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It is a great deal!

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Enjoy,

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Last week on my Twilight journal I left off with the baseball game.  If you missed it go back and see what I have written!

At the end of the baseball game Alice sees more vampires coming.

I have to say I really love the relationship between Alice and Edward.  Since she can see things and he can read minds they understand and protect each other well.  So when Alice suddenly has a vision Edward know from reading Alice’s thought before anyone else knows.

When Laurent, Victoria and James show up everything becomes so intense and continues this way for me.  There are just a few things I want to point out.  First of all the way that each one of the Cullen’s (with the exception of Rosalie) rallies around to protect Bella.  She becomes the most important thing to them!

Is Bella worth it?

The other thing that really jumped out at me happened when everyone was leaving the Cullen’s house to play their part of the plan to save Bella.  Edward embraced and kissed Bella in front of everyone then was gone. Then everyone was gone and Jasper knowing Bella is feeling tells her she is wrong, that she is worth-it!  Okay who doesn’t want to know they are worth being saved!  As I thought about this I realized how often we are shown by the action of others that we are “worth it” but we don’t even get it!  The difference is when someone says it, you realize you do have worth!  At the same time here Bella is thinking very much like a human and worrying about everyone else getting hurt because of her.  I couldn’t imagine the guilt I would feel if someone got hurt because they were saving me!

When Alice, Jasper and Bella are in the hotel in Phoenix, time seems to blend together. I wish the author Stephenie Meyer would have gone into a little bit more detail about what happened between Carlisle, Emmett, Edward and James.  How did he escape?  Why is it that James stayed back far enough that Edward couldn’t read his mind?  Did James know Edward could read minds?  How did James know they went to Phoenix?  How did he know where Bella’s mom lived?  So many questions!

One of my favorite things in this section of the book is when Bella was talking  to Alice and Jasper in the hotel after she woke up. Bella was so concerned that one of the Cullen’s would be hurt especially Edward. Jasper tells her she is worrying about the wrong things and that they would not get hurt.  Then Alice stops Bella and says “It’s been almost a century that Edward’s been alone.  Now he’s found you.  You can’t see the changes that we see, we who have been with him for so long. Do you think any of us want to look into his eyes for the next hundred years if he loses  you?”  What do I have to say about that? Wow!  What love the Cullen’s have for Edward and all they want for him to be happy and they see how happy he is with Bella.  Because of that they will do everything in there power to save her for Edward.

Then when Edward calls and talks to Bella.  The words they exchange were heart warming and heart wrenching at the same time!  He is coming Bella!!

Check out my next Twilight journal next week!

Until then,

Stephenie Meyer is the famed author of the Twilight saga. I found a Stephenie Meyer interview of Stephenie Meyer at a Borders book club from 2008. It was shown on the blog Library Junction. In this book club meeting, Stephenie sits down with women of all ages, as well as girls that love the Twilight series. It shows the variety of fans that she has collected over the years. it is interesting to hear the answers that she has to some of their questions. She’s not the typical author because she never intended to be an author. I appreciate her because she began just as a stay-at-home mom. Check out this Stephenie Meyer interview. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.

Stephenie Meyer has created somewhat of an empire with her books. They have been created into movies, so far, the Twilight movie and the New Moon movie have come out in theaters. At the end of June 2010 in the series Eclipse will be premiering. You can find the Twilight movie on DVD. The DVD of the New Moon movie will be out this month.

Enjoy,

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PS. You can find other Twilight merchandise here!

The music from Twilight is beautiful and very fitting for the Twilight movie itself!  Here I am providing the some Twilight Piano Sheet Music. Bella’s Lullaby sheet music is one of the most popular searched music term on the internet.  Being a piano player myself I understand why.  It is a simple song that is very moving.  On top of that, when you know the story of the Twilight Saga it carries more meaning. Click here on Bella’s Lullaby Sheet music to download, save and print it.

Here I have also included a You Tube video for Bella’s Lullaby.

I hope you enjoyed the video.  It is very movie to see the words to the book put with music that is from the movie.  At our house we will be getting a piano in the next few weeks and I so look forward to playing more of the sheet music from Twilight!  Click here to get more Twilight piano sheet music.

Enjoy,

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I found this great Twilight video depicting Bella in New Moon. The music is a song called It Must Have Been Love, originally done by Roxette for the movie Pretty Woman.  This Twilight video and music is very moving.  It brings you back to when you lost your very first love, any love for that matter.  It can be really heart wrenching to go through that kind of pain.

