New Books

So far today has been a good day. I cleaned out my pantry this morning and got rid of everything that was expired. The Lions Club did a food drive today, which was my incentive for cleaning the pantry. After dropping of the goods, we headed to a used bookstore that opened 8 months ago, that I wasn’t aware of until this week. SCORE! I was able to bring in 2 boxes of books that have been sitting in the closet for months, while I waited for Bookmans to reopen in Flagstaff (still hasn’t happened yet). After the book store we went to the Disabled American Veterans thrift store to peruse their massive book selection.


My findings are:

The Sweet Potato Queens' Big-Ass Cookbook (and Financial Planner) by Jill Conner Browne

When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris

Servant of the Bones by Anne Rice

Grave Surprise (Harper Connelly Mysteries, Book 2) by Charlaine Harris

A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy) by Libba Bray

Wuthering Bites by Sarah Gray

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

Countdown (Eve Duncan) by Iris Johansen

The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love by Jill Conner Browne

Bandits by Elmore Leonard

A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father by Augusten Burroughs

Exit to Eden by Anne Rampling

Nightwalker (Dark Days, Book 1) by Jocelynn Drake

The Association by Bentley Little

The Rook (Patrick Bowers Files, Book 2) by Steven James

Drop Shot by Harlan Coben

The Devil's Playground (Morgan Kingsley, Book 5) by Jenna Black

God Save the Sweet Potato Queens by Jill Conner Browne

The Sweet Potato Queens' Field Guide to Men: Every Man I Love Is Either Married, Gay, or Dead by Jill Conner Browne

The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook
Not to mention baby got six books off my trades and his parents got some too. I’m set with books for a pretty while.

Tonight we go to baby’s parents’ house for ribs. Dinner with family is the perfect way to end an already good day.

NAU trip

I made the long drive up to NAU to meet with my academic advisor. Baby’s dad went with me. We went to Olive Garden for lunch. They have the best salad and bread sticks. Yum!

The campus is beautiful always, but this time of year it was especially lovely. There are so many trees, and the leaves were in various shades of red, orange and yellow.

I arrived early for my appointment so I was able to check out the campus a little bit, including the bookstore. The campus was hopping as its homecoming weekend. I really wish that I had gone to college and lived in the dorms and did things more the traditional way. Don’t get me wrong, I loved most of my professors at my community college. I also didn’t know what I wanted to be at that age. Yet still, I feel like there are things I missed out on by starting university life at 30 as opposed to 18.

My meeting went well. I don’t have much longer to go. Even if I go part time I should be able to graduate in 2013. I have a few classes to fulfill Arizona requirements, but everything else I’m going to be taking now is all related to my major. I’m well on my way to a career in Social Work.

Mmmmmmm.... It's time for pumpkin pie!

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It's Monday, What Are You Reading?

Finished:


Tithe - Holly Black

Valient - Holly Black

Tantalize - Cynthia Leitich Smith

Currently Reading:

Ironside - Holly Black
Shiver - Maggie Stievfater

She's Not There - Jennifer Boylan Finney

Next in line:

Hourglass - Claudia Gray
 
Burned - P.C. Cast & Kirsten Cast
 
Tempted - P.C. Cast & Kirsten Cast

69 out of 100 books read for 2010 so far

January


1. "Breathless" by Dean Koontz 337 pages

2. "Back Roads" by Tawni O'Dell 338 pages

3. "The Tenth Circle" by Jodi Picoult 387 pages

4. "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold 328 pages

5. "Sandcastles" by Luanne Rice 336 pages



February

6. "Intoducing Jung" by Maggie Hyde and Michael McGuinness 171 pages

7. "Scarpetta" by Patricia Cornwell 579 pages

8. "Promise Me" by Harlan Coben 487 pages

9. "The Scarpetta Factor" by Patricia Cornwell 492 pages

10. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer 629 pages



March

11. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer 754 pages

12. "Evermore" by Alyson Noel 306 pages

13. "Relentless" by Dean Koontz 356 pages

14. "Marked" by PC Cast & Kristin Cast 306 pages

15. "Four to Score" by Janet Evanovich 338 pages

16. "High Five" by Janet Evanovich 317 pages

17. "Betrayed" by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 310 pages



April

18. "Dead and Gone" by Charlaine Harris 312 pages

19. "Wake" by Lisa McMann 210 pages

20. "Wings" by Aprilynne Pike 294 pages

21. "Pretty Dead" by Francesca Lia Block 195 pages

22. "Ink Exchange" by Melissa Marr 325 pages

23. "Blue Moon" by Alyson Noel 289 pages

24. "Chosen" by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 307 pages

25. "Dark Angel" by L.J. Smith 240 pages

26. "The Chosen" by L.J. Smith 224 pages



May

27. "Soulmate by L.J. Smith 240 pages

28. "Wicked Lovely" by Melissa Marr 328 pages

29. "Uninvited" by Amanda Marrone 204 pages

30. "The Summoning" by Kelley Armstrong 390 pages

31. "Wondrous Strange" by Lesley Livingston 327 pages

32. "Evernight" by Claudia Gray 327 pages

33. "Beautiful Creatures" by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl 563 pages



June

34. "Need" by Carrie Jones 306 pages

35. "Divine Misdemeanors" by Laurell K. Hamilton 333 pages

36. "Huntress" by L.J. Smith 240 pages

37. "Black Dawn" by L.J. Smith 240 pages

38. "Bite Me" by Christopher Moore 309 pages

39. "Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold" by Francesca Lia Block 229 pages

