So it is 11:40 p.m. on July 20, and I'm currently regretting the fact that I'm at home. I REALLY want to be out getting the new Harry Potter book. But there are several reasons why I'm not, so I just keep reminding myself of these things. First of all, I can't read the 7th book till I reread the 6th book. I just can't do it. I want to fully enjoy and understand the 7th book. In order to do this, I really should reread all of the books like one of my friends, but that didn't happen. I got too distracted by David Sedaris, Sin in the Second City, and that book on best practices in teaching.
The other reason I'm not in line right now is because of my schedule. I had to be up at 5:30 this morning to babysit for 4-year-old twins for 11 hours. Then I had to come home and do laundry and homework. I want to be in bed at a reasonable time because I'm leaving early tomorrow to go to Iowa. I am so so excited because Iowa is one of my very favorite places. Jen and I are going for her grandpa's birthday, but we might get to go see Jacob (my son that I gave up for adoption), too. Even if we don't see Jacob, I'm sure we'll have a blast. Last time I was in Iowa with Jen, we went to this party in the middle of nowhere and these guys told us we were the hottest girls they'd seen in a long time.
Besides these other reasons for not going to get Harry Potter, I found out an important fact just a few hours ago. The Borders where I ordered my book is not having a party and staying open late tonight. They open at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. So I can't get the book till I get back from Iowa anyway. This is probably a good thing, since, if I had the book in Iowa, I'd be completely anti-social. I think I need to block off days next week just for reading. Anyone who knows me knows how addictive reading is for me. I'm bad enough with a good romance novel; I'm going to be hardcore with the new Harry Potter. I can already see several sleepless nights ahead of me. And I will have to keep objects nearby to throw when I get angry when people die. Usually I throw my book, but a) Harry Potter will be a big book and could do some serious damage and b) I won't want to damage my beautiful new book.
Okay, enough about that. I just have to mention this amazing moment I had earlier today before I go to bed. The twins I babysat for today wanted to watch Charlotte's Web, which I hadn't seen yet. Maren was curled up in my lap by the end of the movie. When Charlotte died, I had tears streaming down my face, but I tried not to be obvious about my crying because I figured the girls wouldn't get why I was crying and ask a ton of questions. As I quickly swiped my cheeks, I glanced down at Maren and saw that she had her head turned away and was doing the same thing. She was crying just as much as I was, but didn't want anyone to see. It was so crazy to me that a 4-year-old was feeling the same way I did about Charlotte. I hadn't realized that 4-year-olds had that emotional capability. We had a really special moment.
The other reason I'm not in line right now is because of my schedule. I had to be up at 5:30 this morning to babysit for 4-year-old twins for 11 hours. Then I had to come home and do laundry and homework. I want to be in bed at a reasonable time because I'm leaving early tomorrow to go to Iowa. I am so so excited because Iowa is one of my very favorite places. Jen and I are going for her grandpa's birthday, but we might get to go see Jacob (my son that I gave up for adoption), too. Even if we don't see Jacob, I'm sure we'll have a blast. Last time I was in Iowa with Jen, we went to this party in the middle of nowhere and these guys told us we were the hottest girls they'd seen in a long time.
Besides these other reasons for not going to get Harry Potter, I found out an important fact just a few hours ago. The Borders where I ordered my book is not having a party and staying open late tonight. They open at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. So I can't get the book till I get back from Iowa anyway. This is probably a good thing, since, if I had the book in Iowa, I'd be completely anti-social. I think I need to block off days next week just for reading. Anyone who knows me knows how addictive reading is for me. I'm bad enough with a good romance novel; I'm going to be hardcore with the new Harry Potter. I can already see several sleepless nights ahead of me. And I will have to keep objects nearby to throw when I get angry when people die. Usually I throw my book, but a) Harry Potter will be a big book and could do some serious damage and b) I won't want to damage my beautiful new book.
Okay, enough about that. I just have to mention this amazing moment I had earlier today before I go to bed. The twins I babysat for today wanted to watch Charlotte's Web, which I hadn't seen yet. Maren was curled up in my lap by the end of the movie. When Charlotte died, I had tears streaming down my face, but I tried not to be obvious about my crying because I figured the girls wouldn't get why I was crying and ask a ton of questions. As I quickly swiped my cheeks, I glanced down at Maren and saw that she had her head turned away and was doing the same thing. She was crying just as much as I was, but didn't want anyone to see. It was so crazy to me that a 4-year-old was feeling the same way I did about Charlotte. I hadn't realized that 4-year-olds had that emotional capability. We had a really special moment.
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