Rawr.

So....I just needed a place to post a picture of this shirt. I was doing some research for a good costume for summer camp using the words "white tiger" and this shirt came up. I thought it was pretty amazing. So many elements of style have come together to form this hybrid of awesomeness:

1. tie dye

2. a picture of the front of a pair of faux overalls

3. a baby white tiger

Seriously. Somewhere out there is a person who thought this shirt was a good idea.

Engaged!

I am probably the world's least consistent blogger. This is sad. I blog...and then I feel self conscious because I find out people are actually reading my blog and then I stop. But - I am going to push through the awkwardness and divulge my innermost thoughts for all the see. Jk. Jk. I am gonna keep it light, but informative. And...lots to inform these days. First things first, I am engaged! Holy cow. I am currently the very lucky, future Mrs. Lindsey Stamm. Here are some ways you can also say Stamm.

* Stammtastic
* Stamm-a-rama
* Stamminator
* Stamm it (if you are the swearing type)
* Stammwhich

Anyways, while I am still a little shocked that I am marrying Josh - I am at the same time not that surprised since I can remember thinking the very first time I saw him - wow...that's the guy I am gonna marry. The road was kind of bumpy and awkward ...but it ended beautifully with lots of God moments to tell about:) He is totally my favorite person to hang out with.

Here are some awkward moments I had with Josh before we got together. I want to give girls hope that you dont have to have it all together or be super cool in order to find love.

* The "are you giving me a hug? A high five? Oh...you're just blocking the sun" moment. Yes, yes - there was a time (long before Josh awknowledged his undying love for me) when Josh would like to give me high fives. But since I pretty much was in love with him - I would always go in for the hug. I was really bad at deciphering his body language. One time Josh put his hand up to block the sun and I hugged him. He doesn't remember this. But I do. how can you forget awkwardness like that??

* The "oh shoot...he wanted me to hold his hand and I just gave him a high five" moment. Ladies. If you are watching a romantic movie and the guy next to you likes you and you like him - and he lays his hand next to yours and kinda grabs your hand a little....this is the wrong moment for a high five. But alas, I did not get that memo. Instead I gave him a high five. And in my head was like "your such an idiot..."

* The "I live you" mispelling moment. One time Josh and I were emailing and he said "I Live you" at the end of the email. This was confusing to me. Clearly it was a mispelling...but it could have gone either way - did he meant to say He LIKED me or he LOVED me? Ah. I just told him I lived him too.

Ok. Anyways. After 3 years of friendship and four months of dating Josh proposed at Disneyland:) Wahoo. November 13, 2009 is the big day! We can't wait.

February blog.

Well - thought it was time for another blog. My boyfriend has given himself a very early curfew leaving me with little to do at the end of the night but blog. I suppose I could do other things like take up knitting or pray or read some spiritual books...but I am a nerd and I am going to work on my blog.

This entry will be short and I will just bullet point the most interesting things from life. Or the things I feel comfortable blogging about....

* I found a new favorite snack. Wrapping pieces of string cheese around a pretzel. It's like a ghetto version of a mozzerella stick. In fact, that's what I am going to call it. Ghetto mozzerella sticks.

* I have a new job. I am the admin for the student ministries at our church. I likey. I of course feel the need to now use a super spiritual sign off on my emails. Here are ones I am considering...

- In his grip
- Saved by grace
- Loved deeply
- Resting with the redeemer
- I am probably sinning right now
- gotta go read my Bible

* Speaking of Godly things...I saw a kirk cameron movie this weekend. Don't mock. Fireproof. Fireproof was delightful and did not disapoint. Casting Crowns and Chick-fil-A made some cameo appearances, which made me laugh.

* Have discovered the joy of Target "Long and Lean" tank tops. I have bought four of them and have worn them 2 at a time in different combinations for about the last 17 days. And don't let the name fool you. In my experience, you do not have to be particularly long OR lean to wear them. Take it from me.

Well. That is my blog entry for the day. Shout out to my friend Caroline who inspired me to write again.

