Confessions of a Twilight Mom

The Holidays are here and the crazy shopping days are upon us.  If you're an obsessed Twilight Mom like me, you may have been out shopping on Black Friday, then suddenly decided to take a detour to the nearest movie theater to catch New Moon AGAIN!  Yes, That is now 7 times for me.

While shopping today, I could not help but notice some of the Twilight New Moon merchandise available.  Did anyone see the Edward and Jacob stockings?  I have to admit that I could not resist!!!  Wow,  and I just learned of a Twilight Wii game!

Since I have shopping and Twilight on my mind, I wanted to let you all know that in the next few days, we will be displaying our Confessions of a Twilight Mom book and Twilight Mom t-shirt gift sets.    The book makes a very unique gift, and your purchase goes toward a great cause!  Also there is a new "sparkly shirt" in the works that we will be featuring around the 2nd week in December.  Visit the boutique in a few days and check it out!

I'm not sure how much of a confession this is.  Especially now that I am certain that there are other Moms out there just as obsessed if not more obsessed than me.

I have now seen New Moon three times!  Yes, three times.  I'm sure that I am not alone.  My first experience with the movie was not the best, unfortunately.  Can you believe that of ALL weekends, I come down with a virus?  I saw the midnight showing on Thursday evening, and was truly miserable the entire time!  I knew there was something wrong when I did not shed a single tear throughout the entire movie.  I had a headache, a cough, my sinuses hurt, and to top it off, I had to go the the bathroom so bad throughout almost the entire movie. (Gigi suggested that next time I wear Depends!) My second experience was much better.  I actually cried throughout most of it.

New Moon was an excellent movie version of the book.  I am overcome by what an amazing job Chris Weitz and the entire cast and crew did with movie.  I have a question for Team Edward though...

After each time I've seen the movie, I'm left with a sort of anxious feeling, even though I know what comes next.  My husband watched it with me last night and as we discussed the movie on the ride home he said "Your Rob Pattinson guy  didn't play a very big role in this one".  When he said this, I realized that my anxiety and incomplete feeling may very well have been that I didn't get ENOUGH Rob!!  What do you all think?  I'd love to hear all of your reactions to the movie.  Especially what you thought of the ending.  OR perhaps the biggest question....Have you switched Teams?

 

I have a confession to make....

I was scared to death this morning sitting in the Green Room at the Fox 35 News station in Lake Mary, FL.  My entire body was shaking and I was pretty sure that once I walked out to the FOX 35 news room area I would literally pass out!  I was accompanied by my very own "real life" Edward, my Husband. He had such an amazing calming presence, much like Jasper I suspect. The very sweet station intern walked into the green room and said "Ok, they are ready for you".  I looked at Sean, wide eyed and terrified.  He placed his hand on my leg and calmly reminded me to relax and  just talk with Heidi Hatch naturally about the book and remember, It's about the charity!  It's all about the charity!  Deep Breath.. (Breathe Andrea Breathe!)  Ok, I can do this.  Well, here is a link to the interview.

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/good_day/111909-Confessions-of-a-Twilight-Mom

This weekend we will be sponsoring a blood drive at Central Florida Blood Centers HQ in Orlando on Friday from 11-1PM.  Even of you are not in this area, go out and give Blood at your local blood bank this weekend!  Find out if you are Edward's Type!

 

Hello Fellow Twi-Moms!    Well, the Confessions book has been officially out for just  two and a half weeks.  I am so excited to say that I will be sending a check to the Foundation for America's Blood Centers at the end of this month for the money we have raised just in the few short weeks we have been selling the book and our T-shirts.

My web designer is working on a tracking device for us that will be on our main page to show our progress in donations to the Foundation.  Together with the company's personal donations and the money from the sales of the book and our Sparkly Tee's, we will have donated over $1000 to the foundation.  This is an amazing start to what I hope will be an ongoing achievement.  Thank you so much to all of you who have contributed to our cause by purchasing the Confessions book and our Boutique items.

 

 

 

First, Let me just say thank you again to all of our contest entries.  It is so nice to be a part of such an incredible group of Moms.  So when you are all out and about in just 7 short days, lining up to see New Moon.........

Stand tall, Stand Proud, and say it OUTLOUD!  " I am a Twilight Mom!!!"

