Cooking with Amigos

June 20-24, 2011

Ingredients

· 2 cups Shopping – yeah sock factory, Rock Creek, B&N, McKays, and antique shops!

· 1 tbs Craft time–rug made out of rope, check.

· 2 cups Outdoor Activities–whitewater rafting and playing in Coolidge Park

· 1 ½ cups Dinning –The Yellow Delhi, 58 Bar-B-Q, and Gluten-free pancakes (the Aleth special)

· 3 tsp Exercise – Jillian kicks butt!

· 1 ¾ cups R&R – sleeping in and long movies

· 2 cups Ice Cream – Chick-fil-a, Sweet CeCe’s, and more!

Mix them all together. Chill. Cover with a generous layer of quality fellowship. Sprinkle with laughter and serve.

Ahhhhhhhhhhh. A sigh of pure satisfaction.

Thanks Aletheia for cooking this one up with me!

And to Laura and Julie thanks for adding some special flavor.

Even Better Live

June 8, 2011

You know how sometime you hear a song on the radio or even on an album you have purchased and you think to yourself, “Their voice is AMAZING. Wow.” And then, you see that same artist on TV or a video on youtube or even at a live concert. All of sudden the thought enters you mind, “Can that be the same person? They sound terrible!”

But then there are other times. When you hear their voice on an album and think they are AMAZING. You collect your pennies and make the gamble to see them live. Then after the first song, you whisper to yourself because the thought cannot be contained, “Is it possible that they are even better live?” After the second song you can no longer deny the reality. “Inconceivable.”

Josh Groban fell in to that category.

Now, I have to take this opportunity to thank Laura. She came with me to see an artist that she really didn’t know. Granted, the girls sitting in front of us were delivering some pretty good entertainment. (Yup. They started crying when Josh came out.) The following picture is dedicated to her. It is an actual photo from the event. Her current opinion of the person in the picture is uncertain, but I know without a doubt that what is behind said person is top on her list. Hopefully this will bring a positive light to her association.