When do we draw the line?

Yesterday I went to the movie Something Borrowed with my bestie, Nicolette. I haven't seen Nicolette in forever. Nicolette and me have a tradition of watching as many movies as we can when we see each other. We used to sit up in my room and watch movies on my dad's laptop (when I didn't have one) all the time. Idk why, but we've continued that tradition on. And so, when we finally were both in the same town we hit up three, yes THREE, movies (and of course watched another one at home).
We went to Kung Fu Panda 2 and Green Lantern at the drivein in Luverne. Which, if you live in Sioux Falls or surrounding area and are looking for a fun date and/or hang out place. Go there! It's only $5 per person for two new movies. Yes, it is in Luverne and the drive is not short, but it's worth it (just don't go on a weekend, supes busy). And yesterday we went to Something Borrowed. I had heard so many different reviews on it and from the one time I had seen the preview (which was prolly like 5 months ago) I wanted to see it. Well, I actually really liked it. But! I had such a hard time enjoying it. Movies are getting harder and harder to discern. The whole time I was mad because there was cheating going on. But at the same time, all I could do was hope the guy, Rex, would call off the wedding and end up with the girl he was cheating with. They were obviously a better fit. But was that the right thing to hope?
Marriage is so much more than just something to be thought of so carelessly. Marriage is made by God. But nowadays it's just another thing we like to try out for a while. If it works, then hey! Guess we won that one. If not, well I guess we can always try again. But that's not God's desire for us in marriage. God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16).
Although, I honestly think that in the movie the two characters that "fit" the best could have worked out (aka no divorce) and that the other two would most definitely have ended up divorced, can I really know for sure that a couple without God would actually make it? I was thinking about that as the movie ended (and hopefully I didn't give away the ending to any of you who wanted to see it). It breaks my heart to think that there are so many couples out there getting married because of THEIR love. But our love is nothing without God. God is love (1 John 4:7). We are not.
At the end of all my questioning of this movie I realized that I am so glad that I have God to hold my marriage to David together. I know it won't be easy, in fact there will be days it will be impossible on my own. But, I know that Christ will hold us together. And that excites me so much! I am so blessed!

Aren't blogs with pictures so much more fun?!? I think so. So here's a picture of me and my fiance, David.

So, I guess the question here is "When do we draw the line?" Why are we, as Christians, just sitting back and enjoying things opposite to God's Word? And how can we live so that others might see our set-apart life?

I went skiing today! | Rafiki's Rice (gluten free)

Last night we had grilled chicken and as we like to call it, Rafiki's rice. Rafiki's rice is like rice a roni, but without the roni or the gluten. Living gluten free has really challenged our family to become better cooks. This rice is TO DIE FOR! Me and Adam decided I should go to culinary school, get really really good and become a chef for Disney World. I think it's my calling. Haha! Not really... I'll stick with photography.
Oh! I made my photography blog and website prettier recently. Here's the link. www.nmpphotography.com Check it out!

Anywho, today Adam and I went skiing for the first time this summer. It killed me. I am so weak right now. It actually is taking effort to type. Lame, I know. The water is absolutely freezing as it hasn't made it above 80 way up here. So we froze our patooties off. But! It was an absolute thrill. I forgot how much I love skiing. It's a lot, by the way.

I thought I'd share the Rafiki's rice recipe with you all since my family loves it so much.
Here it is:

Rafiki's Rice. Excuse the bad quality of this photo.

Ingredients:
4 T. butter
3/4 c. quinoa
3 c. rice
6 1/2 c. water
6 t. chicken bouillon
1/2 c. onion
2 t. garlic salt
1 1/2 t. minced garlic
1/4 c. parsley

Melt butter. Brown quinoa. Add onion and rice and brown. Add other ingredients, bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes.

Summer. Is. Here. | Homemade Ice Cream

There's nothing better than summer. Summer food. Summer weather... Oh wait! There's none of that here. Only rain.
Rain. Rain. Rain. That's all it's done since I got home.
Well, I'm at the cabin for the month (with a couple exceptions, like going to the cities this weekend and home for a week).
We've been eating such good food so far. I forgot how great it is to be able to cook in a kitchen and not in my "kitchen" that I had in my dorm room... I wonder if I ever took a picture of that. It was pretty intense, I must say. (I just looked. I did, but it's nowhere to be seen :( Oh well!)

Tonight we made homemade ice cream. My grandma, Mildred's, recipe. Soooooo delicious!
Below are some pictures and here's the recipe!

Mildred's Vanilla Ice Cream
8 cups milk (we use 2% usually)
2 cups heavy whipping cream
5 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 large package vanilla pudding
1 tablespoon vanilla

Question of the night. If someone eats gluten and farts, can you get cross-contamination from the aroma? Let me know what you think!

Oh my goodness! I can't believe I said fart on my blog...

A Photo with my JoJo

Well, today I decided it was time to break out the camera. It's almost senior/wedding season. Me and my good friend, JoAnna, went out with my camera and a tripod and had some fun. And when I say fun, I mean fun. I almost peed my pants laughing. So good!

Here's a couple photos from the night. As you may be able to tell, I'm obsessed with the more vintage-y look right now.

This was when I said she was in love with Adam. Guess it's not so true... Lol

I love this girl!

My favorite of the night. :)

Orange Teriyaki Chicken | Gluten Free

My mom recently told me I had to try this recipe and so me and David tried it out when I was down in Illinois last week. I absolutely fell in love with this recipe! I made it again the other night back at school. Yes, it is that simple of a recipe! I hope you all enjoy this as much as I do!

Ingredients:
1/2 c gluten free teriyaki sauce
1/3 c orange marmalade (I use sugar free)
1/3 tsp crushed red pepper
1/3 tsp fresh minced ginger
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 lb boneless chicken breasts, cut into large bite-sized pieces
1 yellow pepper, chopped into large chunks
1 green pepper, chopped into large chunks
1 red pepper, chopped into large chunks
1 Tbsp corn starch
1 Tbsp water
1/4 cashews (optional, but in my opinion it makes the meal)

Directions:
Whisk together the first four ingredients in a bowl.
Heat the oil in a wok over medium/high heat.
Add the chicken and cook for approximately four minutes - until cooked. Continue to stir/toss until done.
Add the vegetables and continue to cook another 2-3 minutes, using a wooden spoon to gently toss the veggies.
Mix the corn starch and water together until smooth. Add to the orange-ginger-teriyaki mix and whisk together.
Pour the sauce into the wok and toss the vegetables and chicken until coated. Continue to cook (about 3-4 minutes) until the sauce thickens.

I made white rice to go with this. Delicious!

Bracos.

So I love food and I forget to blog. But, I would like to start blogging more, about life and the food I eat. For those of you who don't know, I am both type one diabetic and have celiac disease. I figure I should be sharing as many recipes as I have so other people will be able to eat yummy food, too. We'll see if it works out. But hey! It's another thing to blog about. Maybe it'll get me blogging more often. So, here's the first food that I love.
Bracos.
Bracos are a beautiful invention of my lovely friend, Calie Flynn. It's basically a taco, but with a brat. Hence... braco. It's quite simple to make. I'll be honest I don't like the idea of writing a real recipe for this one. 'Cause it's that simple.
Basically, you make a brat (or 2 or 4 or 10), cut up an avocado in strips, cut up a tomato in strips, cut cream cheese in strips. Put it all on a soft shell. Eat. Simple. Do it. Enjoy it. I love it! I basically eat this all summer.

Thank you, Calie, for making me try this years ago. Love you!

"My precious..."

My ring! It almost fell into the Grand Canyon while I was taking this picture. Sure glad it didn't!