The new Starbucks is finally open. Just in time, because I've asked a girl from our church here to help me out with Joey once or twice a week after school. I just need an hour or so of "katie" time. I want to have some time to renew my spirit during the week. I really don't have a break otherwise. Joe and I go out on a date once a week, but I don't have much alone time to write, or read, or run, or just go unwind.
ANyway, so Starbucks is open. Today was my first day having Emily help out. So I jumped in my car, drove through the misty air to find a quiet corner of solace and a cup of tea. I arrived to find that it was about to close in 10 minutes.
A Starbucks that closes at 4 in the afternoon? WHAT?!
Apparently, since they are so new, they haven't set their extended hours yet. No biggie.
I do hope this town accepts the new coffee addition. Its such a small village, and its a bit off the interstate, and sign is smaller than it should be, not recognizable to the untrained eye. This town may not be willing to pay the prices either.
This town needs a privately owned, hole-in-the-wall coffee shop, someplace where you can sit and read, gather on a Friday night, buy coffee for a buck and a latte for a little more, maybe even a sandwich, with soft lighting, dark wooden floors, and an eclectic blend of music. Not a Starbucks. A hidden spot on the quaint square. After I left the store, I went driving to find SOMEWHERE else to go. Nothing. There is nothing here. I can't go to "O" - not enough time to drive to and from. I ended up parking at the square, and propping my journal up on the center console and writing there. Uncomfortable, but "something" I suppose.
(Sigh) I hope I don't drown here. There's a purpose for everything. We're in such a better place. Its true. But now what.....?
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
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Do they roll up the sidewalks at sundown? :)
I hear you. I know where you are coming from. Well, I think I do.
Do you struggle with the mundaneness of everyday life?
What to do with yourself?
I did and I still do at times.
Have you been to your local library?
That would be a nice, quiet place to write.
Do y'all have a YMCA or gym there?
I don't know what I would do without the Y! What would I do with no place to swim?
Do you like to read? If so, maybe you could start a book club?
It could be just you and one or two other people.
I love to discuss books.
You seem resourceful. That's a great idea to have someone watch Joey during the day.
It will get better.
You are going through a MAJOR change in your life. It's a good one but it's still a huge adjustment.
Thank you so much for your prayers.
That's very nice of you.
Thank you also for your e-mail address.
It's better at my house.
We both agreed that we don't have God in our marriage anymore.
I suppose we got so busy that we kicked Him out.
It's really weird that your blog found me. It was in my inbox last winter, I think. I was so confused because I didn't know what it was.
Anyway, I can identify with what you are going through now.
Ann
I miss you big time - what is up with that Starbucks? Ever thought of starting your own business? Granted you probably wouldn't want to relax in the coffee shop if you owned it.. at least I tried!
Hey Erin, I have actually thought about opening a coffee shop. I even have a name for it already, and an interior design in my mind. I'd love to, but after everything went down with our "client" (I can be vague because I know you know who - I promised Joe I'd never mention his name on here), we were cheated out of all of our earnings. He got everything, and we decided not to sue his ass off for the sake of our family (I agree...its better to just let it be, but damn if he did that to anyone else - he got lucky - anyone else would have taken everything. THe Lord will handle the rest I suppose.). If we were paid everything that we earned, we'd have enough capital to start up anything we want. I guess the Lord has other plans. Maybe some day down the road, I'll have my own little coffee shop. You're right though - I couldnt' really "get away" in a place that I was running. At least I'd have a place for others to do so - and that would be a fulfilling thing to do. :) MIss you my friend.
Hey Ann, yeah, they really do roll up the sidewalks around here - EARLY! :) Ironically, (and I know this sounds funny) but I was just making a comment the other day to Joe how they don't really even HAVE sidewalks much in this town. ha! There's no place to run or walk, or push a stroller, except on the street itself, and last week when I did that in our little neighborhood, I almost had to flip Joey's stroller in to the grass on the count of a crazy driver typing on his phone, going an obnoxious speed on the little street. He saw us at the last minute and waved. I waved back - but I almost dropped 4 of my fingers down to the single finger wave, if you know what I mean.
This town has no Y, unfortunately. It has a gym, but with weights only - no pool, no aerobics, no yoga - nothing.
I checked into the MOPS organization and the nearest is in Grenada and that's 45 minutes away and that is tough on Joey.
I'm so glad you understand how I feel. I know we don't know each other, but it helps to know SOMEONE understands. Some days are good, some are just plain awful. TOday was great until about 7:30 - and then I realized that it wasn't 9:30pm, and that today felt like the longest day in history. I felt pretty good about the day until that moment, and then defeat set in. Seemlingly that happens more oftn than not - the feeling of defeat and loneliness sideswipes me before I realize what's happening to me. And then I can't sleep, and all I want to do it cry. Its hard. It will get better - I keep telling myself that - I just hope that its true. God takes us places that don't make sense until later on. I have to trust that.
I use a lot of my time to pray for people. That makes me feel "useful." Keep me posted on you. I'm SOOOO glad that you and your husband have spoken about some things. I pray that God will be brought back between you. Its SO easy to let Him move to the back of the bus, persay. I hope He'll be driving the bus again soon.
THank you, My friend. Please keep in touch.
Kate,
I have been a lurker on your blog for quite sometime and am aware of your past and present problems with your "client". I am praying for you & Joe and also your client. I am a firm believer that God will not work his full power in your life with hate and unforgivness still active in your heart. Try to let go if this if at all possible. I know that it will be one of the hardest things to do because you feel you and Joe have been so terribly wronged.
Remember God commands us to find the happiness in any circumstance he sees fit to place us in. And trust him to take care of the past....the future is yours to ask for....Please forgive all past wrongs and seek His will for your lives.
A Loving By Stander
Thank you for your comment. Hate is not in our hearts any longer. It never was in mine, and I think its gone from Joe's...I hope. If not, its slowly going away. We don't feel as though we were terribly wronged - we know that we were wronged, and believe it or not, the saga is continuing, and we are wronged more every day as we coming to discover. But I know there is purpose and plan, and I believe you know that the separation was a prayer of mine. I'm just having a little bit of a difficult time adjusting to the new surroundings. Somedays its good, somedays not. I don't care about the past, and I ask for the future every moment of every day.
My frustrations and sadness are the hardest to explain on this blog. TO have a positive front is the hardest thing for me when I have always worn my heart on my sleeve. And I'm always having to protect everyone at the expense of my own heart. Such is this life, now.... ah well. Just smile, right?
Thank you again, my friend.
Hi Kate I decided I had no time to keep up with my blog but I still check on you here. You know where I am if you need anything. I am with you girl!!!
Love,
Ang
God, I have never heard of a Starbucks that wasn't open until the wee hours of the morning.
And holy cow, even small towns have those diners that are good for a piece of pie all day long....
That must have been frustrating.
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