I have been in love with books from the time I escaped my 8th grade hell into the world of Dune*. I don't remember any bookstores at home in buffalo ,well maybe one but, it was nothing like walking into Barnes &Nobles my first time.
The first time I walked into the Berkley B&N, I was blown away by the water fountain in the middle of the store. The atmosphere was warm and inviting.
Every Saturday I was not on the ship I would ride the train down get hot coco and a fresh bagels at my favorite bagel shop, Then spend the day reading. When I ended up on the East Coast I missed that feeling of B&N when I went into a bookstore. Then I found one on Virginia Beach Blvd.
Over the 10 years here some of the staff have become like family. There are a few others in the area but each B&N is different. If I don't get that feeling I won't go back. We have moved to what I call the ass end of Va Beach, a wrong turn can end you up in Pongo or Sandbridge. Well there is only Borders and Books a Million there. It's now a 20min drive to my B&N. I still go but not as often as I once did.
I am usually disappointed when I go to a bookstore and they lack that feeling of welcome but one day when I was entirely to early for work and dropped in the new B&N in Hampton where the coliseum mall use to be I get that welcoming feeling. I know have a place close to work to call my 2nd home.
(at least one beside work)
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