It is so hot here. In the upper 90′s and without A/C, I’m pretty useless. I spose I’m a bit of a pansy. So in no particular order, here’s my weekend wrap-up. Photos would have been nice, but you know I didn’t manage to take any. You can improvise with some visualization.
1. I found a great way to eat spinach. I put frozen strawberries, frozen mangoes, spinach, some whey protein, plain yogurt and some water in a blender. I mixed it all together and it tasted like berry smoothie. No spinach taste, but all the nutrients! Awesome.
2. Hee Haw Hayride was the musical put on by the 7th/8th graders at our school. It was super-cute. They even made fun of all the staff with bogus newspaper headlines. Eric’s was, “Pastor Eric Caught Buying New Clothes without Holes!” He does wear a lot of distressed tee shirts and holey jeans. Too funny.
3. I attempted one prototype of my shirt for ordination weekend. It wasn’t quite what I wanted, but helped in the process. The scalloped ruffles are way too cute. I’m in love. I’m going to work on grading my basic bodice sloper and see where that’ll lead me. That’s on tap for tomorrow, depending on the heat situation (it is only supposed to be in the 70s). I may just melt into a puddle instead.
4. I’ve continued reading some library books. I’m nearing the end of Girl Meets God. I didn’t expect much, but I’ve been blown away. The author has one Jewish and one Christian parent. She chose to become an Orthodox Jew, then shortly after that became a Christian. On top of that she is an academic who majored in religion. I love her historical insights, her ability to explain complex theological situations simply, and her authenticity at how hard certain aspects of Christianity are difficult for her-evangelism, sexual sins. In a way it reminded me a bit of More, Now Again, which I read my junior year of college. Though I found Elizabeth Wurtzel’s book to be a bit whiny and haven’t experienced that at all with Girl Meets God.
5. I’ve been weightlifting 2 or 3 times for the last 3 or 4 weeks. I’m in love. I have muscles popping up everywhere. Watch out Michelle Obama! I’m hoping to start adding more cardio to the mix. Still debating about Team in Training. Though, one our good friends is likely to sign up too, so I’m sure I won’t be able to stay away.
6. Random Team in Training info. Eric and I’ve raised over $15,000 fund raising for 4 different TNT events. The entire organization celebrated their 2oth anniversary in 2008. In 2010 they expect to reach $1 billion in total amount raised! Ryan O’Neal also has CML and takes Gleevec.
7. I was finally a match for a taste test. I’ll be testing ice cream/popsicles on Wednesday and get paid. I’m very excited.
Peace!