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The Sunday Salon 10.11.09
2009 at 10am Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky
I know what you’re expecting. It’s Sunday, so you figure my post is going to be all about how I’m spending the day on the couch in my jammies, just hanging out with my hubby and the pooch, watching as many of last week’s DVRed shows as possible and reading.
BUT TODAY YOU’RE WRONG!
Brace yourselves, people. I am actually going to 1) put on real pants and 2) leave my house on a Sunday.
It’s crazy. I know.
A good friend of ours has a farm just north of Richmond and a collection of six Australian shepherds and six border collies. He and his wife are very involved in dog agility and herding competitions, and they’re having an exhibition today. So why are we, the proud owners of a virtually untrainable basset hound going to something like that? Well, there’s going to be food and cute puppies.
And that’s more than enough for me.
It also helps that today is the most perfect kind of fall day, with a crisp, cool morning opening up into a warm afternoon, and it’s just a great day to be outside. Even if it means I have to wear real pants.
It’s been a big week for me. As some of you know from Twitter, I’ve accepted a new job and will no longer be a full-time Book Lady as of October 19th. I’m transitioning into a new medical company that’s coming into the area and will be their marketing coordinator. It’s a great opportunity that I’m really excited about, but I’m going to miss a lot about the bookstore….so I’ll probably stay on as a very, very part-time bookseller, just filling in occasionally when someone calls in sick or helping out with special events. It can be a lot of fun, and really, I don’t want to say goodbye to that bookstore discount. It is a beautiful thing.
This week, I also officially accepted a horrible dare from Trish and told you all about how I’m looking forward to celebrating one of my favorite annual traditions with hubby. Speaking of hubby, I’ve sent him your questions, so you can expect the first Bob Speaks guest post later this week.
I had three special events at work this week and didn’t have much reading time, but I did review Manhood for Amateurs by Michael Chabon (loved it!). I have a few fun things on tap for later this week as well. It must be one of life’s great ironies that the season that makes me feel most like reading also has the busiest weekends.
For now, I’m off to the farm to watch my nieces and nephew squeal over puppies and watch in amazement while dogs herd sheep. If I’m lucky, I’ll be back in my PJs by mid-afternoon.
What are you up to this Sunday?
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Food AND puppies! I wish that was my Sunday. Mine will probably involve paper grading, a wee bit of reading, and going to see that new (horrible looking) horror movie, Paranormal Activity. We’ll see how that shakes out.
Enjoy your day!
That dog herding thing is absolutely amazing. I would love to see it in person! My husband would love to have one of those dogs, but I fear our home would not be a rewarding experience for the poor thing, unless it would like to herd cats.
Good luck on the new job! It is always a nervous experience, but I am sure you will do great. As long as you have the bookstore gig to fall back into like a comfy blanky.
Sounds like you have a glorious weekend planned. I finally succumbed to allergies or whatever has been going around so I was sick for half of last week and I plan on spending my day recuperating. Drinking some tea, reading some blog posts and book hopping. Good luck with the new job and have fun today.
I think today’s outting sounds fabulous! I hope you write a post about the competition and all the adorable puppies!
Congratulations on the new job! I would be mourning the loss of a bookstore discount as well.
Sounds like a great day, Rebecca! I envy your crisp weather though it has been cool enough for me here.
And welcome to the world of the medical!
Oh, food and puppies!! How totally fun!
Congratulations on the new job, and I’m so sorry about the dare
Good luck in the new job!
I feel like I never have the chance to lounge around on Sundays. And really, isn’t that the whole purpose of Sundays in the first place??
I can’t wait to see the final response to the dare from Trish!
I missed all of the excitement on Twitter. I was probably tweaking headers and importing stuff. Geesh…gone for just a day or two and bam… I miss all the good stuff.
Even though you are changing jobs, you will always be The Book Lady so never fear. If you can work part-time to retain that employee discount than that’s even better!
Good luck to you!
Sunday I got to go to a football game and got to meet Dr. Dre! It’s all I can talk about because my world is that small.
That’s awesome! I met Chuck D. from Public Enemy when he spoke at my college….but that’s not quite as exciting as Dr. Dre.
Real pants? On a Sunday? The horror…the horror.
But I guess puppies and food would be worth it.
And congrats on the new job. Just think more money for books!