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The Girlfriends Cyber Circuit keeps on sparking

We went to Dallas over the weekend for a big, fat, Jewish wedding--one of Husband's many cousins. The whole weekend was a whirlwind of fancy clothes and fancy food and FUN! We had a great time with droves of family and when I got home, there were yet MORE GCC interviews online. It feels like the parade of girlfriends will never end! Whoo-hoo.

So--go see me, please, at Kelly Parra's blog.

And at Jennifer O'Connell's. (Scroll down a bit to get to my entry.)

Thanks Jennifer and Kelly!

And thanks to Husband's family for showing us such a good time, especially that part where LaLa's grandmother babysat for her so Husband and I could sneak off to see a matinee of "Dan in Real Life" which I loved. I think Peter Hedges is my new McDreamy.

And, for that matter, thanks to the friendly American Airlines flight attendant who brought LaLa a warm chocolate cookie back from first class when LaLa threatened to lose it on the flight home. (This was after I'd already plied her with M & M's and Cheetos. Desperate times, my friends. Desperate measures.)

I guess it's indeed Thanksgiving time! Have a great one, everybody!

xoxo

Elizabeth

Some weekend gifts from the Girlfriends

How great was my weekend? Let me count the ways. We had dinner Saturday night with friends--always lovely. On Sunday, we had a big family lunch to celebrate my dad's SIXTY-FIFTH birthday, which is a biggie! And Sunday night, LaLa slept over at my parent's house (an additional b-day present for Dad--and for us!!!) and Husband and I went to a movie, out for fancy sushi and then it was time for dessert.

Husband: We could go to a chocolate bar, or go to a bar for an after-dinner drink. . .

Me: Did you see the building next door?

Husband: No way! How about we go to (name of another local fancy eaterie). We could have their famous chocolate cake.

Me: It's right next door! We pretty much have to go there.

Husband: Champagne! We'll go to that (local fancy bar) and have champagne!

Me: (Standing up) We can WALK there. C'mon. Live a litttle!

And that's how we ended up at Krispy Kreme doughnuts, eating hot, glazed doughnuts plucked out of the fat only seconds earlier.

And the cutely-dressed trio of people ahead of us in line ordering a dozen? They'd had dinner at the fancy sushi spot, too.

As I suspected, it was the most perfect post-sushi dessert ever. It was even more lovely to nibble our hot doughnuts late at night, chatting with each other instead of chasing a sticky-handed toddler around the joint.

On the other hand, I can't wait to take LaLa there some day (well, probably some day soon, now that my taste for Krispy Kremes have been reignited after years of dormancy) and watch her take that first bite.

Another treat this weekend? More postings from the Cyber Circuit Girlfriends. Such as. . .

Caridad Farrer. And Megan Crane. And Shanna Swendson.

Thanks, guys!

xoxo

Elizabeth

My GCC tour is (not quite) over!

I'm visiting yet more blogs today. (Yes, I'm virtually tired. ;-) Today, find me over at Jennifer Echols' pad.

And at Laura Bowers' crib.

And at Carrie Jones' place.

But there are still more blog visits to go! We're bleeding into next week, y'all, because the girlfriends--we are busy. So stay tuned, there's more fun to come.

Meanwhile, big thanks to Jennifer, Laura, and Carrie.

xoxo

Elizabeth

Please see me at. . .

Melissa Senate's blog!

More to come soon!

xoxo

Elizabeth

Today on the Girlfriends' Cyber Circuit. . .

. . . I'm hanging out with the illustrious GCC founder, Karin Gillespie. . .

and the brilliant E. Lockhart. . .

AND the Swifferlicious Melanie Lynne Hauser.

Enjoy!

xoxo

Elizabeth

Today's Girlfriend Cyber Circuit visits

The lovely Kelly Parra has posted my interview here and here.

And here's my chat with the lovely Tanya Lee Stone!

Thanks, Kelly and Tanya!

xoxo

Elizabeth

My GCC moment!

You know how I'm always hosting fabulous scribes, thanks to the Girlfriends Cyber Circuit? Well, friends, this week, I am the touring author! I've been furiously answering the GCCers' intriguing and challenging interview questions all weekend, and over the course of the week, they'll be graciously hosting me on their blogs.

So stay tuned to this blog, and I'll tell you where I'm roaming to each day. Will it be over to Zeisgeist? Or to Tanya Lee Stone's journal? Or Jennifer Lynn Barnes' bubbly blog.

It's going to be a FUN week. Enjoy! (I know I am.)

xoxo

Elizabeth

Addendum: Check out my first interview at Amanda Ashby's blog. Thanks, Amanda!