At this particular moment in time, I am excited for a lot of things....
First of all, I FINALLY found a substitute to teach my preschool classes so I can go on a little vacation to see my family. Tomorrow Matt and I are catching another plane to St. Louis to visit for reasons besides a funeral. It's been really exciting these last couple of weeks, making plans with my inlaws, my friends, and my parents.
All my mom has talked about for the last week is this extravagant dinner with both of our families. I'm really happy she's getting back into entertaining, because it's something she's always loved to do, but I snicker every time I try to imagine the Reicholds and the Roberts and all those kids under one roof! I'm not sure she knows what she's getting herself into.
My sisters are also looking forward to our visit, mostly because they haven't seen Matt since the wedding festivities. Nothing makes me happier to see that they have accepted him as one of their own. They really look up to him like the older brother we never had. And he's so patient with them! Some times he even has to say to me, "I think you're being a little hard on them." Seeing him with them makes me believe he will be the best father my children could have.
Also very recently, I've been able to brush the end of a long term goal with my outstretched fingertips. I don't like to talk about it much, but since the middle of college I've been trying to write a book. It's taken me nearly three years. (two of them in the midst of going to school and working full time) In the last month I've been honing in on the last quarter of the manuscript. I decided to type up and outline just to see how much more I had to do. I was amazed to discover I would most likely be done by the end of April. It would also take me about a month and a half to go over every word with a fine tooth comb.
Why am I doing this? What do I want out of all this?
I don't know exactly.
Story and poetry writing is something I've always dabbled with in my spare time. I even completed a poetry book for my last project in college. But it's so personal I'm really apprehensive about submitting it for any kind of publication. But this book idea has been in my head since I was a teenager, and I just feel like it's something I need to do to complete the person I want to become.
I want to feel that giddy surge of accomplishment every time I finish a chapter, only a hundred times magnified. I want who ever ends up reading it to enjoy reading it as much as I've enjoyed writing it. I would LOVE to walk into a book store one day and see my stories on the shelf.
But don't like to get ahead of myself. I just want to write at take all that other hoopla one step at a time.
3 comments:
When it's out, I'm reading it girl! It'll be amazing I'm sure. And when your on a book tour, just remember the little people and maybe sign our copy?! Hope all is well! Oh, what genre is your book, or is it all under wraps for now?!
Even though you are ditching me another Sunday, I am so glad you get to go home!! I am sure you will have a blast! We will have to have another chocolate, chips & salsa, and vanilla wafer night again, so you can tell me all about it, ;)! As for your book, I am so excited to read it. What an amazing accomplishment! you rock!
(I'm replying to your recent post on my page)
I knew we were alike! I could just tell you know?! lol, anyways it's sad that we're gone now but maybe we'll cross paths literally instead of virtually someday.
Yes I have many ideas for my books but they run around my head like frantic puppies stumbling and yelping so I can never make out what to do with them! I have started just writing anything but like I said in my post, I always doubt whether their worth reading. Sigh. But I like them so that's all that matters! But I've always leaned towards fantasy and adventure type genres...I think that's because I'd rather exist in them rather then exist in the real world, lol- Richard can attest to that. Anyways...this is really long!
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