Here we are!

Hi There!

Diana and I (Jennifer) got the idea to start this blog for several reasons.  Buckle your seatbelt!

1) We are best friends.  We met in Texas through our husbands who were in the army.  We have been through a deployment together.  Diana has saved my life in more ways than she will ever know.  (I know...awwww.)  She was even at my wedding and allowed her boys to get dressed up in tuxes to stand by us. :)  After our husbands were out of the army, we continued to be together nearly every weekend at her house.  We would chat in the kitchen about everything (GOSH, I miss those days) and endure the silliness that comes from Ryan and Marty and the boys.  Well, lo and behold, life changes, and Ryan got a great opportunity for school and that landed us in North Carolina.  So,                                                               there's the separated by miles.

2)  We have kind of known all along that we both like to read, and would discuss books from time to time. We like the same kinds of books, and they are generally all different kinds.  There really isn't anything we won't attempt to read.  Some of our books are geeky, some are popular, and some are just great reads.  We started recommending books to each other and then would talk about them.  One really cool thing about us though, is the fact that sometimes we read the EXACT same book and see entirely different people.  I love that.  Case in point.  The Twilight Series.  Diana is Team Jacob, all the way.  I am Team Edward, all the way.  While the popular world has merchandise that advertises that very fact that some people would be for one over the other, Diana and I find it very interesting that we are reading the exact same story, but see totally different things.  I think we would both agree that it is our life experience and what our personalities tend to be.  So, I find that very neat to read the same thing, and get totally different views.  So, there's the joined by books.

3) Starting in April, lasting all the way until October, Diana and I become baseball widows.  Red Sox baseball widows to be exact.  Every game, Ryan and Marty talk through the entire game, so Diana and I thought we needed something to connect us too.  So, there's the blog and the baseball background :)

We plan on giving book reviews on this blog, with maybe an occasional movie review if it comes from a book.  But, everything is book related.  We read all kinds from kids' books to chick lit to mysteries to serious books.  We might add a craft blog here and there, since we both love to do crafts as well!