Weekly Morning Treat

I work Saturday mornings at MyGym, teaching gym classes to toddlers and preschoolers, and I look forward to a venti iced latté from Starbucks each week. I can make a similar drink at home, but something about the large tall plastic cup makes the morning a little more special. And my secret drink brew that I make at home is a much smaller size and wouldn't last me through my three classes. So each week, I leave with enough time to hit the drive through and order my special drink that I will sip while I get the mats cleaned, mirrors wiped, and then on the five minute break between classes.

But no matter how many times I get my drink, i refuse to order it as a venti. Always a large. I think it's stubbornness from my espresso making days where we served the rival brew (Seattle's Best Coffee) combined with indoctrination from my former coffee mentor. In fact, in my shop, it was referred to as "Charbucks" because the beans were somewhat over roasted in comparison. So that slightly traitorous feeling persists as I get my Starbucks each week, but my need for a latté overrides that feeling.