I'm posting from a new location other than ChocolaTea. I bet you'll never guess where.
Oh go on. Guess!
Beaners? No. Too expensive and their blenders are too noisy.
Waterstreet Coffee? No. STILL too expensive and their coffee tastes ... what's the word ... haughty. Like it's bigger than what it really is.
Okay, I'll just tell you. You'll never guess.
Barnes & Noble! Okay, maybe you really could have guessed that. Give me a break. I wanted to use my Employee Discount.
There is a new coffee shop in Schoolcraft I have been curious about, though. It's in the teeny tiny building on Grand street and it's called The Grinder Coffee. On their website, they have the CUTEST story about how they fell in love with the location and the building and the small town atmosphere and charm.
I have a theory and correct me, if you don't agree Tori but I think that location is jinxed. It has been a variety of restaurants, including Chinese, American, Italian, another Chinese restaurant, and even a smokehouse at one time.
I'm holding out hope that this little coffee shop makes it. Schoolcraft hasn't had one in while since the Whistle Stop about 5 or 6 years ago. And THAT was good coffee.
I am sending out much good chi and juju to The Grinder Coffee! You need all the help you can get.
Yesterday ...
I got to go into work for a few hours. From about 4pm to close. I wasn't in the cafe, which was a nice change of scenery and got to work instead ... at cash register. I knew that I had worked in cafe so long because I kept asking people if they wanted anything else with their books. Like I would if someone was ordering coffee and I offer them a cinnamon scone. Customers kept giving me strange looks like ... "Yeah, this is it. I wanted the books."
But all in all it was a really nice evening. I'm looking forward to my shift tomorrow because I want to practice marking cups with foam like the above picture. Granted, most customers won't see it in their lattes because it gets covered up with a lid, but at least I get to try it out more. I love being a barista.
That's not a bad thing, is it?
Okays moving on....
So guess what? Only about 8 more days until the Cheetah Chase 5K race at Binder Park Zoo. I. Am. So. Ready. I went for my run this morning and ran for nearly 20 minutes straight without STOPPING. When I got back, I felt like I was on top of the world. On the actual day of the race, I have to be there around 7am with my bestie so we can get our numbers and t-shirts. We have to park at the local high school and a shuttle takes us over to the zoo, so obviously, they can keep the gates closed from the public until the actual race is over.
I'm so PSYCHED! The only thing I'm a little anxious about is the terrain changes. From asphalt to boardwalk to grass/dirt is still not something I've completely been able to practice on. So I admit that on the hills, I may be walking, but still! After I tackle the 5K, I'm going to start training even HARDER to complete a half marathon.
I should get this on a bumper sticker. Because at this current moment, I feel like expressing this feeling to the world. Love running.
A little story for you.
When I first started running.... I hated it. I couldn't breathe. I felt like my legs were leaden sticks underneath me and it hurt like the dickens by the time I was done. But I had an amazing accountability partner. One of my besties, Faith. When I ran with her and started getting that feeling that said 'Stop running' ... she pushed me to keep going despite the fact that I wanted to stop. She wouldn't LET me stop until we had reached a half hour mark. After the first few DAYS of us doing this routine where I would be begging to stop and she would make me keep running ... it got ten times easier. No joke. Now I crave it! And training for this 5K? It's only made it better.
My suggestion for anyone who wants to run? Get your own Faithy. But you can't have mine. *laughs*
So wish me luck on June 21st! I'll try to remember to take pictures along the way. They'll be blurry, but the attempt will be there.
Be Open, Be Loving, Be Yourself
Taryn
<---- me being random back in ... December?
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