Junk in the Trunk...

For those of you who are worried about the title, have no fear! This is not about J-Lo.

It is not a gross and shameful post. Well, not gross and shameful in the way you might think. So, yeah, have no fear!

One of the things I have heard over and over again in my time at PCPC is that is not good in any way to have parts of your life that are secret, hidden so that no one can see them. In fact it is dangerous to have junk in your life that no one really knows about and that you can effectively keep hidden from everyone!

I experienced that this was overwhelmingly true today as I was cleaning out the trunk of my car! It was unbelievable...so, so, SO much junk that I have effectively kept hidden, even from myself over the past few years!

I used to have an SUV, so anyone who got in my car could definitely see all the Junk in the Trunk, and believe me they did! Girls, remember how horrible it was!? I was always nervous I had lost one of my youth kids back there and just had no idea! My fear was assuaged however when none of their faces ever appeared on a milk carton. As long as that wasn't the case, I figured I was pretty safe!

The beauty of my Passat that I have driven these past few years has been the trunk...it is completely secret. So I can store as much crap back there as I want, and still pull off the appearance of clean car!** Please excuse the language, but, as you will soon see, it really fits!

Today I officially began my "Pre-Move-to-STL-to-do-list" and figured I would tackle "Clean out Car" first. Let me just tell you I was in no way prepared for what I would find.

Brace yourself, take a look at just a small sample of what I found, and, as I seem to say a lot on this blog...please don't judge me!

The trunk before the big clean out:

Oh you know... just addressed and stamped support letters I never sent for a mission trip I never went on. How long will it take me to salvage all those stamps??

Just a few photos of my friends from China... (Ingrid, the girl on the bottom left is my fave and we are still friends!)

All the athletic gear that I need being the incredible athlete that I am!!

Seeing as my last camping trip was in 8th grade, I figured I might need to be prepared for my next one which could obviously come spur of the moment. The rubber snake is a must have- obviously!

A boom-box. In case you were in fact beginning to judge me for not cleaning out my trunk since 1997, the CD inside does say Christmas 2007, so I am vindicated! Stop judging!

Clearly, you never know when you might need to throw a spontaneous Easter Egg Hunt! Thank goodness I was prepared!

Gotta keep your good reading handy at all times. Seriously, what is better than an US Weekly with Shawn and Nastia on the front?!?!

Just in case you were wondering about the spirituality in my trunk, don't worry there was a small little library in there as well- complete with the Westminster Shorter Catechism! Aren't I such a good little Presbyterian?

This is my sweet friend Grace, when she happened to stop by she had absolutely no idea what she was getting herself into! Here she is holding one of several trash bags complete with junk from the trunk. Just use your imagination, as much of what you saw on this blog post did not end up in there!!

My favorite thing Grace said this afternoon was "All of that came out of THAT trunk? You should definitely be getting better gas milage now!"

I thanked Grace for her insight and for her help my sending her home with a few party favors from the trunk!

Finally finished! Now i just wonder how my friends at the office are going to feel when I bring all my junk from the trunk that actually belongs to the church back up to them.

Hmm... pretty sure no one is up there at midnight on a Saturday... might just have to sneak up there now!

Adios....