Rainy Days and Coffee Shops

     Something about rainy days make me want to go spend the afternoon in a coffee shop. I went to a coffee shop I had never been to before today. It was the cutest thing ever. It was a little shop, with little tables and painted chairs. My best friend and I stood at the counter as we watched the sweetest older gentlemen whip up some lovely lattes for us. He even did coffee art! An art that I would most like to learn. Maybe he would teach me.....My friend and I then sat at one of the little tables and enjoyed our hot coffee that was served in big black mugs. Mmmmm, so tasty! It was nice to relax, drink coffee, and catch up. Definitely a perfect rainy day activity. 

Speaking of coffee shops....

Surprise!

I have such a wonderful family and wonderful friends. What a great birthday! We kicked off the day with sleeping in a little (always a plus). It makes me so glad not to have any classes on Friday. So for breakfast my dad made waffles (my favorite!) and we had them with sausage and fresh strawberries. Mmmmmm tasty. After lingering over the breakfast table I got to finally enjoy a long, long hot shower and several cups of coffee that morning. I was also owned by my little brother in Mario Kart (: but we had a grand time. I had to work that afternoon so we had an early lunch at Pizza Hut and then off to work I went! I had thought that my two best friends were going to come over for dinner, and then stay the night, but during work I got a text from my mom saying that they weren't going to be able to come, but that they would be able to come spend all day Saturday with me. Not going to lie, that was incredibly disappointing. I had been looking forward to seeing them all day. But I faked a smile and said "Oh that's okay, I least I'll see them tomorrow." I knew we would have a great time with just the family for dinner, but I couldn't help thinking "Well, it's my eighteenth birthday, I feel like we should do something out of the ordinary..."  My sister picked me up and we ran some errands before we finally came home for dinner. I went downstairs to put my stuff away, and lo and behold, I open my door only to find my sister and three best friends as they yell "Happy Birthday!' I was so surprised I even jumped backwards only to find another of my really good friends who had come from college standing behind me. I honestly started to cry. I was just so happy to have them all there with me! I am so blessed. It was a really, really great surprise party. After dinner, another of my friends came over. Like I said, I have a wonderful family, and wonderful friends. It was an incredibly amazing birthday(:

Unofficial Sisters

So I have these two best friends. Growing up together, we have known each other our whole lives, and for me they're even closer than best friends. Kindred spirits? Definitely. When I'm around them I never have to worry about what they think of me, and I know that they accept me for who I am. So when we hang out I can relax and just be myself. Sometimes I think they know me better than I know myself! They might as well be my unofficial sisters. Seeing them always brightens my day, and no matter how long we're together I always hate to leave. We talk about the randomest things, and we've actually considered about doing a video blog. Even tonight we talked about the three of us sharing a blog and posting all our weird, strange topics that seem to come up when we're with each other. It's always so fun! I'm so thankful for the friends in my life, and I'm especially grateful for these two.

On a random side note, (See, what'd I tell you? My train of thought makes no sense), I found this really funny blog post. I'm determined to do this. http://colormekatie.blogspot.com/2011/06/planking.html