March 9 - The Day We Assessed

We were 9 days into our wonderful new "project reclaim our weekend social life" schedule at the pie shop, and we figured it was probably a decent time to have another business meeting (read: "get together for food and eventually talk shop"). We all decided that we're in agreement: free weekend nights are fantastic! The original plan was to forage for food in our own kitchens to save $$, but I could not shake the craving I was having for Cici's Pepperoni Pizza. Don't hate, the body knows what it needs. :) Best friend and I had made a date to ditch the boys after our meeting and watch a little Grey's. Our evening went on til the wee hours of the morning, mostly because we didn't start Grey's until it was nearing the next day. Reason being, we were talking. The kind of talk you fall into and an hour later you realize how much you needed a chance to exercise your sounding board skills. We talked politics, food (always), literature, Christ and current events. We sound so well-rounded in writing (don't be fooled, there was likely a good bit of cheap pop culture thrown in, too)! It was a great way to kick off a weekend that would be busy(ness) as usual.

Highlights:

1) Pizza may be the gateway junk food. From there it was Coke, two kinds of ice cream, bagel bites and popcorn. Dirty, delicious downward spiral!

2) Speaking of popcorn, we tried a Pinterest idea for homemade microwave popcorn, and it worked like a charm! Took a bit to get the seasoning right (we tried one called Buttered Cinnamon Toast...terrible idea). My favorite ended up being just a bit of butter and sea salt. We will definitely be doing this again!

3) This is day 3 or 4 of Joseph Kony's time on the center stage of the World Wide Web. By now, the word is out, and per American style, we are tearing apart the issue and glazing over any possible good that could come of the campaign. I'm on the fence about how to proceed with ending Kony's power streak. What I'm NOT on the fence about, however, are human rights, the awareness that leads people to actually take an active role in this global conversation, and the intent of Invisible Children. I won't tear away at their efforts, nor have I sent any funds their way, but I'll tip my hat to their unconventional (and obviously successful) methods of getting this apathetic generation to care about SOMETHING. Prayers now that it goes deeper.

Love & Fulfilled Pizza Cravings,

K