Ashley Lately

Before I get started with this post let me just throw this out there.... LSWHO?!?!?

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That's right! My Gators are turning out to be the little engine that could this year. Who would have thunk it? David and I were in the big metropolis of Baxley, GA this weekend attending a wedding, so I didn't get to watch the game. I had no idea what time they were even playing, but when I got to the wedding, a fellow Gator fan had their phone out getting updates and it was the 4th quarter, with seconds to go...and we were winning. I thought it was a joke, because I just knew LSU was going to spank us good. I was super excited. After our less than stellar first games, I just knew that we would have another season like last year. Those 'ole boys of Florida have surprised me. Can I get a Go Gators?!?!?

Speaking of the wedding this weekend, I did something unspeakable. I actually forgot to bring my camera. I couldn't believe I had dumbly forgotten that I had my camera at work and drove off without it. So, no pictures. It was a fun wedding and I was happy to see Crystal and Justin get married. They have just recently moved to Thomasville, so luckily David and I get to see them fairly often now.

Last night, I finished up the book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.

I have to admit, this book was completely psychotic- with all kinds of twists and turns in the storyline. It is about a married couple, Amy and Nick who are having some issues with their marriage. They were both writers in New York and when they both lost their jobs, they moved to Nick's hometown in Missouri. Amy resents Nick for moving her and Nick resents Amy for resenting the fact that they moved. So, typically, Nick starts cheating on his wife with a 22 year old student of his. Then Amy disappears on their 5th wedding anniversary. Nick becomes the prime suspect with motivation- a very wealthy wife who holds the deed to his bar that would revert to her if they divorced and a very young girlfriend. The ending was a little less that stellar and weird, but I would still recommend the book.

The other book I finished reading was Freakonomics.

Granted, this book has been out for a long time, so I'm a little late reading it. But usually when I go to the bookstore, I like to get one just-for-fun read and one book that is somewhat informative. Either a historical book, an autobiography (or biography) or a book on some type of relevant topic. This book just got my attention one day while browsing the Business section of Books a Million. Nothing like reading about some economics to get your day started. Ha! But this isn't normal economic-type topics. It goes through random stuff like the drop in crime in the mid 90s was due to Roe vs Wade and cheating in sumo wrestling. That kind of random stuff. It was interesting to think about these various topics in a different way. It's a good read if you need some conversational topics at your next business dinner.

Those are the latest books I have read. Guess I will need to stop by the bookstore again and load up. If you have any good book suggestions, let me know!