Book Reviews, Coffee Tunes, and other Hidden Secrets of East Texas

Its amazing how fast Christmas is over isn't it? We build up to this crescendo all year, that is over in a matter of a few hours. For some, it is over before the actual day ever gets here. It really puts into prospective what the important things are. Not the gifts, or the miles traveled,  but Christ's birth. Something we should celebrate all year. Not just for a day.  Just a little bit of information I mulled over while taking a long run today :)

I had to take a break from the mental abuse that is American Wife, so I could read the final book in the Bridal Quartet series by Nora Roberts, Happily Ever After. Once again, It fulfilled the high expectations I had set for it as a product from the three previous outstanding books. The protagonist, Parker reminds me so much of my sister so it made it extremely relate-able. The author does an impeccable job of painting a very clear picture of the life of the between the the four best friends that make up Vows.  Different from the previous three books however, the romantic character that has his sights set on Parker is very clear from the beginning that he won't be giving up anytime soon. The issues lie with Parker in the beginning. The novel addresses the age old question, of how long does one wait for a potential  romantic interest to open up to you? To let you get beneath the surface? It is something we have all come in contact with at some point or the other. Some of us more recently than others...

I found a haven. A rare jewel, a hidden secret Who knew a precious independent coffee shop existed in the middle of the pine trees of East Texas?! It will be a nice escape complete with high speed wi-fi (which we don't have at my house) and a honey almond latte that Starbucks couldn't shake a stick at! It brings a little piece of the College Station life that I miss so much, closer to home. Live music will float out onto the porches on weekends with intermissions filled with Nora Jones, Ray LaMontagne, and William Fitzsimmons (three of my personal favorites).


I just might make it after all ;)