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I'm drowning in 'Thank You' cards right now. I thought it would be an easy accomplishment, but it's not. There's a ton of cards that I need to write, and Dave has been helping me out, but it's a lot of work.
For our wedding court and sponsors, we wanted something a little more than the thank you cards that we gave to our guests. So I've hunted all over the place looking from some nice notecards to give to them. I went to Barnes and Noble, and couldn't find anything I liked. But I ended up buying some cute generic notecards and an X-Files episode summary book. Then I headed out to Borders. Didn't like any of the cards there. So I ended up buying a cookbook and a bookmark. Went to Hallmark, still no luck. Stopped myself from buying a picture frame.
I love shopping at bookstores. I have a real weakness for them. Especially used bookstores. I like to get the books that are really worn out, because that means that they've been loved and read over and over again. But I also love places like Borders and B&N because you get to browse the books before buying them. I've got a weakness for Photoshop how-to books. And Anne McCaffery books. And bookmarks. I always lose my bookmarks, which defeats the purpose of getting one.
But books, yeah, I'm constantly borrowing them, or lending them, or suggesting books for people to read. Close friends get books as presents. As a child, I would read all the time, join book marathons, order books through book clubs and get tons of free posters of puppies. My mom said that my eyes are so bad because I would read in the dark before going to sleep.
I guess it could be summed up in what was said to me by an old man who was watching me at a used book sale once - 'Excuse me miss, I just wanted to tell you that I can tell that you really love books. I can see it by the way you look at them, how you hold each one you're interested in, and how you reluctantly put each one down. It's beautiful to see.' Yeah, I love books. It's my escape to a world that isn't mine. Some books are like old friends to me, I've many of my books several times.
Sadly, I haven't had much time to read lately. Before, I would read on the commute to work, but since my commute lately has been either through LA traffic or from my bedroom to my dining room table, there hasn't been good reading time.
Posted by Yano at September 14, 2003 11:44 PMI love books too. Books were the one thing my mom never denied me. I don't remember her ever once saying no when I asked to buy a book! In elem. school when we got those fliers to order books every month or so, I'd get like a dozen! When they arrived all the kids mouths would hang open as the pile on my desk grew higher and higher.
And trips to library? I had to bring a wagon to hold all the books I borrowed! Yeah, I'm like you - a bookstore is a dangerous place! I don't like hardcovers, though - so that helps limit the potential for damage!
Posted by: Noelle on September 15, 2003 09:28 AMYou bought a cookbook??
Posted by: Claudine on September 15, 2003 03:57 PMWow, Yano's a Californian now. Are you on the ballot, too?
Oh, and congrats on gettin' hitched! ;-)
Can I send you my DL list for Thank You notes while you're at it?? :)
Posted by: Mona on September 15, 2003 11:31 PM
