the kid.

I'm really sorry for the flood of updates about school lately, but honestly, that's all my life is surrounded by lately. I'm hoping I can say differently soon. For now, I'm so excited to talk about something I watched in my art appreciation class today.

We watched Charlie Chaplin's "The Kid" today and it was so enjoyable. I loved every second of it.

I had never watched a silent film before, but this has opened up a whole new world to me. Seriously. It was so intriguing how well Charlie Chaplin got his point across through no words, just with a little bit of type in between scenes. And how the themes in the movie were so similar to many themes of today. 

Not only was it a great movie that made me laugh, but the picture was just amazing. I loved it to much I'm going to just post a bunch of photos from it. Is that okay? Good!

 

Isn't he just so cute?!

 

 

Just for kicks, because I liked it. 

Thank you for allowing me to indulge. You guys are the best.

I hope to have something exciting happen around here soon. Anyone have any ideas?

two blogs in one day? i'm on a roll!
started watching Julie and Julia last night, didn't finish it, so i started over and finished it tonight. such a delightful movie. Julia Child mastered the art of cooking, and Julie Powell mastered the art of blogging through her cooking. it was quite the inspiring little film, if i do say so myself.

you see...lately i've been feeling this desire to learn how to cook and this movie just pushed me a little further in that direction. i'm 19, i'll be turning twenty in four months. 2009 was a big year for me. i feel as if it was the year of becoming a young adult. i shed my teenage skin and moved into the young adult phase of my life, and now that it has happened, it's time to start learning how to cook.

as for the blogging, well..it's becoming more and more enjoyable for me to do. sometimes i feel as if no one is reading and that it can be a waste of my time. i'm grateful for my small group of readers and i'm glad that what i write seems interesting to people. i can only hope that what i write will touch someone. that my blog is a direct reflection of the way i live my life with God by my side. that He speaks to someone through my little spot on the internet.

will update you on the status of my cooking adventures, and how many times i burn the rice. just kidding...i know how to cook rice. :-)

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.