Vacation Get-Away: The Bookish Highlight

I got back from a family vacation to Colorado a few days ago. It was a great trip! I was dreading the eleven-hour car ride with four kids – especially since my two-year-old had never been in the car for more than 30 minutes up until this point. But they all did great on the way out and on the way home. While there, we went horseback riding, hiking, pontooning, to the Children’s Museum in Denver and more.

One of the highlights for me was checking out a used book store in Breckenridge called Ole Man Berkins Books. While there, I told the very friendly bookseller that I read everything and asked him if he had a recommendation for a book that he loved that I probably hadn’t heard of before. He recommended A Monk Swimming by Malachy McCourt, Frank McCourt’s brother. He said it’s an unexpectedly funny memoir that made him laugh out loud. So not like Angela’s Ashes at all, I’m guessing. The other book he recommended was Chronicles: Volume One by Bob Dylan. He liked it because it’s not just about Bob Dylan, it’s about the overall music scene at the time. We all know I love a good celebrity memoir so it was an easy sell. Also, my mom loved Bob Dylan and would be happy that I’m reading his book.

I came very close to buying the Welcome Back Kotter book that I spotted in the young adult section but decided that I would save my $2.50 and just take a picture for posterity. Up your nose with a rubber hose! Just kidding – I love you guys!