Pictures and Work

So for my summer...well a little while ago I took Brenna and we went out for a day on the town. That started a brilliant idea. We decided to make a photo journal. We started that day. Day 42. We have taken a picture everyday to mark what we did that day. We are now on day 28. 28 days until I move out for the first time and take on the world.




Brenna was so funny, the other day I walked in after work and my family was eating dinner as usual, I sat down to eat with them and looked at Brenna. She was crying. I was surprised to find this normally bubbly and energetic girl in tears at the dinner table. I knew Porter wasn't the cause this time because he was gone, perplexed I turned to her. "Brenna what's wrong?"

She was somewhere between laughing and crying as she said. "You can't leave me like this! I just looked at mom and dad and realized that this is how the next 6 years of my life are going to be. You can't leave me alone! These people aren't even funny!"

I had to laugh, you've got to admit she kind of has a point. I'm going to miss her. But we'll see what happens.

Oh and my other news for now is that I got a job at the Bookstore! I'm so excited to be able to work on campus but at the same time will miss my job with the credit union. :S

The Hunger Games Trilogy

Just a quick post on this series. First of all if you haven't read these you probably shoud, they are amazing. If you know me then you probably know that I love to read. I read constantly and I never only read it once...unless it's really bad. But this series is one I've re-read 8 times already and I only just discovered them in December of 2010.

I finally figured out why I love them so much. To me these books are good for anyone because of the many different messages they convey. The most meaningful theme for me that I've found so far is the theme of identity.

These teenagers are put through trials and hardships and somehow are expected to come out on top and know who they are. In several parts in the book it is stated that they "don't want to lose" themselves.

How often do the youth find this problem today. They go out and are thrown into difficulty and trial and are expected to find themselves, and turn into someone that they can be proud of. In essence, they are supposed to go through these things and not lose themselves.

I think this is so huge for everyone though not just teens. I know that I want to be able to go out into my life and not lose myself by conforming to the expectations of society. That's why I love these books, because they mean something to me, I think that's what makes them a success.