What's in a Name?

So, the name of my blog. It's not just me saying "Hey, why not start a blog?" It actually comes from a movie that came out recently: We Bought a Zoo. Oh, and here's a picture, in case you never heard of it. 

I love movies. And luckily I married a man who also loves movies. We go to Blockbuster Express quite a bit. We used to be able to find promo codes online to get movies for free, but then they stopped working at some point. Booo!

Anyway, so if you haven't seen the movie -- you should. It's a really awesome story. Touches the heart strings. The little girl is adorable. Matt Damon is one of my favorite actors. Plus, it's based on a true story, which is pretty cool.

In the movie Matt Damon's character, Benjamin Mee, obviously buys a zoo with different reasoning behind it. But when asked by Scarlett Johansson's character why he bought a zoo, he says "Why not?"

Spoiler alert! Now I'm going to tell you his explanation of "why not?" which comes at the end of the movie. So, if you haven't seen it yet and don't want to know the ending then just skip the next paragraph, okay?

Okay, so at the end he takes his son and daughter to this cafe and starts telling them the story of how he met their mother (who had recently passed away). He says he was walking by and saw her through the window sitting at the table. He said she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen and he just had to talk to her. So, he gathered his courage and went in. When he came in to talk to her he said, "Why would an amazing woman like you even talk to someone like me?" and she responded with,

"Why not?"

There are the magic words! I love the meaning behind them. It's like by saying them you're taking in chances and possibilities and an open mind to what can be. That's how I'd like to live my life. It's something that I'm hoping this blog can help me do. Live it out and then report to the blog. Even if the blog is my motivation. Do something I might not normally do, but because I have the blog, I'll try it so I can put it on the blog. I don't think it's bad if that's my motivation because it's still getting me out there to do things, live my life, take chances, be open to possibilities.

Now I'm probably not going to go out and buy a zoo, but I might try to do new things like learning to sew so I can try all the tutorials I've pinned. Or try new and different recipes. Or go do something different outside of my normal, daily routine. But I'm sure I'll also be posting some things about my normal, daily routine as well.

So there you have it! That's where the name comes from.