the mccarson family thought they would be something i'd never seen before. they were wrong, but in a good way. in fact, i felt right at home. big personalities, loud dinners, kids running around...that's where i come from. that's where i feel at peace...amazingly.
i went to mobile to get a real view of the family my book is modeled after...and the place where the characters live for half of the book. i got all of that and more. they welcomed me right into their lives. they shared details with me, they weren't suspect of my being there, and they asked me to come back.
we traveled to fairhope, point clear, downtown mobile, ate a cracker barrel for breakfast (of course), and then we ate dinner at meredith's sister's house with her family. we watched home videos, i got to hang out with carson lily (my new sidekick), and she showed me how she sang and dance (which were both amazing...especially for a four year old) :) and then i got to go to church with them yesterday morning and eat lunch with them as a big family before we got back on the road.
there really are good people out there, especially in alabama. i am more inspired to write this second of my book now than i was before i went...that was the goal. to "feel" the story come alive. and boy did it.
i sit here on monday morning exhausted, but thrilled to get started. excited to look through all the pictures and footage and audio i took. excited to write write write.
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