So, it has been quite a while since I have posted about books I am reading. The truth is, I haven't read anything in a long while. Though, I am back in full swing with the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. The first is Twilight, the second is New Moon and the third is Eclipse. I have blown through over 1,000 pages in the past week and a half. These books are off the charts and so amazing. I am looking forward to the fourth book that comes out in August.

I am looking forward, trying to figure out my destination. I know some of the things I want to accomplish but I feel like I am still missing the meaning. What am I working for? What do I want to live for? I find myself always thinking about this but never coming to any conclusion. I want to feel fulfilled and feel like I am making a difference. I want to live my life differently than others. I want to find my own way. I like to do things my own way. Even if it may be more difficult or time consuming I still like it because it is my way. There are so many things I could do but how do I know that they are my destiny if I don't try them and how do I find the time to try all of them. One thing that I have learned is that real, true friends are so hard to come by. When you find one you must cherish them and tell them that you care about them and that they are important to you. Just like any other relationship you have to nurture it because it doesn't just happen. I have also learned that the person you want to be is there just under the surface waiting to be released. You just have to find that person, wake up and listen to it.

I have three books on my list right now.

First off, I have been reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy for a few months.  I have started on the downward end of the book and am finally starting to really get into it.  The stories are starting to unfold and fit together in a very nice manner.

Second, I am reading The Five Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman.  This is an unusual read for me but have decided that it may be interesting.  So far it has uncovered some things that I have already known but I will keep giving it a chance and see what materializes.

The third book on my list is The Simple Living Guide by Janet Luhrs.  It is a pretty fascinating book and I have already taken plenty away from it and am only about 30 pages in. 

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I use this so infrequently that I have decided to give livejournal a new use in my life.  I am going to list the books I have read and with current books post notes and reviews about them.  So to start it off I am going to list the books I have read over the past year:

for 2007:

Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende

Is Anybody Out There by Marian Keyes

Angels by Marian Keyes

Rachel’s Holiday by Marian Keyes

Watermelon by Marian Keyes

Freakonomics by Steven Levitt

The Book of Bright Ideas by Sandra Kring

Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire

Wicked by Gregory Maguire                                                 

How I Survived Communism and Even Laughed by Slavenka Drakulic

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi

Now to ring in the new year, rather late, here is the good stuff from 2008 so far:

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

So now with my next post I will reveal my most current reads!

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So, tonight as I am sitting here contemplating tomorrow I am feeling like a strong, independent woman. Tomorrow I will be meeting my husband in Kansas to drive back out to Kentucky so we can start the rest of our lives. Now, the reason for my previously stated feelings mostly stem from the fact that I set a large goal for myself and my family and I followed it through by myself step by step. From the inception of this wonderful plan to its completion. The plan that I am refering to is moving my family 580 miles. I took the reigns. It started with the exploration of the area including research of neighborhoods, schools, businesses, amenities, etc. Then there was the selection of our home and all of the paperwork and communication with the property managment company. Next came the administrative work; switching the utilities, renters insurance, job searches, vet records, pet registration, voter registration and car registration, etc. Next is the arrangement for a moving company to bring our stuff out to Louisville. After that came the actual move. So I packed up my car with what I could including my dogs and hit the open road. I arrived by myself to the city and had to find my way through one of the more complex parts of town to our new home. After arriving in this new city I had to complete all of those moving tasks and I even got to sleep on the wood floor my first night here (that is another story). I began to learn my way around and went to purchase our new furniture. This has been an adventure in and of itself which has almost ended a month and a half later with 4 deliveries and I am waiting on the last one. So, I have been living by myself for the first time in my life, getting used to being an only parent to my two Boxers as well as adjusting to life as a Louisvillian and as a new employee. I have found in myself a new strength and another aspect to my character that I didn't even know was there. I am proud of myself and feel like I completed one of those life steps and am now moving on to the next phase. I of course could not have felt so welcome and safe in this new city without the friendship and companionship of my new pals that I met on Sparkpeople, the best website ever! Thank you all for your kindness and encouragement. I owe ya'll!

It amazes me how much music is part of my memories. Mostly the good ones but occasionally the bad ones and especially the bittersweet ones. I link a song with a memory and from that moment on my brain always retrieves that same memory even years after it happened. It is almost like I can feel my heart break all over again when I hear certain songs and they remind me of the people that were there or weren't there in that memory. Not that I am saying that I am dissatisfied or unhappy with my present life, it is actually quite the opposite. I know that these memories are a part of me but there are times I wish I could just put them away and leave them there. I will never forget the person that I used to be or where I have come from but I want to put that person to rest.