Wine, Granola and other thoughts
Through out history there have been many classic combinations: Wendy's Frosty's and french fries, romantic comedies and Ben & Jerry's, tequila and limes, the elderly and boat-like cars, Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches...
Tonight I'm trying out cinnamon & raisin granola with Trader Joe's wine and I have to say, it is a fantastic duo. It's sweet but not too sweet and the granola makes me feel sorta healthy. Being a veggie, I'm all for high calorie power snacks... even when I'm not planning on working out or camping or being generally productive. It's definitely better than soggy peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
I spent three summer's working at Luther Park Bible Camp and two summer's as a junior counselor but who are we kidding, I totally did all the work. When I say Bible Camp, please do not put me in the same category as "Jesus Camp," the religious right, or Republicans in general. This camp was so not like that.
My feeling on Christianity is that it should be all about love and respect for all people, if it's not, then you're just a hypocrite ... but that's just me.
Anyways, at LPBC I worked mostly in the outdoor programs. We'd lead kids on canoe trips, biking/canoe trips or rock it out in the "tree houses." I absolutely loved being on the river with a fun group of kids. It's beautiful, peaceful and perfect. The only negative is the soggy pb&j you'd inevitably have for lunch. It didn't happen all the time but I luckily got to experience it at least twice a week. I don't know if it was a fluke or curse but wherever my sandwich was, it would always get a healthy dose of river water. No matter how bad ass you think you are, it's tough to choke down a soggy pb&j. Only one other thing gets my gag reflex going quicker.
Long term relationships and young marriages. My boyfriends' younger brother just got engaged. He's 21 and hasn't finished school yet. I don't get it.
You'd think he'd want to travel, meet people, finish school and have a job, move out of the same state they both have been living in since they were born. I would feel so stifled if I couldn't do any of those things. I'm trying to be supportive of all of my friends that are married (50 couples), getting married (20 engaged) and getting engaged but sometimes I just want to shake them and be like "Really? Are you really sure about this?"
I'm all for moving on with life but to me, moving that far forward before 28 would be just as bad as eating a soaked pb&j with fighting middle schoolers, biting nats and a hole in your canoe on a 40 degree August afternoon, in the rain.
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