This is very true for Bella Swan when Edward leaves her and tells her that he doesn’t want her anymore.  That he should have stopped there relationship long before then.  I hope you enjoy the video!

If you have any Twilight videos that you would like to share with us please contact me!  I love seeing these videos created from special moments in the Twilight saga books and movies! This video we need to give credit for was done by ToxicExistance from YouTube!

Yours,

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Before I go into my thoughts about this part of the book, I have to say everyone loves these books it seems.  Have taken the book with me to different appointments I have had and everyone asks me: How do you like it?  Have you see the movie?  Is this the first time you have read it?.  It seems as if everyone has a story to tell about the Twilight saga!  I am amazed with peoples interest in me reading the book!

Last time I left off where in Twilight, Edward and Bella spend Saturday evening together.  If you have missed any of the previous Twilight Journals here are the links:

• My Twilight Journal.
• Edward warms up.
• Jacob Black.
• Port Angeles.
• After Bella know.
• Saturday in Edward’s meadow.
• Edward and Bell on Saturday evening.

After a wonderful Saturday together Bella wakes up to see Edward there with her. He had changed his clothes which he had to explain.  They spend the morning together and he takes her to meet his family, the Cullen’s.  Bella is understandably nervous.  Not only is she meeting Edward’s family but they just happen to be all vampires!  When they arrive Bella is pleasantly surprised by the warm welcome she receives.  Especially from Esme!  But what is up with Rosalie?  What is her problem?  I know Edward said she is self-absorbed but really?!

Okay, can Edward be more romantic? He wrote a beautiful song for Bella!  What girl doesn’t want to have a song written for her!  Edward shows her around and gives her a history of Carlisle.  This is very interesting and if I were Bella I would have asked about it long before now!

I think my favorite part of this section is being in Edward’s room. I love how he admits to Bella that he is not only relieved she knows everything but it makes him happy! Also I know Bella was a little frightened by Edward’s playfulness but I loved it!  He was being him and yet he was also helping Bella again understand the seriousness of being with him! I loved how he felt so comfortable that around Alice and Jasper he could show affection to Bella.

Next time I am going to cover the baseball game.  I didn’t want to include that in this post since there is a lot going on during the baseball game!

Until next time,

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PS. It is great to see all these scenes acted out in the movie (I haven’t seen it yet, so I am guessing).  Get the Twilight movie in two disc format!

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I am starting a little series for those who come across this blog and don’t know much about the Twilight series.  The first question I will cover is:

How many books are in the Twilight Series?

The Twilight series books which are written by Stephenie Meyer include four books.

Twilight is the very first book written in the Twilight series.  It was published in 2005. It introduces us to Isabella (Bella) Swan and Edward Cullen.  These two teenagers become drawn to each other in more ways then one.

New Moon is the second book in the Twilight series.  New Moon is a time of discovery for Bella and Edward.  Will they be able to stand the test of time?  It all depends on what happens in this book.  Jacob Black and the werewolves are introduced in this book.

Eclipse is the third installment of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga.  Here Bella must determine how she truly feels about Edward and Jacob.  More trials come when a vampire is out to get Bella.  Here we see a reuniting of the mortal enemies – the Vampires and the Werewolves.

Breaking Dawn is the final book in the Twilight series.  This book is the largest of all the series with almost eight hundred pages!  This book resolves all of the issues that have come up in the whole series.  Will Bella become a vampire?  Will Edward and Bella marry?  What happens to Jacob?  There are many more questions and situations that are resolved in this book!

These are the Twilight series books but Stephenie Meyer has stated that she has never intended it to end at four.  So how many books are in the Twilight series?  These books are all based on Bella Swan’s view.  Stephenie Meyer has said she is done with Bella’s view. She has also stated that she will revisit vampires at a later date!

Best,

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PS. I invite you to go to the Twilight series Squidoo lens to learn more about the Twilight series!

My last journal entry for Twilight, Edward and Bella were just heading back to Bella’s house after there afternoon at Edward’s meadow.  This is one of the best parts of the whole book at least so far.  In my humble opinion at least!

The ride to Bella’s house.

The ride home was pretty informative.  We learn with Bella about Edward and how he came to be who he is — a vampire.  We also learn about the rest of the Cullen’s and how they became vampires.  Once they get into Bella’s house Edward confesses that he comes to her house every night and watches her sleep.  Bella is completely shocked!  I honestly think it is sweet!  He tells her how she talks in her sleep and he likes to listen.  I can only imagine how horrified I would be to hear that the guy you like has been watching you sleep at night and listening to you talk in your sleep.

