When these girls told me to read the series of Twilight books, I was a little hesitant. A book about vampires and werewolves-not my thing. But two months and four long books later, November 21st couldn't come quick enough. It was the release date for the 1st movie and we got our tickets weeks ago for the midnight showing.
Wendy, Me, Chessa and Teri
We arrrived at 8:00pm thinking we would get a good spot in line, but who can keep up with hundreds or thousands of screaming teenage girls who had been camped out for hours before us? The line had already wrapped around the theater as we all waited to get into 1 of 11 sold out auditoriums. We ordered CPK (California Pizza Kitchen!) while we waited in line and admired the many creative t-shirts for Team Edward, Team Jacob or for the movie itself. After about 1 hour outside we headed in like a herd of cattle.
Wendy, Me, Chessa and Teri
Sorry ladies, no good seats in this theater!
Ok, we have good seats, but now what to do with the nearly 3 hours until showtime? Some fun girly conversation, a few hands of gin and blackjack, potty breaks and some candy treats helped pass the time and soon enough the lights dimmed and the cheering began. It was intense from the beginning and worth the wait. I was shocked to see that the pictures I had created in my head from the book were completely different than what the author had envisioned in her head. All in all, a great depiction of Twilight and we will eagerly await movie #2!
