It All Ends

I have been horrible about blogging lately. I blame the move...and then the lack of internet after the move. But, I'm finally settled and have tons of free time until I get a job. I'm hoping this happens sooner rather than later!

A couple weeks ago my best friend and I threw a Harry Potter party in spirit of the release of the final film. She and I grew up with Harry from age 10 until the final book was released, the summer before my sophomore year of college. It was a sad sad sad day. However, at the very least we still had the films to look forward to (as awful as they were). But after July 15th at around 2:30am, my childhood abruptly and finally ended. At least that's how it felt. We walked out of the theater feeling lost and even deserted. However, there is some comfort in knowing that Harry will always be there for us to return to on the many pages J.K. Rowling gave us as well as deep in our hearts.

Here are some images from the party. Now the images I just don't feel do the party justice. We had snitches hanging from the trees and the pergola, bunting in the house colors, home-made butterbeer, chocolate frogs, cupcakes decorated with house-colored, home-made icing, jelly beans, and numerous other Harry Potter themed decor and foods. (Now this was also my sister's 13th birthday party, so luckily we had more guests than just Jessie & myself). We screened the 7th movie Part 1 while eating and relaxing in our Gryffindor wardrobe. Oh it was a fabulous night, well-worth the hard work and I will forever be proud and unashamed of my somewhat obsessive nature when it comes to the wizarding world given to us by the beautiful, talented, & brilliant Jo.

Jo, thank you ever so much for sharing this world with us and giving me a childhood that consisted of eagerly awaiting the arrival of a book. The anticipation of that moment for me is matched only by the excitement of seeing a loved one after prolonged separation and the excitement of stepping onto a plane off to explore unknown land & cultures. And, I think that's pretty impressive for book!