Jellyfish Ballad

1. I just found out I could get micodermabrasion (sp?) for $50! so tempting...
2. Participated in my first pilates class today! It was...not bad, barring the "extend your legs straight up...preferably keeping them straight." I just don't have those muscles, yet! :( But I would recommend it, if you're curious!
3. I was trying to find some decent pictures of myself to send into a Wichita-based modelling agency...mainly just found alot of stupid ones, have to learn not to smile so cheesily ;)
4. PEOPLE LIKE OUR COFFEE!!!! :) :) going to get to roast a couple more batches today!
5. A further addition to the Maritime Romance Album!:

I. Jellyfish
I'm watching you drift
Gelatinous
Close to the shore
But you are not an innocent
Or an island
You have your own defense
Though you may try to hide it
Jellyfish

II. Jellyfish
Catching the light
Delicate
Until you collide
How can beauty be
Cold and cruel
Draw you in just to
Call you a fool?
Jellyfish

III. Jellyfish
Caught in the sand
Withering
Sun beating, and
Now you wonder why
All this mattered
You'd trade it all to
Return to the water
Jellyfish

And Finally...

...some new poetry, written at Mead's Corner--a lovely coffeehouse in downtown Wichita (unfortunately, the latte i had there a couple days ago was far superior to the one today :( too much foam, too little espresso)

But first, I am very excited to tell you about this new icecream! Which I haven't tried yet, making myself wait for daniel :) I speak of *drumroll* Ben and Jerry's Bonaroo Buzz, "coffee and malt icecreams with whiskey caramel swirls and english toffee pieces"! Whoa! (For all you Tulsa people, Dillons has a far better selection of Ben and Jerry's than Reasors)

And now, the poems:

I.
I am blind
Beyond ten feet

(Where self-absorbed
Stagnation
Preys on dreams)

But here,
Beyond the dam,

That same stuff
Flows crystal
Over river pebbles.

This is what I see.

II.
World,
Wasting winsome waves,
Betraying battle scars;
Neglecting nothing but the prayers
To alter who you are.

Old World,
Brittle barricades
Built up to box you in--
Creation is a laughing stock
And beautifying, sin.

Oh World,
I know you're not to blame,
Just waiting in your shell
For one whole-hearted overthrow
That looks, at first, like hell.

But rubble will give way to rest
And all our wrongs will burn,
And we, instead of lording it,
Will worship, love, and learn.

short, sweet

*have sold $21 of coffee! (1.5 pounds-worth)
*tried on my complete wedding attire, whoo! all set!
*quote of the day: "My back wouldn't have popped if you hadn't been kissing my armpit!" (identities of the quoter and quotee will remain anonymous...certainly nobody I know...
*have applied to be a coffee roaster, a chocolatier, a bookseller, and a wine demonstrater...still waiting...but all of those sound lovely! :(
*time for movie night with austin and daniel!

Root Beer Milk...

...is one of my new favorite things! Tastes exactly like a root beer float that's been...floating...for awhile, with top-quality milk from hildebrand farms--a Kansas original! It comes in a glass bottle, so the first time you purchase it you have to pay a 2.75 "bottle deposit"--maybe everyone else has heard of this, but it was a first time for me! which meant i bought a $6 bottle of milk today, but i just couldn't resist trying a new flavor! (verdict: deeeeelicious!)
http://www.hildebrandfarmsdairy.com/products

Another favorite thing: Drinking chocolate from Cocoa Dolce (local chocolatier/coffee shop/gelato palace in Wichita). Essentially, it's something like melted chocolate served in an espresso mug (only i think it was more of a quad macchiato mug--more to love!).

Also:
*100 invitations in the mail!
*i just got Daniel to watch Enchanted with me
*Jenny's dog, Roxie, loves me (this is a big deal, believe it :)
*i am almost finished with what i have of the Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series, and i want to do nothing but READ READ READ! alas, duty calls :)

that is all for now. someday, life will calm down and i will not be addicted to great books, and i will write you a poem. :)

The Day of Invitations

Greetings!

Figured I'd better write now, before I drown in the wedding invitation initiative :) They are all printed, so my task for the rest of the day is to address envelops (using proper etiquette, hopefully!), punch about 400 heart-shaped holes, and stuff 'em envelopes!

Events of the last few days:

*My sister Jenny and her boyfriend (well, now fiance!) Doug got engaged!

*We attended a "reunion-party" with high school friends!

*We filled out a housing application for an adorable duplex near the river!

*Mom, Daniel, and I joined my uncle Brick and cousin Brandon for a P902x workout. It was confusing :) but...intense!

*and other things! so it's been a good, full week. The picture above is our picture for the Scheer family calendar. :)

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season!

ohmywordohmywordohmyword!

Guess what?!?!?!? we have a coffee roaster!!! I took a few grainy pictures, but still haven't woken up my computer from its 3-week sleep, so won't be loading them today. Here is a link to it, though: http://www.sweetmarias.com/sweetmarias/coffee-roasters/drum-roasters/gene-cafe-roaster-black.html
The best part, other than the amazing roaster :), is the accompanying 8-pound coffee sampler! 8 ziplocs full of sweet green coffee beans, with labels detailing the flavor/aroma notes we should look for. Assuming we don't burn the heck out of 'em :) So excited! Today, we are going to our storage space to retrieve my book on home coffee roasting by Kenneth Davids--better review so we have some idea of what to do!

In other news, we are going to print shops today to find out what they can do as far as printing wedding invitations, because April sent us her designs and we love them! After printing, it will be time to work on handwriting legibility and addressing!

Well, Daniel is here now for our morning cup o' coffee, so it is away from the computer I go. Fare thee well!

Wedding Weekend Recap!

had a wonderful weekend back in Tulsa for not one, but Two, weddings! which meant seeing lots of friends, yay!, and eating lots of good food...especially CAKE! and...incidentally, for you readers in the Tulsa area, you should totally choose The Coffee House on Cherry Street for all your custom-cake needs! They provided a beautiful 4-layer art-deco-themed cake for the first wedding, and every layer was A DIFFERENT DELICIOUS FLAVOR! orange cream (eaten by me), mocha, and...either hazelnut or amaretto, i forget. absolutely perfect! (i have a picture, but will have to include it later, once i'm back on my computer, which is taking a hiatus)

another fun part of the weekend was seeing Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows, which was great! not perfect, if you want to get all snobberish, but i was completely satisfied :) did have to close my eyes at one scene that involved a nasty type of torture, but...it all ended up okay. *whew* see it!

and, amazingness-of-amazingness, Christmas presents! i got from Christi a yummy breakfast keychain!! which turned out to be a smiling egg, so cute! and a "Soft Kitty" shirt from Big Bang Theory. i will always think of Christi and, of course, miss izzy and the trubs when i wear it. and from Bobby, a Wii!! complete with Just Dance 3! i thought my wii-dancing days were OVER, but lo-and-behold! i Will beat daniel someday, that is a promise ;)

finally, WE ORDERED A COFFEE ROASTER! not a commercial one, but a nice drum roaster that can do 1/2 a pound at a time. it comes with 8 pounds of free green coffee too! :) so excited!! a huge step up from a stovetop popcorn maker....we are going to try to start selling coffee to friends and family members, and eventually hopefully turn this into a real business! but if that doesn't pan out, at least i'll be roasting coffee!!! <3

so, back home now and hearing an obnoxious beep...like the batteries in the smoke detector are going out. really?!?! must investigate. ciao!