May 13, 2025
🎶 I been gone for a minute, now I’m back at the jump off 🎶 (Lil Kim voice 😂) Sometimes silence is golden with me 😅 I talk too much 🤦🏽♀️… I haven’t posted in so long… at least not on here, I still write a lot down in my notebooks… Somethings are just better said in person… Anyway, I decided to share about this past weekend!
So, Friday night (May 9) I attended Carley Fortune’s book signing for her new book “One Golden Summer”! I truly enjoyed it! It was hosted by Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston! I was frustrated because I wanted to be there on time, I HATE being late; however, the series of events that caused me to be late was completely out of my control. Honestly, sometimes I need a reminder that things don’t always go as planned, I just wish that I could choose which situations and when for the lessons to occur but that would defeat the purpose. And when it’s random, it puts my need to be a control freak in check (I’m crying laughing… but it’s true… like I’m not a control freak with everything but I have my moments.) I’m for sure still growing and learning as life continues to life and I was only 8-10 minutes late so, I did catch the majority of the conversation but, I didn’t want to miss any of it.
I was able to get my book signed too. I currently have two copies, one to read and one to go on my “Toronto Stack” on my desk! I hold my books a certain way when I read because I don’t like for them to get a crease 😩… whenever I see someone with a book wide open like pressed down wide open (I’ll have to find a picture of what I’m talking about.) I’m like the Donald Trump meme saying “They’re savage animals…They are people that are sick, really sick” 🤣 I’m in tears because it’s so true! Let me get back on track… So, the book signing… Carley looked stunning! She’s a natural beauty and I LOVED her dress! I did manage to tell her that, she said she loved my dress too! I had a lot more I wanted to say but I was not about to be the “Chatty Cathy” holding up the line having everyone wanting to hit me over the head 😆 and the event was super organized! I will definitely attend another one of her signing there! Like everything ran so smoothly and Carley interacted with the audience for Q&A it was really nice. There was a group picture that I missed because I had to step outside for an incoming call 🙃… but I did get a individual picture with her… I don’t like my expression in the picture so I won’t be posting that lol… maybe I’ll crop me out and post Carley! Look the lady that was snapping pictures was not playing any games lol no countdown or nothing lol it was smile and snap lol 😂
I’m looking forward to finishing “One Golden Summer”. When I read “Every Summer After” I was like…I want to drop kick Charlie for being such a jerk to his little brother Sam and taking advantage of Percy (Sam’s girlfriend) when she was so vulnerable… I was like… This dude here (7th ward NOLA girl voice) I love when I read books and I have different feelings towards the characters. Carley’s books for sure gives all the feels 😂! I’m super excited about her fifth book that will be coming out next year I believe and she said it won’t have summer in the title lol but I’m here for the summer titles!
Until next time!
The “Toronto Stack” lol 🍁
I love the cover of the book! My color card for the signing line was blue too! 💙🩵💛
Carley’s nails make me think of some lyrics from a song by Trina… 🎶 I got the sunflower yellow on the fingernails and the yellow Louie bag with the pastels! 🎶 I’m pretty sure that’s how it goes it’s been years since I heard it.