the post you've all been waiting for

I've been looking forward to this posting for a looong time, just waiting for the right moment. Now seems like the perfect time as I'm laying here in the hammock on this melancholy afternoon wearing my sock monkey pjs... with a view of the main road in our neighborhood. I'll just pretend my yard has trees and I'm in the woods...

Anyways, without further ADO (not adieu,) I'm excited to present to you a list of

BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE

 And contrary to popular belief, ever book I read does NOT change my life. And also, the Bible is a given.

Literally "Life Changers"

The Rest that I love that maybe didn't technically change my life, but were still the best ever:

Water for Elephants

Time Traveler's Wife

A Thousand Splendid Suns

The World According to Garp 

The Samurai's Garden

Hind's Feet on High Places

Crazy Love

Irresistible Revolution

Half-Broke Horses

The Five Love Languages

Something Borrowed

The Notebook

The Shack

A Voice in the Wind

YA books that every grownup should read:

The Book Thief

if you come softly 

A Wrinkle in Time

The Hunger Games 

Harry Potter(s)

Unwind

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I'm still working on this post an hour later. I'm going to Cabo Taco now.