I recommend:

Staying up until 3am wasn't what I had in mind. I'm not positive, but it might just be the latest I've ever stayed up at night. I know, I'm such a party animal.

I wasn't at a party. I wasn't at a night club. I wasn't cruising the town or doing any risky business. My husband and dog were asleep beside me, and I was reading one heckuva good book:



Remember A Walk to Remember? (the movie?) It was fantastic, and nothing was sadder than seeing Mandy Moore with cancer. But I'd never actually read a Nicholas Sparks book -- until I saw the trailer for Dear John, and I ran to the base library immediately to check it out!

The book is about a soldier, John, who is stationed in Germany and is on leave for two weeks. While on leave, he meets a girl, Savannah, who is doing charity work for the summer. In two weeks they fall in love, but then he has to return to his base overseas. They write, call each other, and email, and then John is sent to Kosovo. Later, 9/11 occurs, and he's sent to Iraq. The book is about their relationship while he's in the military and the struggles that long distance relationships create. It is so good. I literally could not put it down. I just kept reading and reading, and I had to find out what happened.

But I will say this: It was one of the saddest books ever. The book isn't a mystery -- as John flat out tells you in the prologue that he does not end up with Savannah. I really recommend this book! I give it an A-, simply because it has a sad ending. Has Nicholas Sparks ever heard of a happy ending? I highly doubt it...

The movie comes out February 5th, and I can't wait!



In other news, one of my best friends, Tara, just created a blog! You should check it out -- she's so cute, I can't stand it! :)