. . . but we wouldn't want to live there

Hey, Megs,

Second post today! Can I possibly make it three?

I took a break from using song lyrics as title sources to use a quote from none other than you, and one of my all time favorites. You uttered it one night when you wanted to do something other than sit around in our Chaffin apartment and watch me read a book (for class, mind you) on our lovely brown couch:

photos via vanderbilt.edu/ResEd and norwoodmall.com/ugly, respectively

Note: That is not our lovely brown couch. Sadly, I do not have any photos of that monstrosity at the ready.

Also note: Did you know that there is a contest to determine the world's ugliest couch? Check it out here.

In your attempt to dissuade me from reading, you reasoned, "Molly, books are a nice place to visit, but we wouldn't want to live there." Still gets me every time, and it is advice that I have passed on countless times.

But I digress. The purpose of this post is to mention the arrival of a new book by my friend, Melissa Walker:

photo via amazon.com

Violet by Design is the second book in Melissa's Violet series (first book: Violet on the Runway) about a girl from NC who enters into the crazy world of modeling in NYC. (And probably not a minute too soon, given the rampant cheating that occurs in NC high schools!) It's good times, and you should check it out (that is, visit it) when you get the hankering for some quality YA reading. Note to Funbar--get it for the liberry.

And, if you want to reminisce about the brown couch, there's always:

photo via amazon.com

Your favorite and mine, He Died with a Felafel in His Hand. Remember to pronounce felafel as "féll-uh-féll" to get the full effect.

I hope you're having a great day! It's week three of my upholstery class tonight . . . you know I'll keep you posted.

love, molly

previous post title source: "Shooting Hoops," G. Love and Special Sauce