i finished it!

when i was in fourth grade, i remember telling my dad that i could no longer watch television because there were so many good books to read out there and hardly enough time to do so.  i remember thinking; i will probably need to eventually take a speed reading class, so that i can read as fast as my uncle mike, who once told me he was able to read an entire elvis novel in two minutes.

i've found more and more growing up that i believed a lot growing up, and not everything i was told was necessarily true.  don't even get me started on santa.  but who knows? maybe he took a speed reading class.

anyway, although i loved books, and read a lot, over the years i've found myself reading less and less.  i told my sister jessie the other day, that it has been such a long time since i've read a book that wasn't the bible or about it.  and it's not because i'm constantly reading the bible, but because i seem to distract myself with other things, and look for things to entertain me without much effort needed.  (wow. i sound lazy.)  

SO...it is time for me to turn over a new leaf. ha, that was actually what the summer reading program at the library was called when i was growing up. how appropriate. i've started to read, and i even finished a book! my sister jessie finished reading the history of love by nicole krauss and gave it to me to read too.  i have to admit, i was so focused on merely finishing the book at first.  she probably could have given me the farmer's almanac, and i would have been just as determined to finish.  however, pretty quickly i became engrossed in the story, (engrossed is a weird word) and  really enjoyed it.  i actually wanted to read it, and i even compared it to driving the 4runner.  i really, really like 4runners.  it pretty much filled me with just as much delight.  

when i finished the book, there were no other words to describe how i was feeling other than my heart felt swollen.  unfortunately, it was about midnight so i had to get ready for bed, and couldn't run to release my happiness.  

i thought about describing the book, but 'm pretty sure jessie is the only person who actually reads this blog, so she already knows why i loved it so much.  and if you're reading this and haven't read the book, you should probably just read it too.  it's way better than the farmer's almanac.

i finished the book.  i love leo gursky. and i'll probably name one of my children alma.