I love to read. Always have. I've been wanting to keep track of exactly how many books I read in a given year for awhile now, and figured this blog was as good a place as any to do so. And I don't want to wait until January, so I'm starting now.
Actually, I'm starting back in September. That's when I started reading The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer again. I became hooked on Twilight 2 years ago, right in the middle of the craze. My sister is to blame. She rented the movie and told me how good it was. I think I made fun of her just a little bit for being so trendy. A few days later I was in Books a Million with the boys and saw that Twilight was on sale. So, I bought it. And I read it in 2 days. The day after I finished reading it I was in Wal-Mart with my mom. She's anti-vampire, so I tried to sneak a copy of New Moon into my cart without her noticing. No such luck. I received the "roll of the eyes" that she's been giving me since my childhood days when she's frustrated with me. I finished New Moon really quickly, as well. And then I became thankful that I didn't read these books as they were being published because it would really stink to have to wait for the next one to go on sale.
By this time, the Hubs had started in on giving me a hard time. He's never understood my love of reading. We were out running errands and I told him I needed to stop in at Wal-Mart for a few things. With a knowing look, he asked me what I needed. I listed things like toothpaste and toilet paper and he said he'd wait in the car with the kids while I went inside. When I came back out to the car he pulled Eclipse out from the bottom of the bag and said, "Are you kidding me?". I just snatched the book back and began reading it in the car.
Eclipse is a long book, so I thought it would take me longer to finish than the others. It didn't. I finished it at 10:00 p.m. one night. Chris was pulling an all-nighter at work and the kids were in the bed but not sleeping. I debated for five minutes whether I should just wait until the next day to go purchase Breaking Dawn before I called to the kids that we were going on a little trip. Late-night trips are just one of the perks of homeschooling! Jordan was ecstatic. Shaun just gave me the "Are you serious" look that he had learned from his dad. I promised them each a small treat and we bundled up set out for Wal-Mart. Thank goodness the new Wal-Mart in Cleveland had opened up a few months before. The Cleveland Wal-Mart is a lot closer and less scary than the Gainesville Wal-Mart.
So we bought Breaking Dawn and came back home, where I stayed up all night long reading. I seriously could not put it down. I really thought it would take me a while to read this book. It's huge. But I think it actually took me less time to finish than the others had. After I read the last line I just sat there for a minute thinking "Wow!". Then I took a little nap! Then I re-read the entire series, taking my time this time to catch anything I'd missed during my speed-reading routine.
I now read this series once a year and my family has come to love Twilight, too. Not as much as me, but they do really like it a lot.
For all my friends who think I shouldn't be reading or watching anything pertaining to vampires, I have to say that I honestly do not feel one bit convicted about The Twilight Saga. These books and movies are some of the cleanest that I've ever read or watched. They present values such as abstinence, self-control, and unconditional love. This is the way I feel. And it's probably not going to change, so we just need to agree to disagree. Can you tell I've taken some scoldings? :)
At church the other day someone asked me what "we" were going to do next year when Breaking Dawn Part 2 hits theaters and Twilight is over. He was including himself in "we". I just laughed and said that it would never be over for me. And then he asked, "What are we going to get into next? Harry Potter?". Wink, wink. I think I'll have to draw the line at the one! I don't really know too much about Harry Potter, but I just can't get addicted to another series again.
And there you have it... 4 books!
Actually, I'm starting back in September. That's when I started reading The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer again. I became hooked on Twilight 2 years ago, right in the middle of the craze. My sister is to blame. She rented the movie and told me how good it was. I think I made fun of her just a little bit for being so trendy. A few days later I was in Books a Million with the boys and saw that Twilight was on sale. So, I bought it. And I read it in 2 days. The day after I finished reading it I was in Wal-Mart with my mom. She's anti-vampire, so I tried to sneak a copy of New Moon into my cart without her noticing. No such luck. I received the "roll of the eyes" that she's been giving me since my childhood days when she's frustrated with me. I finished New Moon really quickly, as well. And then I became thankful that I didn't read these books as they were being published because it would really stink to have to wait for the next one to go on sale.
By this time, the Hubs had started in on giving me a hard time. He's never understood my love of reading. We were out running errands and I told him I needed to stop in at Wal-Mart for a few things. With a knowing look, he asked me what I needed. I listed things like toothpaste and toilet paper and he said he'd wait in the car with the kids while I went inside. When I came back out to the car he pulled Eclipse out from the bottom of the bag and said, "Are you kidding me?". I just snatched the book back and began reading it in the car.
Eclipse is a long book, so I thought it would take me longer to finish than the others. It didn't. I finished it at 10:00 p.m. one night. Chris was pulling an all-nighter at work and the kids were in the bed but not sleeping. I debated for five minutes whether I should just wait until the next day to go purchase Breaking Dawn before I called to the kids that we were going on a little trip. Late-night trips are just one of the perks of homeschooling! Jordan was ecstatic. Shaun just gave me the "Are you serious" look that he had learned from his dad. I promised them each a small treat and we bundled up set out for Wal-Mart. Thank goodness the new Wal-Mart in Cleveland had opened up a few months before. The Cleveland Wal-Mart is a lot closer and less scary than the Gainesville Wal-Mart.
So we bought Breaking Dawn and came back home, where I stayed up all night long reading. I seriously could not put it down. I really thought it would take me a while to read this book. It's huge. But I think it actually took me less time to finish than the others had. After I read the last line I just sat there for a minute thinking "Wow!". Then I took a little nap! Then I re-read the entire series, taking my time this time to catch anything I'd missed during my speed-reading routine.
I now read this series once a year and my family has come to love Twilight, too. Not as much as me, but they do really like it a lot.
For all my friends who think I shouldn't be reading or watching anything pertaining to vampires, I have to say that I honestly do not feel one bit convicted about The Twilight Saga. These books and movies are some of the cleanest that I've ever read or watched. They present values such as abstinence, self-control, and unconditional love. This is the way I feel. And it's probably not going to change, so we just need to agree to disagree. Can you tell I've taken some scoldings? :)
At church the other day someone asked me what "we" were going to do next year when Breaking Dawn Part 2 hits theaters and Twilight is over. He was including himself in "we". I just laughed and said that it would never be over for me. And then he asked, "What are we going to get into next? Harry Potter?". Wink, wink. I think I'll have to draw the line at the one! I don't really know too much about Harry Potter, but I just can't get addicted to another series again.
And there you have it... 4 books!
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