random little thoughts.

Wow! I haven't posted in a bit. I have been super busy for about the last week & a half going to different Christmases with all of mine & Sean's families. It has been wonderful. Especially because I still have this week off from work! Working at a university definitely has its perks! 

Now on to the sad part of this month, I have not read. At all. I have just been too busy. It makes me so sad too because I have tons of books I could be reading!!! I also got some money for Christmas so I think I will be getting a few more new books. 

I am over halfway finished with the Bane Chronicles & I have loved it so far. It is a collection of short stories all about the character Magnus Bane from the Mortal Instruments. Seeing as how that has quickly became one of my favorite series & he is one of the best non-main characters ever, it is a winner. I am also about a fourth of the way through Cinder, and am hoping to finish it before I go back to work. 

Books I have that I need to get on reading:

1. Cinder

2. Scarlet

3. Eleanor & Park

4. The Clockwork Angel series

I have also downloaded several free e-books, but am not sure how great they will be. Also, I know I need to get as much reading done in the next couple of weeks as I can because work is fixing to be super chaotic for a few months, plus I am hoping to graduate in August so I need to be balancing school with all the craziness. At some later date (probably tomorrow) I will be posting a New Years resolution post for my reading goals in 2015. I hope everyone had some great holidays!!! For funsies, here is a picture of my sister, her family, my brother, and my husband & I. 

Top 10 Female Characters

I was going to do a book review today, but I woke up feeling poopy, so a top 10 post it is! 

1. Hermione from Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling.

2. Katniss from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

3. Clary from The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare.

4. Claire from The Women's Murder Club by James Patterson.

5. Ginny from Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling.

6. Isabelle from The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare.

7. Mia from If I Stay & Where She Went by Gayle Forman.

8. Lena from Delirium by Lauren Oliver.

9. Mia from The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot.

10.  Allie from The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks.

Okay, so almost all of these characters are from series. Sue me. I like series so much because I never want characters stories to end. I want to know as much about their lives as possible. 

Also, I lied about reading The Maze Runner next. I meant to, and then lost all track of time and had to return it. But hopefully I will get it back soon. Until then I've started reading Cinder by Marissa Meyer. I like it so far & I already have Scarlet for when I finish because I am not a patient person. 

& just for funnies, this is what I deal with on a regular basis. He can't be serious to save his life!

when tv takes over

I am almost always reading or watching tv. Sometimes both depending on what the two are. They are seriously two of my favorite activities ever. However, I hate when I get way into one & completely ignore the other. Where is the fine line of balance in my life when I need it?! The past few months have been reading extravaganzas with just my weekly tv shows thrown in. But now I let myself get sucked back into the wonderful world of netflix. More specifically, Gilmore Girls.

OMG. How I used to love this show. My mom & I watched it together every day after school when I was in middle school. My dad called it "the screaming girls" because any time he happened to walk in something dramatic was of course occurring. If by some crazy chance (aka you've been living under a rock) you have never seen Gilmore Girls, I highly recommend it! It is seriously one of the best, ESP if you have a close relationship with your mom. 

To inspire you to start this life changing adventure I have included some wonderfully, hilarious pics to showcase all the funnies. Enjoy :) 

Did I mention it has the wonderful Melissa McCarthy in it??? Well if does. Along with tons of other wonderful people. So basically stop whatever you are doing & go watch Gilmore Girls. Believe me, I wish I was right now! You'll thank me later. Also, sorry for saying wonderful a billion times. It is just that wonderful!

October/November Reads

One thing I hate about being such an avid reader is I have a hard time remembering what all I've read sometimes. Therefore, to help with this I've decided to start keeping a list of the books I've read during the month. I will try and do it around the last day of each month. This won't help me remember books I've read years ago, but at least it will help from now on! I decided to go ahead and put both Octobers books & Novembers books on this post and then will start doing it monthly at the end of this month.

October Books:

• The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
  1. City of Bones
  2. City of Ashes
  3. City of Glass
  4. City of Fallen Angels
  5. City of Lost Souls
  6. City of Heavenly Fire
• If I Stay by Gayle Forman

November Books:

• Where She Went by Gayle Forman
• Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
• The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
• The Confession by John Grisham 

So November wasn't as impressive as October. What made me read so much in October was how great The Mortal Instruments series was. Even crazier is that I used to not like sci-fi/fantasy books at all. I would delve in them some for books like The Hunger Games but never for something like demon hunters. So it has opened my eyes to a ton more books I can read now that I've stopped being so picky.

insert sappy/sweet/cheesy love title

Today I decided to break from my usual book related posts & write a post dedicated to my husband. I know, ew. Justtt kiddingggg. But seriously. My husband is great & he deserves some recognition.

I am not an easy person to love. I am one of the most stubborn people you will ever meet. I am also seriously OCD. So what does that make? Someone who always has to be right. About any little thing. Sounds terrible right? I promise I have a few redeeming qualities ;) 

Sean may drive me insane sometimes but I know there is no one else I would want by my side in this crazy world that we live in. For those of you without significant others let me tell you, different is GOOD. Sean & I are incredibly different in so many ways. He's very laid back, I'm uptight. He goes with the flow, I'm controlling. He isn't picky about anything, I'm picky about everything. But for all of our differences, we work. We balance each other out in the best ways.

Sean makes me want to be a better person. There are things about me that will never change. I have very strong opinions on how a lot of things should be done. He tolerates it all & not even that, he mostly doesn't complain. 

I consider myself very lucky to have found Sean when I did. I had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad boyfriend before him & Sean showed me how a real man treats a lady. I also swore that if I didn't find my person in college that I probably never would. I am not all that social & almost always will pick a night in with a book as opposed to going out with friends. Without Sean, I would be that crazy animal lady. Heck, I am that crazy animal lady. I'm just lucky to have found someone to love my crazy.

We are not perfect. We argue and get on each others nerves and whine when we're upset. But we are perfect for each other. Which is good since we're stuck for life :) 

Day of Birth

Oh, hello! I took a wee bit of a break from blogging because I have been super busy in my personal life! My husband & I bought our first home, so that was time consuming and then the Thanksgiving holidays kept me busy as well. But now I am back!

Because I was so busy I didn't get to get a ton of reading done, but I did finally finish The Confession by John Grisham. I don't think I am going to do a full review over this book though because I prefer to do reviews over YA books. However, I will say it was a really good book & it was kind of crazy that I read in while all the Ferguson craziness was happening. The book featured intense racial tensions & rioting. It was a little slow getting into it, but once I committed myself to it I got very involved in the story.

So that's that. Today is my birthday, so yay me! Both my parents gave me $$$ so I have of course decided to just buy books with it. I have picked out these ones currently:

1. The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare

2. You by Caroline Kepnes

3. The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson, & Sarah Rees Brennan

I still have some wiggle room so I'm thinking of getting a few more. Suggestions are welcome! I am fixing to start reading The Maze Runner series by James Dashner. I have heard really good things about it, but am worried since it is told from a male perspective. I tend to relate better to girl main characters, but I am still going to give it a try!

Also, went & saw Mockingjay Part 1 last night! I was pretty pleased with it. I purposely didn't reread the book prior to going because then I would only focus on what they changed and I wanted to enjoy it & I did. Now I can reread the book and pick out the flaws should I choose to.