As you know, I did not attend BEA this year. Fortunately, my friend and fellow Montreal blogger Cindy did, which meant that I would get to hear all about the event - at our usual BEA Recap Breakfast- something we have been doing for the last three years, because I haven't gotten to attend BEA since 2012.
First though, Cindy dropped by my house bright and early this morning to "drop" off a few "goodies". I love how Cindy's definition of goodies is like a ton of stuff. I unpacked everything when I got back from breakfast and I literally did not have enough room to layout everything so I could take pictures.
Granted not everything is BEA related - Cindy is a lover of cosmetics and has been purging some of her stuff in the last year and that means I happily inherit it - all of it is brand new, never opened and since I cannot possibly "use" everything she gives me, I, in turn, give it to my friend Sharon, who takes a few items and then turns around and offers the rest to her co-workers. Talk about paying it forward LOL...
Here is a breakdown of the BEA stuff I received:
- 5 beautiful tote bags, one actually has my last name on it and my favorite bag has a pictures of ladies in a book club (antique style!) ;
- Two great magnets for my fridge (including one that says I books NYC;
- Magazines she picked up at BEA
- A finished copy of - Exposed by Judith Graves
- and..... three advanced copies:
- UnSlut: A Diary and a Memoirby Emily Lindin
- Dancing Through Life: Steps of Courage and Conviction by Candace Cameron Bure, Erin David
This Is Where It Ends
She also brought back the Publishers Weekly magazines that are given out on each show day.
For the non BEA stuff, Cindy brought along for me:
- Magazines
- Hello Kitty Cologne
- A TON of eye make up (see the bag on the couch in the first picture, that is full, full)
- A TON of nail polish (yes, there are dozens and dozens of bottles in this bag)
Soooo, I have taken a bunch of items myself and now, Sharon is heading over here to get the rest of the stuff (and believe me, it looks like I didn't even make a dent - there is so much left).
After I received my goodies, we left for breakfast and had a great meal at our favorite little cafe. For some reason, neither one of us took pictures today, but we normally do.
We had a great talk and recap of BEA - it was fun to hear all about it and while I was sad not to go to BEA, it does not sound like I missed anything major. As for the books they were giving away, because I am so picky about what I read (no vampire, no undead, etc) I would probably have ended up bringing home like 5 books and guess what ! Cindy brought them back for me so its win-win.
Before going our separate ways, we went to a quick flea market held in the yard at the elementary school I use to go to. It felt weird being back there, especially since they added all these extra buildings to the main school!
Lots and lots of kids stuff for sale - which neither Cindy nor I needed, but I did pick up some Thomas the Tank books for my friend's son and JOY!!!! I found a Hello Kitty for me - it needs to go into the laundry, but otherwise it is in excellent condition.
What a good day. Thank you Cindy of Cindysloveofbooks.com (you know I am horrible with html and tagging LOL) you are generous, as always. GO VISIT HER BLOG :)
2 comments:
Cindy is a sweetheart! BEA was fun but not as lively this year as it has been in the past.
I love the antique-y bag!
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