Wake the Dead

So i have really been thinking a lot about all of my experiences i've had this summer and i really want to write about them... but i want to put pictures with them and in order to do that i need pictures... which are on my laptop so i don't have.

But here are a few strange things i have come to...

1.) I have no make-up and i have no straightener. seems like no big deal.... until you try going without it. very hard. so since i am so used to having all the material things in my life going without them made me realize just how much time i spend with them. so for the time being i am going to live with no make-up and no straightener. yeah wow i know. especially since i am considering cosmetology school. I have decided to replace that time of primping and fill it with time drawing closer to God. Reading, praying, running, cleaning... yes i do consider cleaning God time. You can worship in every form and fashion.

2.) I found out that our house sold. We are going to build a house in the lot next door. So its not like a big move but i like to consider it a new beginning. And since i don't have school to occupy my time anymore i also need to find myself a job. So the next 3 months will be me building some stepping blocks and i want God to piece each one together.

3.) I really missed my cats. Usta and Kurzweil (who apparently has the new name of Thumond...) haha but i still stick to Kurz.

4.) I REALLY REALLY missed hanging out in coffee shops! A friend of mine Kayla and i went to the new coffee shop in town today. It's called Wake the Dead. At first i found it slightly demonic, then it clicked.. oh wake the dead as in coffee. then i got it. So i went in secretly hoping to fall in love and get a job there. The building is black with cherry red stripes going down it and all the windows and doorways are lined with lime green. I was a very easy place to spot. As soon as the door opened i was a little shocked to see all the skulls and slightly creepy paintings on the walls. then agian i remembered.. Wake the Dead. The atmosphere was really easy going and casual. It had hard wood floors and a fireplace with candles in it. Baked goods and pastries filled the counter tops. There was a hallway connecting the other lounge rooms to the rest of shop. The man behind the counter was in his 40's or 50's and really seemed to just not belong there. I figured he was the owner due to the authoritative energy he was putting off. The college kid covered in colorful tattoos in front of us had odored a bunch of sandwiches so it took awhile for him to take our order. So first impression was that it just felt like a really chill place. Which i liked. But the big question was... is the coffee good? So then i tell him i want an iced vanilla latte. He then continued to give me a very strange and confused look so i repeat myself. Then he gazed off into space and then twitched like it all the sudden clicked. I kind of laughed then started talking to him. I asked him when they opened... he said 2 months. the exact time i've been gone. I had mentioned camp before and so he assumed i was with fat camp across the street. And i quite frankly told him... "no." So he asked me where i had been. then i was able to tell him about the ministry i was involved with and what not. it was pretty cool. But the overall impression i got from this man was that he seemed really out of place. it was very strange... but then i got my coffee and it was so freaking good. they had that really good "sonic ice." Kayla then got her drink, peanut butter frappe, which was surprisingly really good too. After we got our drinks we decided to go outside since we are haveing such beautiful texas weather! As soon as i open the door i am greeted my this giant metal sculpture of a skeleton coming out of a vase with a coffee cup in its hand. I found it slightly odd. We found a table in the corner of the fenced in patio and i continued to tell Kayla about everything and everyone i had come across at Wild Week. It was great. I will be spending many afternoons at Wake the Dead in the future.

5.) There's about 7 or 8 people i can think of that i would really like to see right now. You guys have forever changed my life.