I'm on my last day of vacation.  I'll regret having to come back to work..in a way.  But it's always nice getting back into the rhythm of the humdrum.

...I didn't do anything interesting... just my daily cleaning, laundry, and various other domestic things..and I read.  I read the whole Twilight series.  I had determined that I wouldn't waste my time on watching the movie OR reading the books.  I ended up watching the movie first...and I must have been in one of my "sentimental" moods..in reaction to my "romantically void" life..because I decided to read the first book.  Needless to say, I read all four books in just over a week (each book being between 600 to 700 pages).  The author created some really interesting, engaging characters that (sappy people like me) get attached to.  It'll be interesting to see if she continues with any of the characters in future stories.  Do I have the opinion that this series is an all time great?  No, not necessarily.. but it makes for a bit of a sentimental, suspenseful, romantic read.