Dress Beautifully: book club

May 15, 2020

Friday Favorites: Book Worm

TGIF! We have a sunny and warm weekend ahead of us and I plan to enjoy it outside playing with Vivian, exercising and reading a good book. Summer is my reading season. The days are longer and there's nothing better than sitting with your toes in the sand and a good book in your hands.

While our beach vacation is cancelled the hammock in our back yard is a second best place to sit back and escape. I've been making a point to spend some of nap time laying in it and reading. Gals, it's been so good for me. It is hard for me to slow down and not be doing 'all the things' but I'm following the wise advise from my Mamma and she's always right!

I encourage you to put down the list or even half the list, that's been best for me (I can't totally let go) and leave your realty to dive into someone else's story.

I'm not going to pretend to be a resource for great literature, great fashion, yes! I don't read anything sophisticated but more light, fun and relatable. My favorite books are those written by female authors and take place in the South. I've read all of the book written by Mary Kay Andrews & Kristy Woodson Harvey both have new releases this month. I actually met Kristy several years ago when we lived on the coast. She was doing a book signing for her first novel at one of my favorite coastal shops. She was such a delight and encouraged me to keep going with my blog. XOXO

Try Book of the Month for a variety of books and even set up a club with your gal pals. I did it when Ryan & were in the military and had a blast. Jenna Bush Hager & Reese Witherspoon also have great book clubs.

So excited to crack open Kristy's latest book!

Happy Reading Gals!

Dress Beautifully with a Good Book in Hand

XOXO Sarah-Louise

Jul 23, 2015

The Wives Club

Are you watching 'The Astronaut Wives Club' on ABC Thursday nights??
If not, get online, catch up and program your DVR.
I anxiously awaited it's premiere along with my neighbor, a fellow military wife.

You see, there is a strong and unique bond amongst the wives of men who bravely sacrifice and embark on dangerous missions. It is us wives that are left behind to faithfully cheer them on, keep our home together and pray for their safe return.
We truly are steel magnolias wearing our smiles while often filled with fear inside.

This show depicts the wives perspective, a point of view rarely conveyed. Though it takes place around 50 years ago, there are vast commonalities to today's military wives.
Over the past two years I have grown to lean and rely on fellow military wives for guidance, support and lots of laughter (mostly over glasses of wine)!

I served on a boards of non-profits composed of military spouses and was even president of one this past year. We come together in support of our country, husbands, each other and our community, for we know the great social and service needs.

We are often lonely, scared and wishing our husbands were home. I can count the number of days Mr has been home this year and that number isn't high. I know this next year will be a challenge but thank goodness for my 'wives' to get me through!

No matter your circumstance, we all need gal pals to cheers our good times and stand by our sides for the tough times. If you aren't already, get together with your gal pals and form your own club (we're not too old!) single, married, mammas, what ever suits your fancy.

Book clubs are a great way to get together (supper clubs are great too but we all know the kitchen is foreign territory to me). I failed to share with you my summer readying list a couple months back - but honestly I read all year (the scenery's just better by the beach - Amen?!!)

The Astronaut Wives Club is a non-fiction book (the bases for the tv show). I haven't read nonfiction since undergrad and surprisingly this was far from boring! It was on my book list as soon as I found out about it. I read it in just a few days and found myself relating immensely to the astro wives.

I read almost every night before bed ... I find it to be a calming routine.