Several things:
Number zero- pic of Otsego Lake near our house
Number one- i'm sorry that i haven't been blogging much lately...the boys had a field day with our internet router, so the only place I can blog is after work (which is what I'm doing now)
Number two-Aaron and Allison found out last Thursday that they are having a little boy, although despite my efforts, they have chosen to keep the name a secret until he is born! Congrats to them!!! i love you guys, and miss you so much!
Number three- I am now employed!!!!!! i work at a coffee shop, the only good coffee shop in Cooperstown! If nothing else, i've managed to drum up at least three photography jobs so far! Right now it's pretty crazy just because all of the crazy tourists are still here! ( Man i am ready for tourist season to be over) It's fun, the people are great, and i'm now making money...
and finally...
my thoughts for the day...and the title of my blog...
by no means would i consider my self a simple person...In fact if you asked most of the people who know me, 'simple' may not ever cross their lips. I'm strange, possibly the weirdest person you'll ever meet, my taste in books is different, my taste in movies complicated, the things i find interestingly and challenging are things that most people wouldn't..however, it is in some of the most simple things that i find a sense of tranquility...for example, there is something about the smell of wood-burning on a cool morning that will suddenly give me a sense of peace...my heart skips a small beat when Monarch butterfly lands on the tip of Angus' nose and he can't figure out what in the world to do...I laughed for almost a half an hour yesterday when i took the boys out for their 3pm outing and Gunther and Angus both chased butterflies and dragonflies until they almost couldn't run any longer... Angus, the scottie, will trap them under his paws, like a cat, then lift his paws to see if it's still there...If it is....he'll jam his nose on to the ground on top of his prey and then look at me as though to say..."look mommy...look what i did." It's seriously one of the cutest things, and when all other emotions are flooding my head, i can watch my two puppies chasing butterflies and all else seems to float away on their wings...it's the little things in this life that i am determined not to miss...so many people just let life take ahold of them..and they miss so many wonderful things...Well...if it means being one step behind to see all of these things...i don't mind
okay, so on a more cynical note:
so working at a coffee shop...has it's ups and downs...its' always a good thing when someone walks in and orders straight off the menu...
it's when the guy comes and in and says "let me have a double tall, half caf., easy hazelnut, no foam with whip, extra hot, skinny soy latte'"...that i feel like replying "you'd better say 'one regular coffee' or i'll punch you in the face..."
this is teaching me patience ..p.s. if you were wondering yes, I can make that, and yes someone really does order that..
well it's getting hot and i need to go home!!!
things are good...
missing everyone....
love you...
carry on, friends
2 comments:
"The whole purpose of places like Starbucks is for people with no decision-making ability whatsoever to make six decisions just to buy one cup of coffee. Short, tall, light, dark, caf, decaf, low-fat, non-fat, etc. So people who don't know what the hell they're doing or who on earth they are- can, for only $2.95, get not just a cup of coffee but an absolutely defining sense of self: Tall. Decaf. Cappuccino!"
-Joe Fox in 'You've Got Mail'
Hope you're having a good week. Love ya, miss ya.
Kami! I miss you. I think Leslie and I will be coming to see you. Not sure when yet though, I'll keep you posted. You should hopefully be getting an email from Olivia soon about the pregnancy photos. Oh! I've got some news for you too, I'll give you a buzz tonight!
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