Updates, shupdates

Hiya!  It's been way too long since my last post.  I was all good around the holidays (when I was stuck at home of course) but, now that I am back to work... I seemed to have gotten caught up in the hussle and bussle of life!

First, I have to comment about Twilight.  If you've read my previous posts, you can tell I'm a fan of Twilight.  BUT....... little did I know HOW big of a fan I was!  Since my last post, I have continued on to read Eclipse and am about to finish Breaking Dawn tonight.  Warning... don't click on the links if you haven't read the books (and are planning to) there are spoilers.  Anyway, I have about 90 pages left tonight to read, and then my deep depression will begin.  I have enjoyed reading these books SOOO much, I can't even put into words actually how much I loved them.  I have a great group of girls at work that have also been enjoying them, so it's a blast to talk Twilight with them :)  I am counting down the days until the Movie comes out on DVD, which is March 21st by the way!  And yes, you can move me into the crazy-obsessed-Twilight-addict category now.   And by the way, I did love the movie.  Despite what some may say... It doesn't even touch the book, but I still think it was a great movie!

Website news.  I'm still working on my new website.  A little slower then I was anticipating.  I probably won't have it up by the end of the month, but I am still going to push for as close to that as possible!  I am waiting on a new flash and flash accessories for my camera, that I think will be a huge life savor for picture taking.  Oh, and I also just bought a new lens that I'm pretty stoked about.  It's a Nikon 85mm f/1.8D lens. (if you know photography) if you don't... it's a beautiful lens for portraits!  

Let's see, what else am I leaving out...  OH YES.  I can't believe I almost forgot!  I am going to Hawaii!!  I am SO ecstatic and I've never been, from what I've heard I know I will absolutely fall in love with it.  I'm really looking forward to a vacation with my mom and dad.  I realized I was 14 the last time we had an actual real family vacation (and that was half my life ago)!  We are planning on taking my grammy's ashes with us too and letting her feel the wonder of Hawaii.  She would love it there.  So my countdown begins, as of right now I have 93 days, 11 hours, 44 minutes and 32 seconds, no, 31,  30...   I'm really looking forward to getting a little sun on this skin.  Lord knows I need it!

I guess I should wrap it up, this turned into a long post and I just thought it was going to be a few sentences.  Oops.  I hope you all are having a fabulous 2009!  More to come very soon. XOXO

Vampire Love...

So, I'm just going to come out and say it... Twilight it the best book i've read. I absolutely love it! I actually just finished it, and got a little depressed because it's done... but at least I have 3 more books to read! So now I understand what all the fuss was before the movie came out, because it truly is pretty fabulous. Literally the second I was done with Twilight I ran out telling my boyfriend we had to go buy the second one stat! Well, within the hour I was at Barnes and Noble buying "New Moon".  I started reading it late last night... and 180 pages later and 3:00 in the morning I had to pry it out of my hands so I could get some sleep!  Believe me, I didn't want to stop.  

I don't know if it's they way she writes or the story itself. But I really do think it was a beautifully written love story and had me consumed every minute of the day! When I first started reading Twilight, I was in the middle of all the hustle and bustle of the holidays with jewelry so I was really too exhausted at night to read. Well, I picked it up the other day and literally couldn't put it down. I read until the wee hours in the morning and then the next day I started it and wouldn't put it down until I read it all. I don't think my boyfriend knew what came over me!  Well, now that I've started the 2nd book, it's the same thing.  I will try to keep my reading to evening time though... so I can still get some things done around the house.

I am now dying to see the movie Twilight.  Since it's been out I've heard reviews on it, the only bad thing I've heard is that it's not as close to the book as people would have liked... which is weird because all the previews i've seen look pretty close to the movie.  I have to wait until Sunday night... and if you know me, that's really hard!  I really want to see it TODAY, actually yesterday...  But I have to wait until all the little elves have left my house.

So for those of you who like a good book (or series) you should really read the Twilight Books.  There are 4 of them.  Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse & Breaking Dawn.  Stephanie Meyer is the author and it's interesting to read her story on how Twilight came about, (read here).  She is SO talented!  I am a BIG Harry Potter fan, and I didn't think I would find something I liked better... yes I said better!!  For those of you who know me, I've been larger then a Harry Potter fan over the years.  So this is pretty big that I found something I like more and have found a love affair at the same time!  I can't even put into words how I feel about Edward, Stephanie does such a perfect job.  I can't wait to get back to my book tonight.

Did I mention how excited I am to see the movie?

Communication

So, here I go again.... it's been almost 2 weeks since my last post!  Oops.  Although I'm sure none of you were holding you're breath... then again, who knows!  So it's 10:54 and my book and nice comfy bed are waiting for me upstairs, but I just can't seem to make it up there.  And I don't know why, but I really felt my blog calling.

Big news today,  I sunk down and joined Facebook.  I had already hopped on the Myspace band wagon a couple years ago, and to tell the truth... I actually joined to promote the business, but it's been really nice getting to reunite with old friends.  I really though Facebook and Myspace were the same thing... so I never even thought about it.  But apparently not.  Some now say Facebook is the way to go.  It is a lot cleaner (which I do like) because MySpace can get a little overwhelming and busy.  So one of my co-workers mentioned that she joined today and actually liked it, so I thought... why not.  And I already have over 17 friends in less then an hour :)  I feel special.  The best part is.... I found an old friend of mine from High School and I've been trying to find her for about 2 years!!  So I'm pretty excited to hear back from her.

Anyway, sorry about the not to exciting post.  I think posts are much more fun with pictures.  Wait, I got one for you.  In honor of Twilight coming out....  Which I haven't read yet.  But am really wanting to before I see the movie.  So I guess I won't be rushing out this weekend to join the crazy lines...
 
Ok, I think it's officially time for bed.  This is making me want to go read so I can finish my book to read Twilight!