Sometimes your Sunday morning starts with a shot of whiskey.

At least mine did.  Last Sunday.  A bad toothache and a raging desire to try every home remedy that might take the edge off the piercing pain pulsing through my gums (Hello there, literary device.  Nice to see you).  After swishing around the whiskaaay in my mouth for a minute I spit it into the sink.  Call me silly but I don't drink very often and I wasn't prepared to show up to church (..LEAD WORSHIP at church) assisted by some liquid courage.  Just wasn't gonna do it..

 Sometimes that same morning continues with an activity to distract you from the pain, otherwise known as making candy sushi.

The possibilities are pretty endless here.  I've got some Peeps, Twizzlers, gummy worms in these.  And then Eat-More, Reese's, Nutella for the chocolate ones.  I'm so happy with the way they turned out.

Not so happy with the way this turned out. Scraps for days. Yes, that's a decapitated Peeps head you see.

And sometimes, when you finally get to see the dentist they tell you that your mouth is actually full of cavities and you need a wisdom tooth pulled and at least two root canals.  Ohh..


That same week I found out that I would be traveling to Colombia (and not the British kind!) for a few days at the end of April.  I'm surprised and excited and grateful!  Of course I watched "BLOW" (starring Johnny Depp, justsoyaknow!) to prepare myself for life in Colombia.  ... I hope I don't encounter anything that I saw in that movie, just so we're clear.  Drug lords, keep your distance!

But perhaps even more surprising than finding out about Colombia was the check I received in the mail from my previous university.  Money for me? Ya, I'll take it.  And keep it coming why don't you!  It's just a reassurance that God provides.  He looks after us and if he holds the world in his hands, then that means everything in it is His.  That concept will change the way you think about money!

And here are some of the other highlights from last week:

 The cutest napkins made by my cousin!  East meets West at the family BBQ.

 There's something so comforting and right-in-the-world about a game (or twelve) of Dutch Blitz.

 Copy-cake.  I suggested the balloons because it makes me think of "Up!" the movie.  Happy Housewarming with 12 pounds of chocolate peanut butter cake.

 Birthday bash with some of the women on my mother's side.  Please note the Toblerone cheesecake that sits on their plates.  And then look at mine.  Still no sugar for this kid.

 Ok, finally!  Easter Feast-er!  Get in my belly, sugar and wheat!  Simple shape cookies that I brought to the family gathering.  We had a huge egg hunt and my grandpa even made a cryptogram with an Easter message for us to solve.  I figured it out!  Unfortunately, not before my brother did.

And here's Saturday night's accomplishments!  My first ever Paska!  In fact, it was my first time ever making  bread.  Believe it or not, this was not my first time making icing.  And yet...