My New Library

I really don't have much to do this semester besides school, which hasn't been terribly demanding. Therefore I've been looking for new things to do. My brother-in-law's wife, Laura, has a pretty extensive library that always catches my attention when we're over at their house enjoying dinner or a movie. It seems i always find myself reading a few pages of this book or that, depending on her recommendations. My sister Carolyn also has an amazing collection of books from years and years of studying English. Every time I go home, I go down to her shelves to see if she's added anything new that I can steal for a week or two. So with this background, two weeks ago I decided it was time to get a few books of my own, so I could leave Carolyn and Laura's library alone. In a trip to DI that was supposed to last 10 minutes, but turned into an hour, I poured over shelves and shelves of extremely inexpensive books. I walked out with 6 books coming to a grand total of $14. Titles include A Thousand Splendid Suns, Zodiac and Next. I use every spare second that I can to read them, and it has become some of my most enjoyable time throughout the day. There's something to be said about a book that allows you to forget about reality and find yourself in a different world. As it turns out, I'm almost finished with this first set and its nearly time for another trip to DI. Maybe one day, I'll have a library like Laura Dutson or Carolyn Carter.