Big day!

I filed for my DBA today with the county clerk, so we're legal! The woman behind the counter was not nearly as excited as I was...

And I got the koozies I ordered in...yay!

I read this somewhere recently...love it!

Sometimes when I want to give up, I just give up for an hour... and then get right back to it... lol

Gruene Beans

I may not be able to sleep for two days from all the caffeine I had this afternoon! My mom and I were looking for Crosswalk Coffee on the Main Plaza in New Braunfels, but it has closed! However, on our way back we stumbled upon three other coffee shops in Gruene. One was closed due to the weather so we only tried two of them. We decided to order the same thing at each shop and see what we liked better - a real taste test. First stop was Gruene Grind Coffee Company. They have a drive-through window and are in a somewhat newer section of Gruene - the Gruene Lake Village shopping center. We would have loved to go inside but it was raining really hard at this point and the parking spot was pretty far from the door and they had the drive-through...so...you know. We stayed in the car. It gives me an excuse to go back I guess! The next shop we passed was Stepping Stones...they were closed so...another excuse to go back. The third place was the Gruene Coffee Haus. This place is across from the Grist Mill, in an older building and has a bit more of an antique/rustic feel. Both are very cute though and have lots of personality, not to mention better coffee than some of the little coffee shops I've visited lately!! Depending on your preference for old vs. new you might like one or the other better. 

I think if I had a coffee shop in Gruene I'd name it Gruene Beans...or The Gruene Bean.

Other than that, this is a sign we saw on our way into New Braunfels this afternoon...somebody's pretty funny :-)

Corner of RM32 & Purgatory Rd

I am so excited about the progress we've made. I had no clue how hard figuring out the floor plan and bar/counter design would be, but I'm relieved we've worked it out! It's starting to look a little bit more like a coffee shop, but we still have so much left to do!! Here are a few pictures...

Looking through the front window