Twilight Series

By Stephenie Meyer
Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn

So here it is, my first official book review!

I am not a sci-fi, fantasy lover. I had no desire to read any of the books in the Twilight series. A co-worker of AT’s decided I was missing out and sent the first book home with him. I have to admit, I didn’t hate this series but I didn’t love it either. I would NOT recommend this book to teenagers, but for adults looking for an easy distraction, give it a go.

SPOILER ALERT!! IF YOU WANT TO READ THESE BOOKS, YOU MAY NOT WANT TO READ BELOW!!!

Here is what I didn’t like:

1) Edward and Bella’s relationship seems pretty superficial. They are completely obsessed with one another and yet Bella never felt secure in the relationship. Since this was geared toward teens, it made me cringe. I didn’t like how needy Bella was to everyone around her.

2) I got SO tired of hearing how beautiful the “perfect marble like” vampires were. They are amazing! We got it!

3) Over and over we read about all of the sacrifices Bella would have to make to enter the immortal world. I assumed these would be the focus in the 4th book, but no. She ended up getting all she ever wanted, plus some.

4) I realize this was a fictional book, but I also thought it would end a bit more realistic. Through out book 1-3 Stephanie tried to make it seem almost possible to live in a make believe world. That all ended in book 4. (A baby. Seriously?)

Stephenie has a great writing style, although some things you could see coming (werewolves, imprinting, beauty etc). I read all 4 books in a month and a half, very curious to see where she would take it next. Reading this book was a bit like watching cartoons for me, something to do, I didn’t have to think and for the most part it was intriguing. I have had extra down time due to some health issues, so I was grateful to have the distraction.

In the end, I felt like the moral was to be needy and obsessed and give up your entire life for someone you fall in love with at 18, it doesn’t matter how crushed your family might be. Just be as selfish as possible and hurt everyone around you. It will all work out fine and you will become beautiful, rich and have blissful sex all night long. You’ll even get a perfect child who behaves like an angel. Everyone lives happily ever after. Talk about a fantasy!


Flickr Thanks - Twilight Lover

I love Autumn!

I love the cool, crispness in the air and leaves crunching underneath my feet. I love leaving the windows open at night and grabbing an extra blanket in snuggle under. I love how the change in weather signals the excitement of fun holidays just around the corner. I love the beautiful vibrant colors of the leaves and the warm comfort of homemade soups, chili and the smells of apples, vanilla and cinnamon.

I thought since summer was officially over yesterday, I needed to pull out my all time favorite chili recipe. It is SO good and SO easy!



White Chicken Chili
2 cans of Chicken Broth (add extra to make it more soupy)
4 cooked Chicken Breasts, diced
1 tsp. Lemon Pepper
1 tsp. Cumin
1 clove minced Garlic
1 Onion, diced
2 4 ounce cans diced Green Chilies
3 TBS Lime Juice
2 15-ounce cans of White Beans (Great northern beans)
Tortilla Chips (Lime flavored are the best!)
Sour Cream
Shredded Cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese
Fresh Cilanto

Sauté onions and garlic in a little oil until soft and a little brown. Dump in the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 15 or more minutes. Pour over a bowl full of tortilla chips, shredded cheese and a dollop of sour cream. Top with a little cilantro.

Yummy! Now I have to go grocery shopping...

Flickr Thanks - brettmsly & jive turkey

Hmmm

Ok, so it has been a while since I have posted. Why? I am not sure. At first I was blaming moving.

We have moved.

Maybe writers block. You know, there’s nothing going on to write about, but that’s not true. There’s too much.

So many things have happened in the past 9 months that I feel overwhelmed and don’t know where to begin. I have been learning SO much, realizing SO many things about myself, what I want out of life, then changing my mind and looking down different roads.

I started this blog as a way to sort out all the craziness in my head, then I hit a wall and it all fell on top of me… So now I sit and stare at a blank screen. I am not sure where to start... maybe a Diet Coke will help...

Flickr - Thanks Mark78