Approximately three weeks ago, someone asked to borrow my Twilight books. I agreed and set them by my front door to await pickup in case I wasn't home when said person arrived. After a couple of weeks, I picked them up from the floor behind the door and lovingly placed them back on the shelf as no one had come to get them yet.
Now, you must understand that I have been dying to reread these books, but have not been allowing myself for fear of not getting any work done. I get way too sucked into these books, so I have been telling myself that I would read them at the cabin over Christmas when there is nothing to neglect in order to read. I have been looking forward to this for so long (Pathetic, I know).
So, yesterday I had jury duty and was looking for a book to read before I left the house. I decided that if I were reading something exciting while sitting for hours in the courthouse, I might not be so bitter about it. I decided that I would take Twilight to get me through that wretched experience seeing as I am fairly close to my Christmas vacation. How's that for justification?
So I sat around at the courthouse forever, but that's another story. The point is, I got to read about 100 lovely pages of Twilight before coming home and working on a project that I hope to post/brag about later.
So the doorbell rings and I leave my sewing to answer the door, and who happens to be standing there? Of course. The person who wants my books. I know I'm wicked, but I actually, for a split second, considered giving an excuse as to why they could not borrow them right now. (I can't believe I'm admitting that) But I took them from the shelf and my purse, pulled my bookmark from the pages, and passed all three books into a pair of very eager hands. It was worth it though, because they went to someone who has not yet experienced the joy of reading them.
It's not really that big of a deal because I can just borrow my sister's, but isn't life ironic? The very day that I officially give up on this person coming and begin reading, they show up.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
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6 comments:
who was it!?!
they need a good kick in the shins...
i would have been so mad!
seriously, alicia, i was hyperventalating and wondering how i could get my last 2 books back for you to borrow! i know how much you've been looking forward to re-reading them this christmas break! you are a far better person than i, to pull out your bookmark and hand them over....
and seriously....we need to have an all out event planned before the midnight showing!!
hahaha
want to drive up to Forks, Washington and see it there?!?!
best. idea. EVER!!!!
ROADTRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh yes! We should totally go to Forks! That would be AWESOME!!!! You are brilliant! We should stop on the way and get your freakin books back too! I guess that is a long time away...wanna go this weekend? I am so bitter for you!
We have plenty of time to plan something amazing before the midnight showing!
i wanna go to that theater:)
Hey Alicia!
It was so nice to talk to you earlier. I'm am SO excited that you have a blog.
Ours is : www.ryananddeborahwhite.blogspot.com
alicia - i started these AGAIN yesterday and i'm sucked in...there goes my WHOLE weekend...because (to quote my cousin) i am now a "vampire-book-reading-wife-burrito."
awesome.
and i'm re-obsessed with edward.
it's so ridiculous...
p.s. - i am totally serious about going to Forks one day. Hopefully soon. Maybe we will at least wait till chelsie gets home and tell her to hurry up and read them so we can all road trip together!
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