As you can tell from reading this blog, I am not a very good writer. I know this. I am more of a reader. As in, house full of books, always have one with me, go to bookstores when I am upset to keep me calm, kinda reader. The super nerd in me loves books.
When I was a kid I was hooked on a book series, Sweet Valley High. LOVED IT! I would take my allowance each week and go buy a new book and lock myself in my room for a couple of hours until it was finished, only to wait until the next week when I could go get a new one. AHHHH...the simple life!
I learned all of the life lessons that one 10 year old, overweight nerdy girl could learn from two hot blond, Southern California twins (Yes, I know, so realistic!). I fallowed their drama, felt their pain and longed to have my very own cherry red Alfa Ramiro convertible. Like a drug, I was hooked on these paperbacks and waited like a junkie for my next fix.
OH...and did I mention the Super Editions? OMG! I can't even tell you the excitement that came along with heading to the store and finding out that a new one was in. HAPPY BUTT WIGGLE DANCE to the 10th degree! These came out around the holidays and always seemed to involve a ski trip or a vacation to Hawaii. Heaven for the reader stuck in Oregon in the rain (yes, that would be me).
While cleaning the garage, I found my box of Sweet Valley High books. Yes, I STILL have them. I have almost the whole set. :SUPERGEEK: No, I have not re-read them, and I hope that I have out grown that phase of my life, but it did bring back some memories.
Also in the box, tucked into one of the books, I found a letter from the author, Francine Pascal, in response to my one and only fan letter that I have ever written. It was totally a form letter, sent out to all the pre teen girls that were followers, but I didn't care! All that mattered was that I got a letter back in return!
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