Best laid plans....

Last weekend was a pretty busy one for me. Friday night we went to a surprise birthday party for one of our friends. When we turned onto the street I was "Whoa, look at all the cars!". There had to be 30 cars parked. Lots of family and friends gathered. When our friend turned onto the street a group lined up with the letters spelling "happy birthday". Totally surprised. Tons of food. Even a roast pig! That took 10 hours to cook. Amazing. I told my husband we just don't know how to throw a party. Saturday we had friends for dinner which was long over due and was quite nice. Easy, casual. Sunday afternoon my niece had the family birthday party for her daughter( my great-niece) who turns six. Nice get together. Sunday night took a turn for the worse. I started feeling a little queasy and by 9:30pm was really sick with flu-like symptoms which lasted all through the night. Ugh. It was awful, and I was miserable. Totally exhausted. I spent all day Monday sleeping and sipping on flat Coke (I almost never drink soda). I made my husband sleep in another room so hopefully he won't come down with this horrible bug. I felt much better by Monday night.Luckily it seemed to run its course in about 16 hours. Monday night my book club was supposed to meet but at least two of us were sick (or recovering) and two had work commitments so we all agreed to postpone the meeting until next week. It sounds like everyone has been reading Americanah and enjoying it- or at least want to discuss it. I think it will be a great discussion. I really enjoyed reading it- well written, lots to think about- the challenges that face people transitioning to a new country and culture. Cant wait for next week. Have started The Little Paris Bookshop. Not sure about it. Not hooked right away but will give it a chance as I have heard a lot about it.