So, I had a super fun experience today and I thought I would share it with all of you. I went to see the newest installment in the Harry Potter series last night and afterwards I was talking about it with my husband and a friend that went with us. My friend, Victoria, has read all of the books and was telling me how (obviously) the books are way better than the movies. I am always a strong believer in reading books and I know that movies rarely live up to the expectations of a book lover. Anyway, this made me think that I really would like to read the books because I have enjoyed the movies and I know the books will be even better. As I thought about this I looked the books up online to see what their hardback price is because I own the second one in hardback (very random, I know). I saw that even used the books were going to be pretty expensive so I thought that I would just check my local library to see if they had it. Of course both of the libraries I checked had the first book checked out because of the new movie, apparently more than one person shared in my desire to read the series. So, dissapointed in the fact that I would simply have to wait, I went to sleep. This morning when I woke up I determined that I would probably go by the library anyway just to check and see if it was mismarked online and they really did have it. While I was deciding this, I pondered where else I could possibly find a copy and it occured to me that people may give something like that to a thrift store and since we have a few in Plainview I figured I would take a little bit of time and go check them. I got to the first one, the Salvation Army here in town and was really excited to see a small room completely packed with books! If you know me, you probably know that books are one of my favorite things and getting to dig my way through a room full of them is exciting to me. :) As I glanced across the shelves in this little room I found Inkspell which is the second book in a series that I have been wanting to read for a long time. A few minutes later on another shelf, I found Inkheart which is the first book in the series! At this point, I was super excited and just looked up and down every shelf to find mo
re treasures like these. Right before I had to leave for work, on the last shelf I checked, I found not only the first Harry Potter but also the third! They are both a little beat up and worn but as long as they have every page, I'm happy! Needless to say, I left that store $2.44 poorer and a whole lot happier! I now have the first three Harry Potter books so I can get started on the series. I love finding little treasures and books are some of the best. I hope you all had something great happen to you today, I sure did! :)
re treasures like these. Right before I had to leave for work, on the last shelf I checked, I found not only the first Harry Potter but also the third! They are both a little beat up and worn but as long as they have every page, I'm happy! Needless to say, I left that store $2.44 poorer and a whole lot happier! I now have the first three Harry Potter books so I can get started on the series. I love finding little treasures and books are some of the best. I hope you all had something great happen to you today, I sure did! :)
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