He tells her what he has he has heard, which includes his name a lot.  I think the sweetest moment is when he holds her and says “If I could dream at all.  It would be of you…”.  Then they are interrupted.  What is so funny is how her dad Charlie reacts to her change in mood.  He thinks she is going to sneak out with some guy.  Little does he know the guy is going to sit in his daughters room!

Bella and Edward at night.

After Bella escapes from her Dad she runs up to her room to find Edward.  The first thing she does is look out the window.  Of course Edward is already in her room!  Bella took the time to shower and get ready for bed.  She tries to show Charlie that she will not be leaving.  When she gets back to her room Edward is waiting.  As Edward touches Bella again, Bella brings up the fact that it seems much easier for him to  touch her and be close to her.  A lot easier then that morning. Edward says that it was completely mind over matter.  He then admits that in the meadow he was undecided still.  Okay that was a shock to me when I read that!  Edward hadn’t yet decided that he would not kill her?!  What the heck!

So there in the twilight Bella and Edward share more of each other.  They talk about past situations and continue to enjoy the once forbidden touch.  I really like this part because there is such chemistry between the two of them.  They innocently touch and cuddle, as much as you can cuddle a stone man!  After talking a long time Bella very nervously asks Edward if they would ever be able to make love?  He is very against it because of the fact she is so breakable.  He could hurt her if he lost control.  Bella asks another question of Edward “Well, do you find me attractive, in that way, at all?” He laughed and said “I may not be human, but I am a man,” he assured her. She needed to be reassured by him to know that he was not rejecting her.

Bella sleeps.

She finally fell asleep in the Twilight. Bella and Edward had such a great day together.  I think this is the beginning of a relationship that will be tough.  I am excited to read more and discover what is in store for them.  What kind of storms and bumps in the road are they going to have to weather together.  Is Edward going to be able to keep her alive?

I am totally loving this book.  I am enjoying being in the mind and heart of Bella.

Until next time,

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PS. There is a new Twilight with Bella and Edward.  I wrote about it a week or two ago the Twilight Graphic Novel.  You can now pre-order Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 it will be available March 16th, one month away!

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The Twilight series books are so popular but do every think much about Stephenie Meyer Twilight creator?  As we wait for the next movie to come out we can read about Stephenie Meyer.  The Book is called Stephenie Meyer: Author of the Twilight Saga by Lisa Rondinelli Albert.  It is interesting to learn about her and the woman behind Edward and Bella!  Here is an interview of Lisa Rondinelli Albert.  She goes into detail about how she gathered all the information about Stephenie Meyer. Twilight was already a favorite of Lisa which made it both easy and hard on her.  In the book there are pictures of Stephenie, even some from her and her prom date.

How did Twilight begin?

Twilight became a phenomenon quickly.  Can you even remember when the Twilight series were not even around.  I can’t!  Here is a great blog post that shows the timeline of Twilight. Did you know that Stephenie Meyer had a dream that inspired the whole Twilight series?  Go check it out and see if you know when Stephenie got her deal with the Little Brown publishing company!

Best,

USA Today has a top Best-Selling Books List for each year.  They have been doing this for sixteen years now.  The 2009 list was just released this week and for the first time ever an author has swept the top four spots.  For 2009 USA Today says the best-selling books were the Twilight series books by Stephenie Meyer!

The Top selling books went in this order:

1. New Moon

2. Eclipse

3. Twilight

4. Breaking Dawn

Not only did Stephenie Meyer do well with the Twilight Series books on this list but her adult fiction book The Host came in 19th!  This is quite an accomplishment and shows how great the books really are!  We sure are lucky that Stephenie had the dream she did one night of a vampire and a girl in a meadow.

USA Today also reported that the Twilight Series accounted for 29% of sales tracked in 2009.  This is the highest in the list history.  Now think about it a little bit here!  The Twilight Series beat out a great favorite among many young adults and adults alike, the Harry Potter Series by JK Rowlings! It has officially become bigger than Harry Potter.  Well at least the books have. (We aren’t comparing the movies right now.)

I am so glad that others are seeing  how great the series is and yes it is not just for tweens and teens!  I am one of those in my 30s that loves the Twilight Series Books.  This list shows that there are a lot of people like me and you who are interested in what happens to Bella Swan and all those she loves!

Yeah for Stephenie Meyer!

Congratulations for this great accomplishment!

To You,

PS. If you have not yet purchased the Twilight Series books you need too!