That is James in the background who was baptized on Saturday.
I am from S. Tampa, FL. Tampa has a lot of "Island " influence, The islands that have the most impact on the culture are Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. There is such an impact, my mom made sure I took Spanish as a second language starting in middle school. One of my favorite dishes from the islands is Island Pigeon peas (gungoh peas) and rice. Most of the recipes call for parboiled, white or yellow rice. I can say I know my way around the kitchen, so what I am going to do for my meal prep for this week is attempt to make the Island pigeon peas and rice, but with brown rice. There is an ingredient that many Island peas and rice recipes call for called a Scotch bonnet pepper. I wondered why only one pepper was called for in every recipe I looked at; I have learned Scotch bonnet pepper sounds like a nice sweet name for a pepper that will literally set you on fire. Most Scotch Bonnets have a Scoville units ("is the measurement of the pungency - spicy heat of chilli peppers or other spicy foods as reported in Scoville heat units", "a function of capsaicin concentration" ) of 100,000-350,000. Just to have something to compare this to jalapenos have a rating of 2,500-8,000 on the Scoville scale. Though, I have heard high capsaicin concentration are good for you and boost your metabolism-I dislike spicy foods. So, I will be attempting to make this favorite Island dish but replace the rice with brown rice and cut down on the heat.
That reminds me, please keep my "Coach" in your prayers. This Saturday 6.13.15, my coach is cycling 68 miles (Yes, 68 miles; that was not a typo) to help raise awareness and cycle out obesity. You can support the cause by donating To www.gofundme.com/CyclingTeam . This man is an inspiration and motivation to all, though I doubt he has an ounce of fat on his body-he still uses Christ and sets a positive example to cultivate physical activity and healthy relationships with food. Our prays are with you Coach-you got this.
It is not unknown, I am not the best at relationships. I have arrived at one of my least favorite parts of a relationship-"the break-up". It is my least favorite because I have gotten comfortable, and now it is going to have to change. I am breaking up because this new relationship offers more. This new relationship is available 24/7 (anytime), and I need that because I need more attention than the average lady. This new relationship offers massages, do you know how hard it is for a girl to get a massage now a days. I like all the extra pampering. I would be offering or bringing the same thing to the table-but would be getting a lot more. I am breaking up with my current gym of one year. I think it is time for a change in scenery and this new gym has chair and hydro massage. I would like to just give them the one month notice and have a smooth transition to the new gym-but from what I have heard it is not going to be that easy. I have heard in the past by other members that when they tried to break up-monthly fees were still being taken out months later and they had to ultimately have the bank stop payment. So I am wondering if I should just go to my bank first and tell them to stop payment ahead of time and then give the 30 day cancellation. This way if they do not stop withdrawing from my account, I have already told my bank to stop allowing withdraws. I just hate having to put this much thought into a break up, or any thought at all. I am a very loyal person, so this makes me feel like I am high tailing it for something better. I wouldn't see "Catch" anymore, but I have been going to this gym for a year now and have yet to say two words to the man or find out his name. There are also circumstance circling around why he may not even be right for me. I do not know if he is even a Christian or loves the Lord.
I seen the sexiest thing this weekend at the beach. You would think with all the chest bearing men there it would be a guy jogging in just his swim trunks on the beach or jet skiing. No, neither of those. It was a guy sitting in a beach chair, holding a baby. Not sure if this is attractive to me because I didn't grow up with my father in my life or because I want to have more kids but wont do so unless it is with the right guy. It could be either, it could be a bit of both. One thing I do know, this does not seen to be going away-but seems to becoming more and more attractive to see . I think I will resolve not to leave my house for father's day. (Not really)
I have some relationship guidelines, or parameters that I an considering redefining. For example, my standard deviation or dating range is + or - 5 years. Now this is just a standard, it can change based on circumstance and situations. Another is rebound time. If I have been dating an individual for 2 years, I am going to look to spend some time getting to know me again. (I tend to be all in when dating) I would not be looking to start a relationship again in 3 weeks. How long would I wait? I would not be able to say. I guess it would be when God put it on my heart that he was done fixing and mending my heart, and was ready for me to show or pour out the love he has poured into me. Which brings me to what I will be doing next week while my coach is cycling 68 miles. "Lift Service Out" is a community outreach where we help out others in the community. I am actually excited about this, getting to pour out some of the love my Savior has poured into me. I have have never had to paint, but I am looking forward to do it this upcoming weekend. Who knows God's plans? All I know is if this is in His plan, I am ready for the adventure.
Happy 28th Birthday J. D.
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