Twihard

When I read the first, crisp page of Twilight, I became a Twihard. Now, don’t get the wrong idea. I don’t think I’m a vampire, nor do I think I’m a clumsy, modern damsel in distress who will be rescued by a strong, fanged man. Okay, the clumsy part is true, but I digress.

I read all four Twilight books within two weeks, an amazing feat considering it was during my first week of classes freshman year. When the first movie came out, my roommates and I pre-ordered our tickets and counted down the days until its release. We made t-shirts (sad but true) and drove an hour to the theater, making sure to leave early enough to get there at least two hours before the previews started to get optimal seating. The second the movie started, the theater packed with girls went silent. Until Edward appeared on screen and screams and “Woooohs!” ensued (with yours truly screaming the loudest). It was awesome.

I now own the special edition DVD and watch it all the time, but as much as I can quote the movie and tell you every last thing about it, I am WAY more excited for New Moon. The director is better, the effects are better, Robert Pattinson is still in it… Not to mention, Taylor Lautner is a god. (I will cut Taylor Swift if they officially come out with their secret romance.) I bought my tickets for New Moon - one for me and my boyfriend who so graciously is accepting my command that he go -  in September. Yes, September.

When I found out the release date, I found every sneak peek clip I could get my Twihard hands on. I watched interviews of the cast, and I watched the all of the behind the scenes stuff, like how they did the wolf scenes. I read every article in every magazine. I even ordered the “Bella” jacket (in white not blue – I’m not that crazy) and downloaded a countdown clock that’s been ticking away on my desktop as I Google anything and everything related to the movie.

Yeah, it all seems a little borderline needs-to-be-institutionalized, but I don’t care. I’m a Twihard and damn proud of it.

Thankfully, the wait is nearly over. In just over 48 hours I’ll be witnessing the epic romance of Bella and Edward…and Jacob… once again. Oh, and little Dakota Fanning as evil vampiress, Jane! I’ve got my tickets and Bella jacket laid out, and my t-shirt made. I’ve even found the time in my packed schedule to re-read the book. I just have to get through two more days of classes (where I will probably spend my time reading movie reviews on my laptop/staring at the countdown clock) and then I’ll officially be ready to go. Even though I’ve been mentally ready for months now.

OMG I’M SO EXCITED!
Come to me, Edward!!

…Oh, and in case you’re wondering, yes, I’ve already started my quest for all things Eclipse, set for release June 10, 2010! You better believe I’ll have those babies pre-ordered months ahead as well.

Here’s a breakdown of the fabulosity:

1. 2 Jules Smith Vampire Bracelets
2. The Twilight Bella jacket (which we totally want despite the fact that we don’t know who Bella is…)
3. A Twilight 2-disc DVD
4. The Twilight New Moon Illustrated Movie Companion
5. 20% off your order at ChickDowntown. Which you’ll want once you see all the adorable stuff they have to offer.

We took the contest to Twitter and Facebook, asking readers to profess their love for us (come on – who doesn’t like to hear it now and then??) in order to win. We gave you all a week to show us some lovin’ and we’ve finally chosen our two winners.

And they are.

Drum roll, please.

From Facebook: Sarah Elizabeth from Loyola!
From Twitter: @Ashleydepp

We’ll be reaching out to you lucky ladies ASAP, so get ready for your New Moon Gift Basket (Robert Pattinson not included). And if you wanna buy us anything at Chickdowntown with that 20% off – you know, to thank us – that would be totally cool. And we want this. Thanks!

Which is why we decided to team up with our BFFs at ChickDowntown.com and bring you an awesome opportunity. Two awesome opportunities, actually.

We’re giving away a Twilight gift basket worth $140 each to two lucky CollegeCandy readers.

What can you win?

1. 2 Jules Smith Vampire Bracelets
2. The Twilight Bella jacket (which we totally want despite the fact that we don’t know who Bella is…)
3. A Twilight 2-disc DVD
4. The Twilight New Moon Illustrated Movie Companion
5. 20% off your order at ChickDowntown. Which you’ll want once you see all the adorable stuff they have to offer.

Winning is easy and here’s how you do it:

- Follow us on Twitter, become a fan of us on Facebook, or do both. It will only increase your chances of winning!

- To enter on Twitter, simply Tweet the following message: “I heart @CollegeCandy, now gimme my Twilight gift basket from @Chickdowntown!”

- To enter on Facebook, simply post the following message on our fan page wall: “I heart CollegeCandy, now gimme my Twilight gift basket from Chickdowntown!”

- You can enter once a day to increase your chances of winning. We’ll be randomly drawing one Twitter winner and one Facebook winner on Friday, October 23, 2009 at 5 p.m. EST. We will announce the winner on Facebook and Twitter on Monday, October 26th at 9 a.m. EST.

- No entries will be accepted after 5 p.m. EST on Friday, October 23, 2009.

And that’s it. If you love Twilight as much as I love the Pumpkin Pie blizzard from Dairy Queen (and OMG I love it a lot), this is a prize pack you don’t want to miss out on. Just think about how much cooler you’ll be when you’re rockin’ that Bella jacket to the midnight showing of New Moon.

And think of all the other awesome new finds you might discover on our newest, favoritest shopping site on the interwebs: ChickDowntown.com.