Julie pick & Bring Money

Hey ya'll a couple reminders before club

Julie need to have your book pick ready or at least a couple choices


Everyone but Maren needs money for the baby pool

Have ideas ready for what to do for our anniversary.

SCMBOOKCLUB AGENDA- September 20, 2015

Menu: Tristana- Main, Maren- Drinks, Julie- Salad, Meriah-Side, Jocelyn- Dessert, Ali- App
NOTE: Jocelyn has glasses

I.Call to order by Ali Scontrino

II. Treasurer's Report by Meriah Haro [DUES NOW $10.00]
*Current Balance is: $532.00

III. Next Meeting:
* Book pick- (Maren) Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (288) OR Bastards by Mary Anna King (256)
* Book pick- (Julie) _______________________
* Menu Assignment [Ali/Jocelyn]-
* Meeting Date: October 24th, 2015 (SATURDAY)

IV. Old Business:
*OCTOBER ANNIVERSARY- What to do? Pottery/ comedy night????
*Bring money for Baby pool ($1 square all money goes to Maren)
*2016 The year of the “HAT” (Tristana to weed out any over 400 page books)
*New Page limit 400 pages
*Get New Bookclub Stickers Made (Who wants this task?)- Same logo? New logo w/ 7 figures? [9/29/14 Minutes: *Buy 25 stickers, [Add Artwork, favorite books The Help, red tent, twilight, life of pi, water for elephants, secret life of bees, 11/23/63, Gone Girl, Malice, Alchemist, Time Travelers Wife, The Kite Runner, Eat Pray Love, Dustlands, I'm Down, Under the Banner of Heaven, Are you there Vodka, it's me Chelsea] YEAR STARTED: Year we started October 2007]
*Order stickers?

V. New Business:

VI. Discussion of Tristana’s Book: Fight Club
NOTE: Book Order- Ali, Tristana, Maren, Julie, Meriah, Jocelyn

August 30, 2015 Book Club Notes

$$$ - Balance of $532. Paid: Ali, Tristana, Julie, Jocelyn, Maren paid $20 and Meriah was birthday free.

Next book club is Sept. 20th Tristana’s house.

Book is Fight club by Chuck Palahniuk 224pgs.

Next book pick is Maren’s, possibly Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee 288pgs or Bastards by Mary Anna King 256 pgs.

Next proposed date Oct.24, ANNIVERSARY NIGHT!!!! (Maren might have a brand new baby with us) 

Book Pick Order: Maren, Julie, Meriah, Jocelyn, Ali, Tristana


Duties: Tristana - Main, Maren - Drinks, Julie - Salad, Meriah - Side, Jocelyn - Dessert, Ali - Glasses/App

Dinner: Beer cheese dip w/pretzels, Bacon Brie Fig Panini’s, stuffed Jalapeno’s, Coffee Cake with Orange Marmalade and Kailua Crunch Ice Cream, and more I don’t remember….Lol

Announcements: Ali –-No news. House party was great!! Tristana – Boyfriend is off house arrest. Maren – No news Julie – Had a physic cleanse the new house. Feeling really good now. Damsel in Defense date change to Oct.??? Jocelyn – High School Football is Coming……… Meriah – 19 years Happily Married!!!

Other Items: Have not looked into stickers yet.

Proposed the Year of the Hat in 2016, Tristana will go through the hat and eliminate books over 400pgs.

Bring extra $$$ for the Maren’s due date baby pool. Its $1 a square and all $$ goes to Maren.  It’s our Anniversary soon!!!!

Ideas: Pottery or Comedy night. Possibly stay local for baby….. Keep thinking! Bring ideas to next club.

Discussion: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Ali’s pick) Everyone Finished!!!!

Ali – Really liked. A page turner. Very intense, raw craziness. Feel very educated. Cried a few times. 4/5 Meriah – Liked overall. Really depressing, almost didn’t want to finish, but proud I did. 3.5/5 Julie – Liked, but thought Kite Runner was better. A page turner. 3/5 Jocelyn – Liked. Very depressing! Enjoyed learning the political aspects of the time. 3/5 Maren- Liked better then Kite Runner. Very depressing, but enjoyed the timeline. 3/5 Tristana – Liked. Hated the names and politics. Felt that some scenes were ended abruptly. 4/5

Favorite Characters: Ali – Miriam Meriah – Aziz Julie – Bobi and Miriam
Jocelyn – Bobi and Tariq Maren – Miriam and Tariq Tristana - Tariq