sweeten.

recently i’ve been trying to eliminate as many excess processed sugars as possible from what i eat. i’ll tell you that i love splenda and i love diet dr.pepper but i know that they aren’t good for me, at all. when i go to open a pack of splenda or order a DDP, i immediately feel like it’s like the angel and the devil are on each shoulder battling it out. needless to say i never feel good when i drink a soda or when i add splenda to coffee. today and i read this blog post and it helped me feel like there is hope! i can use natural sweeteners and get used to them. it’s not about what i “can’t have” but rather what is best for my body in the long run. i can tell that these last couple of weeks my body has been going through a “detox.” i had headaches, i was tired and i knew i was missing something. i think i’m through the woods though. it feels good to sort of purge the junk from my body.

so, maybe you love splenda or some diet soda too. i know it’s tough to say bye to them, but it’s worth it.

listen, don’t judge me. that’s 4 pounds of butter right there.

we were at coscto, it’s cheaper and more cost efficient to buy in large quantities of this.

we don’t even use butter that much, but at least i’ll have it now if i need it.

like today, i’m making oatmeal wheat sandwich bread and i need some butta so voila.

….is anyone out there watching this season of the bachelor? is it not one huge giant emotional fake train wreck? how does your psychologist, on national television i’ll albeit you,  think its ok to suggest that making out with every girl but not to worry about the outcome is a grand idea? fired. moron. this is one of those shows that i compare to a bad accident or squished roadkill. it’s so gross and everything inside of you is screaming to look away but you just can’t help yourself. you have to look. and you do. and then you ask yourself? how did that benefit me in any way whatsoever? (especially the roadkill one) it just doesn’t, plain and simple. it’s like jersey shore. how does those crazies make millions off that show?i’ll never understand. so many people watch but it contributes absolutely nothing to society. nothing. barbara walters would disagree but what does she know? she is like a thousand years old.

butter and the bachelor. maybe i should reconsider what i contribute to society cause those two things aren’t anything important haha.

 

winter woes.

not really. i’m enjoying this winter weather. sorry about these intermittent posts faithful readers. this is our first full week home since December 15th and we’ve been here there and everywhere, literally. Atlanta, Dallas, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, you name it.

Here’s a quick recap:

Home for Christmas. Super fun!

Atlanta Christmas Conference-Really fun week…Scott even Emcee’d it which was so fun to see.

Back to Tally for a few days.

Off to the big state of Texas for Summer Project Directors Training.

Where are we going? Salerno, Italy. Boo-ya.

Home to Tallahassee. Still catching up on sleep and reorganizing and cleaning.

That’s the readers digest version. It’s been a whirlwind but a great few weeks. We’ve had so much fun with staff friends at conferences and then learning more about how to lead our summer project, post project travels (more on that in a sec) and getting the semester started. I’m exhausted, ha.

So yes, post project travels…as staff you’re encouraged to hang after the project leaves and spend some time on vacation. So, Scott and I are going to do just that. We have a few places we are going to explore while we’re in Europe and I can’t wait. Some places on our list include, Greece-Prague-Paris-Lucerne-Vienna-and Ireland. Yep. You want to come don’t you? We’re pretty dang excited.

Also, on a totally different note. If you haven’t seen The King’s Speech I demand you see this film. It’s excellent. You will love it. (i hope)

ok, i think i’m back for good now. i just gotta make this thing interesting.

i’ll leave you with a picture of scott on stage at ACC..

quoting something important obviously. what a cutie.