Betty Crocker...Is that You??

Yesterday at work we had a Waffle Brunch. This would be an example of an idea that was awesome in my head, but was kind of a nightmare to execute (and believe me, I wanted to execute myself before we were finished). 

We bought a Ten-Pound bag of pancake mix from Costco, and we ended up using the whole bag! We fed the whole floor! The "whole floor" consists of AT LEAST 80 people....give or take...I'm really bad with guesstimating...but not everyone ate, so don't feel TOO bad for us Waffle Slaves.

Guess who stirred all the batter BY HAND??

 Meeeeeee that's who! 

We had about 6 waffle makers going (and one grilled cheese sandwich maker) and made quite the mess that had to be scraped off later....Lots of toppings such as fruit and yummy junk hahahaa. And later in the day, we played our version of Jeopardy...Thank Goodness I couldn't play since I helped create the questions...we had a whole category of "Show Me" and all of them involved some sort of dance move. I would have keeled over and died if I had to...Literally would have died.

Apron : TJ Maxx

Above you see the Peach Polka dotted apron I wore. It was fun to wear and it gave people a laugh, which is good sometimes, I suppose. I was browsing TJ Maxx with a friend and these were by the check out counter...it was a struggle for me if I REALLY wanted to buy it or not....my justification in buying it, is that I help out in the kitchen at church so I know I WILL be wearing this again!

All in all, I heard positive things only about the Waffle Brunch....so that's really exciting for me....but let's just say, I may or may not have crashed once I got home.....

What would happen?

What would happen if we just opened our arms to whatever the world threw at us? "We would get hit!", you might say.

While that is true, think about how us loving and accepting what life has to offer would affect those watching us.....

"Yea, yea, yea...Big deal!" you might say.....Yea....it IS a big deal. Think about the people in your life that has influence you in a positive way....what if they had your same mindset?


Sometimes, in my life, I'm afraid to step out and do things. It could even be something simple and I will be overcome with self-doubt. In order for great things to happen, we need to first step out and use our Faith. No more of this "I'm just waiting to see the signs" stuff for me! I am determined to change my mindset!!

-DB

Starry Adventure

 

"Look at all the Stars!"

"Let's try to go visit them!"

"Can this take us there?"

"Can this take us there?"

"Can this take us there?"

"We Can't Get there!"

*SOB SOB*

*Draw Draw*

"Here you go!"

"YAYYYY! The Stars!"

 THE END
DB

Ramblings on: The Things in Life

I think that its a little funny that when the kids see me around church, and I'm holding onto something (say a board game someone borrowed or a scrap of paper), they eagerly ask me in hopeful little voices "OH! Is that for Sunday School??" ....It throws me off a little, but then I chuckle to myself, because I guess there's worse things to be known for, now isn't there?

Have you ever tried breaking up with a friend? I think its the hardest thing that a person can do....sometimes, though, in order to preserve the title "friend", it seems like the best route to go....Why is it so hard? What if they become angry? I have a feeling if something isn't done, there might be two very frustrated people....but then, I guess it would lead for an interesting topic to talk about....There's alot of things mulling around in my head...it needs to stop! hahaa

I have a friend who is obsessed with weird questions and will randomly instant message me at work "Do Frog Fart?.....I'm going to look that up!" Few minutes later, "Look what i found! 'If it can poop, it can fart' Wow!"...and every since that conversation, I will get random "If it can poop it can fart" messages.....I then have to remind this person that I am a LADY! AND DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT THAT! As you can see, We are very sophisticated at my corporate workplace....

On a lighter note, isn't it the best feeling ever when someone tells you that you helped them in some way....all without you really even knowing? BEST. FEELING. EVER!

-DB

I'll bet you dollars to donuts

This old phrase used to be said by my old boss (who my sister now works for and who, apparently still says it) and she reminded me of this fact today via FB.

I have no idea of the origination of this phrase but it definitely has a ring to it. I even heard a talk show host say this phrase yesterday!

