April 2016 in Review

Things that Happened in April

• My birthday on April 1st. I don’t exactly like my birthday, in fact, I have nine whole reasons I hate the day of my birthday! I shared them on Twitter.
  9 Reasons I Hate the Day of My Birthday!

  Reason #101 I Hate April Fools Day: No one believes me that it is, in fact, my birthday.

  — Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) March 31, 2016

  I Hate April Fools Day – Reason #102: No one takes me seriously ON MY OWN BIRTHDAY!

  — Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) April 1, 2016

  I Hate April Fools Day – Reason #103: People expect to be able to act mean and rude without any consequences. This is not okay.

  — Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) April 1, 2016

  I Hate April Fools Day – Reason #104: It turns into a time for bullies to pick on EVERYONE. Again, this is NOT okay.

  — Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) April 1, 2016

  I Hate April Fools Day – Reason #105: I work in a school. Enough said.

  — Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) April 1, 2016

  I Hate April Fools Day – Reason #106: My birth was not some joke. I am not a joke. I am ME and it IS my BIRTHDAY!

  — Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) April 1, 2016

  I Hate April Fools Day – Reason #107: Let me just have my birthday and stop turning everything into a joke.

  — Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) April 1, 2016

  I Hate April Fools Day – Reason #108: For once, I’d like to be able to go somewhere and do something on my birthday without it being a joke.

  — Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) April 1, 2016

  I Hate April Fools Day – Reason #109: I have NEVER had a birthday without at least a few derogatory comments about my birthday being April 1

  — Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) April 1, 2016

  
  

• I GOT ACCEPTED TO GRADUATE SCHOOL!! It is for a Masters in Catechetics and Evangelization. I am SUPER excited about this. It is an online program that I will begin in August.

Favorites of the Month

• My favorite book of the month was The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater. I was basically in tears (meaning I would have been crying if I were one to cry about books) by the end of the novel. Such a fitting ending to an amazing series!
• My favorite reread of the month was Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J K Rowling. I love this book so much!

My Favorite Tweets of April

Knowing how much I don’t exactly love my birthday, my mum got me some great flowers. ❤️ Sometimes moms are the best! pic.twitter.com/bHZBdEz5x9

— Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) April 2, 2016

380 miles round trip? Ain’t nothing like a day drive to the city when you live in Montana. 😄 And now I’m home. #lifeinMT

— Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) April 3, 2016

I GOT ACCEPTED TO GRAD SCHOOL!! 🎉😃🎉😃🎉

— Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) April 8, 2016

🎉 I’ve done it! I’ve caught up on reviews! 🎉 For the 1st time ever my Feedback Ratio on @NetGalley is 100%! #books #bookreview #netgalley 🏻🎉

— Amanda Marie (@catholicamanda) April 15, 2016

Books I Read in April

Books I Reviewed in April

Other April Posts

Apparently I didn’t do as well on this count this month. There is only one non-review post. Whoops!

• {TTT} Lesser Known Books Every Fantasy Lover Should Read

Though the next two are kind of reviews, they aren’t really. They are more discussions on Harry Potter.

• 2 Things I Would Love and 4 I Would Not from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• 3 Things I Would Do If I Had A Hippogriff

 Things I’m Looking Forward to in May

•  The end of the school year! This has to be number one on this list. Much as I love my job and my students, I cannot wait for it to be summer!
• My baby sister has her birthday AND graduates from college this month! So proud of you, little sis!
• I need to book flights and hotel in California for my friend’s wedding in June. I am so excited since I haven’t seen her in a few years! It is going to be awesome!

Challenge Progress Update

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