Say Cheese!

I may be a vegetarian, but I love good animal products. Don't get me wrong, if it ever had eyes, I just don't eat it. However if the animal is still living and I get to partake of it's byproducts you'll find me digging in. I try to stay away as much as possible for health reasons, but one thing I love is CHEESE!

I find myself today in the lovely city of Portland, Oregon with a very dear friend of mine. We are having a delightful time. We indulged for lunch today and enjoyed grapes, bread and cheese, including some of my favs: Mozzarella, Gouda and Jarlsberg. I love Gouda because of the smoked flavor and Jarlsberg for the texture as well as the light Swiss flavor and Mozzarella for the melting capabilities (although we didn't do that today). Yum! 

Here's Mary and I enjoying each other's company.  

Empty

Funny thing pain. It makes you act differently, it makes you think differently. It hurts. I don't like it. I don't like feeling alone. I don't like wanting to blog about something so someone, somewhere, just might read it and care. I don't like when I can see my own flaws and insecurities and not be able to fix them. I don't like pain, I don't like feeling alone. I don't like hurt or rejection. I don't like being not good enough. I don't like being forgotten.  I don't like that I don't like it, all of it, any of it. I wish I were stronger, tougher, had thicker skin.

I don't like when I try to embrace what I want to change it gets harder.

I do love the L-rd. I do trust Him. Even though I'm mad, even though I hurt real bad inside somehow I keep asking for more. I keep trusting. How can I keep trusting...I have so many reasons to not trust. It would be easier to just stop trusting.

I want change, but I want a change of season. I want happy, loving, and whatever is the opposite of rejection...I could really use a lot of that right now. Come on L-rd, seriously, where is it?

Gone

I lost something at work today. It had sentimental value. I was sad, but not shaken. I do know I'm loved. My heart is still a little sad. I think that's ok.

The name game

I've been encouraged by a few friends to make sweet treats for people that request them. Problem is, I need a name for this business of sorts. I'm not very good at coming up with things like this, so I'm asking for help. I want it to be approximately 2 words, something sounds clever.

I have a friend with a flower shop called Blue Bouquet and I once went to a jewelry store called the Peacock's Plume. I'm looking for something similar. Unique, that's easy to say and kind of makes you think. So let me know if you have any ideas. Once a get a few options I'll post a poll and see what everyone thinks. Thanks for your help.