#20: September Dish

#20 Cook/bake a new dish every month

Once again, I must admit that I am not being very diligent with this because I tend to stick to my "old faithful" dishes and do not branch out much in my cooking. (Hello, Megan, this is the EXACT reason why you put this one on your list: branch out!) Daniella was cooking homemade (and I mean everything was homemade) spaghetti and meatballs and my thought was "Ohhh, I will jump on this new recipe bandwagon and achieve my blog recipe for the month!". So, I became Daniella's sous-chef and we made an amazingly tasty meal that only took 2 hours ;)!!!


I was put on chopping/dicing/mincing/chiffanonading duty.


AWESOMENESS!!!

P.S. You should always ask an avid wine-opener for a lesson before you attempt to open a bottle. Lets just say, I think that the cork is supposed to be outside of the bottle not inside...oh well, fun times!
Interested in cooking this wonderful meal for yourself? Click here and you can!

Fear the Deer

RANGERS, WELCOME TO THE WORLD SERIES!!!!

Although I feel as though I was born into the Ranger family (because I have called this great state "my home" for 22 years), I did not become truly dedicated to the team until last season. You see, in my mind I have not really had a reason to be a crazy, over-the-top fan because post season action is not prevalent in Arlington. That is of course, until now as my Rangers (You like how they are now MY Rangers ;) have made it to the big league...I could not be more ecstatic. So, join me as I support my team by becoming one of those over-the-top, Ranger-gear-wearin', tv-yellin', antler/claw-representin', Ranger fools...oops, I mean fans!!!!

I must also give a little shout-out for the amazingly godly example that is Josh Hamilton. I believe that the Lord will bring victory to Texas so that men like Hamilton can be bold witnesses for Him and unbelievers will come to know our great and mighty God!!!


One more shout-out (because I could send shout-outs to my Rangers all day long): GO JULIO BORBON!!!!! I must confess that I am a BIG Borbon fan simply because I love saying his last name with my "Spanish accent"...okay I lie, it's pretty lame but I still love it!

Dear Diary

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

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i loved the smell of
my morning coffee in my new coffee pot
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i loved the sound of
LCS children chatting as they worked on art project

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i loved the taste of
my momma's brisket...I picked the right night to visit!!!

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i loved the sight of
my newly painted nails and toes

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i loved the feel of

relief that I got a 93 on my Earth Science exam (10 hours of studying paid off!)

A Weekend of Worship, Laughter, and Girlfriends

This weekend two of my sweet friends and I went to a Christian Conference for young women. God was clearly speaking through many of the women who shared and it was a blessed time of encouragement, conviction, and praise.
We had lots of fun and laughed a TON...unfortunately, most of the laughing was a direct result of things that occurred. The weekend was a bit (okay, a lot) more charismatic than I am accustomed to, and frankly, am comfortable experiencing. I am all for raising my hands when the spirit moves but not so much for crazy babble when "something" or "someone" comes over a person. As one of the speakers was really getting into her prayer of forgiveness, she said "...we forgive ourselves, and we forgive you God." What??? We all looked at each other and said "Surely, that did not come out the way she meant for it to, right?!?!" God does not need our forgiveness; we are honored to be forgiven by Him!
So, we decided to take everything with a grain of salt and then continuously laughed about the craziness of it all! Overall, it was an AWESOME time with some precious girlfriends!

Anjelah Johnson: Comedian, Actress, Jesus follower, and the BEST speaker of the weekend!!!

Saturday morning we had a tea party in the church's beautiful park. The weather didn't call for hot tea so we enjoyed Chicken Express sweet tea...oh happy day!!!

ABC's of Summer 2010

A: Arkansas lake house trip with Bible study girls
B: Birth of Colton James (August 4, 2010)
C: Craft projects
D: Delicious Mexican food and strawberry daiquiris from Guerro's
E: Ella (Daniella) moves in!!! YAY for a new roomie!
F: Freaking out...lots of freaking out over the government's new scheme to thoroughly destroy a college student's finances!
G: "Glee" music blasting and the dancing that comes along with it ;)
H: Hot guys...oh wait, this is the one I wish I could actually add to the list. LOL!
I: Insightful classes at my church about the spiritual disciplines
J: JAG (Finally completed all 10 seasons!)
K: Karen Kingsbury books on CD
L: Lots of Laughing with Chelle and Angie
M: Much needed break from school in July/August
N: Napping, my favorite hobby
O: Oh so many tutoring hours logged
P: Papers. Never ending papers.
Q: Quick trip to Mississippi and Alabama
R: Re-runs (but new to me) of Law & Order SVU
S: Santa Fe, the Hyundai car I worked all summer to convince Kristy to get. Sadly, it didn't work.
T: Tappy's Yogurt addiction
U: Unbearably hot days due to the habitually broken ac :(
V: Visiting the Flower Mound Library multiple times a week to tutor
W: Watching much Grey's Anatomy...Can you tell I watched WAY too much TV this summer?!?
X: X-tra fast is the speed at which the summer went by!
Y: Yearning to be finished with college and preparing my own classroom
Z: ZUMBA!!!

#20: Dish One Down

#20 Cook/bake a new dish every month
So, I haven't exactly accomplished this one in the last few months...that is of course, until this month!!! Dea found a new recipe for us to try that was low in calories, so I gave it a try. I made a few adjustments to the recipe, as I always do and it was delicious!
August new dish...complete :)


Upsidedown Pizza


Dinner dished up

#21 Ditch the Workout, Join the Party!!!

#21 Exercise...any amount would be an improvement

In the spirit of crossing items off of my "22 Things to do Before 23" list, #21 is underway! I am happy to share that I have been taking Zumba classes at the local community center 3 times a week! My mom is the one who got me involved in this at the beginning of June. I HATE and I mean absolutely HATE exercising but I know it must be done! I have not found anything that I like since my high school days of volleyball and cheerleading. Zumba incorporates dancing and fitness into a great workout that I really enjoy!!! If you haven't tried Zumba, you don't know what you are missing...step out of your comfort zone and try it at least once. My resolution is to work my schedule so that I can continue taking Zumba once classes, subbing, tutoring, and observation hours take over my life! :)

My Zumba class after we recorded a video...fun times!