Thursday Thoughts

October 15, 2009

- I am looking forward to seeing Josh. Tonight is his first concert of the year. I like being able to go to all his concerts and be there for him. Afterwards we're planning on trying Dunkin's pumpkin coffee. UPDATE: Apparently it's a pumpkin latte. Hmmm, not sure if I can consume that much milk. We'll have to see.

- I am looking forward to this weekend's big game!! I absolutely loathe USC, so I really really really want to win. I got my wish to win against a team that beat USC! So hopefully we can pull out the W with this game too. I'll be honest though: I'm hopeful and doubtful at the same time. Make sense? Sidenote: I can't believe how much tickets are going for for this game. I never pay more than face value (and even that is rough), so it's a shock to look at prices people are charging and paying to attend (see previous link)!

- Lately, I'm just really unsure about what to write about here.

- I've been giving a great deal of thought to money lately. It pains me to spend money for anything beyond basic needs. Sometimes, though, I can't resist. Like this beautiful decorative mug/container that I found during First Fridays in downtown Goshen this month. It was a good price at a cute local shop, and it goes superbly in my bathroom, where I had been wanting more decorative pieces to match the new color scheme. I am, however, still waiting for the bathroom accessories to go on sale at Target! Seriously, what is the deal?!?

- Also on my mind lately: autumnal baking (for example, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin bread, apple crisp, etc.) and home decorating. These are areas I would love to actually step forward in action, but it seems so rare that I am actually a) at home or b) at home with energy.

- I feel like I've been searching for passion for years. Maybe that answers my question from yesterday. To summarize, I am searching for something, but I don't know what. Maybe I am searching for my life's passion. This topic is a bit of a touchy subject for me currently, so I think I'll just leave it at that. Anyways, my great friend and college roomie Becky frequently reviews books on her blog. She recently reviewed Find Your Strongest Life: What the happiest and most successful women do differently by Marcus Buckingham. And after doing so, she was kind enough so send the book to me! It couldn't have come at a better time. I have been warned to take it with a grain of salt, but I am eager to delve into it. Reading - again, something I wish I had more time for. Sounds like Donald Miller's book Searching for God Knows What may also be a good soul searcher for me right now.

Well, I am off to the concert! Leave some comment love if you feel so inclined!

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5 comments

  1. You had me going with the pumpkin coffee until you said it was a latte. I love lattes, but I think I'd rather have some good, strong, pumpkin flavored coffee than a coffee drink with pumpkin flavoring.

    Thanks for the linkage :-)

    I loathe USC as well. I can't believe I'm saying this, but Go Irish!

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  2. I just tried a small pumpkin latte at DD yesterday. Was pleasantly surprised! Make sure you stir it though. A lot of the syrup/flavoring stayed near the bottom.

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  3. Ironically Josh does not like the thought of pumpkin coffee at all. I am lactose sensitive so I decided against the latte since my stomach has already been upset the last day or two. He got the usual blueberry coffee, and I tried cinnamon coffee. I thought it was a fallish type drink. It was pretty good.

    Leah, thanks for the heads-up!

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  4. When we were in Chicago, they had Pumpkin COFFEE. It was a flavoring just like hazelnut, vanilla, etc. You should try again. Or go to Chi-town for "real" DD Pumpkin Coffee.

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