My Twilight Mecca

Here it is, my photo documentary of my Twilight Mecca. This post is as much a testament to Richard's tolerance and compassion as a good husband as it is my ode to my inner pre-teen.

Richard was so good as to put up with us listening to "Twilight" on tape as we drove on our vacation. It was kind of cool to see so many of the things talked about in the book and portrayed in the movie. And it allowed us many hours of laughing at Bella's expense. Richard agreed that Edward is much cooler in the book and that Robert Pattison's ugly, emaciated mug doesn't really do him justice.

We did eat at Bella Italia, the famed restaurant of mushroom ravioli fame (now titled "Bella's Mushroom Ravioli" on the menu-- though we did not order it). And I have to say, it is one of the best meals that either Richard or I have ever eaten. It was anniversary meal really good, and had some nice ambiance as well. And to their credit, they have not turned the restaurant into a Twilight museum.
Do I want Anna to read books like the Twilight saga?
hmmmm.....
only if she finds herself in graduate school having lost all love of books and reading.
You can't read it, but the sign above says "Bella's First Aid Supplies sold here"
A beautiful sunny day at La Push beach. There is a part in the novel where Bella wonders what is the yellow orb in the sky (apparently because it always rains in Forks....).
So I admit, I got a little giggly and girly at times during the Mecca. Mostly associated with images of Taylor Lautner (which made me switch from camp Edward to camp Jacob-- well, that and the fact that Robert Pattinson seems to be actually decomposing)

This was the sign welcoming us to the reservation at La Push.
And this was the back of the sign. Apparently the wolf tribe endorses Pepsi.

It was a lot of fun. And again, I have to thank my wonderful husband for being so tolerant of my desire to see some of the signs of the Twilight times. They were merely pit stops on our family vacation, but it made me really happy. Richard says that he would have been the same way if we had been staying on the planet of Tatooine (Luke Skywalker's home).