We started off our night by eating at CiCi's pizza (my choice this week). This is always a lot of fun because it is laid back, not too noisy and we all enjoy the food. We spent some time tonight talking about what kinds of things help to make our book club successful and what types of tips we would have for others who are looking to start their own clubs. There were some great suggestions from the group - make sure to pick a time and place that works for everyone, take turns picking books because everyone has different interests and make sure to include time for socializing with the group, like going out for supper together or taking turns bringing treats for a break time.

We also have the opportunity to have some of the Center's Dietetic Interns come in to our class to talk to us about healthy eating. Everyone again had great ideas for topics that they would like to learn more about - watching our carb intake, making healthy food choices at the vending machines or when we go out to eat at fast food restaurants, what are the serving sizes we should be eating and how pop and other sugary drinks can impact our bodies. I'm hoping to have someone come in to do some activities in September.

Tonight, we watched a video on being too personal. We talked about asking personal questions of others and having other people tell us personal stuff that we just don't feel comfortable hearing. We learned that:
• Being curious about others is natural, especially when we want to get to know them. It is also fun to find out things about people we want to be friends with. But being too personal too fast can be disrespectful.
• You should always have a list of safe topics that you can use to start off a conversation with someone you don't know. This will help you stay away from things that are too personal.
• If someone tells you that you are being too personal, do not argue. You should change the subject to something that is safer.
We finished up the discussion by coming up with ideas for safe topics of conversation if we just meet someone new or are unsure on what we should say to someone.

We ended up our night by reading a little more in our book. We had a great time tonight & Anne and Emily wanted to share some of their comments:

Emily: We went to ci ci and that was good I love pizza I love my class with Kristen and my friends we fill like a family and we watch a move be to prend I love be in class because it teaches me thing and I love being her and I like listening to people too it was fun at ci ci tonneter I love going out to eant it was fun too and I like to see you all banck a gend ok……

Anne: There are three of us in the book club who have summer birthdays. To celebrate, we are going to go out to eat at Applebee’s and maybe have a birthday drink together. I am looking forward to going to a game this weekend – the Chiefs and the Vikings. We are looking forward to starting the next book, Love Comes Softly. I am thinking of new books for us to read next.