Heather's Curly Cues

 BOOK CLUB: Golden Girl by Elin Hildebrand  Elin Hildebrand is one of my favorite authors. Her books never disappoint. They are the quintessential summer beach read; set in beautiful Nantucket. I fell in love (ok, maybe became obsessed) with Nantucket after reading her books. So much so that Brian and I went there for my 40th birthday. I loved it and hope to get back there one day. Naturally, I preordered Golden Girl and started reading it as soon as it was delivered (thank you - amazon!). Although I was excited about Elin's new release, I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did. The main character, Vivi, is killed in a hit and run in the first chapter. Vivi was a famous author and her latest novel is about to be released, along with some of her darkest secrets. She watches from the beyond as her reputation is about to go down the drain, and her children struggle with challenges including drug use and infidelity. It's a bit far fetched, but if you willingly suspend you...

 CHEER TO 10 YEARS! On Friday, May 14th we celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary. We went away overnight to Mohonk Mountain House , which is only about an hour and a half away. It had been on my bucket list for a long time.  The weather was absolutely beautiful. We left on Friday afternoon and stopped at The Kettleborough Cider House, a local brewery, on our way there.  The cider was good but they had an even better strawberry lemonade sangria. I bought a bottle to bring with us to Mohonk Mountain House.  We checked in and had a few hours to kill before dinner. We explored the property, read on our balcony, and had some of that sangria as we watched the sun set. The hotel stay includes dinner in the dining hall and we had the 8:45pm seating since that was our night time activity. The next day we went on a hike, rowed a boat around the lake, and I had a spa treatment. We were only gone 24 hours but it was bliss!