My First Child Will be Named Jason Tate

Hello to all my devoted readers ( what is that four of you subscribed now? Bam - feeling accomplished ; )

Today I am struck with a need to talk about my new city. The good news is, every day it grows on me. From campus to new "perks" I discover in the streets. Or in my geeky way, new road's I discover to get to the old perks. ( Yes I am a direction geek - I love my backroads). I will now just hit the highlights.

Barnes and Noble (with Starbucks cafe) - This is the first place I discovered due to the need for an internet connection. It is about 3 minutes from my house and therefore convient and I need not explain the perks of coffee and books and free wi-fi. Together and apart, everyone can find something exciting in an establishment like this.

Harris Teeter - for those of you not of this region, this is a grocery store. Also 3 minutes from my house. The connivence is killer, let me tell you. Or if you some of the dear people in Cherokee or White county you understand the excitement of not driving 10 - 30 minutes every time you run out of bananas. This store, while odd enough in its name, has a few nick names in our house. From Megan (roommate) Harvey Tweeter, the name, she informed her family back home, of the grocery store she'd be using. Like I said, Harris Teeter is a regional thing, and can be somewhat mis-named. From my end I call it "The Teet" this name comes from my sister's time in Chapel Hill, where they also had a Teet, within five minutes of their abode. Needless to say, with such sparkling name options, Harris Teeter is becoming as foreign to us as it is to you.

Wal-Mart (and Target) - these stores are of critical importance when moving in, or when you are cheap like us. 2 days after moving to Greensboro and armed only with a semi-clear google map, Megan Beth Muthersbaugh and I set out to find them. After some sketchy trial and error. (There is a road called, "Burnt Poplar" - yeah its as forbidding as the name suggests) We came across a Wal-Mart, but failed to find Target. Megan tried again at another point and eventually went with her parents when they came down a few days later. They found it, reportedly "past the Wal-Mart" on Wendover Ave (big busy and my so far my biggest nemesis street - we are not such great friends). Later as I ventured to Wal-Mart I decided to look for this Target myself. So I turned right out of the Wal-Mart parking lot and lo' and behold there is a HUGE sign not 30 yards up the road stating: TARGET! ROSSES! MICHAELS! MACYS! PETSMART! Yea even as I felt myself laughing in irony I discovered that not only were they close there was actually a small connecting road that binds the Wal-Mart and Target etc parking lots together...that's just how massive they are (or how blind we were...but lets just stick with the massive bit)

UNC-G - Yes, my school itself is magical. I love the campus! Every day there is some new little out of the way pathway I discover that leads between these amazing old buildings that look downright Revolutionary War period. I love it! While they are land locked and running out of space to expand there is still an abundance of trees in the back part of campus where all my classes are. I'll do my best to get some pictures of it. I love it!

And finally, the place that inspired this post and it's title.

TATE STREET COFFEE HOUSE!

I am now in love with this place as well as Jason's Deli (as it was a large section of my last post I did not feel the need to include it here). I went here because of my friend, Michelle, informed me that they have gluten cookies and pastries etc. I walked in, surveyed the goods and decided I was not feeling a ginger cookie or a truffle at this point in time and considered walking out, but thought, okay I should check out the coffee too and get a vibe on this place. They are the friendliest people ever! There were regulars that came in behind me and as soon as the man I perceived to be in charge saw them, he whipped out their coffee of choice. Or if they came up to the register the right hand man would be like, "Iced coffee and a muffin?" and he'd be right. Every person that walked by the counter got a "Happy Friday" as you leave you got a "Thank you sir!" or "Have a good day sweetheart!" nothing really matched or looked really new and it could be considered over crowded, but the people who ran it, saved it from any of these depressing adjetives. I am needless to say a fan and will definitely be going back. Also I have decided to check out the other coffee shops surrounding campus. Coffeeology up the street looked like a posher, possibly more expensive version. (By the way I also got the best soy latte I've ever had for a dollar cheaper than I've ever paid). The Coffee Bean is down Spring Garden and there are at least 2 more I can't name. However, rest assured they will appear here, on this blog, for all my reader's viewing pleasure. Who knows maybe we can get 10 followers! Make this happen people! I BELIEVE IN YOU!!! Also in Jason and Tate, my new best friends  : )

Have an awesome day!