This weeks inspiration is Kandi over at Pretty is as Pretty Does. Kandi is a photographer, wife, mommy of one...and one on the way! In November her new studio will be opening in Savannah, Tennessee. So, if you are in the area and need a photographer...this is your girl! Check out her photography website here!
Kandi's movie recommendation was Spanglish. I actually already own this movie and love any opportunity to watch it.
Spanglish is advertised as a comedy. I don't think it's a "laugh out loud" movie but there are some point where you might chuckle. I love Adam Sandler in this movie, and it's not very often I like a comedian in a serious role like this.
The movie focuses on the Clasky family and their housekeeper, Flor. When the family decides to rent a house for the summer, they tell Flor she must come with them. But Flor has bee keeping a secret, she has a daughter! The movie then shifts to show how parents might treat other children better than their own and how families are never quite what they seem.
You fall in love with Flor and John and hope they fall in love with each other. But do they? You'll have to watch it to find out!
Two thumbs, way up!
Kandi recommended the book The Help by Kathryn Stockett. If you haven't read it...go out, right now, and pick it up. I love love love it! I admit, I am one to judge a book by its cover. Three birds on the cover? I would usually overlook it. So, thank you Kandi for making me read it!
This book is about the struggles of African American maids in the early 1960s. Set in volatile Jackson, Mississippi, the book focuses on three women. Abileen and Minny are maids and Skeeter is a recent college grad, looking to write something with meaning.
The book is written so beautifully, with three different voices. The chapters are named to tell who the narrator is, but with such distinct voices, this wasn't necessary. The friendships in this book seem so real to me, I kept imagining what each person looked like...but at the same time praying they wouldn't make it into a movie!
I loved this book so much, it already has a permanent spot on my bookshelf...no swapping this book! I recommend this book 120%!
And now...the food! Kandi recommended Milred's Burritos. Mildred's was a great place to eat in her hometown. Her grandmother got the recipe for the burritos and handed it down to Kandi. Kandi makes her burritos vegetarian style..but I had chorizo on hand, so I used that. Simple, easy...and I love Mexican! Qdoba's got nothing on us...except maybe in the wrapping department..I'm a horrible burrito wrapper!
Thanks Kandi for the great recommendations! I really loved the book!!
