Random Thoughts

I'm opening at Starbucks tomorrow and Wednesday. Urgh, definitely not my cup of tea but at least I will be getting home earlier, right?

Friday we have our store meeting about the new Christmas drinks. I have to say the Caramel Brulee Latte was somewhat of a let-down. The special caramel syrup is great, way better than the normal, but other than that the drink just doesn't seem to live up to my expectations of a snazzy, super awesome holiday drink. Peppermint Mocha, on the other hand, continues to be an awesome, year-round classic. :D Plus, it gets chocolate twirls on the top for the holidays!

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Not to sound depressing, but I keep thinking about what my purpose in life is. Yes yes, how melodramatic and such, but really. I feel that I have so much potential and so much room to develop, yet I haven't found the right outlet where I can apply my whole self and fulfill my need to continue learning and developing. I feel stunted... D:

I am keeping an eye out for volunteer opportunities on base to help this feeling. I think volunteering will make me feel satisfied and happy. I like to give to people and I love being part of a team that puts together things that impact other people's lives. Hoorah!

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So, for Christmas this year I decided to make my own cards. I've sketched out my ideas and bought the supplies, now I just need to get it done. It's crazy how fast time has passed! I'm also planning on baking cookies to give out, then putting them in self-decorated boxes. Yay for a craft Christmas, right?

If I remember, I'll post pictures of the final products before they get sent out.

Recap

It's been a while since I updated, so I thought that I'd give a recap of all that's happened. Surprisingly, it was my hair dresser that reminded me I should post today!

Since I last posted I got a job at Starbucks as a barista. I work around 30 hours each week, and though the hours can sometimes be a bit painful, the work is good and I enjoy it. It's been hard these past two weeks though as Ross has had to work nights and we only have one car.

We're all moved into our new townhome and now get to watch the ones across the street being built. It's fun, at least until the workers wake us up at 8am. :)

It's really surprising that it's already November. Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner, which could be good or bad. I am hoping for a laid back holiday season, which I think we will have. Ross's friends from CA are heading over for Christmas, and it will be fun to meet them. The only thing I don't look forward to is figuring out what kinds of presents to get everyone. I like my gifts to be meaningful, and sometimes it's just really hard to find one that fits!

I am hoping to take graphic/web design classes at Weber next semester. A co-worker tells me he's already been signing up for January, so I guess I better get on that. I just hope I qualify for resident this time. $2,000/3 credit hours is insane!