This weekend has been really good. On Friday, my mom and I had our first Pie Day Friday. There will maybe soon be more feminine friends joining us on Pie Day Friday, but for the first time it was just my mom and I. The point of Pie Day Friday (yes, I realize I’ve said “Pie Day Friday” a million times already, and there’s another usage to tally up for your charts) is to make a pie, have fun while doing it, and give it away to someone. Because everyone loves pie, right? And you can just do so much with them. Like add a bunch of funky ingredients and make it really colorful. And eat it… That being said, our first Pie Day Friday (go ahead, tally it on up!) was really more theoretical than practical. We were about to leave for the grocery store when I suddenly realized it was the 8 month death date of Nathan, and then I got sad and didn’t want to make stupid pies anymore.
So, instead, my dad offered to watch Jack and we went to go see “Waitress”, which happens to be the movie that mom got the idea of making all these pies from, anyway. So even though we didn’t actually make the pies, we thought about it. And the movie was good, even though it made me cry a lot. It’s not even a sad movie, though.
Then on Saturday night, I had some friends over and I made them dinner and, what else? a pie. Blackberry pie with a blackberry on top that I made out of dough. I was really proud of it and made everyone look at it and tell me how beautiful it was before I cut it up. The actual pie was good, not the best, but I’m still learning.
The final part of the weekend was this morning when I went to church. You see, Nate and I went to The Village Church, which is in Highland Village, about 20 minutes away. Great church, love it. Then, right before I left for Bosnia at the end of May, they have this 7 week long (meeting only once a week, though–don’t worry, we didn’t all live together for 2 months) fasting and prayer gathering to pray about finding extra space for all the people that come to the small building the church is in. The last week we’re praying, out of nowhere, a church of about 30 people in Denton says they want to give The Village their church! Whoa-oa-oa. So, we say yes, of course. And now, my church that I love has just moved from 20 minutes away to right down the street! Yay. It makes me so happy, because now we’ll do stuff in this community, and since most of my friends have recently moved into Dallas, I can now coerce people that live in Denton to become my friends by doing nothing other than making them a lot of pie! And I’ll have a bunch of [fat] friends [from eating so much pie] that I don’t have to drive 40 minutes into Dallas to see!! Yay!! But they’ll love me for me, of course.
And so that was my weekend. I’m glad my mom thought up Pie Day Friday. Anyone got any REALLY GOOD pie recipes?
THE RIPPLE EFFECT 
30 July, 2007 at 6:48 pm
I heart pie. Seriously. I make a stinkin’ awesome peach pie. Keith said it would make you believe in God.
I love you!
30 July, 2007 at 7:01 pm
So, the picture of that pie made me really want some pie…really. Wish I wasn’t too lazy to make some…
30 July, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Yay! Lauren has a blog! I will be a regular visitor for sure and I sincerely hope that I can be a part of one of your Pie Day Fridays sometime. Sounds fun.
And yummy.
30 July, 2007 at 9:44 pm
pie day friday is the best name ever, for anything. its soo enticing too! it actually makes you start to salivate….or maybe thats just me. stupid me not bein a girl and not bein able to partakein all the glory that is pie day friday…….
30 July, 2007 at 10:14 pm
I am proud of you Lauren! I cant wait to read your blog! Jack is so cute…I want to see you both, and I like pie. haha! Are we allowed to use pre-made crust?! love you girl
30 July, 2007 at 11:31 pm
Hello, I just wanted to say that I really like the design of your blog and your first entry really touched me. I’m sure I will be back. :)
30 July, 2007 at 8:02 pm
Nathan made a blueberry pie his last night with us and saved me a piece, as I had gone to bed early. He went Home the next morning and I looked at that piece of pie for a couple days before I could bring myself to eat it. It was the best pie I ever tasted, made all the more wonderful because I would not taste anything like it again until I get Home too and he makes me a pie with Heavenly blueberries (even better than Oregon blueberries!). I couldn’t keep it to myself and passed it around to any and all who wanted a taste.
I like Pie Day Friday. My heart was touched deeply by a special pie and I’m sure your special pies will touch hearts too.
I love you very much. Both of you.
Mrs Grammypants (?)
31 July, 2007 at 2:05 am
due to my mom’s lack of blogging intelligence, she didnt leave a comment, but emailed me a response instead. i thought it was funny, so im commenting on her behalf:
I like Pie Day Friday … do you think I could do that too — but buy one instead?
Buy Pie Day Friday????
31 July, 2007 at 4:48 am
Lauren, nice to have you back in our virtual community. I played Sarajevoesque last weekend. My friend and I made a pretty cool arrangement of it for two guitars. No camera, though. We will probably try to record it and send it to you, and then destroy the master recording, so you don’t have to worry about creative theft. Thanks for letting us use it.
31 July, 2007 at 5:40 am
Leslie,
Of course you can come to our Pie Day Friday! I guess we’ll just have it at my mom’s house, and you can bring the girls and they can make their own pies, too!
That’d be fun to have a bunch of giggly girls to make pies with…
31 July, 2007 at 5:42 am
DJ and Courtney,
Buy Pie Day Friday???!!! ha ha. For some reason, I thought this was incredibly hilarious and laughed about it for awhile.
DJ, I’m sorry you aren’t a girl either. But really, especially for Courtney’s sake, I’m more glad that you’re a boy.
31 July, 2007 at 5:44 am
Hi Katie!
Ummm, my pie in the picture is made from a bought crust. However…I read this book where there were all these recipes for crusts like cinnamon oat crust, and buttery whole wheat crust, and names like that. And that made me want to make a weird crust, like ginger cinnamon in some sort of something weird crust. Not very specific, but yum…
31 July, 2007 at 5:46 am
jpstaniger!
Good to see you again! I’m so honored that you played my song. Yeah, I’d totally love to hear what you did with it. I might even put it up on the blog so everyone can hear it. Yay. Thank you for using it to hopefully bless people…
1 August, 2007 at 3:48 am
Hey Lauren!!
Love your blog and your pie made my mouth water just lookin’ at it! I’d love to in on some pie makin in the future! How did you make your “dough blueberrie” with a bought crust? You are sooooo talented!
2 August, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Lauren,
I am way excited about your blog!! You bless so many people, you really have no idea! I hear that you guys are coming to Tulsa soon!! I am so excited! I love you and I can’t wait to see that boy of yours. Thank you for who you are.
24 October, 2007 at 5:58 am
I happened upon your blog by way of Coffee Ambassadors, and have found myself reading your entries over the past hour. You have such a great heart and are truly an inspiration, thank you for sharing your stories. Your Jack is beautiful, and I loved your Pie Day Friday, that is brilliant! I may have to get my girlfriends involved in that tradition here in Chicago.
May God continue to bless you and your little boy.
24 October, 2007 at 6:19 am
yay. pie day friday is beginning to take over the world!! thanks for your help in that, stephanie!