The votes have been counted and the winner of our contest is:

Visit to the Salon Turns Dedicated Mom into Vamp Loving Cougar, by Jo Marie D.

Congratulations Jo Marie.

 

 

 

Ladies and Gentleman, our Confessions contest has come to an end.  We had some wonderful confessions, so choosing our favorites was quite a challenge!  The winner will receive a free signed copy of the Confessions book and a Sparkly Rhinestone T!  Perfect attire for the New Moon Premiere!

 

Below are some great Confessions for you to vote on!  Get your votes in by November 12th.  Good Luck to our final six.

Drum roll please............And, in no particular order, here are your top CONFESSIONS!!!

LETTER TO ROB PATTZ

I wrote Rob Pattinson a letter. A real fan letter ( you know, the kind we used to write to Donny Osmond.) But, since I am old enough to be Rob's mom I also pleaded with him to stop smoking! I explained to him how it pained me to see photos of him smoking--not just because it was a bad example to the zillions of young impressionable youths that watched him, but because it was such a dangerous and deadly habit. I explained to him ( not too preachy, but lovingly) that my only brother died of lung cancer at just 49 years of age; that 49 may have sounded ancient to him now, but that it was waayyy to young to die of such a preventable, horrible disease! For some reason--I don't know WHAT possessed me to doing this--I genuinely invited him to our home in South Texas if he "ever needed to get away from all the crazyiness of Hollywood. Maybe a little time with a normal family would be good for him." I think secretly I was hoping he would just come to my house and I could watch him swim in the pool or mow my lawn with his shirt off. I don\'t know?! When I told my daughters, aged 13 and 11, that I actually MAILED the letter I thought they were going to run away from home and join the circus. They were mortified!

by:  JAMIE W.

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WILL GARLIC SAVE HER HUSBAND?

Well since I am such a huge fan of the series and read all the books you can help but fantasize right!?! After finishing Twilight I was dreaming about it one night and my husband works on night shift every 2 weeks. He said he came in and apparently I was having a good dream he said I was smiling and just mumbling all kinds of stuff. He woke me up and I told him to just go ahead and bite me so I could have the perfect ending to the dream! Of course he thinks I am crazy now. It is all my sister in laws and I talk about because I started them reading it too. My mother in law says she is going to put garlic around her boys necks in case we bite them! I still like to go up and give him a nibble on the neck just to get excited! Makes us laugh too!

by: STEPHANIE W.

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A LITTLE CLASSROOM INSPIRATION FROM CARDBOARD CUTOUT EDWARD

I am a high school teacher in Florida, and am, what my students have come to believe the quintessential twilight fanatic. In my classroom I have "Edward" stand up life size with a quote telling the students what they have to do to be successful. I have both the Edward "action figures" A custom made Edward "bobble head" the calendar. It is not really a confession but my students are either impressed or frightened. I have most everything printed on Edward and the Twi-saga, key chains (which make a great gift to teenagers) a "bite me" bumper sticker and t-shirts galore. If asked, I call it like it is an obsession not necessarily to Edward but to that over whelming desire for the true love that I will never out grow.....I hope.

by:  BARBARA M.

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TWILIGHTING AT WORK

Hello my name is Trina and I'm addicted to Twilight....I have read the books countless times if fact I have moved to the audio books so I can drive and do house work while listening, I have even been known to go to sleep while listening to Edward and Bella romance each other. I wear the The Twilight New Moon tee shirts and hoodie with great pride. I have pocket Edward at my desk at work so he can watch over me while I toil away my workday.

While at work I check each day for new movie clips and without shame I call in my employees one by one to watch on my computer screen (I have excellent speakers so we have to close the door).

My husband is very supportive of my addiction always on the look out for calendars and movie magazines. He doesn’t even mind when I accidently slip and call him Edward (which is quite often).

The one thing I would like to confess to is that I have bought New Moon tickets for myself and a fellow Twilighter for November 20th. Now I have to give her the day off since she is scheduled to work without letting my boss know what I'm up to.

I can't wait to read your book and I love that I have such a great support group with all of my Twilight moms!

by:  TRINA D.

