Roots Coffeehouse- Review

shoI have been having a hard time finding something for me to review, then it hit me this morning... why not review the Coffehouse that I frequent.  No, its not a chain or anything, so pretty much if you are in the mid-cities area of dfw, this is for you, for the rest of you.... you can just read, or move on :)

Roots Coffehouse, located in North Richland Hills, Tx. -

Since I tend to go to Roots on a weekly basis..... thats a good indicator that it is good. - so far i have loved everything that I have tried....
Roots serves Fair-Trade Coffee- one of the few coffeehouses in dfw that supports Fair trade-
its good knowing that you are helping farmers and people of poverty land - when you are drinking that cup of coffee.
-the most frequent that I get there: - Mocha Frappe- with chocolate syrup. ... nice and cool, with that little hint of coffee.
-the next frequent that i get: - Strawberry -bananna smoothie (if i drink coffee drinks late in the evening i normally cant go to sleep... so when i go in the eve, i get a smoothie- the strawberrry bananna, when i first tried it... it was good, and just stuck with it.
-I tried the Peach smoothie yesterday - it was good (but strawberry bananna being my favorite)
- i enjoy their iced mocha -- ( i think thats what its called) i've had it a couple of times, i have learned that i enjoy it better with cream.
-Their drip coffee is good too --- if i go there in the mornings, this is what i get. :)
The atmosphere is what I go for -  I know that its nice and calm. plenty of seats .... you may not be able to snag the nice big comfy chairs - but yeah--- if you're working on your laptop or doing papers or something - then the little tables are good for that - they do have free wi-fi, however i have never used it.
They have live music on friday and saturday evenings.... they are usually good --- just nice to support the local artists.
-which roots does a great job doing.

they showcase local artwork from local artists. - in fact right now, they have a gallery up, where you can put your own pictures on it... its really great.(im a photographer, so i will be putting up some of my work on it.)

I love to support businesses that arent driven in the corporate world (ahem--- Starbucks) -
the baristas are friendly -
good seating, comfortable atmosphere. :-)

So i give this 5 stars.

The summer duldrums

here we are..... its summertime in texas.
while in general we've had a pretty wet summer--- lots of rain --- however... the humidity is aweful, therefore making it being outdoors almost like a death sentence.
yesterday, the car read 109degrees.  ------ i washed my car, and then we vaccummed it--- littereally dripping with sweat ---- we got back in the car and proceeded back home, a huge glass of ice water was slurped down, and we relaxed in the airconditioning. for the majority of the afternoon before we ventured back out into the heat, and went from store to store running errands.... everyone was sweating. - if you were not sweating --- you knew that they had JUST ventured out. (and they have a really good a/c) lol.
anyways---
needless to say - im ready for the cooler weather. - only about 2 more months... (maybe 3) -
High School football season is quickly approaching -- (i am excited - i love the fall.)  i love the crisp air, the leaves changing, the friday night football games - the just chilly enough to drink a hot drink - then the winter will approach.
anyways.....
school will be starting in just a little bit over a month.
(aaaah what happened to the summer???)
so im planning my summer vacation. - thinking going to head for the beach. (i know its hot... but i havent been to the beach in over 2 yrs. just ready to get away. change of scenery . before i get tied down to school, and everything else thats going on, gets really piled on...
Lets see----
thats all for now. i promise next post will have Reviews... or "trends" or something.