Today is the swan song of the holiday season. The in-laws fly back to London this afternoon and tomorrow Conrad, the man/boy, goes back to boarding school. Tomorrow it will just be January - cold and austere.
Living in the moment, we all enjoyed a long, wonderful Sunday lunch of Joyce Goldstein’s roasted lobster with tarragon under puff pastry caps, braised fennel and wild arugula and roasted beet salad. Ice cream sundaes topped with homemade brandied cherries from last summer’s bounty brought the meal to a close. Of course we had some a lot of very nice chardonnay. It’s back to reality tomorrow.
Before I decide to take that luxurious nap that I am craving, I thought I would share with you my resolution for 2010.
As an introduction, you need a little background information about Book Club. There are four of us now although initially there was one more person who gave up on us halfway down the pike. I met Gabriela, Helen and Leslie 14 years ago in the Moms and Tots class of St. Chrysostom’s Day School. 14 years is a long time for anything. 14 good years is a bleeding miracle. We have been through a lot together – bereavements and births, illnesses and milestones. Through thick and thin we have met regularly, been there for one another and divluged deep secrets under the protection of the Book Club Code Of Honor which prohibits us from ever repeating anything once we walk out the door. We have eaten feasts and drunk more than our fair share of wine while racking up an impressive roster of literature.
And through all this, there is one undeniable and certain truth about Book Club. Just as we know that the sun will come up tomorrow, if Gabriela (who I love more than ice cream) gives a book her stamp of approval, I certainly will not like it. Such is the case with last month’s selection: Mennonite In A Little Black Dress. However, buried in it’s pages was a golden nugget that resonated with me long after I finished the book. And so from it I glean my resolution for 2010. Thank you Rhoda Janzen.
“I have come to believe that virtue isn’t a condition of character. It’s a choice we keep making over and over, hoping that someday we’ll create a habit so strong it will carry us through”.
May the close of 2010 find me a better person made through one good choice at a time.
What a lovely tribute to our Book Club family, with 14 years this month,four very different, accomplished, unmatched women, mothers, partners with men in our lives, and very, very real! Helen
Comment by Helen Dohrmann — January 4, 2010 @ 10:10 AM
Good words to live by EVERYDAY!!
Comment by marsha — January 11, 2010 @ 3:50 AM