Some of you who follow me on the Twitter (@jennlandreth) or have me on Facebook have seen me blow up your feeds with my obsession with Josh Garrels. His music pertains to this post, so I'm embedding a player from Noisetrade into this blog. You can enter your e-mail and zip code on the player and receive the whole album for free...AMAZING deal. Listen to this while you read, start with the song titled "Ulysses"...be prepared to cry from the beauty of it. It's going to make your life better, promise.
Hello friends and family! I haven't done this in a few weeks. Shame on me, I know, but I've been too busy on Pinterest...for some reason I just can't balance out my networking life.
It felt weird to already have a break in school, and it's even weirder that this week starts the first rounds of testing in my classes. Have we really been in session that long?!
So, I was supposed to go to my second home (Bayou DuLarge, Lousiana) this past weekend for the Labor Day holiday, but apparently Tropical Storm Lee had other intentions. My mom told me Friday morning that we would not be going due to the storm's development. You can imagine my sadness if you know just how much I love that place. How could you not love this, though?!
Anyway, so even though we were unable to go and watch the storm roll in with our great friends, the Lacoste's, Luke's and Moser's, I still had a good weekend with my family. Friday night I got home and went to eat dinner at my favorite place EVER, Agnew's Steakhouse. That place honestly has the best steak in the world. I was there with my parents and the rest of my "family", the Kent's and the Backstrom's. Both of those families are my second favorites. I love spending time with all of them! We went back to my house after a great dinner and we played a few rounds of the card game Golf. I still couldn't tell you how it is played, I was half asleep while we were playing it. Briley Backstrom and I were ready to pass out and all of the adults were just chugging along playing and being the kids, a nice role reversal.
Saturday morning I woke up with the feeling of death in my throat. When the temperature jumps from 98 to 65, my body doesn't know what to do. I got some good food loving all weekend though, so it helped ease the pain of the sickness. My dad found his inner Cajun and cooked chicken and sausage gumbo; it was FANTASTIC. The man can cook! Sunday afternoon I went with my bestest friend Savannah to see The Help. Talk about a great movie! I finished the book a few weeks ago but I haven't had the chance to go see the movie until Sunday. It was a great interpretation of the story and I loved seeing Greenwood, MS throughout the scenes! Savannah and I snuck some yogurt in from Tutti Fruitti and that just made the movie experience even better. A movie isn't good unless you smuggle in your own goodies, sorry but $4 for a box of Milk Duds ain't cuttin it! After the movie we went back to my house and enjoyed some taco soup and homemade chocolate cookies, courtesy of my mom and dad. Obviously they know how to take care of a sick child, feed her real good!
When I left late Monday afternoon, it had stopped raining for good (first time in 2 days). I absolutely love the way everything feels after a good and long rain. The grass is shiny, the roads are clean, the sky is gray but so pretty. When I was coming back to Starkville I saw one of the best sunsets I've seen. The top picture is an unedited (just framed) picture of the sunset. The bottom picture is at the very beginning when the sun was just barely peeking from the clouds that lingered from Lee.
It might have been because the sun wasn't out for 2 days, but it was still pretty. I looked directly to my left and saw a rainbow that arched SO high I could see both ends. It was beyond gorgeous.
I had to stop on the side of the road and just breathe in the beauty that surrounded me on both sides of my car. To the right I had a sunset that peeped from under dark gray clouds, to the left I had this giant rainbow that took up the whole sky with color. It was one of the best things I've ever seen. All the while Josh Garrels' "Flood Waters" was playing. I, being the music geek that I am, loved the parallels that were happening between real life and the song.
Can you see why I just love Josh now?! Go download his stuff before I have to punch you...I mean, it's 18 free songs, ALL great!
Ight, I'm done now...remember...DOWNLOAD ;)
Living Life in Letters,
Jennifer Landreth
For Kayla:
I love you....................................roomie.
