Stays together! (Or are really big dorks. 😉 )
Some of you have asked how exactly Ryan and I are reading The Hunger Games together. Do we both have a copy of the book? Are we taking turns? Reading aloud? 
It’s quite simple, really. First I read a chapter aloud, then he reads a chapter aloud, and so on. (It’s always in this order because I like him to read last since I get sleepy.)
We first started reading together a couple of years ago when the sixth Harry Potter movie was about to come out in theaters. Ryan loved all of the Harry Potter movies but hadn’t read any of the books. I love both the movies and the books and convinced him that he needed to read the book before seeing the sixth movie. He agreed and we decided to read it together in preparation for the movie.
Reading together ended up being something we both looked forward to every night!
We always make it a point to pick books that appeal to both males and females, like Harry Potter or Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy.
It may sound strange and totally dorky, but it’s actually a lot of fun. It’s neat to be on the same page (literally) with someone and we enjoy discussing the books and predicting what will happen next.
Even this little lady enjoys story time…
… But probably only because she gets to cuddle up in between mom and dad.
Dinner
After taking Sadie on a walk this evening and getting rained on, Ryan and I were in the mood for warm comfort food.
Apparently my lunch sparked a pasta craving, because ravioli sounded perfect. Ryan and I enjoyed Monterey Pasta Company’s lobster ravioli, topped with marinara sauce. 
LOVE this ravioli.
Since my meals today have been completely void of any fruits, I snacked on a bowl of fresh strawberries as well.
Big shout out to Wish Farms for producing possibly the best pint of strawberries I’ve ever had… and it’s not even strawberry season! 
I didn’t have one bad berry in the bunch!
Time to get readin’! The Games are officially about to begin. Eeee!
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I wonder if I could get my husband to read together with me. I love that you do that! And thanks for explaining, I was wondering how you worked that out.
Keith and I do that too!! It is fun!
I used to read like that with my boyfriend – the J.R.R. Tolken books. I loved it!
I love the idea of reading aloud with someone — do you guys always do it at night? Or do you read aloud together during the weekends/days-offs? That’s so neat!
Thats so cool you guys read together.. I love it!
My husband and I are reading through the New Testament together and that’s exactly how we do it. He reads a chapter and then I do. I read last because I get sleepy and I would totally fall asleep and miss out.
my boyfriend and i do this too!! he didnt like when i would read because he wanted “to something together”, and hence, reading aloud to each other became our new past time…
so fun!
Hey Julie! I love that you guys read together and I am planning on stealing the idea. I’m forcing Glenn to participate 🙂 Also, those are Plant City Strawberries, and you are right smack in the middle of berry season. If you want extra delicious berries, take a little trip down I4 to PC and buy some at a farmers market. The Best EVER!
That is so sweet that you two read together!
Strawberries are the best!!!
oh my gosh! i found this post from clicking around on your site a bit today, and my boyfriend and i read aloud together every night! AND we started with the harry potter books! how weird is that?! hahah and we always joke with each other that we’re the only ones in the world that does it, but i guess we aren’t! how funny!