I’m not what you’d call a big coffee drinker, but I do love a cup or two every now and again. I drink it mostly when it’s cold outside (below 70) or when I really need a kick in the pants to get the day going.
Matter of fact, it’s only been within the past 6 months that I had my first cup of Starbucks. Oh, it was SO yummy! But I live in a small town and the nearest one is probably 30 – 45 minutes away ,so I don’t get the daily dose of Starbucks.
It was cooling down and starting to reach the 70 degree mark Tuesday as we headed out for piano lessons, and I was freezing. I wanted a cup of coffee so bad, and in a quick attempt to get one, ran down the street to McDonald’s but didn’t have time to wait in the long drive thru line. So I did what I normally do when I don’t get my way, I whined.
Which led to Audrey’s whining that she wanted a cup, and could I PLEASE go somewhere else to get us a cup of coffee. Um, excuse me, US a cup. The child has never even had coffee!
After I told her no like a million times, I told her I would we would fix us a cup at home. (We ended up not having a cup that night because who in there right mind gives an 8 year old a cup of coffee right before bed!)
All day long yesterday, it was when can we have a cup of coffee. Last night she even drew a picture for me and told me I could not open it until this morning.
The note reads, fix cofey.
So we fixed coffee.
Just like grandma used to for me when I was little. Lots and lots of milk.
Its funny how one little cup of coffee can bring back so many childhood memories. As a child, probably about Emily & Audrey’s age, I loved to sit and watch my grandpa & grandma fix their coffee at the breakfast table on Saturday mornings. Grandma always pulled out her little cups and saucers and would fill them so full coffee would spill over onto the little saucer. She would always fix us grand kids, what she called, coffee milk, half coffee-half milk to go with our scrambled eggs & bacon. And after breakfast we were always given a special treat of Kings Syrup and butter to eat with any leftover biscuits. I guess you could call it the dessert of the breakfast hour. Oh, how I loved it!
Audrey loved her first cup of coffee and I’m sure she will be asking for a cup or two in the future.
As for me, I’m going off tonight, no kids! David is taking Emily & Audrey to see the new Star Wars movie, Sarah is going to my moms and I’m meeting Sherri for dinner. David asked what we were going to do, and I told him, probably just sit in the restaurant for a couple hours and talk uninterrupted.
Except for Sherri ’cause I have a bad habit of interrupting people.
I am me plain & simple
Have fun and enjoy the break (both of you).
i’m holding up my cup of hazelnut creamer w/ a smidge of coffee..CHEERS to you and your cute girl!
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You know come to think of it I have love coffee for so long I have no idea when my first cup was. But growing up in RI the kids grew up with not only chocolote milk but coffe milk so we grew up with that all our lives!
Hope she enjoyed iit!
I remember the smell of my grandparents coffee – My mom never drank it. It does bring back such fond memories.
My DH says it’s kind of scary how I get a big GRIN and almost goosebumps when I grind new coffee. I just LOVE the smell!!
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Everyday after kindergarten we used to go to my grandmas and she’d drink black coffee…and that’s what I drink every morning…although this morning, when I brewed the 2nd pot, I decided I have a problem
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All mine love them some coffee. Momma and Daddy always fix it for them when they stay. A pinch of coffee, a lot of milk and a lot more sugar
Ah! My grandparents used to drink coffe too and the smell of coffee always reminds me of them. I’d drink coffee with chocolate cocoa & cream added to it but for some reason I read I’m not supposed to have any coffee. I need to find out why and if it’s not a good reason I’m going to start drinking it b/c cold weather is on the way and coffee is a good way to cheer up the cold weather!
Audrey, you are so cute! You look so happy sitting there with your first cup of coffee.
I think it is SO funny, that you interrupt people. I’ll often touch a friend on the shoulder while she’s talking and say, “I know!” And then start in blah blah blabbing…” Afterwards I think, hm, that was probably rude. :p To me it’s just my way of connecting or something. I donno… I hope you had a good time!