1) I'm caught up on critiques for my CPs. Yay! Plus, I got a bunch of very helpful feedback and did some revising. Revising always makes me feel good because I know the book's improving!
2) I had lunch with a friend at a new restaurant this week. The food wasn't very good -- she had chicken curry and I had Mexican chicken, which bore zero resemblance to anything Mexican; it tasted like it was in a Chinese sweet and sour sauce. We won't go back, but it's always fun to spend time with friends!
3) Valentine's Day is on Saturday. Hubby usually gets me something nice, like chocolate or a little gift. Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!
Are you going to give or receive something for Valentine's Day? Do you have any special plans to celebrate it?
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44 comments:
Oh, hope you get something nice for Valentine's Day:) I've made hubby strawberry mousse... hope he likes it.
Your book is coming along very nicely... Loved the last chp. Please write quicker!! hehe
You totally deserve something special for Valentine's Day! I hope your hubby spoils you.
And you should feel proud of your revising. Your book is looking great and I can't wait to read the next chapter.
Hard to believe Valentine's Day is almost here already. Hope you have a fantastic one with the hubby! :)
Glad to hear the revisions are coming along.
I always think it is about the company and not the food so pleased you still managed to have fun with your friend.
Enjoy Valentines. We have been together so long now we don't tend to do gifts but we will exchange cards.
Mexican that tastes like Chinese - there's a kick to the curb!
Saturday, I'll be with a volunteer group who visit hospitalized children; they need the most love :)
Happy writing. Saturday is errands day for me.
Happy Valentine's Day.
Mexican should never taste like Chinese.
My wife and I always say we aren't getting anything for each other for Valentine's. And then we do anyway.
Glad you had a fun lunch with your friend even if the food wasn't good. I did too yesterday.
Happy Valentine's Day to you, too. Have a good weekend.
Aw, that's too bad about the lunch. It's so disappointing to order something and get nothing like what you expected.
Oh, and Dianne Salerni is offering a free book at my place this week to one lucky commenter - so I guess it's not free; it will cost you a few words :)
The possibility of snow might change our plans, but sitting home all warm and comfy and sharing a bottle of fine wine and laughing at our funny cards will be just fine with me. Of course, there will be chocolate.
Happy Valentine's Day to you, Lexa. I hope you find a better restaurant than the one you went with your friend.
I want a Sasquatch scarf for Valentine's Day, but I have a feeling I won't be getting one. Sigh.
Hope yours is full of fun!
My honey usually bakes me something special, like heart shaped cookies. :)
Glad so many great things are happening on the writing front!
Sorry the food wasn't good, but glad the company was great. :)
Happy Valentine's Day-
~Jess
I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day!
Sometimes rotten meals with really fun friends make for the best stories later - stories that can be brought out again and again over laughter. :)
Hope you have a great weekend!
Great news on the book progress. That's always something to celebrate.
Hope your Valentine's day is wonderful and filled with the best kind of treats.
Happy Valentine's Day, Lexa!!
Isn't it good to just feel like you are progressing towards a goal? I love that feeling. It's my brain crack.
Have great weekend, with your man. And thank you for the mention (it's JuliA, by they way.)
Congrats on the feedback & striving forward with your book. The place you went to does not sound that great but friends always make it better. We always exchange a nice card for one another and I ended up getting my hubby a movie I know he would like
This year I remembered early to make a dinner reservation for Valentine's Day so I'll be taking my honey to her favorite restaurant.
Bummer about the restaurant! But as you say, it's always nice catching up with friends. Hope the hubs takes you somewhere better on Valentine's! Have a great weekend :)
despite being single I def really like V-day, it's all about hearts and chocolate and I'm all about that :) gotta love fun times with friends, bad food or not!
My husband and I might go for sushi over Valentine's weekend ... which would make it a lot like most weekends, actually. But we will say "Happy Valentines Day, sweetie" before digging in, so that's different. ;)
It's always a good thing to celebrate when you share your time with friends! <3
Too bad about the restaurant though.
Revising is always improvement! YAY! and great you got caught up!
Happy valentines day and have a great weekend!
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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY to you, Lexa.
Those revisions do make a girl feel great.
Nothing special planned for Valentine's Day for me.
Happy Valentine's Day! May you get your heart's desire!
Sometimes when I revise, I feel like I'm hiding, not doing the hard work of furthering the first draft. Sounds like you have a good attitude about it. Have a great Valentine's Day weekend.
Happy Valentine's Day Lexa!
I spoke a lot about revising today with the children I had an author visit with. It is so true how much stronger our work gets after revisions. I told the kids about editing and showed them my old manuscripts. They were intrigued, lol. They didn't think authors needed help or revisions, so cute!
We are hoping to go to a really chic lounge/restaurant for Vday. However, we are supposed to get another blizzard. I am so over the winter.
Enjoy your Valentine's Day!
Getting caught up is a great feeling. Too bad about the restaurant. At least you had good company to offset the bad food. Good luck with your revisions, and have a great Valentine's Day weekend!
Valentines day isn't really a big deal for me these days. I'm going to try to get some good work done and get some visit time with a friend.
I'd say congrats on being able to actually enjoy feedback and not want to curl up and die every time you receive it! I know I do....
Happy Valentine's and Vampire's Day. I hope you're having a magical day. :)
Glad to hear your book is coming along and getting good and helpful feedback always helps. My hubby usually gives me chocolate...yum. Happy Valentines Day
Hope you had a great Valentine's. My wife and I were single quite a while before we met, so we always make it a special day -- in addition to the other 365.25 of the year!
I hope you and hubby had a fabulous Valentine's Day. I vote for chocolate on the something nice front. ;) I enjoyed Chapter 7 and now on to Chapter 8. Keep those chapters coming.
Time with friends is indeed great, even when the food isn't good. Bad food can also make for good stories later.
Sounds like an interesting menu. Glad you at least got to spend time with a friend! :)
Was it Mexi-Chino fusion? What an add crossover!
Happy gratitude!
I love Mexican food, so that would have made me sad :( Hope your V-Day was better! I got a sweet homemade card, a bottle of wine and we went out for dinner and a movie. It was lovely :)
Hope your Valentine's Day was great. Here's hoping you can find some great Mexican Chicken over there one day. I can send you a recipe. It's up to you to find the ingredients!
I grew up in Southern California and became spoiled with delicious Mexican food. Sweet and sour is not Mexican. Sorry the restaurant wasn't good, but at least you had fun.
Hope you had a great Valentine's Day!
I hope you had a great Valentines day! We were actually kind of lame on the 14th because at almost 9 months pregnant, even culinary experiences can be a challenge. I sure love that my hubby is good with humoring me though.
Hoping you had a great V Day! All the best!
I'm always bummed when I try a new restaurant and it's not so great. But it's never a loss when a meal is spent bonding with friends. :-)
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