Time to get LOST!

One week from today, after a long much anticipated 8 month hiatus, the best show on television returns!!! LOST! I know, it has lost many viewers with the long drawn out plots. Everyone cries, But nothing is resolved and nothing is revealed! And what about those darn polar bears? All I know is that this show has me hooked. I can't get enough! It's more than just a group of people stranded on a not so deserted island. It is a show about the human spirit, mixed with redemption and healing. Everyone has a back story, they all tie into one another, and it seems as if they were all brought together on this island for a specific reason. Everyone bears a secret, everyone carries around guilt and shame. However, everyone in their own small way, comes to the point of letting go and finding that freedom, but it might involve pain, it might involve some soul searching, but freedom and healing is there waiting on the other side. Just like real life. You got me sold!
I have a theory for those of you who do watch... I think Kate and Jack were the only ones to get off the island!! I think that is why Jack is so adamant about getting back! I can't wait to see what new twists and turns will happen this season!

MMMM.... Cod

I am one who needs to have some snacks at my desk to keep me going throughout the day. Sometimes I have almonds, or beef jerky or goldfish. Today I was in the protein bar isle at target and i saw these neat looking protein bars called Twisted. Four delicious layers... Pretzel, caramel, peanuts, and nougat, covered in a creamy chocolate coating. 15 grams of protein!! You can't beat that! I love me some protein! You didn't need to "Twist" my arm to buy these bars. As I am sitting at my desk around 2:00 and feeling the need to munch, I pull out my new handy dandy Twisted bar and went to town. I was pleasantly surprised at the taste, I mean it is a protein bar so they do add copious amounts of soy, which is not my favorite but I will eat it. So this is probably one of the better fake candy bars out there. And so I thought, "hmmm i wonder what is in this bad boy?" Well funny that you ask! Ingredient #1: Protein Blend (whey protein, soy protein, milk protein, basically protein on crack) Ingredient #2 Hydrolyzed Fish Gelatin (Cod)!!!!

What the? I am not kidding! They put fish jell-o in their bars! Grody to the Maxxx!!!!

Whatevs...

My last post was deeeep, and I don't want to be in that mode any longer. So I am going to write about Pegasus, the mythological horse that flies. When I was little my mom told me that all white horses would fly around at night, but you could never see them. I believed her too! And not only that, i was convinced that when I left my room all my toys came to life and had a party. I just had this suspicion and I would try to catch one or at least see if they moved even a hair, I never could catch them in action. When the movie Toy Story came out, I almost peed my pants! I wasn't the only one who believed toys came to life!

Nada!

Believe it or not, i have been out of words the past few days... but i have been thinking a lot and processing for me leaves me rather introspective to say the least. So this is really strange, but I don't know what to write about. I do have a sports related blog post in the works, but that is in development phase. So in the mean time, any suggestions on what to write about? I'll write about anything I am so desperate. I think this means I have writers block. Ouch.
Ok, I am back from lunch... and I had a few thoughts, but are they writeable? I don't know. I have been having a series of dreams all about the same person, but different situations. Last night in my dream I asked this person if they would consider running away with me, and they said, NO. But they also said that one of these days I will need to learn that running away will never solve the problems at hand. It is by staying and facing these problems that I will become the best version of myself. What? I mean I get it, I really do, but why the need to have these things brought to light in a dream. Can't i just dream about unicorns and cupcakes? It seems like the most profound moments I've had lately are happening in my dreams. You would think with all the over-thinking I do in a day, that I would have dreams about graph paper. Good Grief!
By the way, I am not really going to run away, but the thought does cross my mind every now and then... I didn't know i was even thinking about it, until I said today, What if I moved to San Antonio? And then I realized, that sub-consciously i HAVE been thinking about going far away. Why though? Life is good, I can't complain... but there are things of the heart that I am learning take a very long time to heal. I guess that is all part of growth, you need the time to heal and learn the lessons you need to learn before completely reaching the point when you are finally whole again. But sometimes running away seems more fun.
Hmmm... looks like I had a few things to say after all.

Adorable!

Congratulations to my friends Megan and Jake on the birth of their daughter, Norelle Renee! She is a beautiful little girl and I am so happy for them. God does answer prayers!

Holy Mole!

Last night I was invited over for Mole (pronounced Mole-ay) at my friend Sarah's. Her friend Francisco was making us and a bunch of other friends, traditional mole from his home land Mexico. The whole meal was delicious, and the mole was outstanding. Francisco said that traditional mole has about 32 ingredients including, chocolate and cinnamon. The base is sweet and you cook it in chicken. WOW! We also had refried beans and rice and this fantastic drink called horchata, which is a sweet rice, almond, cinnamon and sugar drink. Plus we had some fantastic Chilean wine. What a treat! After dinner we all sat around and watched the end of the packers\giants game... too bad packers, whaa whaa. As you can see i am NOT a fan! Sarah and Francisco almost have me convinced to go salsa dancing with them in the future... I don't know though, i might look like a spaz! :) But life is short, and not for sitting. And as Kevin Bacon once said in Footloose, "Let's Dance!"

Earlier in the day I had some mushrooms to use up, so i created this little mushroom and spinach dish... Many people I know are not fans of mushrooms. I wonder if they had them: a.) prepared right or b) some different varieties then basic canned mushrooms... possibly they would enjoy them more. But here is my spin on some button mushrooms:

TDC=Too Darn Cold!

So as mentioned in the previous posting, i had a whole night planned with my girlfriends. Well the fact of the matter is, is that sometimes the weather really does dictate what you can and cannot do. And admittedly, I would've taken driving in the snow last night, then running around in the cold. I can't believe i just said that! Anyway, cousin Kelly was out due to a bad cold :( and Cindy was at a convention, which left Shannon, Jaime and I set for a night on the town. We decided on pizza first at Dulono's which is always delish.... good laughs, Shannon had a blind date, Jaime had a goofy hair stylist lady, so we had lots to chat about. As it was time to leave, and as we opened the door to brave the cold once again. I stopped and said just as we were almost to the car, "How about we skip the museum and the wondrous punch and just go back to my place?" And I think as much as they wanted me to have a fun birthday night out, they were also thinking of my cozy apartment vs. frost bite. Coziness won out to craziness! Which was fine with me... because we had a nice time having snacks and talking into the night. So here is a pic of a night we had last weekend, and this is pretty much the same thing.

Speaking of good friends, I was reading my friend Diana's blog about her good friends, and it made me think about all my good friends. What a blessing it is to have not just one or two but a whole plethora of wonderful and amazingly kind friends. I prayed for good friends, and i think there is a verse that says something about double for your trouble... But I got double double double... God is good like that!

The Patriots are going to the Superbowl! Will Brady make it a 4th win? TBD! Also, watch for a special sports related blog edition of Superfluous that I will be posting soon: Is there a conspiracy against MN top players?