College and other ordinary things

I love books. This is an established fact.

Mostly I love romance books. They're funny, the characters are entertaining, and there's never a reason for me to cry because there's always a happy ending (which happens in so few relationships these days).

I have read a set of books lately that were published a few years ago that I have just fallen madly in love with. The author is amazing and her characters make me think about my own future with much more clarity than I usually do. I know that for me, having children and a family is a long way off, but I don't think it hurts to think about it now. Really, it's a good thing. When it's finally time to start a family, I'll know just what I want.

The Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn follows a family of eight siblings in their quest to find love. It is set over many years (it does take a while to conceive and birth eight children, making them somewhat spaced out in age) with a book written for each child (Anthony, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth).

They all love each other dearly and would do anything for each other. It's much like my real life family, except we do not live in Regency England, and none of us have quite gotten up to eight children just yet. I feel the need to set myself up for the challenge. It may seem crazy, but I have always wanted many children, and know that my family would accept my decision no matter how strange it is by the standards of today's society. My reasons for wanting hundreds of children have never really seemed clear to me until recently, the need was just there. I now have reasons though, and still feel like I'm cracked for even thinking about broaching this subject with my eventual future husband.

Reason 1: I have grown up in a very loving very close knit family and would love that for my children. I had only one sibling, and while two was nice, I would have liked to have more siblings.

Reason 2: I think it would be just adorable to name my kids in alphabetical order. I would start with Aiden. Or Anabelle.

Reason 3: I want kids. I want a bunch. I want to have my own and know that they are MINE. And I want to adopt. I want to save some child from a horrible situation and know that it's MINE too.

Reason 4: Having a family is fantastic. I don't even know how to describe the amazing feeling of knowing that there will always be someone who has my back or will be there when I need them. I love every single second of it and I want to know that my kids will always have that. And that I will always have that as well.

Alright, so to add to my list of books that I love, is a historical romance novel that is mostly history with a bit of romance thrown in just to keep things interesting, and I'm convinced, depress you.

Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors was one of the best novels that I have read in a WHILE. It makes you think, and for us history buffs, gives you a look into the side of the French Revolution that isn't discussed in textbooks. The love story is poignant and only serves to make the actually history all that more moving. I would suggest this book to anyone who isn't afraid of a little bloodshed, will take the time to read a novel that may feel like a slow read (personally I think that it's because the story is just difficult to take in), and appreciate the history that brought the world to where it is today.

I've come a little farther in Eat, Pray, Love and am loving every word of it. I can't wait to get to the end. I believe that I will feel enlightened when I'm done, and am looking forward to that moment.