and have not read. Most of them are pretty daunting... I'd say almost all are 500+ page books about Nazis haha. Yet another area of history I find fascinating. ANYWAY, I have so much to read and I fully plan on finishing the majority of those books this summer. Hopefully the slow early summer at the call center will allow me to get some headway on that. I can't forget re-reading the entire Harry Potter series in time for the new movie, either... yikes.
My mom's "procedure" (I don't know what to call it, since it's not technically surgery) is tomorrow, so just keep her in your thoughts :) I know she's really nervous about it, just because she's never had any sort of procedure/surgery/major medical issue before, but she will be fine.
Also... I'm sad that Thursdays no longer include watching the Office. They need to just go ahead and start the new season. ALSO. The SVU finale was INCREDIBLE. That's all I'll say.
Off to read more about Emily Post :)
i love books as well. and like you, kinda forgot for awhile haha... and i too have a million books i bought and havent read. i also cant read one at a time before i start another. anyway. i also wanna read the entire HP series before the movie. ahhhhh
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THE BOOK LOFT!!!!!!!!! My family has gone every year since I was little around Christmastime. I try not to go there more than once a year because I usually buy about 10 books.
ReplyDeleteAnd I just finished reading The Road to Rescue: The Untold Story of Schindler's List. I also have about 6 books that I should be reading that I haven't read yet.... oops.