Maybe the World's Biggest Fan!

Ok, so I am obsessed! I think that I read more pages reading these books than I have in my entire life. I am not a big reader. I finished the series today and I feel so sad, what am I going to do with my time? I became so head over hills for the characters that I feel like a part of me is gone now that I can't read about them anymore. They were my own little soap opera... that kept me up super late at night the past couple of weeks. Now, I have to wait until the fall to read more about the ever so perfect Edward! I think Ryan is so tired of me talking about him and I would not be surprised if I have said his name, Edward, in my sleep like Bella... who wouldn't? :) I know that in my reality life I would rather be married to Ryan than anyone I know but, in my Twilight world I just want to be a vampire and spend all my time with Edward! I have even asked Ryan if by chance he was a vampire and would please change me. He said that I should google more about vampires to see if maybe they are real and maybe one of them could change me...he is very supportive :) (and we heard on the radio the they were having a real vampire on their show, I should have tuned in). Although, I am sure he is tired of me saying things like, "Edward would never say that" or "Edward would never do that" or sometimes I say, "oh, you are so cute...just like Edward!" And sometimes I just say, "Stop being a brat like Jacob" :) It was just a great book and it made me fall in love with the little people in Forks, Washington. Stephanie Meyer's has written the first chapter of the first book from Edwards perspective and it is on line. I am very excited to read it tonight...Yeah! Well, about the books...I loved the first and the third. The second was good but a little slow but I pushed through the slow stuff and loved every second of it. I know I sound so silly but I just loved them. I am sad to be finished! But, can't wait till the fall of 2008! Does anyone want to join my book club when it comes out? We can sit around, talk about the book, and eat yummy appetizers...is that even what you do at a book club?
(P.S. I am serious about the club :))
Oh, and I probably have the same feelings about the movie as everyone else...I won't be able to stay away but I don't know if I really want to see it. The book or should I say, Edward, is just so perfect that it will be difficult to put that into a movie. It will be interesting to see.

Christmas Time Updates!

It is such a busy time of year we haven't been able to sit down and update our blog so since I finally got that annoying Christmas song off and changed the background I will fill you all in on our holidays!

Christmas was wonderful and expected. All of my sisters and their kids slept over and on Christmas morning there was an explosion of gifts around the tree. I can't even say that the gifts we under the tree because there were so many! With 21 people here to open presents in the morning it took a few hours. It was really fun thought to see all the kids and how excited they were over every present. We sure did have some spoiled kids this year...one big present after another. But, I would include Ryan and I in the group of spoiled kids. Living with my parents gave us a little extra money and we had a lot of fun buying for each other. Pretty much I spent most of Christmas day playing with the ipod Ry gave me and he spent about 16 hours playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band. It was a lot of fun.

Then for New Years I tried to surprise Ryan and take him to Bed & Breakfast but I am really bad at keeping surprises and he knew within 5 hours of me booking the room. It was actually so much fun! Usually New Year's is all about the parties and the the banging of pots at midnight but this was so different and just so much fun! We had a blast! And when it came to midnight I had to set my alarm to wake up. I tried to wake Ryan up to watch the ball drop...he saw the last few seconds but can't remember a thing... and we woke up in the new year! We had a great time and may even consider making it a tradition! :)
Last week we flew out to Indiana to spend a week with his family there. We had a great time! We ate at all the restaurants that we love out there....I think we ate more than we did anything else :) But we did do some really fun things. We went shooting clay pigeons with Ryan's little brother Nick and his dad. Nick got a thing that shoots the clay pigeons so it made it easy and fun. We all left with sore arms from the kick back and a few days later a few bruises that are still here.

We went and saw the movie Juno...which we also thought was very funny along with anyone else who saw it. Ryan's dad and his wife, Teresa, threw us an open house where people could come and visit us without us having to go all over Indiana to see people. We had a really good turn out for the ward members, family members, and also some of Ryan's old Friends. It was actually very nice to sit and visit with everyone who came. On Sunday we went to Ryan's aunt and uncles house and celebrated his niece's birthday, she turned 10. It was just a really fun and relaxing vacation. Ryan's dad and Teresa recently bought a new house so it was fun to see that and there was plenty of room for everyone! I think it is the first time going out there that we didn't kick someone out of their room for a week. One of the places that we spent most of our time was on this huge, comfortable, and inviting couch! We loved that thing and even thought of was that we could take it home. Every night was stayed up until 2:00am or later reading. We each had our favorite places on the couch and would snuggle up as we ate conversation hearts and read all through the night. I read Twilight and New Moon...I am working on Eclipse! I am obsessed! I have never more in my live wanted to become a vampire and I am afraid when I finish the third book I will be sad because my little vampire, Edward Cullen, word will be over. :) And Ryan has been reading a series that our friend, Tracy, there told us about. There are four books they are called: Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras. So far he is enjoying them and is about the finish the second one. We are having fun not going to work, laying around and reading all day:) Well, we got home late last night and now we are sitting around again for one more day till we have to go to work tomorrow. Ryan's dad and Teresa bought him Guitar Hero for his upcoming birthday (in 8 months :)) and he has been playing all morning until just now when he started to read again...I am surprised he pried himself away from the guitar long enough to eat! He loves that game. And As soon as I am done with this I will resume my position on the couch and finish reading about the greatest fantasy world that I would like to become apart of! Hopefully we can now stay up on our blog better and there will not be anymore of these enormously long updates!