Why Twilight?

The question on the minds of so many people around me is: “Why do you go to so many Twilight conventions?”  The answer is simple. I love Twilight and have made many friends because of it.

I’ll give you snapshot of my life over the last 12 years. I had my first child in 2000, second in 2001, third in 2003, fourth in 2005, and fifth in 2006. None of my kids are 2 years apart. I spent 9 ½ years of my life being pregnant, breastfeeding, or both at the same time without a break in between. I had NO friends. This, of course, was by choice because I had been hurt so badly by  my closest friends. I put up walls and refused to allow anyone else in because I NEVER wanted to feel that kind of pain again. It was lonely at times especially when all I wanted was a break…just a little time away. I would go 9 months at a time without any kind of break away. (Thanks to my cousin Dena for going to lunch with me). I’m a stay at home mom and I homeschool my children so I was with them 24-7! I also babysat other people’s kids whenever they needed me to.  Even through all this I was still HAPPY. My family means the world to me and seeing the faces of my wonderful, happy children was enough to get me through and put a smile on my face!! I chose happiness instead of letting circumstances cause me to be down all the time.

Almost 2 years ago, I was introduced to Twilight. (Thanks Kailyn!!) My cousin Kailyn tried over and over again to get me to read these books about vamires. My response: “Vampires? Really? No, thanks. I have no interest in reading anything about vampires.” Finally, the first movie came out and I got an early copy. I called her and invited her to come  watch it. (I had promised her I would watch it with her) The movie ended and I could NOT for the life of me understand why people were so in love with this series. I asked two questions: “Did they leave a lot out and are the Quileutes wolves?” Her answers were: "yes, and yes." I knew there had to be more to it for people to love it so much. I borrowed the books and read ALL of them, including the partial draft of Midnight Sun that Stephanie Meyer posted on her site, in 7 days. Keep in mind, I still kept up with all the housework, cooking, and homeshooling the kids. Thus began my LOVE for these books. J

I found out about a convention hosted by Creation Entertainment coming to my area in April of 2010.  I spoke to my husband about it and he said it would be ok for me to go. I WENT BY MYSELF. It was my first time away from the kids and my first real break in more than 10 years. It was so hard to be away from them but it was a much needed trip. I had such a great time and met so many awesome people. Next came April of this year. I hadn’t planned on going to another convention but by this time I had found so many new friends that shared my love for Twilight who were interested in going. We all met for the Convention and had a BLAST! We’ve been to 2 others since then. LOL These conventions are my getaways. My time to hang out with my friends and have fun. My time to relax and to not have to worry about taking care of everyone around me. Don’t get me wrong, I love taking care of my family. They are my world. Sometimes, you just need a break!

Thanks to Stephanie Meyer for creating Twilight. Without these books, I would not have made so many wonderful friends. I would not have allowed those walls that I had built up so strongly to come down. Twilight has brought me someone I can call my best friend. It has brought me a lot of amazing friends, REAL friends,  that I can just be me with. Coventions are our way of getting together and just having fun!! We celebrate Twilight through these conventions because without it, we would have never found each other! Love you girls!!  You know who you are!!! *cough* Charline, Tiffany, and Dani *cough* ;) xoxo