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A list of books read in 2012.  My goal at the moment is 50, but may be raised if I reach it. My goal is now 75!   Now 100!

1. Hollowland by Amanda Hocking- January 8
2. The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis- January 9
3. Hereafter by Tara Hudson- January 12
4. Bound in Sin by Cynthia Eden- January 15
5. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer- January 16
6. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris- January 25
7. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris- January 31
8. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris- February 4
9. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris- February 5
10. Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris- February 7
11. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris- February 11
12. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris- February 1
13. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris- February 16
14. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris- February 17
15. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris- February 18
16. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris- February 21
17. Ghoul Interrupted by Victoria Laurie- February 24
18. Graveminder by Melissa Marr- February 27
19. The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma by Trenton Stewart- March 1
20. Evercrossed by Elizabeth Chandler- March 3
21. Everlasting by Elizabeth Chandler- March 4
22. Kissed by an Angel by Elizabeth Chandler- March 11
23. Night World vol. 1 by L.J. Smith- March 17
24. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins- March 20
25. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins- March 21
26. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins- March 22
27. Hollowmen by Amanda Hocking- March 26
28. Fear by Michael Grant- April 6
29. The Girl Who Was on Fire by Various- April 8
30. Morganville Vampires Volume 1 by Rachel Caine- April 22
31. Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine- April 22
32. Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine- April 23
33. Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine- April 24
34. Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine- April 25
35. Fade Out by Rachel Caine- April 27
36. Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine- April 29
37. Ghost Town by Rachel Caine- April 30
38. Bite Club by Rachel Caine- May 2
39. Last Breath by Rachel Caine- May 5
40. Black Dawn by Rachel Caine- May 8
41. Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
42. Divergent by Veronica Roth- May 25
43. Insurgent by Veronica Roth- May 26
44. Fall from Grace by Richard North Patterson- May 28
45. Delirium by Lauren Oliver- May 31
46. Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver- June 2
47. Bloodlines by Richelle Mead- June 3
48. Arise by Tara Hudson- June 6
49. The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead- June 16
50. Letters from Home by Kristina McMorris- June 17
51. Desire by Kailin Gow- June 18
52. Eve by Anna Carey- June 20
53. Bound to You by Vanessa Holland- June 21
54. Angel of Mercy by Lisa Olsen- June 29
55. Mercy for the Wicked by Lisa Olsen- June 30
56. What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen- July 1
57. Night World vol. 2 by L.J. Smith- July 2
58. Eden by Keary Taylor- July 5
59. Enjoy the Ride by Sarah Dessen- July 12
60. The Burn by Annie Oldham- July 15
61. Flowertown by S. G. Redling- July 25
62. Tomorrow Land by Mari Mancusi- July 27
63. Contagious by Emily Goodwin- July 30
64. Deadly Contagious by Emily Goodwin- August 2
65. Something Blue by Emily Giffin- August 4 
66. Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin- August 15
67. Frost by Kate Avery Ellison- August 21
68. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer- August 23
69. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer- August 28
70. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer- September 2
71. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer- September 6
72. Pretend You Don't See Her by Mary Higgins Clark- September 8
73. Daddy's Little Girl by Mary Higgins Clark- September 9
74. Welcome to Last Chance by Hope Ramsey- September 12
75. Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen- September 14
76. I Heard that Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark- September 18
77. Thorns by Kate Avery Ellison- September 21
78. Shadows in the Attic by Rosanne Dowell- September 22
79. Area One by Morgan Rice- September 23
80. Once by Anna Carey- September 28
81. Mercy for the Damned by Lisa Olsen- September 30
82. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen- October 10
83. Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen- October 14
84. The Truth about Forever by Sarah Dessen- October 28
85. Immortal by Lauren Burd- November 23
86. Forever by Lauren Burd- November 24
87. Child of Mercy by Lisa Olsen- November 30
88. Bitter Blood by Rachel Caine- December 9

♥ As of March 21, I am halfway there!
♥ As of June 17, I MADE IT!  I have now raised my goal to 75.
♥ As of September 14, I met 75. Now raised to 100!

Italics indicate previously read.

The question I need to ask myself is: Will I be okay alone?

I already am...

Day 4 A Song that makes you sad
  

This always reminds me of my brother.  Every once in a while, I wonder what he might have been doing.  Especially when I talk to Stephen or Lou.  They're only a year older than he would be.  Would he be married?  What would he have majored in?  Where would he have gone to college?

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 A list of books I have read in 2011.  My goal is 50 :) As of 8/30/11, I've reached 50 and will now up my goal to 75 :)'

*Edit* Definitely didn't reach 75, but I did hit 59, so I guess that's a positive, right?

1. Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine- 1/1/11
2. Ghost Town by Rachel Caine- 1/5/11
3. Awakened by P. C. Cast & Kristen Cast- 1/8/11
4. Marked by P. C. Cast & Kristen Cast- 1/12/11
5. Betrayed by P. C. Cast & Kristen Cast- 1/17/11
6. Charlotte's Web by E. B. White- 1/18/11
7. Chosen by P. C. Cast & Kristen Cast- 1/20/11
8. Untamed by P.C. Cast & Kristen Cast- 1/23/11
9. Hunted by P.C. Cast & Kristen Cast- 1/27/11
10. Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls by Victoria Laurie 1/30/11
11. Tempted by P.C. Cast & Kristen Cast- 2/2/11
12. Burned by P.C. Cast & Kristen Cast- 2/8/11
13. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen- 3/1/11
14. Evercrossed by Elizabeth Chandler- 3/6/11
15. Gone by Michael Grant- 3/8/11
16. Hunger by Michael Grant- 3/12/11
17. Lies by Michael Grant- 3/22/11
18. Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen- 3/25/11
19. Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark- 4/2/11
20. Plague by Michael Grant- 4/22/11
21. Unusual Suspects edited by Dana Stabenow- 5/2/11
22. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling- 5/6/11
23. Bite Club by Rachel Caine- 5/7/11
24. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris- 5/10/11
25. Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen- 5/15/11
26. What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen- 5/20/11
27. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets- 5/25/11
28. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban- 5/28/11
29. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire- 6/2/11
30. The Ghost and the Goth- 6/19/11
31. Insatiable by Meg Cabot- 6/27/11
32. Secret Society Girl by Diana Peterfreund- 6/29/11
33. Under the Rose by Diana Peterfreund- 6/30/11
34. Rites of Spring (Break) by Diana Peterfreund- 7/2/11
35. Tap and Gown by Diana Peterfreund- 7/3/11
36. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling- 7/21/11
37. Fallen by Lauren Kate- 7/22/11
38. Something Borrowed by Emily Griffin- 7/31/11
39. Torment by Lauren Kate- 8/3/11
40. Passion by Lauren Kate- 8/4/11
41. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling- 8/5/11
42. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead- 8/13/11
43. Frostbite by Richelle Mead- 8/15/11
44. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead- 8/16/11
45. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead- 8/18/11
46. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead- 8/20/11
47. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead- 8/23/11
48. Bloodlines by Richelle Mead- 8/24/11
49. the truth about forever by Sarah Dessen- 8/28/11
50. lock and key by Sarah Dessen- 8/29/11
51. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen- 8-30/11
52. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen- 8/31/11
53. Second Time Around by Mary Higgins Clark- 9/4/11
54. Before I Say Goodbye by Mary HIggins Clark- 9/11/11
55. Pearl Harbor 1941 by Nancy Holder- 9/14/11
56. Destined by P.C. & Kristen Cast- 10/31/11
57. Last Breath by Rachel Caine- 11/4/11
58. The Back Door of Midnight by Elizabeth Chandler- 11/12/11
59. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling- 11/28/11

 I'm trying out dreamwidth, even though I'm partial to LJ.  If nothing else, I can post here when LJ is having issues.  I have it set up to cross-post, so we'll see! :)

We had Christmas part 2 this morning and opened our gifts from us and the in-laws.  From both Christmases, I got:

Keurig coffeemaker with a tray for the K-cups
Money for an iPod touch (or a kindle, still up for discussion)
Battery-operated fish
The Burrow (HP Legos)
Harry Potter Cookbook
Hufflepuff cup
Horcrux Ring
3D puzzle
2 scarves
Penguin earrings
2 cast iron skillets with cookie and brownie mix
Undeseriable #1 picture with frame (HP)
Fancy PJs

Aaron LOVES his mandolin I bought.  He's actually playing it right now, and doing a pretty nice job :)  We do stockings at night, so we'll open those later.  

I can't believe Christmas is over, and that I have to go back to work on Monday.  A couple of weather sites are calling for snow/ice on Tuesday.  I don't want to get too excited, but I am hoping!

Day 25- 12 Days of Christmas by Straight No Chaser

Merry Christmas!!  If you celebrate, I hope you all had a terrific day!  We did, and then we'll have part 2 on Wednesday once we're back with the in-laws.  It's not the best situation, but it'll work!

Here is one of my favorite arrangements of this song by one of my favorite groups.  I hope you all enjoy!

Day 24- Silent Night

One of my favorite Christmas songs.  Of course, I seem to be saying that nearly every day.  I really just want to say that I am so proud of myself for making it to today, Christmas Eve with this.  Last year, I didn't make it even halfway, so I'm tremendously proud of myself.

We went to Mass tonight and besides the fact that I'm seriously annoyed at the Catholic Church (more on that in a minute), I was so happy they kept with the format.  They shut the lights out and we sang all three verses of Silent Night.  I wanted to do it in German, but nope, just English.  

Before I get to the song, I just need to rant for a minute.
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Okay, now that's over :D  On to the music :)  This is the Mannheim Steamrollers version of this song.  It's simply beautiful.  There are no other words to describe it... just beautiful.



         MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!         

Day 21- Pretty Paper by Willie Nelson 

This was another request from the husband.  It was his grandmother's favorite song and this will be the first Christmas without her.  You don't hear this one on the radio much, but it's still pretty.



Day 22- Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Andy Williams

At Lynchburg College, this used to be one of the two Christmas songs we'd always play.  It wasn't Christmas until we performed Most Wonderful and tomorrow's song, Sleigh Ride.  It still really isn't Christmas to me until I play them, so really, it's not Christmas.  I haven't played with LC in 3 years and I miss it.  



Day 23- Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson

And my favorite song to perform each year.  I can never find a great video of this, so this one will have to do!  I love this version, especially the jazzy part!