Life lately

Sarah’s entryway is getting a remodel.

Abby is grateful for her buy nothing group, especially in the days leading up to her move.

Reading lately

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Abby read The Wedding Party, which is the third book in the series that started with The Wedding Date. (And we can’t wait to read the next book: The Royal Holiday!)

Sarah read Bruce Holsinger’s novel, The Gifted School.

Our year in books, 2019

We take a look back at our reading life in 2019: our challenges, our wins, and our favorite books. Highlights from the year:

Fiction: Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, and Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

Non-fiction: Bad Blood by John Carreyou, The Eating Instinct by Virginia Sole-Smith, and The Enchanted Hour by Meghan Cox Gurdon

Most enjoyable: Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas and Court of Thorn and Roses series by Sarah Maas

Memoir: All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung, Flat by Catherine Guthrie, and On Living by Kerry Egan

Audio: Becoming by Michelle Obama and the Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley

Looking forward to: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert and The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan

Eating lately

Sarah made a classic chocolate pie for Thanksgiving.

Abby claims to have found the easiest meal you can make in your oven.

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