Best. Phone Call. Ever.

So today M went down for an early nap and Hubs went to party with some friends of his (by party I mean he went to fix their computer), and I sat down with my Twilight DVD. I had not seen the movie yet, so I was having all kinds of 13 year old girl giddiness going on, even though I'm too old for that kind of thing. Whatever. Squee! I turn it on and my phone rings. I pause it and run to get the phone. It was my grandma. I completely shut the DVD off because these conversations are never short.

We talked about the normal stuff. She wanted all the dirt on M. I wanted all the dirt on her strawberry patch, etc. etc. (she grows the BEST strawberries in the history of the world ever). After awhile she got quiet. That's how she gets when she has something really important to say. So I said, "What's up, Gram? Do you need to talk about something?" And she said yes.

She said that she went to a bookstore the other day and bought a new book. And she loved it so much that she went out and bought the other books. I'm thinking Harlequins or something? So I said, "Gram, spit it out. Why are we talking about your book purchases?" And she said, "You're going to think I'm so silly." THAT'S RIGHT WORLD. MY GRAM IS A TWILIGHT LOVER! See she's embarrassed because she found them in the teen section. She said she got lost on the way to the cookbooks. ROFL. Anyway, she read Twilight and needed the other three books. She knows I love books, and read a lot of classics. She said, "Aren't you just embarrassed of me? I mean, these aren't the kind of books you read." I told her that I like the books too and we talked about them for awhile. So here it is. The things my Gram likes about Twilight:

- She is team.....Carlisle! She likes Carlisle because he's more "sophisticated."
- She thinks Jessica is "lewd" and "hateful"
- She likes that Edward drives a Volvo because it means he's responsible.
- She likes Jasper, but she thinks Emmett needs a spanking (lots of girls think that, Gram.)
- She said that Alice makes her tired and she needs to comb her hair (I love that she's seeing that in her head).
- She wonders if vampires wear underwear.

That was about the extent of our conversation. It was GREAT. Not just great, but Tony the Tiger GRREEEEEAAAAAAT! Gran, I know you'll never read this because you don't like the internets, but you seriously rock my world. Thanks for being my Twilight buddy.

I will write about my reflections on the Twilight DVD sometime soon.

Edward vs. Jacob

Today I had lunch with a friend of mine who has just finished New Moon. Now she is Team Jacob. I'm still friends with her because I love my friends in spite of their flaws. We were enjoying our lunch. I was having Tortellini A La Pana and she was having a Calzone. M was eating chicken nuggets as usual. We were laughing it up like we were in an Olive Garden commercial or something. We weren't even discussing Twilight. When our laughing died down, she comes out with this: "I don't know how you can even like Edward. He's so controlling and abusive." uh UH! She did NOT just say that! So I told her WHY I love Edward and why Jacob makes me want to spit.

Edward isn't controlling. He's protective. He's had a century long dry spell, you'd expect that of him. Yes, he tries to keep her from seeing Jacob in Eclipse, but he later backs off on that and lets her see him, against his better judgment. He even admitted that keeping her from him was wrong because she can make her own decision. That whole situation goes to show that even though Edward goes overboard sometimes, all it takes is Bella standing up to him.

And he isn't abusive. I'm so tired of this accusation against my book boyfriend. It's usually spoken by people who haven't been in an abusive relationship. I'll use personal examples. Not once did I see Edward grabbing Bella by her hair and slamming her against the wall. I never saw him punching her in the stomach because it wouldn't leave a mark. I never saw him tell her she was worthless and unlovable. Never once did he hit her and tell her that she deserved it. And the one time he did actually bruise her, by accident, it took him forever to forgive himself, even though she had forgiven him from the beginning. He was afraid to even touch her after that. And he always, in their relationship, gave her the option to leave if she wanted. Abusive relationships are all about dominance. And Edward was protective, but he didn't assert dominance over Bella.

Jacob was more abusive than Edward. Because 1) He kissed her without her permission, even forcing the kiss on her after she refused him and continued the kiss even after she struggled against him. Then after she broke her hand punching his face in (something he rightfully deserved), he still taunted her boyfriend and tried to flirt with her. 2) He manipulated her emotions over and over again, hurting her over and over again, to try to get what he wanted. 3) He lied to her to manipulate her once again, using freaking SUICIDE as a weapon. He has more markers of an abusive person than Edward has.

I told my friend this and she just sat there dumbfounded for a second and said, "Well, I'm still Team Jacob." *Sigh* I tried, Edward. I really tried.

On a lighter note I'm SOOOOOO excited about the DVD release! I was at Wal-Mart today and they are having a costume contest Friday night. I thought that was hilarious. How do you dress like a Twilight character? What would your costume be?

Yes, my child is awesome

No. This is not the best picture of her. She needs a bath and I haven't combed her hair today. Yes, she is team Edward. Yes, she agrees that Jacob is a skeevy little perv. No, that is not a naked Barbie. It is a naked Cinderella. Yes, Cinderella does have a rockin' body. You can't tell that because of the poofy ball gowns she wears. Yes, she is already on Eclipse. Yes, she is a super genius.