Sherrilyn Kenyon will be appearing there! I'm pretty sure she did last year but I didn't know who she was until I started reading her MacAllister series. Thank God I'll be done with it for a while after I finish the review for Taming the Scotsman (which is in Drafts right now). But this time I have a game plan. Instead of getting Twilight swag this year - well more like, aside from getting Twilight swag, I'm also gonna hang out at Sherrilyn's booth and get freebies there. Hopefully autographs for my books as well. That means I need some new Sharpies.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Saturday, June 12, 2010
The Origin of the Honeymoon
Today, the tradition of a honeymoon following nuptials has, long way from its original meaning. Today's "happy ending" to the wedding event is a far cry from its much different beginnings. The word honeymoon has its roots in the Norse word "hjunottsmanathr" which was anything but blissful. Northern European history describes the abduction of a bride from neighboring village. It was imperative, that the abductor, the husband to be, take his bride to be into hiding for period of time. His friends assured his and her safe keeping and kept their whereabouts unknown. Once the bride's family gave up their search, the bride groom returned to his people. This folkloric explanation presumably is the origin of today's honeymoon, for its original meaning meant hiding.
Romantic Movie of the Day
I went out to see Letters to Juliet tonight (Vanessa Redgrave, Amanda Seyfried). It's actually pretty sweet, and quite comedic. I almost thought I wasn't going to be able to see this movie because it's a very rare chance I actually go to the movie theater, if at all.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Finished another book
But I don't want to write a review just yet. It's another Kinley MacGregor book and right after this, I'll be reading and reviewing an oldie-but-goodie in my library.
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