Have you ever wondered how The Twilight Saga became a worldwide franchise?  Don’t think it happened over night because many years of hard work and planning went into making this franchise possible.  Take a journey back in time; before Robert Pattinson ruled the world, before we were a society obsessed with vampires and werewolves, and before a little known author named Stephenie Meyer had a dream.

We are traveling back to 2003 when the Sars outbreak had the world on high alert and most notable in the United States, U.S. forces seized control of Baghdad, ending the regime of Saddam Hussein.  Over in Hollywood, Nicole Kidman won her first Oscar for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in The Hours, Katie Holmes gets engaged to American Pie star Chris Klein, Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe become parents for the second time, and it is announced that Friends star Matt Leblanc will get his own spin off coming in 2004.

Meanwhile, in the midst of the chaos in Hollywood, four hundred miles away a young mother who is tackling car pool, swim lessons, and dinnertime meals is about to change pop culture forever.  It all began with a dream and it forever changed the lives of millions; shaping careers for hundreds and creating ideas for millions.  On June 3, 2003, Stephenie Meyer mother, of three living in Phoenix, woke up from a dream that changed her life.

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