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STOLEN CHRISTMAS MONEY

This is my twilight confession, so here goes. I told my self I was not going to read this sappy teen love story, I even made fun of the "BIG HYPE" I am a mother of four teens, and yes a Harry Potter fan. All the ladies at work were reading Twilight and talking about it. When anyone asked me if I read it, I would reply no I'm not into those types of books. So one night shopping for Christmas stocking stuffers, I broke down and bought the book. On Christmas day I started reading it. I read the book in the bathroom and in closets because I did not want to let my daughters know how much I loved the book. I was through with the first two in two weeks. I craved the books like a drug!! By the time I finished New Moon I HAD to read the next one, but I was low on cash, and still had a few days to go until pay day. So I did what any mom desperate to read the book would do. I used some of my daughters Christmas money to buy the book. And of course she caught me taking the money, and I had to break down and tell her why. She still will not let me live that down. and I can\'t believe I just shared that I stole my daughters Christmas money to read Twilight lol. and yes I gave her the money back.

by:  BRANDY K.

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VISIT TO THE SALON TURNS DEDICATED MOM INTO VAMP LOVING COUGAR

I'd never given much thought to how I would go from being a dedicated wife and mother to an obsessed, delusional, sleep deprived, vampire-loving cougar.

It all started one afternoon long ago. I was at the hair salon, enjoying my escape from reality, when I overheard the young woman in the station next to me talking about Edward. I couldn’t help but eavesdrop. Who was this teenager talking about? My curiosity got the best of me and I could no longer hide my interest in her conversation. So there I was, foils in my hair, talking to this young girl about the boy who would transform my life forever.

When I left the salon I was on my way to find this Twilight book. I hadn’t read a book, except for Dr. Seuss, since I was in school. But here I was, headed to the bookstore. I did not need any help finding this book. There it was on display in the center of the young adult section. I was still considered a young adult, wasn’t I?

I started reading Twilight as soon as I got home. I could not put the book down! I have absolutely no idea how I got dinner prepared and helped with my son's homework.

This story awakened something deep down inside of me. I hadn't felt this way in a very long time. I felt as if my life, my every breath was dependent upon this book. I could not wait until my son's bedtime, which conveniently just changed to half an hour earlier.

As I crawled into bed with my book in hand I felt a relief. Now we were finally alone! I was so deep into this on the edge of your seat blow your mind kind of love story when my husband groaned "turned off the light and go to sleep!" It's three in the morning! "Oh my gosh...it's three in the morning I thought to myself. "I wasn't even tired. Needless to say, the light never did turn off. I finished the book. Then the anxiety started to set in. The hours until the bookstore opened were agonizing. I needed my fix. Boy did I know exactly how Edward felt. This book was my own personal brand of heroin.

For the next week I was never without the books. I cannot begin to tell you what was happening in my own house. Many pre-made meals and take out and yes to anything my son wanted to do as long as it left me enough quiet time to get my fix. My husband was so jealous. He accused me of being in love with a fictional character. Well, he was never more correct. I was consumed with Edward. He had to be real. He had to exist.

I remember anticipating the end of the series. I was going through an internal struggle of not being able to put the book down but not wanting to reach the end. What was I going to do? How would I be able to go through life without Edward? Boy I was nuts!

Well, I got through it. It ended and my life will never be the same. In a good way of course! Twilight gave me the escape I needed from the daily grind. It took my mind to a far off place away from all the stressful things going on in my life. Edward brought a spark back into my husband's and my relationship. Stephenie Meyer awakened a love of reading that I never had before and will now pass on to my son.

I am reading the Twilight Saga for the seventh time now. I have read other books, but none have even come close to the way I feel about Twilight. Twilight is my Jacob. My sun. The bright warm spot in my day. It is too impossible to tell it goodbye.

by:  Jo Marie D.

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NOT SO HIDDEN AGENDA

my twilight confession is kinda pitiful :) i wanted to go to vancouver sooo bad to try and get a "glimpse" of some cullen cuties that i called up my moms ex-husbands parents who live in newfoundland canada and tried to convince them that i was very interested in their history and that i would benefit from it to visit their beloved country, lol, of course they did not buy that so yes i did the horrible i tried to use my kids, not in a bad way, i said but wouldn't you love for the babies to experience canada, they said sure you guys can come here to newfoundland but we are not sending you to vancouver, i'll be damned if they didn't see through me LOL, oh well! well thats my pitiful confession... using my kids and trying to get in good w/ the ex-grandparents.

by: DANA H.

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