Hello everyone. I hope you are having a great day.
I cannot believe next week is Christmas. I am just about ready for the 4th of July celebration. How did it get to be the end of the year? It is funny how you sit in grade school looking at the clock waiting for the school day to end and each minute seems to take forever. Now years slip by in what seems like a week. The weather here is 70 one minute and 28 the next. It is headache inducing if not completely aggravating. At least the furnace gets a periodic break. I bring up weather, yes weather, no we are not on a blind date...stop rolling your eyes. Anyway, I bring up weather because one of my sisters is ....butt deep in the white stuff. Okay, not really, that is an exaggeration, but her area of upstate New York has been getting snow pretty consistently. (Remember we get hurricanes. I'd rather have the snow.) I keep looking at the traffic cameras in her area. The hills (we don't have any) are white with snow. Occasionally it piles up on the roads. It brings back childhood memories of this time of year so clearly that I feel as if I clicked my heels three times I might be returned to that time. Endearing and painful at the same time. It makes me very aware of how so many people dislike the holidays, feel lonely or sad. What has been lost or never had is thrown in our faces at every turn. I understand. In those moments, I have been turning to books. I hope you can do the same.
I recently read The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden. If she sounds familiar Freida McFadden is the author of many books. The Housemaid series was very popular several years ago. In this story, the reader follows Sydney, a young woman trying to navigate the New York City dating scene in pursuit of true love. After meeting a man through a dating app, she experiences a disastrous date. Discouraged, Sydney finally hits the jackpot. She meets someone wonderful. He is kind, sweet and smart. He is a doctor who is gentle with her when she has physical issues. He may be perfect, until, of course, doubt seeps in. Sydney's friend and neighbor was viciously murdered. The friend was dating a mystery man, all she would say about him is that he is a doctor. What are the odds in a city the size of New York that they could possibly be the same man?
This book is a suspenseful thriller. You will think you have it figured out repeatedly, I assure you that you are wrong. The final jaw dropping twist, was a satisfying end to this easy reading, fast paced, oh so enjoyable story. Nothing but fun for those that enjoy thrillers.
In case we don't see each other again before the Christmas, let me give my speech. What? You are busy. I may forget to post. I might get wrapped up in sobbing to hubby about how much my mom loved A Charlie Brown Christmas or about how much I love the music. So...I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas, and if you don't celebrate then a wonderful whatever you do value. I wish you all a fun season, full of love and laughter. No matter what country you are in, what you believe, your political views, let us take a brief moment and just appreciate each other...everywhere. I appreciate all of you. Oh, and my biggest wish is for world peace...just like a beauty pageant contestant! (You're picturing them now, aren't you? In the swimsuit competition, too. Stop it. It is Christmas!)
I really wanted to say I wish for you a moment of peace away from the kids and the dog (who most likely barged into the bathroom), an unburned turkey, and a great hidden stash of chocolate....but I didn't want to break the mood.