40. "The Gum Thief" by Douglas Coupland 275 pages

41. "Darklight" by Lesley Livingston 310 pages

42. "Untamed" by P.C Cast & Kristin Cast 338 pages

43. "Shadowland" by Alyson Noel 339 pages

44. "Flirt" by Anita Blake 171 pages

45. "Stargazer" by Claudia Gray 329 pages



July

46. "The Awakening" by Kelley Armstrong 358 pages

47. "The Hanged Man" by Francesca Lia Block 137 pages

48. "Wasteland" by Francesca Lia Block 150 pages

49. "Guarding the Moon" by Francesca Lia Block 182 pages

50. "Violet & Claire" by Francesca Lia Block 169 pages

51. "The Waters & The Wild" by Francesca Lia Block 113 pages

52. "Ruined" by Paula Morris 309 pages

53. "Fade" by Lisa McMann 248 pages

54. "RV There Yet?" Diann Hunt 309 pages

55. "Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony" by Eoin Colfer 385 pages

56. "Most Love Black" Kelly McClymer 167 pages

57. "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List" by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan 256 pages



August

58. "Hunted" by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast 323 pages

59. "Bullet" by Laurell K. Hamilton 368 pages

60. "Oh, My Gods" by Tera Lynn Childs 264 pages

61. "Tell All" by Chuck Palahniuk 179 pages



September

62. "Maximum Ride: Schools Out Forever" by James Patterson 412 pages

63. "Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment" by James Patterson 440 pages

64. "Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson " by Mitch Albom 224 pages

65. "Fragile Eternity" by Melissa Marr 389 pages

66. "You Say Tomato I Say Shut Up" by Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn 261 pages



October

67. "Tithe" by Holly Black 320 pages

68. "Valient" by Holly Black 313 pages

69. "Tantalize" by Cynthia Leitich Smith 311 pages

2010 Book Recommendation Challenge

I'm taking part in the 2010 Book Recommendation Reading Challenge. The list of books to choose from can be found here. I am going for the Level 5 challenge which is to read 20+ books from the list

My books are posted here as I read them:

1.  "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer 629 pages
2.  "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer 754 pages
3.  "Marked" by PC Cast & Kristin Cast 306 pages

2010 Support Your Local Library Challenge

I'm taking part in the Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge. The goal of the challenge is to check out and read books from your local library. I agreed to read 50 books from my local library.

My books will be listed here as I read them:


1. "Evermore" by Alyson Noel 306 pages
2. "Marked" by PC Cast & Kristin Cast 306 pages
3. "Four to Score" by Janet Evanovich 338 pages
4. "High Five" by Janet Evanovich 317 pages
5. "Betrayed" by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 310 pages
6. "Dead and Gone" by Charlaine Harris 312 pages
7. "Wake" by Lisa McMann 210 pages
8. "Wings" by Aprilynne Pike 294 pages
9. "Pretty Dead" by Francesca Lia Block 195 pages
10. "Ink Exchange" by Melissa Marr 325 pages
11. "Blue Moon" by Alyson Noel 289 pages
12. "Chosen" by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 307 pages
13. "Dark Angel" by L.J. Smith 240 pages
14. "The Chosen" by L.J. Smith 224 pages
15. "Soulmate by L.J. Smith 240 pages
16. "Wicked Lovely" by Melissa Marr 328 pages
17. "Uninvited" by Amanda Marrone 204 pages
18. "The Summoning" by Kelley Armstrong 390 pages
19. "Wondrous Strange" by Lesley Livingston 327 pages
20. "Evernight" by Claudia Gray 327 pages
21. "Beautiful Creatures" by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl 563 pages
22. "Need" by Carrie Jones 306 pages
23. "Divine Misdemeanors" by Laurell K. Hamilton 333 pages
24. "Huntress" by L.J. Smith 240 pages
25. "Black Dawn" by L.J. Smith 240 pages
26. "Bite Me" by Christopher Moore 309 pages
27. "The Gum Thief" by Douglas Coupland 275 pages
28. "Darklight" by Lesley Livingston 310 pages
29. "Untamed" by P.C Cast & Kristin Cast 338 pages
30. "Shadowland" by Alyson Noel 339 pages
31. "Flirt" by Anita Blake 171 pages
32. "Stargazer" by Claudia Gray 329 pages
33. "The Awakening" by Kelley Armstrong 358 pages
34. "The Waters & The Wild" by Francesca Lia Block 113 pages
35. "Ruined" by Paula Morris 309 pages
36. "Fade" by Lisa McMann 248 pages
37. "Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony" by Eoin Colfer 385 pages
38. "Most Love Black" Kelly McClymer 167 pages
39. "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List" by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan 256 pages
40. "Hunted" by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast 323 pages
41. "Bullet" by Laurell K. Hamilton 368 pages
42. "Oh, My Gods" by Tera Lynn Childs 264 pages
43. "Tell All" by Chuck Palahniuk 179 pages
44. "Fragile Eternity" by Melissa Marr 389 pages
45. "You Say Tomato I Say Shut Up" by Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn 261 pages
46. "Tithe" by Holly Black 320 pages
47. "Valient" by Holly Black 313 pages
48. "Tantalize" by Cynthia Leitich Smith 311 pages
49. "Ironside" by Holly Black 323 pages
50.  "She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders" by Jennifer Finney Boylan 300 pages
51. "Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson 405 pages
52. "Shiver" by Maggie Stiefvater 392 pages
53. "Hourglass" by Claudia Gray 339 pages
54. "Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side" by Beth Fantaskey 354 pages
55. "Siren" by Tricia Rayburn 344 pages
56. "Prophecy of the Sisters" by Michelle Zink 343 pages
57. "Half Broke Horses" by Jeannette Walls 272 pages