Wahoo! And the Defeater is....

Obama!
Last night I was finally finishing Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. I was so happy to finish the book. Next I am reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Maizie and I watched the movie and it intrigued me to read the book.

Anyway, I set my finished book down and heard my neighbor yell out to one of his friends, "It's a new America!" I got up and looked out the window. Suddenly, I was overcome with emotion. He was right and I too felt like yelling out about how happy I was!

I went back to bed and my mind was a whirlwind of thought. I began to think about how we had just elected the first black president of the United States of America. I could barely contain my emotions and began crying. I was a tad taken aback with my emotion.

Tears of joy. For the first time in a long time I felt overwhelmed with hope for our country.

When Maizie woke up I told her that Obama defeated Mc Cain. She put up her arms, wiggled her fingers and shouted, "Yes! You are happy for Obama! He is the defeater!"

Yes, indeed.

Bitten and in a Trance....Edward and Bella on my Mind

I am smitten, or maybe I should say I have been bitten. I can't even compose my thoughts to write here because every second I get I have my nose in the book Twilight. I am excited to see the Twilight movie that will be out soon as well!It started innocently enough. I wanted to see what all the teens (and plenty of grown ups) were so obsessed with. The book was on sale dirt cheap at Target so I picked it up. After I finished reading I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone I began Twilight. Before I knew it I was up way past my bedtime. I kept saying, "Okay! Now I am going to go to bed!" I could not sleep. Edward can't sleep either but he has a good excuse...he is a vampire.

I wanted to know what happened to Edward and Bella! Surely just one more chapter would not kill me. Turned back on the light and kept reading. I had Joe drive everywhere this weekend so that I could get in a few pages here and there. Last night I went up to bed and swore I would read just one chapter. One turned into four and finally Joe came up lecturing me about my adrenals and insisted I go to bed. Argh. Back before we had our lil' miss Maizie I could have finished the book in a day or two. Now, I have to grab moments whenever I can. Finishing a book feels like a major accomplishment.

This morning I went to write a blog post but once again Edward and Bella were on my mind. I am totally addicted. It feels silly and yet it is fun. I needed a good book like this. My mind has been stressed out waiting for Maizie to begin the Autism Center. Joe has been traveling non stop and I really needed an escape.

However, did I want Twilight to take over my life? Maybe I should wear a Twilight shirt! What is happening to me? I love that the author, Stephenie Meyer has a play list on her website...music that inspired her while writing. Next I will have to read New Moon, Eclipse and then Breaking Dawn. I am sure some of you heard that the book Midnight Sun was stolen and put all over the net. I won't be reading the unfinished version online. Or will I? Without a doubt, I am obsessed. I was "bitten" late but thank goodness I was! Vampire love....what can I say?