Bekah Buttons Tumbles

Today is the 3 year anniversary of something I’ve kept (sorta) secretive for the past 3 years- a blog I run. About Twilight. If this is the first time you’re hearing about this, then you’re really bad at reading all my clues which are often times blatant when I post pictures of myself & my blog partner at Twilight movie premieres. 

Anyway, we initially called our blog our “secret blog” because it was SO easy to be anonymous & say whatever we wanted without fear that it would come back to bite us in “real life.” And it was easy. And fun. But eventually our “real” selves started to be known on the blog as we more “virtual” friends turned into “real life” friends. And that was okay too. We’ve become less honest about what we REALLY think, but the trade-off has been worth it. I mean, I got a picture with Gill Birmingham. We often joke that we really wish we could start a “secret blog.” We just might. (Except that David would kill me, so probably not)

Today, for our 3rd anniversary, our friend Jamie took over the blog (well, blogs. There are 2 of them) and filled them with memories from herself & our friends from the past 3  years. Jamie is one of the best things that has come out of blogging about Vampires. I’m so grateful she started reading oh so long ago, e-mailed us because she read that I lived in the Philadelphia area, and then one day in May 2009, met up with me for brunch. And didn’t kill me. She also introduced me to Honey’s which is a block from where I moved 1 year later (and the REASON we know about this neighborhood.) Jamie’s friendship is an amazing gift that came from a “silly little book.”

But she’s not the only one (Sorry, J) There are so many friendships and relationships I’ve made- too many to name them all- and my life will never be the same.

Another friend, Jodie, set up a blog just to post about the last 3 years today. And what she said at the end perfectly sums up my feelings for what this crazy thing has been since December 8, 2008:

But you know what’s even better than being on a black carpet or being besties with SMeyer? This community you’ve built. Through the blogs and the comments and the forum we’ve made friends. Not just Twilight friends where we all sit around eating Twilight Candy hearts while we play Twilight Scene It, but actual friends. Friends who have become closer and more dear to us than people we’ve known for decades. Friends who we wished lived nearer because they are a lot more fun than our in-town friends. Friends who get you, your sense of humor, and who will play Uno with you on the pavement in 10 degree weather at 3AM while you wait outside the Today Show. People who make ‘ole’ the funniest word in the world even if you weren’t at that particular party. People who support you through your wedding jitters, your divorces, your new jobs, your new babies, the losses of your loved ones, and the petty bad days when the car won’t start and you spill coffee down your shirt. And when you are feeling your worst they’ll come along and make you laugh. People who trust that you aren’t really some 60-year-old pervert when they offer you a place to stay next time you are in town. We may never meet some of them in person, but they are friends who would probably track down a kidney if any of us needed one. And they’ll be with us long after this whole vampire phase has crumbled to ashes. Friends we wouldn’t have if you guys hadn’t started two ‘secret’ blogs three years ago.

I know that there are so many people who don’t understand my love for this book series, or the author, or why I blog about it day after day. But what Jodie wrote about is the exact reason why. And years into the future when this is all over and Twilight is a thing of the past, that is what I’ll remember. I’ll remember the Jamies & the Jodies & the trips & the standing in lines & the laughs & the cries & the videos & the songs & the snail & the dragon & so much more than I could ever write here. 

There’s no sense in saying that “I’ll remember” Nikki (my blog partner) because years into the future when we’re old & gray, we’ll still be blogging about something. Maybe we’ll run a “Depends” comparison site or something, or have an advice column called “This is what Grandma would do.” Either way, 3 years of working with THIS girl just solidified the fact that I want to always work with her in some sense. And she needs a reason to keep that Edward Cullen pillow on her bed. So, don’t worry, Nik, I’m not going anywhere, you can let Edward know. 

So here’s to 3 years, Nik, my blog partner and dear friend. Raise your glass (I know you have a big ass bottle of champy in your fridge) to THIS, and then immediately start to pray we can figure out what to write about for the next year. Ily 4eva xo. 

Year 1: So green

Year 2: So exciting

Year 3: It really DOES keep getting better