I am a hopeless bookworm. And proud of it. Thankfully, pretty much my whole family is like that, so we get along pretty well with our book collections. (Except for the fact that I'm running out of book-space in the bedroom I share with one of my sisters).Today my oldest sister, Jennifer, (we two happen to be the biggest of the bookworms of the siblings), went on a shopping expedition solely for bookstores or flea markets... a absolute dream come true!!
So we went on the quest for more books. It's a necessary collection, for those who think books are a waste of space. With our libraries throwing away perfectly wholesome books, how else are we going to get our favorite reads, unless we inter library loan it from a college library-which takes a while.
Despite the wet weather, we made it to the shops all right; I really think I was born to be a librarian or book store clerk.. We made 3 bookshops, and one pet store, which Clarence (Jen's toddler), much preferred over the other. We managed to make it out of there without getting an animal.:)
Jen found 3 or 4 books, and I didn't get a single one, big surprise to you all, I'm sure. Since I don't have a "regular" job right now, I tend to hem and haw over purchases bigger than a dollar, 'tis the sad truth.:)
But it was an absolutely awesome trip, because even though I didn't get anything, I spent time with my married sister and her son, and got to dive into the shelves of books. It's not always the big, fancy trips to some amusement park that make a day special; it's the quiet times with your family, a simple trip, (like our trip today, and our girls shopping trip Mom took us on Thursday), and just talking about anything and everything with them, that you might otherwise miss in the crowds.Even a bookworm knows it's not just about the books. But don't neglect your collection either.;)
Cheerio!
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