Everyone is going through it, even people who "have their life together"

I got a message from my best friend today. She was just telling me how since she has graduated she has not really wanted to do what she studied. Her gut is telling her to go a different route. I was just thinking about this during the week. I felt a little dumb for working at a coffee shop after getting a degree. Then I reminded myself of how miserable I was with a big girl job. So, hearing from her, even though she is going through a hard time really helped me. I felt a lot better knowing that even my best friend is having the same issues I am. Hell, I may never know what I want to do, but I am gonna follow my gut and be happy.

Foto Friday 3

I took this picture last summer off my parents' porch. There as a huge storm rolling in, and the wind was crazy. I love how in the summer everything is so green, and when a storm comes in all the leaves start blowing and the thunder starts roaring. I am true to the south in that I like to sit outside in a storm with a glass of sweet tea and just feel the wind and watch the rain. Here's to missing those rainy summer days.

Backyard Burgers

So yet again I have to combine blogs. I am wishing for a backyard, and a back patio. I want a deck with a grill and table. I want some Adirondack chairs with a fire pit next to a swimming pool. I want a big back yard to play football and volleyball in. I want to throw BBQ's with couples and families. To me, a backyard is like a mini vacation. If you live somewhere far enough away from town, you can walk out into your backyard and lay in the sun or read to just get away. It's like walking into a different world. One of my dear friends told me once that something he dreams of is having these lavish parties/BBQ's in his backyard. Ever since then I haven't been able to shake the idea. I mean if you have a backyard there is so much you can do. You can have a garden, a pool, a clothesline...life would just be better.

When I created Tasty Thursdays I was not thinking I would always find gourmet food to talk about. This week is case in point. Zach and I tried the new Cheeseburger Doritos. We were both intrigued by the name and the fact that neither of us really eat that much meat. I can never eat a whole burger, but I could eat a whole bag of these. They taste JUST LIKE a burger. You can taste the toppings, the meat, the cheese, the spices, the onion, the pickle, everything! It's a burst of flavor in your mouth that you can't fight. You'll eat whole bag if you aren't careful.

Greece Please

I stole this picture from a friend's facebook. She went to Greece last summer. And I want to go one day. I am sure it's not perfect everyday, but look how blue the sky is and how crystal clear the water is. It looks like something out of a crayola box. There is so much to see in Greece, the ancient ruins, the sea, the houses, the Olympic stadium, the food! I read an article that people who follow the Mediterranean diet live longer, healthier lives. So, maybe an excuse for me to get to Greece is needing to test that out in person. So until I can actually get there I will just keep dreaming of the Mediterranean.

CS Lewis

CS Lewis is one of my favorite authors, so I decided to read the Chronicles of Narnia. I read some of them when I was in elementary school but never the whole series. So I am now on book 5, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Something I love about these books is the palpable descriptions he gives. You really do imagine yourself there, in the story, following the main characters around. He always includes the reader as a character in his books making little comments about how you would know the reason for things since you are the reader. I am anxious to finish the series and love that I chose to read it.

Running soothes me

Serenity Sunday 2: Running is peaceful. Lacing up the shoes, setting the timer on my watch, grabbing my ipod, and taking off; the whole process is soothing. When I run, I think. Sometimes I don't think. I let go of things that bother me and sink into the music to find my rhythm. I close my eyes and take in deep breaths of the sun or the frost lately. Running relieves my stress and gets rid of any anger. I can't completely explain the feeling I get when I run, but it's almost as if I escape reality. No one has to know where I am going. I don't take my phone. I literally run away from life. My life isn't bad at all, but it's nice to escape reality. You know what I mean if you are a runner, or maybe you have something that takes you to the same place. If you don't, you should find something.

Serendipitious Saturdays

I meet a lot of people at the coffee shop. There is a fellow runner friend of mine who comes in on a regular basis. We've run together once and continue to share tips and encouragement to one another. I hurt my knee last week, and it just so happens he is a biology and A&P professor at MTSU. He knew what was wrong and was able to tell me how to fix it. I am about to hit the pavement as we speak here, so thanks to fate and Michael, we'll see how my knee is!