On another subject, aren't my fingerless gloves the cutest? I work an Antarctic-like place disguised as an office and I finally broke down and bought this pair...feeling pretty snazzy while wearing them and typing away! Hahaaa!
-DB

Color is my Life

Outfit Post:

Cardigan: Urban

Skirt: Target

Scarf: Urban

Shoes: Target

Belt: Forever 21

Purse: DD's Discount

Sometimes one gets to wandering, "How did I let myself get into this scenario?!"

I find myself wandering that alot....especially lately. "Why am I eating so much horseradish when it goes out my nose all the time?" Or maybe, "Why are strange people asking to take my picture...with my own camera...even though there's already someone taking my picture?" I still don't know the answers to those questions.....but that's beside the point I suppose.



Beautiful day today, after a wonderful service at church. Thank God for letting me cast my cares on Him for He cares for me.....Thank you, God for increasing my Faith. When I start to feel dusty inside, He is so good to kindly remind me to talk to Him.....Thank Goodness for Grace and Mercy...otherwise I definitely would be a pile of ashes.hahaha!
-DB

New Bike....New story

FINALLY bought a bike!! I have not had a bike since I was a little kid…..in fact, I have had only one bike my entire life prior to this bike purchase.
Well, the opportunity recently presented itself for me to get a bike, and after some debate, I bought it (I should’ve debated within myself just a little bit longer as you will discover soon)
Well, I placed my order and after a couple of missed FedEx deliveries, I had my box with my precious bike inside of it….
I should have been scared at that point, but I was oblivious of the pain that was soon to come.
I should have been scared when I read on the box “Some assembly required” and then a list of tools I have never heard of (but, I was just thinking this was due to my lack of tool experience)….but I wasn’t then….

I should have been scared when I borrowed tools from my coworker…but I wasn’t…

And I should have definitely been scared when I opened the box and saw the poor bike tightly packed inside….I was kind of scared then.

Well, I had one of my friends stay the night to 1) stay with me when the Time Warner Guy came to FINALLY put internet in my studio (that’s right…no more stealing unprotected wifi’s for me) and 2) TO HELP ME PUT MY BIKE TOGETHER! Hahaa!

Well, I can honestly say if it wasn’t for my friend, I would have definitely left the bike in pieces. On my patio...no joke.

How hard can assembling a bike be when all you have to do is put on the FRONT WHEEL, HANDELBARS, KICKSTAND, SEAT and REFLECTORS?? Actually, it’s pretty difficult and requires a lot of brainpower and energy…..
Let me just say for the record, that the front end came out of the box in the reversed direction that it should have been facing…..This statement is really important because when we screwed in the front wheel, the tire hit the frame making it impossible to turn the handlebars (at this point I was thinking “oh great! Does this mean I have to ride in circles from now on??”). Well, we figured something was not right and I was ready to blame the people who manufactured the bike…..the Time Warner Guy walks out of my studio and sees us on the porch and says “I think the Front part is twisted the wrong way”…or something to that affect….and then the light clicked on and we figured out what was wrong….Let me just say that just getting the wheel on took AT LEAST 45 minutes…I want to say it took an hour, but don’t want to seem like I’m exaggerating. HA!

Ok…so everything is coasting along all hunky dory (did I just say “hunky dory”? ….yes…I think I did…), and we get to the handlebars….dun dun DUUUUNNN! Well, we were thinking that one of the tools that we needed to use was a large wrench…and since I only had a regular sized wrench, I went to my neighbors house to ask to borrow a wrench…he didn’t have one but said that a different neighbor might have one….

Well, that particular neighbor happened to have been sweeping his porch earlier in the morning so he knew we were putting my bike together…well, bottom line, I ended up with all the neighbors on my porch doing a “once over” on the bike…they even put air in my tires with their air compressor….all in all, I have some nice neighbors, but it was still awkward to have to ask!

After all that work though, my friend and I rode the bike one time around the parking lot and then went back to my studio on to the next project (which happened to be cooking our lunch!)
This ends the tale of the construction of a bike.

-DB