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Friday, March 27, 2009

A Brief Escape

We're off to Puerto Rico! My husband has a three day conference and my parents are staying with the twins, so the two of us are taking our first child-less trip (not counting a few overnight getaways) since 2002! It's been quite some time since my parents have dealt with teenagers, but they were very good at it then and feel up to the challenge now.

I will be taking along a few books:
The Wapshot Chronicle by John Cheever (I'm loving this book)
The Shack by William Paul Young (for my April book club meeting)
Heir to the Glimmering World by Cynthia Ozick (it looks really good and a girl needs options!)

I hesitated at just three titles, but then remembered my copy of The Wapshot Chronicle actually contains all the novels of John Cheever. That should be enough to last until Wednesday. Now it's time to think about what clothes to pack...
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13 comments:

  1. StacyMarch 27, 2009 at 11:48 AM

    Sounds like heaven:) Happy get-away and happy reading!

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  2. LezlieMarch 27, 2009 at 11:51 AM

    Have fun!!!
    Lezlie

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  3. DarleneMarch 27, 2009 at 2:56 PM

    Oh you lucky girl! Have a lovely time on the beach with your books and don't forget something fruity with an umbrella to drink!

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  4. TaraMarch 27, 2009 at 3:06 PM

    Too funny! Your trip sounds a lot better than mine! Have fun.

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  5. MollyMarch 27, 2009 at 6:24 PM

    Oh - that sounds so lovely! I hope both of you have a great, relaxing time - and you able to get all those books read!!

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  6. JoAnnMarch 27, 2009 at 7:24 PM

    Thanks, everybody! I'm finishing the packing now and we leave early tomorrow morning. Darlene, I'll definitely enjoy a fuity umbrella drink or two...I just found out that the Bacardi factory is there.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 27, 2009 at 11:31 PM

    Woohoo...enjoy Puerto Rico. Lots of beautiful beaches and I'm sure you'll get lots of reading done.

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  8. JoAnnMarch 28, 2009 at 4:16 AM

    Thanks, Matt. I've bever been to Puerto Rico and am really looking forward to those beaches!

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  9. MollyMarch 28, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    Hey Joanne --- I hope you had a wonderful get-away. I wanted to welcome you back with an award. Check out my Saturday posting :)

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  10. jenclairMarch 29, 2009 at 7:52 AM

    Have fun! Relax, read, refresh...

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  11. NanMarch 30, 2009 at 9:29 AM

    Hope you have a wonderful time, JoAnn.

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  12. JoAnnApril 2, 2009 at 7:28 AM

    Molly,
    Thank you so much!! You've made the return to reality a little less painful. It's going to take me a few days to get caught up with everything here and see what's been going on in the blogosphere...will get a post out by this weekend.

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  13. Dawn @ sheIsTooFondOfBooksApril 4, 2009 at 2:50 PM

    Oh, I hope you had a great trip! It's so nice to get away and be simple a couple for a while :)

    Dawn
    She is Too Fond of Books

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