Day 3 {Home Sweet Home}

My mom treated me to shopping and a movie today. Store of choice? Charming Charlie. Three words: OH. MY. LANTA. That store is insane. I literally was overwhelmed by the amount of cute things in there. My mom literally had to say, "Ok, we are done. Walk to the counter. Now." Otherwise, I would not have left. My mom also treated me to some new clothes from Forever 21 when she took Max up to Christiana yesterday. I came home to the cutest clothes sitting on my side table. Thanks Mom!

Then we went and saw The Help. My mom has been dying to see that movie, and I heard it was really good so we went. I loved it. And I think the reason I loved it so much is because it was about a young women making a difference through writing. I think that is why I like writing so much. It can be such a powerful outlet when put to good use and it can create great things. Obviously, it isn't a true story. But the concept was really inspiring to an aspiring writer...like me.

My mom and I came home to food on the table. My stepdad had cooked some muy delicioso steak, and my brother and cousin were pretty much drooling because they were so hungry. Oh, how I missed dinners with my family. They're stupid humor is definitely something to miss, especially with my cousin Brady there. He is so full of himself, but I love him.

Classic dinner conversations:

Me: Max, did you know they are making The Giver into a movie?

Max: No way!

Mom: What do you think even happened to the boy at the end? Your dad said he died.

Max: I think he lived.

Me: Me too.

Stepdad: Hey, I didn't say he died, I just said it was a possibility! The author wrote it with the intention of making it an open ending.

Brady: Well, I read a Dr. Seuss book.

{Awkward Silence}

Or:

Me: You know, in The Help, they said Crisco can be used for anything. Maybe you should invest in some for your head."

Stepdad: I am not putting fat on my bald head.

These converstations may not be that funny to you. Maybe it was one of those "you-have-to-be-there" things but I was cracking up.

Today's Verse: Isaiah 40:29

{He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.}