Weekend Fun

I had a great time Saturday just being with my most special friend and going to my favorite place. We had a great time just walking, talking and eating some Clumpy's Ice Cream. I guess my love language would be someone that spends time with me and is genuinely interested in me and my life. I'm pretty low maintenance but one thing I refuse to give into is being some one's casual friend. I think the most precious gift you can give is your time, quality time.

I didn't run Saturday because I had a terrible headache but the walking was great and was very relaxing. However I did get a fairly good run on Sunday. It was nice and cool and my legs felt pretty good. I did 3 miles and when finishing my 3 miles I stopped by and visited with my sister-in-law and then had to run 1.5 back home. I got a total of 4.5 miles in and it felt great. I still can't seem to up my speed much but I've just decided to just keep on trying a little faster each time and hopefully the speed will come.

Gratitude Journal

1. I'm grateful for a friend that gives me their time and love.
2. I'm grateful for long walks and great talks.
3. I'm grateful for excellent ice cream. :)
4. I'm grateful for legs that can run.
5. I'm grateful for relaxing weekends.

How Bout a Cup of Coffee?

I enjoy drinking coffee. I also love the idea of setting down with friends and enjoing a great cup of coffee, which is probably what ignited my love for coffee. In a time when most people only want to txt or email as a way to fellowship it just isn't the same nor does it make for meaningful friendships. So share a cup of coffee with someone and just enjoy the fellowship!

I'll leave you with a few coffee facts.

COFFEE FACTOIDS

Germany is the world's second largest consumer of coffee in terms of volume at 16 pounds per person.

Over 53 countries grow coffee worldwide, but all of them lie along the equator between the tropic of Cancer and Capricorn.

An acre of coffee trees can produce up to 10,000 pounds of coffee cherries. That amounts to approximately 2,000 pounds of beans after hulling or milling.

The percolator was invented in 1827 by a French man. It would boil the coffee producing a bitter tasting brew. Today most people use the drip or filtered method to brew their coffee.

With the exception of Hawaii and Puerto Rico, no coffee is grown in the United States or its territories.

Up until the 1870's most coffee was roasted at home in a frying pan over a charcoal fire. It wasn't until recent times that batch roasting became popular.

Each year some 7 million tons of green beans are produced world wide. Most of which is hand picked.