Update: Date & Time for June meet-up

Hi Ladies - The meeting for June is scheduled on the 10th at 7:00. Check your emails for an evite from Amy. Hope to see you there.

Sweet Pocket Cupcakes

Hi Ladies,

I think a few of you might have heard of this cute little cupcake shop in Vinings but I just happened to discover it while searching for good vegan cupcakes (don't ask) in the area. I stumbled upon the website and discovered this cute little cupcake haven in Vinings - practically in our very own back yard. I used to get cupcakes from Star Provisions but I think I may have to switch sides. Even the vegan cakes were absolutely yummy! One of the great things is that you can place your orders online for next day pick-up. Just visit the Sweet Pocket Cupcakes website to place your order for pick up the next day. Also they have cute little custom "cupcake flags" and those alone make me want to throw a birthday party!
Hope you guys enjoy them as much as I did! Also - don't forget to try my favorite flavor Starlight!

June 2009 Book Pick

Hi Ladies,

Our book pick for June is The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho. Amy has offered to host and will be sending out an email/evite soon with the date and time. I had no idea this book had been out for over 20 years and I really look forward to reading it. Here is a review from Amazon.com and I have also posted a video above. Happy Reading!

The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. And though we may sniff a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. And so he's off: leaving Spain to literally follow his dream.
Along the way he meets many spiritual messengers, who come in unassuming forms such as a camel driver and a well-read Englishman. In one of the Englishman's books, Santiago first learns about the alchemists--men who believed that if a metal were heated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, and what was left would be the "Soul of the World." Of course he does eventually meet an alchemist, and the ensuing student-teacher relationship clarifies much of the boy's misguided agenda, while also emboldening him to stay true to his dreams. "My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy confides to the alchemist one night as they look up at a moonless night.

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself," the alchemist replies. "And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity." --Gail Hudson --

May 2009

Hi Ladies -

As you are aware our next meeting is on "Cinco de Mayo" and we will be discussing the book Bitter Is The New Black......, by Jen Lancaster. I just started reading the book this weekend and i think it is absolutely hilarious. Hope you can make it to the meeting. Meilyn is hosting this month and she has already sent the invites! See you soon and Happy Reading.