Once Upon a Coffee Shop

Today is our 3rd anniversary, so I thought I would share this poem that I had written for Ty for Valentines day 2 years ago. It tells the story of how we met and got married. Hope its not too sappy.

Once Upon a Coffee Shop

The man behind the counter,

Smiled at a pretty girl

Each time that she stopped by

She didn’t seem to notice

The glance he sent her way

He had hoped that maybe

She would notice him someday

Once Upon a Coffee Shop

With friends they would go out

He went since she was there, in fact

He longed to speak to her

For her it was not obvious

The direction of his words

Finally the night would end

They’d leave without a word

Once Upon a Coffee Shop

you texted me to say

You wanted to have dinner

 I said we could someday

The texting did not end so soon,

It lasted through the night

It did not stop after just one

We wrote with all our might

Once Upon a Coffee Shop

We’d dated only days

You drove so far to see me

Stopped by in random ways

You couldn’t get enough of me

Nor I enough of you

You meant the world to me

And to this day you do

Once Upon a Coffee Shop

If it wasn’t for this place

We’d not be where we are today

Joined by our Father’s grace

It’s where we first began our love

My husband and my best friend

For…

Once Upon a Coffee Shop

I fell in love with you

A Night in River Falls with Willy Porter

Ty had the day off on Wednesday so Tuesday we headed to River Falls for a night. Ty was SO excited because this summer UW-River Falls is doing a free concert series in the amphitheater and the guest this week was Willy Porter. Before Ty, I didn't know who he was at all, but he has grown on me. We found out that this concert was happening about a month ago and were hoping that we could come back for it. Normally, the concerts are $14+ for admission. This concert was FREE! We drove up and enjoyed the concert and our time alone. 

Ty and I waiting for the concert to start 

Willy Porter and a band member preforming

In the morning, we went to Caribou Coffee and I studied to take my Spanish Praxis (Wisconsin's teacher Licensing test, and Ty relaxed listening to music. Afterward we went to Stillwater and looked at some antiques. Over all it was a relaxing night away in River Falls. Its always so weird to go back after so long, but we always manage to have a good time when we go. Well, I have been putting off studying long enough. I take my test a week from Saturday.  

Spanish Phrase of the Day

Tengo que estudiar si quiero pasar el exámen de Paxis 

I have to study if I want to pass the Praxis exam

Is it July Already!?

Wow...the summer is just flying by! Ty has been keeping busy with his internship during the week and spending the weekends at wedding and grad parties. We have been able to sneak away a few times to sleep in River Falls and get some space of our own. Some exciting news has come though, Ty was asked to stay on after the summer is over to be a limited time employee. He will be working on more plat maps this school year. That means we will be back on the weekend for Ty to continue working for Applied Data Consultants. I am SO proud of him! As for me, I have been helping Leslie clean and get ready to sell their house which was recently put up for sale (in Chippewa Falls on the West Hill near Irvine Park). This has certainly been a crazy summer and the next few weeks will not be calming down. I recently signed up for the Spanish Content Knowledge Praxis test...needless to say I will be studying for the next two weeks for it to come and then we will be off to a relaxing vacation. This year both our families decided to go on vacation the same week in July. We will be going to Jellystone with Ty's family and then making the LOOOOOOOOOOONG trek up to the UP for a little less than a week in Houghton. There will be plenty of pictures to come.

Spanish Phrase of the Day

Me gusta el verano, pero soy emocionada a regresar a la universidad

I like summer, but I am excited to return to the university