Catching Up

Okay, so I am way,way, way behind on posting but it's been because of author appearances discussing my new book Ordinary Beauty, book signings, and working on my next book, and time has kind of gotten away from me.

Sooooo...what's new? Anything good?

I spoke up at the Bradford County Library and answered some wonderful questions from a delightful crowd, and had the extreme pleasure of meeting back up with one of my grade school friend's mom (Hi, Mrs. B!), which just made my night. Here are a few images of the evening:



 Jeff, the man responsible for it all.

 
Afterwards, signing books and meeting readers.



I'm still waiting on additional photos.
And then on July 1, we headed back to New Jersey for a signing on my home turf



where I was so happy to meet up with my family and friends, some new, some old and all thrilling, including my 7th grade English teacher Mrs. H, who I'm always so happy to see.






We gave out custom chocolate lollipops to celebrate Ordinary Beauty, with a snowflakes on the front. (Thanks to my beloved sister!)

 Did a little reading from the book but let's face it: It was a social event, and a happy one.



A good moment.



Yay, Milltown Library!



Yay, Vinny and Paul, photographers extraordinaire! (Vinny's in it, Paul took it.)



There are a ton more pictures but you get the idea. (Plus, some of them are on Facebook already.) It was so good to be back home, hanging out with my family and catching up with friends.

Afterward, my sister and her fiance treated us to a wonderful dinner at a Portuguese restaurant in South River, and even more than the food, we enjoyed listening to the wonderfully talented musician George Simonovich
play guitar. If you're in the area, I would absolutely recommend spending a Friday night there. Can't beat it!

And now it's back to work but check in often, as I may be heading out to do a signing in the Chicago area in September. I'll keep you posted.