Starbucks, Twilight, and Mommy Talk

So the other night, I got a call from a MOPS friend asking if I wanted to meet for coffee.  The chance doesn't come up often where I get to leave the house unaccompanied for any length of time, so I jumped at the opportunity.  We were going to use the time to go over the transition from her to me as the Publicity Coordinator for our MOPS group.  (Which I am a total ball of nerves over!)

Our little gathering soon expanded when two other MOPS friends walked into Starbucks shortly after I got there.  Turns out that they had planned a separate coffee date at the same time, same place.  So we all pulled up a chair, got our coffees, and settled in for some coffee talk.

I guess God knew that we all needed a break that night!

We talked about everything from creative ways to get your child to sleep in her own bed, Spanx, awkwardness in high school, and much more.  The conversation soon turned to movies and books and then eventually the Twilight series. I have never read the books nor have I seen any of the movies.  I just don't get all the hype.  I'm confused by the whole Team Edward, Team Jacob thing.  I'm confused by the debates over who's hotter -- the vampire dude with the pasty white skin that defies sunscreen or the werewolf dude with more back hair than the Italian baker in my old neighborhood back home.  I haven't seen this much hype since the whole Harry Potter craze.  And even then, I didn't jump on the whole Team Harry or Team Voldemort bandwagon.

vs.

(Can someone please clue me in to the whole "Sparkle" thing???)

But anyway - that night at Starbucks, I think I caved to mommy peer pressure.

I agreed to give it a shot and  read the Twilight book and/or watch the Twilight movie while My Marine is gone over the next two weeks.

I got home that night and checked out Paperbackswap.com (because I really didn't want to pay full price for a book I may or may not like).  I got lucky and found someone who had the book -- so I used up one of my precious book credits for this book that I may or may not like.  Three days later the book showed up in my mailbox.  I took this as a sign since I NEVER receive books that fast -- EVER!

After I put the girls to bed, I curled up on my couch and tried to start reading with an open mind.  (Ironically, I was DVR'ing the movie at the same time, but refuse to watch it until I read the book).  I had my glass of wine (I figured I'd need a little support since they don't make a Cliff Notes version of Twilight) and opened the pages to get started.

After 10 pages, I fell asleep.

In the book's defense, I really don't think it was the story itself that put me to sleep but the fact that I'd been traipsing around the zoo that morning in 90 degree heat with two kids.  It could have been that I was just too comfortable.  Or it could have been that half bottle of Reisling as well.  I don't know.

I shared my thoughts on Facebook the next morning and little did I know that I had a little Twilight Support Group at my very own fingertips.

From my friend "T" - I was skeptical too and then I couldn't put it down....any of the 4! My kids didn't eat for days:)  (Ok, my kids may still eat, but I can drink my way through Twilight, right??  Are there any Twilight drinking games out there?)

From my friend "B" - Once you get to page 87ish you are in and there will be no returning. I have websites to visit to read... See More rated M versions since it is the only thing lacking in these stories. Can't a sparkly vampire get some?? Not before marriage, apparently. Whatever.  (There are rated versions of the book??  Rated M??  And I don't think I've ever used the words "sparkly" to describe a vampire -- EVER.  Love you B!)

From my friend "A" - Make sure you have New Moon at your fingertips the SECOND you're done with Twilight...  (My fingertips are twitching with anticipation)

In the end, I still haven't reached the magic page 87 yet and it's still slow going, but I'm determined to finish it and maybe hope to watch the movie without falling asleep. 

Guess I'll forgo the wine that night!