Nicholas Sparks & Ice Cider

The day before New Years Eve we made a trip to see my family in NY

We had such a good time

We stopped on the way up at this really cool apple orchard

I enjoyed some ice cider and the hubby enjoyed some hot cider

We bought some bread and pastries too...

When we arrived in NY we went to my cousins home and had lunch

While we were talking and chatting and talking and chatting we began talking about books

I began making a list of books that they suggest I read

My cousin gave me 2 Nicholas Sparks books to take home and read

The Lucky One and Dear John

I love to read and had read a few of Sparks books before and enjoyed them.

The books I find are an easy read and Nick (yep) takes me right along and I get lost...

There is nothing vulgar and everything is always bittersweet in the end

Driving home that evening I decided that I would read ALL of Nicks books in 2010

I love to set goals and achieve them

I enjoy crossing things off and I relish the challenge

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I have the Notebook... and the Wedding and never yet read either

I started with Dear John ~ It was a great read!

Lots of things going on and everything tied together at the end.

I prefer to read rather than watch the movie... although I will probably go to see Dear John when it comes out in February...

I read Nights in Rodanthe and then watched the movie... I did not like the movie

I think sometimes the imagination is better than any movie could be!

I just finished reading The Last Song last weekend...  I loved this book!

I cried tears that were buried far beneath the surface

It was a beautiful book!

Well written and the theme really hit home for me in ways I never imagined!

The movie is coming soon... I hope it lives up to my expectations!

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My dad taught me to read... he read to me every night

My dad taught me to pray... he prayed with me every night

The Last Song reminded me of my Dad!

So I let my dad borrow the book from me that I borrowed from the library.

My dad is a fast reader too... I hope he enjoys the book as much as I did!

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So there is my goal... So far so good

I have read over  1/2 of my goal so far and it is only January still...

I will probably take a break soon... maybe!

Reading is helping me to keep my mind off my other goal of losing 50 pounds this year

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So back to our trip... after staying a while and visiting we headed back not before stopping for some ice cider and some hot cider and some sharp cheese... cuz ny sharp is the BEST!