I am happy to report that I know the definitions of all of the top ten words that people look up on Merriam-Webster.com. I'm thinking about signing up for the "word of the day" email notification just so that I can wax bombastic in my discourse.

Here are the top ten words according to Merriam-Webster:
1. pretentious
2. ubiquitous
3. love
4. cynical
5. apathetic
6. conundrum
7. albeit
8. ambiguous
9. integrity
10. affect/effect

Interesting commentary on American society that we have to look up the definitions for integrity and love. Typical.

Mom and Dad come into town tomorrow for Thanksgiving break. I had Thanksgiving dinner with my Family Home Evening group. We put a fake fire on the television and provided a full course meal complete with turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, jell-o, apple pie, rolls, green been casserole, and a vegetable platter. The conversation naturally turned to old mission stories and I felt all of my roommates roll their eyes. I couldn't help contributing a story of my own. They rolled their eyes even more.

The sisters' weekend was lovely. I think my favorite part was, surprisingly, going to see the movie together. The cartoon had numerous funny moments, and I laughed heartily--deep, stomach-aching laughter. I feel a deep kinship around the people with whom I can laugh freely. I don't always feel at ease enough to laugh loudly and mirthfully, but I do when I'm around my sisters. Here's to being a family.