midland.

i've been content and happy with where i'm at right now. :)

my job as a barista at starbucks has been amazing. of course, i was skeptical and hesitant at first in the beginning. i can be a bit awkward at first when you meet me, but once i open up to you, i'm loud and out there. anyways. it's hard meeting new people and trying to make friends in a new environment and i was pretty worried at first when i began at starbucks. however, it was easier than i thought to become friends and comfortable with the people i work with. there are a couple of people that are going away to college within the next week that i'm pretty sad about. we are getting new people so hopefully, they'll be just as awesome as the people leaving.

my other job as a freelance writer at utpb has been okay. i finished up the first three stories i was assigned: previews for the upcoming season of the men and women's soccer, cross country and volleyball teams. it's really easy money for doing these stories on your own time so i'm enjoying it a lot. i still get a bit nervous talking to my sources and interviewing them, but i guess that's just something i'll have to get over.

i caught up with an old friend from high school tonight. she has the cutest baby boy ever and it feels weird, not in a bad way, but a good way. i haven't talked to her in two years and she actually got in contact with me through instagram. it was nice seeing her and playing with her adorable little boy. hopefully, we don't lose contact like we did the last couple of years.

besides work and socializing, (i do actually need to start studying for the gre), i've been spending tons of time with my little brother. since he's a couple of years older than what he was before i moved to san marcos, he's grown up a lot. he's going to be 12 on october 2nd, and it just blows my mind that he's about to be taller than me. (he's up to my chin probably). we've been getting snow cones from the little snow cone stand near our house at least two or three times a week. we've been playing tons of video games including left 4 dead and super mario bros. wii. we also spent the morning/afternoon together the other day as he helped me run a few errands around town and in odessa. we ate wing stop for lunch and it was his first time and i'm sure he's obsessed with the wings from there now. he keeps talking to our dad about going to wing stop because he wants bbq wings, haha. :P