Worth Every Minute

.....My Skittles, Snickers*, and I drove thirty minutes tonight and I bought these pencils at WalMart. The pencils on the right are my traditional pencils. I couldn't find them at the local WalMart. I have used this particular type of Bic pencil since I started school a year and a half ago. I am particularly partial to the yellow ones: they inspire me. The minis on the left are something new. I get stuck in my own little ruts, and thought it would be smart to branch out into something new for once. I still have the security of the pencil I am used to. They were worth every minute of the hour I spent in the car tonight.
.....The original purpose of our conquest to the neighboring town was not pencils, however, but a much worthier cause: Wendy's. There isn't a Wendy's here, and we wanted square hamburgers and fries dipped in frosties. I hadn't been to Wendy's in over five years: it was absolutely delicious.