Today's the Day!

My 1,000th Post - I can hardly believe it. I've been blogging since June of 2008.  I thought about doing something special, but lately I've been reading a lot of posts where blogger's say they get really annoyed with so many blogs doing giveaways, too many memes, and too many bloggers touring the same book over and over again. None of those things really bother me (except for maybe seeing the book toured over and over again).  So no matter what I post today or any day, there will be people who like it and others who don't -- right?

So I thought I'd just share some of my favorite books with you instead,. Here's a list of (25) books I loved,  because after all it.........my blog....my 1,000th post....my call.....right?

(25) Books I Loved
(off the top of my head and in no particular order)

1. Rebecca; Daphne DuMaurier
2. Purple Hibiscus; Adichie
3. Kite Runner; Hosseini
4. A Thousand Splendid Suns; Hosseini
5. Rapture of Canaan; Reynolds
6. The Bluest Eye; Toni Morrison
7. The Space Between Us; Thrity Umrigar
8. Snowflower and the Secret Fan; Lisa See
9. Life of Pi; Yann Martel
10. Moloka'i; Alan Brennert
11. Middlesex; Eugenides
12. Crimson Petal and the White; Michael Faber
13. The Things They Carried; Tim O'Brien
14. Water for Elephants; Sara Gruen
15. Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name; Vendela Vida
16. Silas Marner; George Eliot
17. The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night; Mark Gaddon
18. The Book of Bright Ideas;  Sandra Kring
19. An Inconvenient Wife; Megan Chance
20. Between Two Rivers; Nicholas Rinaldi
21. The Double Bind; Chris Bohjalian
22. The Help; Kathryn Stockett
23. Cutting for Stone; Abraham Verghese
24. Strange Fits of Passion; Anita Shreve
25. The Bonesetter's Daughter; Amy Tan
 

Have you read these? 

And now for an annoying meme....  

(10) Random Things I Love 

(family and pets are a given!!!!)

1. My home
2. The Ocean
3. Watching deer
4. Quiet time
5. My Keurig coffee maker
6. Gadgets (especially iPods, iPad, iPhone, Navigation devices, eReaders etc.)
7. My bed - especially with fresh linens
8. Pens, Pencils, Post-it Notes, Markers, Notebooks
9. Hot Baths
10. Dessert

(10) Random Things I HATE

1. CHANGE (not coins)
2. The Pop-Ins ...please call before you stop by
3. Humid weather
4. rude people
5. coupons
6. junk mail
7. bugs
8. vacuuming and cleaning the bathrooms; I feel like Cinderella
9. pumping gas
10.  SPAM

(10) Things I've Never Done

1. Baby Sat (seriously...my daughter's diaper was the 1st one I ever changed)
2. Lived Alone (but I've wanted to)
3. Roller Skated
4. Served on a Jury
5. Read War and Peace or Crime and Punishment
6. Seen a Star Wars Episode
7. Been on a cruise  
8. Been Tattooed
9. Broken a body part
10. Eaten sushi

And, finally, just a quick thank you to all my loyal readers - I hope you are planning to stick around around for the long haul, as it would be lonely blogging without you:(

I appreciate your visits and comments more than you'll ever know.  Thanks so Much!!!