Barton Springs

Is this not the greatest week in the history of summer? Exaggeration. It's probably not but it sure feels like that.

You would not believe how many things I am already checking off my Summer of FUN list. I should start adding more stuff to it if this keeps up.

Instead of going to the gym this morning I decided to start applying for jobs. I probably should of gone to workout but that's okay because as you will read later I made another appearance at yoga tonight. So I only applied for three jobs because I was pressed for time and had to write several cover letters. My perfect job would be a nonpaying internship where I only had to work three days a week. Honestly I could probably find that if I looked hard enough. Maybe I should send out more emails tomorrow. That would make my parents proud.

At 2:00 I had to leave the house to go to work. Not actual work just babysitting. Which I guess  technically is work since I make more money doing that than I would if I got a real job. Yeah so I watched two twin four year old boys (Ian and Wyatt) for about three hours while their parents were still at work. I usually only work Wednesdays for this family. I absolutely love these little boys but the can be a pain in my ***. They are still my favorite though. Definitely love them more than the four kids I watched from 6:30-8:30 tonight. One little girl whose name is Vivian, I swear she is the devil. Okay that maybe harsh but if you met her you just might agree. By the end of the night I ended up with $110 dollars. Let me explain because I know what you are thinking. $22 dollars an hour. (I only worked 5 hours today) But $40 of that was for picking up mail last week for Vivian's family. Which was seriously the easiest $40 I have ever made. By the way the picture to the left is Ian. Cute ain't he.

After work I headed home to meet three of my roommates. We had planned to go to Barton Springs from 9-10pm because it is FREE the last hour. I assume we will be making several appearances there before the summer is over. Especially at the 9-10 time-slot. We met up with a lot of friends, including Grace and her friend Bobo. And now that I have experienced Barton Springs let me give you some feedback. It was cold, tops optional, a lot of people, and extremely describes Austin in every way. Naturally I loved it. If Barton Springs was in a different city, no one would go. But its not, its in Austin. And that alone makes it Ausome. (used it again) Still clever.

Immediately following our free Barton Springs swim was hot yoga ROUND TWO. I told you guys I wanted to start getting back into yoga and I'm making it happen. Honestly it helps when you don't have school or a full-time job holding you back from all this fun, and now that I've got my roommates involved I will always have someone to go with. Therefore Theresa, Sammie, Chandler, Kaitlin and I all showed up to the 10:30pm sweaty yoga class. It was harder this time, but it was the exact same poses. Figure that one out. Maybe it was because I worked out pretty hard yesterday. Who knows. I even burned more calories. I managed to burn 579 calories. Which is actually a decent workout for anyone. So I wasn't too mad at myself for giving up the gym and swapping it for yoga.

Now as promised I am going to fill you in on the book I've been reading. It is "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years" by Donald Miller. The book follows Don as his previous book "Blue Like Jazz" (which I haven't read) is being made into a film. However what the book is really about is much deeper. Don explains how he learned what a story was while making this film. Then he relates life to a story, explaining that in life a character must change and overcome something. The rest of the book is him finding out what he as a character must do to reach his goal, aka the something you overcome.

It truly is worth reading and I'm not even half way yet. Sometimes you open a book and you feel like it was written for you. That is how I feel about this book. And not in the sense of the overall message but in the way the book is written and the kind of jokes the author makes. I completely understand him. That is why this book was written for me. Thank you Don. I'll give you an overall review when I'm finished. I mean assuming I finish it. *cough* Rachel *cough*
 
Well that was my Wednesday! I am pretty pumped for this weekend. More things will be crossed off my list. This summer is too great already. And Chelesa Brown if you're reading this I am definitely planning on taking a road-trip to college station one weekend this summer!

I love you guys, whoever you may be. You people who view my blog. Thank you.