[This is] INSANITY.

INSANITY, meet Cori.

INSANITY

Day 1: Done.

Holy cow.

I'll keep you posted.

xo | cmd

Chik-Fil-A Day!

8.1.12

So there has been quiiiiite the fuss and fury over today's nationwide campaign to visit Chik-Fil-A and support  Dan Cathy's honest answer to a question already answered before it was poised.

Was I there? Yep.
Was I concerning myself with harsh, irrational thoughts of hatred geared towards those who weren't there, or those who would rather sit back and criticize the motives behind Chik-Fil-A? Nope.
And did I enjoy my food? Duh :).

Here's the thing. You can speculate all you want, but there are a multitude of reasons to justify my trip to Chik-Fil-A today.

1 | I am a Christian. That might enrage you, at the very thought of someone declaring it, but I am, and I'm not just settling for it, I am proud of it. That being said, the fine line that delineates radical individuals or groups who use the term Christian in a loose, contextually-twisted form is something to be carefully weighed. Where so many automatically gravitate to the belief that Christians are a hate-filled collection of uppity, judgmental snobs, I must disappoint you in that my belief system as a Christian dictates that I must love all people, regardless of their circumstance, belief, or lifestyle. That does not mean that I must advocate decisions with which I don't agree. Likewise, I wouldn't expect anyone to follow my beliefs without research and the conscious personal decision to do so. I personally am an advocate of Biblical principles, and regardless of how the world twists it, I will continue to be just that.

2 | Free Speech. This particular series of debate and controversy spawned from a Christian man answering a question honestly. Just like anyone is clearly free to voice disapproval of his answer, he's free to give it. And we're free to go eat. And the next person is free to not go eat. And so on....

3 | Political Chicken? Nah. I remember this one time, when I was a kid, and I could eat my food without having to justify that decision with 26 hours of research and a term paper. This time, I'll be politely declining the invite to implement a political regimen into my diet. My daily diet is slightly more organic than breaded and fried chicken, so I don't think that's really an issue, but you know what I mean. I will support and abide by the guidelines of my religious belief system, not the attempted swaying by bureaucrats that my political beliefs should either permit or a ban me from participating in any form of commerce. I'm not really a party type of gal, but I do know one thing; I'm no fascist.

what a crowd!

4 | Telephone!Cell Phone?Tell A Poem?Gel Foam?WHAT?! Remember that game? I do. Sitting in a circle with a bunch of other people whispering a short phrase and hearing how distorted it would become after moving from ear to ear. I read today that the original statement made by Mr. Cathy stated not that he is "anti-gay," rather that he is in favor of traditional Biblical principles as it pertains to marriage. Sure, it's splitting hairs, but in the plight to read things directly as they're presented, let's not do any twisting.


5 | I  ♥ Chik-Fil-A.  < And I totally don't mean that in a bandwagon way. I wasn't alone today, that's for sure. The line when I left was wrapped around kiosks all the way from the counter to Sears. Whoa. I may be a health nut, but every one of us has a few guilty pleasures. This happens to have been one of mine for a looong time, and that's not about to change because a man answered a personal question honestly. It's unecessarily delicious. On this particular venture today, I even found some dinner company [Greg & Bonnie]. Sorry, Panda Express, you'll have to wait.

I feel like this is all I've heard about all day long. Well, good for all of us, for making a stand in either direction. Happy Wednesday, friends :)

xo | cmd

Women's Breakfast: Shirley Warren



ladies breakfast @ towerview
guest speaker: shirley warren

I made it out of bed on time this morning and toted my way over to the church for the women's breakfast. By the time we had sat through the presentation from our own Ms. Shirley, I was nearly beside myself: I was reminded today the impact that cancer has on a person. My passion for our church team's Relay was vigorously renewed, and I left feeling so driven to get this Relay thing going. I appreciate beyond words today's testimony, and even though I'm not extremely close to the Warrens, I'll be holding this one close to my heart for a very, very long time. ♥ Not to mention, it was another chance to see some of my fellow beloved ladies for a round of eating and fellowship: Lara, Meagan, & Cathy.
Once we were released from breakfast, I took the opportunity to do some light cleaning around the house before Mo showed up for a quick trip over to Peace by Piece in Belleville. I felt priveleged to accompany her on the mission to purchase her very first pair of TOMS [awww]. We even bumped into Bonnie and one of her girlfriends on the way out. Small world! Either way, our experience went a little something like this:

toms toms toms :)

M: "What color should I get?"
C: "Maybe something neutral, starting out? You can wear it with anything."
M: "K. How about pink sequins?"
C: "How is that neutral?"
M: "Well, true. I'll do red."

haha. Red it was! She wears 'em quite well, I might add. Of course it wouldn't be a TOMS trip without snagging a new pair; I justified that both by that my current treads are starting to [finally] fray out, and also for the sake of the whole One for One thing.

It's going to be somewhat of a relaxing remainder to the day, and I am pretty excited about that :).

xo | cmd

Golfing Guys & Galleria Girls

galleria | st. louis, mo



Yeah, shopping. *Kidding.* I’m not a huge free-shopper, meaning that I pretty much lack the ability to and am also not a fan of mall-walking and window shopping. I’m more of the need-it?-ok,-go-get-it-and-be-done kinda girl. So this was a refreshing change of scenery, more or less.

The day started with Joe, Sydni and I loading up and trekking to the Kobularciks’ on base. One of the Sandven’s were there, along with Nick & Caitlin. The boys took care of transferring all the golf clubs into our car, strapped in 1 of the 2 Kobularcik boys, and headed off for a day of golf.

Meanwhile, I stayed behind with Sydni, Caitlin, Bonnie, and the smaller of her two boys. We spent some time relaxing and enjoying the mid-morning weather from her back patio before loading up into her Subaru and setting off for the Galleria in St. Louis.

just keep shopping.....

Hi, 3-story mall.

Sure, it’s not the Mall of America, but for being so accessible, it will definitely quench the thirst of any local wandering shopaholic. Needless to say, we barely covered a quarter of the mall before we left, but it was worth the trip and admittedly nice to have some adult female company (nothing personal, Syd).

Back home, it was a quick sprint from the Kobularcik’s to the Sandven’s for a grill out. We managed to beat the rain, and had a fun evening of grilling out, playgrounds, conversation, and of course, cornhole.

Not too shabby for a first weekend back, I’d say. =]

xo | cmd