One of my oldest friends flew up here to celebrate Thanksgiving and fall break with me. We had a fantastic time browsing holiday sales (I got two pairs of shoes, jeans, and two shirts...shh.), eating out, making an eclectic Thanksgiving meal, and watching movies, Parks & Recreation, and playing Super Mario. Dinner consisted of mashed potatoes, spinach & feta croissants, cous cous with sauteed mushrooms and peppers, and a delicious salad with green leaf lettuce, dried cranberries, gorgonzola, and poppyseed dressing. We mixed our meal in with the How I Met Your Mother Slapsgiving episodes. If you haven't see them or HIMYM, definitely check them out -so funny.
She'd never before visited the PNW so I showed her some of my favorite spots around town -book stores, clothing stores, restaurants, coffee shops, and the beach, marina, and Boulevard Park. Unfortunately the weather remained stereotypically gray the entire visit so we didn't do a lot of outdoor adventuring like I'd hoped. We did however see the new Twilight movie -it was ridiculously difficult not to burst out laughing for the majority of the film, but I have to say, I'm kind of excited to see the final one. Now that Kat's visit is over, I have to start working on final projects, papers, and studying for exams. Only two weeks left of the quarter! I am so ready to be done with it. Then some leisure time, work, and an overdue trip home for Christmas!
I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday and safe travels.
Until next time.
I love coffee. It tastes good, it warms you up on cold days, gives you an extra boost of energy, and you can enjoy it a number of different ways. I love how versatile this beverage is. It can be flavored with syrups, chocolates, through the process of roasting the beans. It can be potent or neutralized by some milk. Even a bad cup of coffee can be made pretty delicious with the use of vanilla, cinnamon, milk, and some sugar. I thought a lot about coffee today. I had time to get a cup before my first class (third day in a row!), and it was probably one of the better cups of coffee I've had on campus. A few weeks ago, they forgot to put the espresso in my drink at the on campus Starbucks, so I've started avoiding a few of the cafes.
I love the holiday cups at Starbucks, and how they have fall and holiday flavors. Pumpkin spice lattes tend to hit the spot on chilly fall mornings. I also love the coffee culture of the Pacific Northwest. I have yet to visit the original Starbucks in Seattle but I've heard that there's usually quite a crowd. It's always nice to hear friends catching up over a cup of.
Cafes are another thing I love about coffee. The smell and the atmosphere are always comforting. There's always newspapers or books being read, some form of studying going on, and quiet conversations that drift through out the air, intertwined with the music that quietly plays in the background.
My favorite thing about coffee though, is that a good cup usually makes me happy. If all it takes to be in a good mood is a cup of coffee, then I think sacrificing a few dollars a day is a pretty good trade off.
My least favorite thing about coffee is how I almost always spill it on myself at some point during the day.
