I went to one of my favorite antique malls this morning and unbeknownst to me they were setting up for a special event. The store is located in a tiny business district of a cute little town with very limited parking. I had to drive around and around looking for a parking place and NOT because it was crowded with cars. . .it was because all the parking was blocked off in preparation for the big Harry Potter celebration tonight!! I didn't even think about it until I saw the very, L-O-N-G line of kids standing outside the Barnes and Noble!!! It was kind of cute though because all the shops got really into the spirit by having their store windows decorated with items from their shop that related in some way to the book. . .wizards, magic, brooms, etc. It was fun to see the way they really had to stretch their imaginations to tie their merchandise in with the book. One shop, called "Potters" had added the word Harry on top of their sign and when these three girls (all dressed in various Harry Potter character costumes) saw it, they squealed with glee and wanted their picture taken in front of the store! Too funny!! Then I noticed that many of the shops had altered their store fronts in some way or another. Oh how I wish I had brought my camera, but alas it was at home recharging it's batteries. Isn't that always the way?! How many of you are going to be at the bookstore at the stroke of midnight to get your copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?
Ah, I see you signed up too! I found out last minute from Heather Bluhm's blog and got mine in ASAP. Looking forward to seeing the final project. Wish I had been somewhere like that Friday night...we tried doing what we thought was going to be a really cool themed evening at a "scenic" railroad in southern Ohio, but it turned out to be a complete waste of time, and by the time we got back home, Barnes and Noble wouldn't even let us in the door to get our preordered book, they were that full. Oh well, thank God for 24 hour Krogers...finished the book yesterday. Wow!
ReplyDeleteLove your page. I am in the diary too. I am actually working on my second page. I can't wait to see it all done!!
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