I smell coffee beans roasting.

*note: from now on when I'm listening to music and the song changes I'm going to write in parenthesis what I'm listening to - sorry if you find it annoying but I'm loving the idea of it.

(Because - The Bird and The Bee)

FRESH FUNKY BEATS.

Are what I love and i've recently been enjoying a wonderful group by the name "The Bird and The Bee" who have a great song called Because. Now that's some good music. :) Haha.

I'm sitting at the Spotted Cow in Mill Creek and enjoying the smell of the coffee beans roasting. Every once in a while I get the most amazing whiff and it just makes me so happy.

I'm supposed to be working...but whatever. I've instead been reading people's blogs and surfing Facebook, and reading CNN.com then surfing more on Facebook. Some would consider that fairly unproductive, but I like to call it observing human life in it's freest form. Freedom of speech is wonderful. But maybe I just think this to feel justified in spending a lot of time reading about other people. Hmm...

(Viva la Vida - Coldplay)

How cute. One of the employees just walked around the coffee shop putting little lit candles on everyones tables. I love this place. :) But then of course right as I was typing that, the candle went out. Just mine of course. After careful investigation it seems as though you need wax to continue the burning process and mine is seriously lacking in that dept. Bummer. I still appreciate her efforts because I am a person of atmosphere. I love wherever I go to be aesthetically/atmospherically (is that a word?) pleasing. I mean, I'm not saying I'm a snob and judge every room I go into if it's not up to my "standards" (whatever that is) but if I have an opportunity to make it more pleasing to me, I will. Mostly I achieve that with music. Whether it's just putting my ipod in and acquiring those feelings in that way, or turning on my music at

 home. It adds a soundtrack to my life and I love it.

I'm really glad it's Friday. This week has felt super long. We're fairly slow at work so the days seem to go by a bit slower than usual. My deadlines aren't as crazy as usual. For example a usual day consists of at least 3 emails that come in at the same time asking me to do something for them ASAP because a customer is waiting for a proof of some artwork or they need a change on something. Which really in itself is not a big deal at all, but when those three emails come in on top of the 7 other people in person asking me for something...it get's a little intense. But this week none of those things happened and therefore it is slow. I have to say though I'm really happy that it's not crazy at work because outside of work seems crazy to me lately.

(Sweet Jane - The Underground Velvet)

My freelance job is really starting to pick up and it's definitely taking a toll on my normal free time. My blog has been suffering, that's for sure. I'm having to work on my time management with my new work schedule. 

(Hell No - Sondre Lerche & Regina Spektor)

This weekend my friend Megan is flying in from Chicago. She attends Wheaton and just started their Masters program in Education. She wants to be a history teacher (hardly aligning with my interests). But her little sister is Lauren. She was one of my old middle school girls when I was a small group leader. I was her and other kids' leader from about sixth grade to high school so I am proud to say she is graduating from high school! She got accepted into the UW and I am so proud of who she is and every struggle she's overcome, etc. So Megan was one of my best friends all through high school and most of college. When I moved down to So. Ca. and then when she moved to Chicago, we naturally kind of grew a little apart. Distance is quite the barrier. Anyways, she's back for Lauren's festivities so I'm excited to see her.

(Sweet and Low - Augustana)

So this weekend will be a good time to catch up and visit. Tonight me and Rach have decided to plant ourselves here at the spotted cow until it closes and then we're renting "P.S. I Love You" because we heard it was really good. Saturday Rach's old roommate Candice and her fiance Babbitt (real name Jonathan) are coming down to Babbitts house in Renton (he lives in Canada now after school got done because Candice lives there). They are getting married on June 21st so I can't even wait! But because they are coming into the states they wanted to hang out with us, so we'll grab lunch and play some games or something. Just spend some time with them and talk about how excited they are and squeeze out some wedding details. Then is of course Lauren's grad party on Sunday and then going to my church, Mars Hill. Somewhere in between all the cracks of this weekends happenings I need to work. Ugh. Work, work, work. :)

(All Around Me - Flyleaf)

Anyways, I guess this has been quite a rambling of a post but sometimes it's nice to just let my fingers, mind and heart run and see what comes out. Isn't that the fun of blogging?

While we're on the subject of random, I've taken up cupcake/muffin making. I just bought this book and I just made my very first thing from it, Applesauce and Cinnamon Cupcakes (which are really more muffin-y than anything) and they were super yummy.