Book Lists

So I finally got around to typing out my book lists for the last two years. They're fairly pathetic comparatively speaking to my previous years as I didn't have nearly as much time to devote to reading during those couple of years of PA school. I did not count the text books I read, some of them actually cover to cover.
So, for your curiosity, here's what I read. And, uh, please don't judge me on some of the ones I've read.;)

2012

-The Athena Project-Brad Thor

-The Jefferson Key-Steve Berry

-The Tiger's Wife-Téa Obreht

-Altar of Bones-Philip Carter

-The Poisoner's Handbook (Fascinating!)-Deborah Blum

-Beyonders: Seeds of Rebellion-Brandon Mull

-The Hunger Games -Suzanne Collins

-Catching Fire-same

-The Mockingjay-same

-Eon-Alison Goodman

-Eona-same

-City of Lost Souls-Cassandra Clare

-Legend-Marie Lu

-The Serpent's Shadow-Rick Riordan

-The Enchantress-Michael Scott

-The Casual Vacancy-J.K. Rowling (didn't like-depressing!)

-The Mark of Athena-Rick Riordan

-Seraphina-Rachel Hartman

-Destined-Aprilynne Pike

-The Dark Monk- Oliver Pötzsch

2013

-Letters in the Jade Dragon Box-Gale Sears

-M*A*S*H-Richard Hooker

-The Beggar King-Oliver Pötzsch

-One Thousand White Women-Jim Fergos

-Clockwork Princess- Cassandra Clare

-The Beyonders: Chasing the Prophesy-Brandon Mull

-Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (fascinating!)-Mary Roach

-Inferno-Dan Brown

-The Witch's Daughter-Paula Brackston

-The Borgia Mistress-Sara Poole

-The Bloodletter's Daughter-Linda Lafferty

-The Pioneer Woman: Black heels to tractor wheels-Ree Drummond

-The Poisoned Pilgrim- Oliver Pötzsch

-War Brides-Helen Bryan

-The Shoemaker's Wife-Adriana Trigian

-The House of Hades-Rick Riordan

-Death Comes As the End-Agatha Christie

-Agent Bishop-Mike McPheters

 2014

-Code Name Verity-Elizabeth Wein

-In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, & An American Family in Hilter's Berlin (over a year to finally finish!)-Eric Larsen

-George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution-Brian Kilmead and Don Vager

-Divergent-Veronica Roth

-Insurgent-same

-Allegiant-same

-Cinder: The Lunar Chronicles-Marissa Meyer

-Scarlett: The Lunar Chronicles-same

-Cress: The Lunar Chronicles-same

-12 Years A Slave-Solomon Northrup

-City of Heavenly Fire-Cassandra Clare

-The Movement of Stars-Amy Brill

-A Discovery of Witches-Deborah Harkness

-Shadow of Night-same

-Ammon-H.B. Moore

-The Book of Life-Deborah Harkness

-Deep Blue- Jennifer Donnelly

-Longbourne-Jo Baker

-Outlander-Diana Gabaldon

-Dragonfly in Amber-same

-Voyager-same

-Drums of Autumn-same

-The Fiery Cross-same

-A Breath of Snow and Ashes-same
-The Blood of Olympus-Rick Riordan

Big news!

It's official-I accepted a position at Tucson Orthopaedic Institute and our family will be moving to Tucson, AZ! We're very excited to start a new chapter in our life, and I'm really excited to finally be working soon! I'm not sure that anyone reads this thing anymore, so it's highly likely I'll be shutting this blog down in the next little bit. We love all of you, thank you for all your love and support over the years and for watching our family grow.

The Fams

We've had the awesome opportunity to be able to get family photos with BOTH our FULL families in the last few months. Here they are.

Jer's Enormous Family (all 8 kids+spouses+kids+Mom Brown)

My Not-Enormous Family (all two of us with our spouses and kids and Mom and Dad Heath)

And for kicks and giggles-here's my favorite of our fam this year. Took it myself!

Majaica!

So we got the lovely opportunity to take a fabulous week long vacation to Jamaica last week. My whole family rented a beach house and so all of us were able to be together-- the parents, my sister and her husband and their kids, and us. We had a fabulous time, and most of us are wishing we could have our cook back. I miss being able to kayak and paddle board whenever I wanted. But alas-all good things come to an end.:(

Misha in line for customs in the Montego Bay airport.

View from the dock of the house. This little stone statue was fascinating to me, and I just loved nabbing a photo with a gorgeous sunset in the background.

These two were nearly inseparable. And Uncle Garrison was such a sport to push them so often in this hammock.

The boys. Sir and his mini.

He just looks so full of promise and potential. My sweet Tasmanian Devil.

All the cousins. Left to right, Tristan, Misha, Griffin, Lyla, and Scott. And yes, this was the best shot I got.

The fam!

The kiddles!

A view of our own private little beach. 

Stay tuned for more pics when I get them from my mom.

PA-C!

I'm happy to announce that I passed my boards!!! I'm officially Hayley Ann Brown, PA-C!

Now to just find a job...

Done.

It's official people-PA SCHOOL IS OVER!!!!!!!

I can't believe they gave me a Master's degree.

Couldn't have done it without these three. They have sacrificed so much for me. I love them more than words can say.

And as a side note, today is baby girl's birthday!!! Happy 7th Birthday to the sweetest daughter in the world!!!!

Next up-National Certification Board exam June 2nd. Pray people, pray hard.

Nearly There

72 days to go people. And I'm terrified. That is all.

Another First

Behold the toothless wonder.:) She was a little nervous, but she did great.

A Big Day

There she is folks. Off to her first day in the first grade.  I'm such a proud mama today.

The Big One

That's right people.  This is my face illuminated by the glow of 30 candles.  It's official. I'm heading into the best years of my life.

Bring it on.