New Years Eve Throw Down

I was lucky enough to spend New Years Eve with some of my very best friends. Ella, Beckah and I drove up to visit the Thorsons for New Years. It was a fantastic reunion of friends, but never again will I drive that much! I will fly to see them. So New Years Eve we went out to sushi and then came home to chill and wait for the count down. Well Beckah and Jesse decided to make their own fun, and I got to catch it on film (and by film I mean pictures.) Here is the evidence!

Introducing Beckah "Crazy Eyes" Whittaker who is challenging Jesse "Stink Face" Thorson. *Commence the fighting music in the background.*















I was laughing so hard I nearly peed my pants! Got some amazing pictures. Good heavens I love my friends!

I did it!

So at the beginning of the year 2009 I set a goal that I would read 50 books by the end of the year. I had no idea if I would accomplish it, but I did... and here is the list:

1. Lemony Snickets: A Series of Unfortunate Events The Bad Beginning (Book 1)
2. Lemony Snickets: A Series of Unfortunate Events The Reptile Room (Book 2)
3. Lemony Snickets: A Series of Unfortunate Events The Wide Window (Book 3)
4. Lemony Snickets: A Series of Unfortunate Events The Miserable Mill (Book 4)
5. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
6. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
7. Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
8. Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
9. The Historian- Elizabeth Kostova
10. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time- Mark Haddon
11. The True Confession of Charlotte Doyle- Avi
12. Animal Farm- George Orwell
13. The Chronicles of Narnia (Book One) The Magicians Nephew- C.S. Lewis
14. The Chronicles of Narnia (Book Two) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe–CS Lewis
15. The Chronicles of Narnia (Book Three) The Horse and His Boy- CS Lewis
16. The Almost Moon- Alice Sebold
17. The Chronicles of Narnia (Book Four) Prince Caspian- CS Lewis
18. Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea- Chelsea Handler
19. The Chronicles of Narnia (Book Five) The Voyage of the Dawn Treader- CS Lewis
20. My Sister’s Keeper- Jodi Picoult
21. Speak- Laurie Halse Anderson
22. Twilight- Stephenie Meyer
23. New Moon- Stephenie Meyer
24. Eclipse- Stephenie Meyer
25. Love Story- Erich Segal
26. Roswell High (Book One) The Outsider- Melinda Metx
27. One for the Money: A Stephanie Plum Novel- Janet Evanovich
28. Two for the Dough: A Stephanie Plum Novel- Janet Evanovich
29. Three to Get Deadly: A Stephanie Plum Novel- Janet Evanovich
30. Four to Score: A Stephanie Plum Novel- Janet Evanovich
31. High Five: A Stephanie Plum Novel- Janet Evanovich
32. Hot Six: A Stephanie Plum Novel- Janet Evanovich
33. Seven Up: A Stephanie Plum Novel- Janet Evanovich
34. Hard Eight: A Stephanie Plum Novel- Janet Evanovich
35. Visions of Sugar Plums: The First Stephanie Plum Between-the-Numbers Novel- J E
36. To The Nines: A Stephanie Plum Novel- Janet Evanovich
37. Plum Lucky: A Stephanie Plum Between-the-Numbers Novel- Janet Evanovich
38. Ten Big Ones: A Stephanie Plum Novel- Janet Evanovich
39. Eleven on Top: A Stephanie Plum Novel- Janet Evanovich
40. Twelve Sharp: A Stephanie Plum Novel- Janet Evanovich
41. Lean Mean Thirteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel- Janet Evanovich
42. Plum Lovin:A Stephanie Plum Between-the-Numbers Novel- Janet Evanovich
43. Fearless Fourteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel- Janet Evanovich
44. Lemony Snickets: A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy (Book 5)
45. The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
46. Finger Lickin’ Fifteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel- Janet Evanovich
47. The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
48. The Nanny Diaries- Emma McLauglin and Nicola Kraus
49. The Lost Symbol- Dan Brown
50. Knots and Crosses: An Inspector Rebus Novel- Ian Rankin
51. Tooth and Nail: An Inspector Rebus Novel- Ian Rankin

And let me just say, all books are not created equal!

So now I need some book suggestions!