Friday, March 3, 2017

3 of 31: Ode to Starbucks on a Friday Morning

The green plastic stir stick pokes its head out of its plastic lid and salutes me this fine Friday morning.  I love Starbucks Fridays.  My three colleagues and I take turns buying coffee for each other on Friday Mornings, and today, it's my turn.

There is just something about a full coffee carrier permeating the car with the rich aromas of roasted beans bearing the promise of both the sweet and bitter bite of caffeine. I love Lady Starbucks and her crown and even her weirdly split tail, which wraps itself around my coffee keeping it warm and protecting my hand from burns. That's how much she cares. I always looks forward to holidays and promotions because then she might be clad in red or pink proclaiming some wise or profound message. But let's be honest, the only message I care about it the one currently coursing through my veins and increasing my heart rate.

Yes it's Friday morning, and I get to deliver coffee and gather up the smiles and sincere gratitude of the teachers with whom I work most closely. There is nothing better than starting the morning with smiles and coffee.

So thanks a latte Lady Starbucks for another beautiful Friday morning!

4 comments:

  1. I like your line "Let's be honest, the only message I care about is the one currently coursing through my veins and increasing my heart rate." This is such a great slice! Sometimes, it's the little things. :)

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  2. I love this! It made me smile from the title to the last word. A very creative way to give praise to something that gives so many joy.

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  3. I, too, love the smell of coffee permeating the car - really, any space...house, classroom. I am a tea drinker primarily but nothing beats the smell of coffee.

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