Wordless Wednesday

Think Pink

In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I thought I'd make a blog of some of the pink things I use every day. Save the tatas! And in the meantime, enjoy these pics!

1) My pink tumbler. I am constantly drinking water and I like it best at room temperature and out of one of these cups!

2) Sexy Little Things "Noir" body lotion from Victoria's Secret. My fave. All day, everyday.

 3) My school bag. Big enough for my MacBook, Bible, books, pens, protein bar, grapes, and bottled water. And cute, too!

 4) Pink Post-its to cover our peep hole which allows people to see into our apartment as well as it allows us to see out of it. Creepy!

5) Pink devo journal/book and pen. Everyday @ 6:30am...

 6) Enrique's home :)

 7) My awesome wine bottle lamp from my college roomie, Sarah, and the glass from my Bestie, Casey, that holds all of my bobbi pins and hairflowers.

 8) My pink towels and bathrobe.

 9) All of my pink shower products--shampoo and conditioner, Blushing Cherry Blossom and Sweet Pea from Bath & Body Works, my razor, and my pouf.

10) Some makeup.

 11) My iTouch.

 12) The monogram on my rear window.

 13) And finally, showing some Phi Mu and CSU pride (pardon the dead bugs).

"How Tue"sday - Yummy Mummies

Here is a step-by-step guide for making Yummy Mummies; Pigs in a blanket with a Halloween twist!

Here are the ingredients you need: lil weenies, a can of biscuits, and some cheese and mustard (not pictured).

Cut each biscuit into four pieces and roll those pieces out into long, thin tubes. These tubes will become the mummy's rags.

Next, wrap the weenies. Since the meat was a little slippery, I folded the dough up over the base of the weenie before I wrapped the "rags" to give the "rags" something to stick to (this was in efforts to keep the mummy from slipping out of it's rags).

Spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray and line up your mummies to be baked (I alternated them to allow room for the dough to expand). When all of your mummies have been wrapped, pop them into the oven (preheated to 400). They will bake for a total of 13 minutes.

After 9 minutes, take the mummies out of the oven and sprinkle cheese over their "rags". I used an Italian blend of shredded cheese, but any white cheese will do. The idea is to give the rags a more stringy and browned effect. Put the mummies back into the oven for the remaining 4 minutes.

DO NOT get crazy like I did. With about a minute left, I peeked into the oven and noticed that the cheese wasn't browning like I wanted it to, so I turned the oven to "broil" and in only 50 SECONDS, I totally cremated my poor little mummies!!! Martha Stewart FAIL!

Since I was making these for a party and since I had already told the host that I was bringing a snack (and since I was supposed to be at the party in 15 minutes), I panicked. Then, I decided to pop the weenies out of their rags (since only the cheese and the top of the dough--and not the actual meat--got burned). I put the weenies back on the tray, re-sprinkled them with cheese, baked them (back on 400) for 5 minutes, and viola!! Naked-Low-Carb-Mummies!!!

Add mustard eyeballs for effect, and serve!

Dangerous...

My heart is full of sunshine and endorphins. That is all :)

Being Single In the Ministry

Let me just tell you. It's stinkin' hard.

I remember when I made it to the final round of interviewing at the church. I was sitting at a conference table with six (maybe more) people being asked all sorts of questions and the pastor asked me something about how I was going to balance the church with my personal life. He then told me that there would be people who would see me as a single woman and expect much, much more of me and my "loads" of free time. However, having my time taken advantage of has not been an issue at all since I've been at the church (most people are quick to offer the "you have friends and school" excuse before I even think it). No, the hardest part of being single in the ministry is....

being single.

And boy, do people like to point it out. I didn't go to a dinner event at church once and a member asked me the next Sunday where I was and I explained that it was a "couples thing" and "since I'm not part of a couple..." and she said "Why not? It can't be THAT hard to find someone!"

Thanks for that.

And we recently had a family camping trip (and, aside from the fact that I don't camp...) not only do I not own camping supplies, but I don't have the family, either. Again, I was asked why I didn't go... It just makes me feel weird. I know I'm part of the "church family" and I never sit by myself for too long before someone invites me to join, but I always feel like a leach or a party crasher.

Maybe I'm just homesick.

Or maybe I haven't gotten past the idol of marriage and a family.

Even today, a seminary student came by the church to interview the staff members for a paper he was writing and he asked me how I balanced my church responsibilities with my own relationship and children. I (perkily) said "Oh! I'm single." and he gave me the awkward "oh..." and stared at the floor before he apologized to me.

Now, I know what y'all outside of the ministry staff and/or seminary culture may be thinking..."25 is still way young, you have your whole life ahead of you"...but inside the ministry staff/seminary culture, I might as well be a spinster..my eggs have probably expired by now, anyway.

I just wanted to put it out there...it's hard walking in these shoes. Just please let me hold your babies a little while longer. And, for the love of Pete, stop telling me that "One day, when you least expect it..." because if that's the case, he'll never get here; I'm always wishing for Prince Charming to be serving the Lord right next to me.