I woke up at 4:55 AM CDT this morning, and I'm not mad about it.

I did something not at all original this morning.

I,
along with about 2 BILLION other people,
watched Kate and William Windsor get married.

Ok - let's just take that period off the end of that sentence and replace
it with a whole buncha exclamation points, like these: !!!!!!!

Kate and William both looked amazing at this royal event.  The wedding itself was really interesting to watch, as I was just a figment of my parent's imagination when Charles and Diana got married,
and just a little tike when the rest of Elizabeth II's kids tied the knot.

I loved the final sermon of the service, where
the reverend (priest?) gave an excellent message about
love and trust and God's desire for these two to have a wonderful life together.

It was also incredible that SO many people knew exactly what was going to happen,
cheering and singing along to the hymns accordingly!
"Jerusalem" is definitely going to be a song I look up in the near future. 


But you know what everyone - well, everyone who cares -
is going to be talking about regarding today:

How incredible these two dresses are (Today Show Tumblr)

 

How...incredible...the hats were (Today Show Tumblr)

How happy these two are (Today Show Tumblr)

a thought i had today...

Something I always need to remember:



Christ isn't meant to be hidden -

yet there are laws against sharing the GREAT news about Him. 


I guess those laws don't want to completely hide Christ -
except from those who would be most wanting to know Him.


If you have the opportunity to share Christ -
at your job -
in your home -
through your life -

please do.

Lent-fast Baking: Blueberry Deliciousness.

As I've mentioned a few times before,
I have given up sweets for Lent all but one day a week. 

Last week, that day was Saturday/Sunday. 
I put the " / " in there because I baked on Saturday and scarfed on Sunday.

Trader Joe's sells some plain yogurt that is "European Style."  Long story short,
that's just a fancy way of saying "yogurt sans stabilizers."

Without said stabilizers, I was able to make some incredibly delicious
Blueberry-Lemon-Yogurt Muffins. 

They were flavorful, moist, and complex enough to enjoy with
your post-drowsy-morning senses, a.k.a. afternoon dessert!  :)

Here's the recipe, although alternately titled, from SimplyRecipes.com,
a fantastic recipe blog without all the clutter of the mega-recipe sites. 
Their butternut squash soup is fantastic, too.

Regarding the recipe, did the following differently:

1. After getting the zest from the lemon, I cut the lemon in half and squeezed the juice into the batter.  Watch for seeds if you do this.  If you DO do this, the lemon flavor really comes out and it's incredible.  NOM!
2. I partially melted the butter while letting it warm in the mixing bowl.  This was an accident, as the bowl was on the stove as I let the oven heat up for some other dish.  Pizza?  I can't remember. The batter still turned out ok, though.  
3. The yogurt I used needed to be mixed together (it had separated), but that meant that I could just pour it into the measuring cups instead of awkwardly scooping it out and dripping it all over.  Yay for cleanliness! 



So go and try out this recipe if you want your weekend morning delicacy done right. 

Be warned: you will by awakened by the flavors!