That Time Again

I was looking forward to last weekend for the obvious reason -- Edward. Since I am of a more advanced age, I can't pull all-nighters waiting in line for a book and then stay up all night reading and be expected to function the next couple of days. So I opted to have the book delivered to me, which turned out to be torture, since it came late. By the time I received my Breaking Dawn, all my friends had already finished it.

Then I made the mistake of not taking this week off of work so I could totally concentrate on Edward. I took the book with me to all my jobs to read during even the shortest breaks. I had the opportunity to explain the whole Edward obsession to the attorneys I was working with. One attorney commented on what a thick book I was reading, so I told her about the whole series and how you fall in love with this vampire. She got excited and wrote down the name so she could get it. Then at a different job another attorney saw my book and said his fiancee was reading it. I said, "Oh, then she's in love with Edward too." He understood, because he had the same face Chris does -- having to share his woman with Edward.

But my sharing of my obsession of Edward didn't stop at my work. I was reading it at the pool when a man came up to me and said, "Have you gotten to the part where" -- at that point I viciously told him to shut his mouth and not ruin anything for me. He laughed and said nothing else, which is good. I would've hated to have to strike him.
I had to take Sophia to the dentist, of course with my book in hand and the receptionist asked me about it. I told her the whole tale and she wrote down the name so she could start the series.

I currently have five transcripts I need to get done, which will have to wait; children who are being entertained by the television; a husband who is flying to Boston, so this is the perfect time to spend a long afternoon with Edward. I'm loving the book so far and am about half way through. I can't wait to be done so I can finally talk to my friends again without being afraid of them spoiling anything. My family will be glad when I finish too, so I can start taking care of them again. Until then, it's time for Edward...