T minus one week and counting

This is it, guys. We've anticipated. We've planned. We've bought prizes, stuffed party favor bags, and invented games. We've hypothosized and argued over what will happen. And now the wait is almost over. On August 2nd we finally get our new Stephenie Meyer book, Breaking Dawn, and will celebrate with our end of the summer YA event, the Twilight Carnival.


I'm so excited I can barely breathe.

I've been preparing nonstop for the last couple of weeks. I reread all the books. Then, I started listening to the audio book version. (Which, btw, I'm not really loving. The way the reader pronounces "Bella" makes me cringe.) I've been listening to the playlists for the 3 books constantly. I've watched both of the teaser trailers over and over. I've been reading Stephenie's daily quotes from Breaking Dawn religiously. I'm ready.

OK, so first, the new book. Here's some Miss Tammy predictions (we'll see how that pan out, but I totally called that Harry was a horocrux and that house elves & Neville Longbottom would save the world):


Bella will get changed, but she'll be a very unique vampire. I can't figure out what her "gift" will be, but it's gotta be awesome. I think the most unique thing about her as a vampire will be that she still has a aversion to blood. She won't experience the same burning thirst that the others do because she will still be appalled by the smell of blood. (No, I don't know what she'll eat. I'm just throwing out theories here, people.)

Rosalie will have to make a major sacrifice to save or protect Bella.

Jacob will end up with Leah. (Let the hate mail begin...now.)

Now, the Carnival. It's going to be fantabulous. You should come. Really. The first hour will be devoted to playing games (we've got the LaPush Lob; Jasper's Training Camp; and a Twilight Treasure Hunt), dressing up & getting your picture taken at the Metamorphosis Photo Booth, and just hanging out at the park (staying within the accepted boundaries). Then, around 7:45 everyone is going to start heading back to the pavilion so that we can divide into teams for Twilight Trivia (which is garunteed to the best trivia game in the history of trivia games). At 8:30 we'll conclude the trivia game and start handing out prizes. We've got some really cool stuff, including copies of Breaking Dawn, some super-awesome bookbags, and that LCD TV.

See? Fantabulous.