I saw New Moon this morning. First off, let me say that I got out with my good friend Dani, was kidless for 3+ hours. I could have watched static for 2 hours and enjoyed myself. So I put on my sparkly ‘Twilight MILF’ t-shirt and headed to the theater*

*No. I don’t own such a shirt. If I did, I would never wear it in public. Probably.

I am a big Twilight fan. I love the books, I liked the first movie, and I could not wait for New Moon. I considered going to a midnight show, but am far too dependent on sleep and had to wait until this morning. I worried that it would be packed, maybe even sold out. It wasn’t. It was pretty funny to see other Moms in the same boat as us. Me, getting a sitter to see a movie without Joe, Dani taking a day off from work. There were also lots of kids playing hookie from school – with their Moms. Cute.

New Moon was my least favorite book of the series (until the 2nd half of Breaking Dawn. Gag.) I liked the love story of Twilight, because the vampire stuff was secondary. I’m just not that into vampires and other monsters. In Twilight, it just wasn’t as much a part of the story.

In New Moon, they introduce the wolves. Fine. Edward is still there. I can deal. Oh what? He’s in less than half of the movie? Hmmm. His makeup looks ridiculous? Okay. I can still deal. He could paint his face like a clown and it wouldn’t bother me too much.

What does bother me, and I have to thank Kevin (you know who you are!) for pointing it out. Since when do vampires have superhuman skills? The mind reading, the seeing the future? I could deal with those in the first movie. In New Moon? Since when do vampires suddenly fight like they’re in the Matrix? Now that I write this, the tree climbing from Twilight is really bugging me.

I wasn’t expecting much. I was just expecting a simple screen version of the book. I got that. Am I disappointed? No. Not at all. The acting was not great, Edward’s overly romantic way of talking to Bella was getting on my nerves, but I enjoyed it. It was what I expected, and that is good enough for me. Will I own it? Absolutely. There is a chance I’ll go see it again at the movies, too. But, did I love it? No, I did not, but I didn’t expect that I would.

I will be counting down until Eclipse, and will be just as excited. None of the magic has faded.

I have never understood Team Jacob…until now. Is that illegal?

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I love to read, but I will be the first to admit, I don’t read the classics. I grunted and groaned through high school and college English classes. I love chick lit and mysteries. I need quick reads that I can’t put down. There are so many books that stand out, so I included all different types: books that I read growing up, books I read to my girls, and the books I love for myself. Here they are, in no particular order:

As an adult:

The Stephanie Plum series, by Janet Evanovich. {Not the between the numbers books. Those are not good.}

The Alphabet Series, by Sue Grafton

Deception Point, by Dan Brown

A Time to Kill, by John Grisham

As a Kid:

Watership Down, by Richard Adams. My favorite book in high school.

But No Elephants, by Jerry Smath. My favorite book when I was growing up. Hard to find, now, but I’m on mission!

Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls. One of the first book that made me cry.

Sweet Valley High series, by Francine Pascal. I don’t know anyone who didn’t read these books. Regina Morrow? Bruce Patman? The Wakefield twins? I can not wait for this movie to come out!

For my girls:

The Big Red Barn, by Margaret Wise Brown. My favorite book to read to the girls. I could read it every night – so peaceful.

Goodnight Gorilla, by Peggy Rathmann. One of the first books that my oldest daughter loved. Starting to read it to my youngest now.

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