Root beer

Today at work I am drinking root beer…. from a bottle that looks like a beer bottle. So, I put the bottle in a brown bag I had at my desk so people wouldn’t see it. But now it really looks like I am drinking beer but concealing it like a homeless man. I think root beer people should put root beer in cans so that those of us who like root beer can enjoy it without looking like we are boozing it up in the work place. I am just saying.

cricket killer

So today Josh and I decided to go to a bookstore. We got this idea from another, clearly, more intellectual couple than us. So we went, but not really knowing what a couple does with themselves at a bookstore... we decided to just go for a walk around th nice area instead. So we're walking and suddenly I feel something wet in my sandal. I figure it was just some water from a nearby fountain...but it didn't go away. So I take off my shoe and what is there? A dead cricket. Yep. It crawled in my sandal, I killed it (unknowingly) and felt its guts on my feet for a good 5 steps before Josh, being the studly man he is - not afraid of a dead cricket - got the cricket corpse off the inside of my shoe. So, moral of the story? Be careful when you step on something wet. It could be the insides of a gross bug being spread on your bare skin.

Don't know why I am really blogging about this, but when I wait for the perfect blog entry - I don't end up writing for months on end:) Prepare yourselves for some less-than-thrilling, albeit hopefully more consistent blogging.

Ode to green bean casserole

In honor of thanksgiving, I am dedicating this post to one of the classic Thanksgiving dishes...green bean casserole.

So, pretty much every year at my house I am responsible for bringing the green bean casserole (GBC) to family thanksgiving. Now, I like green bean casserole, and I always just assumed that everyone liked it...what's not to like? Green beans, french fried onions, soup....all mixed together with love. It's a recipe for pure delight.

So, this year I am going over menu plans with my mom for thanksgivng and I say "so do you want me to bring the green bean casserole?" And she gets kind of quiet.

This is no good.

So, I ask "What - do you not like green bean casserole?" And she says in a very mother-y way "I like whatever you make Lindsey...you make what you want." Which is the equivalent of telling your kid "if you had fun, you won" after they just totally screwed up in a sports game or something.

So I probe my mother for more information and it turns out that all these years - no one in my family even likes green bean casserole. No one! They only gave me the green bean casserole responsibility because it had like 4 ingredients, and they doubted my domestic abilities. So, moral of the story? Don't eat green bean casserole out of pity and lead your daughter and sister to believe that her casserole is delicious when in fact, it struggles. I can take defeat. And this year I will wow you all with brown sugar carrots. Prepare to be impressed.

RIP

Oh no they didn't...

Well. This afternoon I had to take a trip to the Christian bookstore to pick up a gift for someone. And - I've decided that if ever my blog is running dry, I just need to take a trip to the Christian bookstore and I should have some new material.

So, anyone who has bought a greeting card in the last two years know that the trend is these $5 musical cards - that play like a full length song when you open them. I am guilty of purchasing several of these cards....one card had the chicken dance, and then one of the cards played "Unchained Melody" - which was my parents song - so I got them that for their anniversary. Nothing is more romantic than opening up a card and having a poorly recorded version of your song playing.

But now - Christians have gotten in on the musical card action and let me tell you - they did not dissapoint.

The classics are all available for purchase.

Here are some highlights:

* Friends by Michael W. Smith
(I was a MWS freak when I was little....and just when you think this song couldn't get any cheesier? They attach it to a greeting card....)
* Jesus Freak by DC Talk
(I would question your salvation if you didn't own the Jesus Freak CD...I am kidding. Sorta)
* Indescribable by Chris Tomlin
(I love me some Tomlin - but telling someone happy birthday with this song is weird)
* Shine by the Newsboys (Another mid-90s classic)

I am kind of waiting for some other Musical Christian greeting cards to come out....but instead of songs, they would be like snippets of really convicting John Piper sermons or maybe even a loud God -like voice saying "WWJD?" Maybe they could have one that on the outside said "Happy Birthday" but then when you opened it - it went into a full gospel presentation - and made a reference to your birthday gift being the free gift of salvation.

Just some ideas for you people in the audio Christian greeting card business.

Oh. And if you would like to further invesitigate and perhaps purchase:

http://www.dayspring.com/ecards/choice.asp?SubcatID=197

ps. In honor of a super spiritual blog entry - I have changed my profile picture to match. That's me just doing some reading.