family outing.

Yesterday was quite the day. I spent it with my family, and it was lovely. My favorite part of the day was yesterday evening. We went on a family outing. I knew where we were going, because my mom told me. We were going to see "Where The Wild Things Are" and go out to dinner at Duffy's. My step-sister Sarah and two step-brothers Jacob and Chris had no idea.

So we set off yesterday afternoon, on our way to Lowe's for 'three hours' before the movie started. They all looked so thrilled, I almost couldn't handle the excitement. While we were walking in, my mom and Brad were telling them that we were going to grab a hot dog on our way out. Jacob was so excited. The best part was that he had absolutely no idea. I love the excitement of a 9 year old. We walked around Lowe's for about an hour, looking at things to repair our bathrooms.

On our way out, we realized that the hot dog stand was gone. So we were 'trying' to figure out what to do. Brad said "Well, we've got 7-11 or Hess for dinner." Ha! We 'decided' on Hess. Meanwhile, Brad is driving over to where Duffy's is and they still just don't get it. We got out of the car and started walking up and Brad says to Jacob while we're walking in, "We're only going to the bathroom in here, then we're leaving." Jacob says, "I don't have to go to the bathroom." Brad says, "Just go in!" and nudges him in. Then we talk to the hostess and she seats us. Then Jacob realizes that we are not eating at Hess and we are, in fact, eating at Duffy's. He then proceeds to go "Oh yeah! I love this place!" and does a triumphant fist pump. It was cute.

After enjoying a meal, we made our way to the mall. We walked around a little bit to wait for the movie to start. Then, it was finally time! I just have to say, this movie was everything I thought it would be and more. The funny thing is, I hated the book when I was little, because it scared me. It was quite the opposite for the movie, though. It left me reaching deep down inside myself for the things of my past. It was interesting to see the different character traits of the Wild Things, and how Max related to them. We finished the night with ice cream from McDonalds. My family never really gets to do things like that, so it was a really nice thing to get to do.