October 20, 2004
LIVING LA VIDA MOCHA
ok. i KNOW this is crazy. the fact that i KNOW it means we’re really not crazy, right? RIGHT?
i remember the moment i tasted my first starbucks mocha. jax had a hockey game, and i needed something warm to drink at the rink. there is a starbucks about ¼ mile down the road. i honestly think it was our first time inside a starbucks. we had resisted for a long, long time. against our principles, we said. pffft. principles, schminciples. but that day, that moment... honest to god, i turned to bill and said, “oh no, we’re in trouble.” i gave him a taste – he wasn’t impressed. just like non-wine drinkers cannot taste the subtle (or not so subtle i’m guessing) nuances in a fine glass of wine, he just didn’t get it.
i worked hard over the next year to “turn” him. he tasted every mocha i had. i’d point out the smokiness of the coffee blend that morning. or the dark chocolate flavor of another morning. mochas are like snowflakes. each unique. each a special little flower.
and then one morning, he said, “wow! that’s good!” and i let him have my mocha. his first. another special moment.
since that day, bill has taken off on his own journey of coffee blend madness. insanity even. he’s worked his way through three espresso machines. finally this summer, he got the espresso machine of his dreams. i was able to talk him out of converting the bathroom off the kitchen into his own separate little espresso bar (just kidding); but we did build our own little area at the end of the kitchen counter (not kidding).
we’ve gone crazy over flavored syrups and sauces (thanks a LOT, kimberly!).
it’s an innocent little hobby, right? RIGHT?
the first picture is the “area” from the front.
this is the menu board on the back of the cupboard.
The next time I'm passing through O HI O, I'm stopping at Our Bucks
Posted by: Charlene at October 20, 2004 09:23 PMThink of it this way: he could have more expensive hobbies than expresso. Like golf.
Posted by: lucy at October 20, 2004 10:42 PMcool!
Posted by: mark at October 21, 2004 12:05 AMYou "might" be over the top... but hell, aren't we all on something?
:)
- Dana
make up the sofa bed, im moving in!
Posted by: jenB at October 21, 2004 02:57 AMHoly moly, that is awesome. Tell Bill the next time he comes through Indiana to bring me an english toffee espresso! :-)
Posted by: Jeff A at October 21, 2004 06:35 AMMmmmmm English toffee
Posted by: Anji at October 21, 2004 08:43 AMYou two are just a riot! Our Bucks...your sense of humor is so, so.... Texan? LOL
Posted by: Cowtown Pattie at October 21, 2004 11:16 AMthat's amazing! tom doesn't "get" coffee, either. i don't know what's wrong with him. otoh, i don't "get" port, but he does.
Posted by: deb at October 21, 2004 11:50 AMFor the record your mochas are waaaaaaaaaaaay better than Starbucks.
Seriously.
Posted by: Kathy Howe at October 21, 2004 01:20 PMOoooh, I'm so excited to find other espresso crazed people!! I, too, had to go through several espresso machines to find the perfect one. I am happy now with my home machine AND office machine!
And whoever invented Splenda is my hero. Sugar free caramel sauce brightens my day, simple soul that I am!
Posted by: moonandsun at October 21, 2004 02:05 PMWhen are you opening a franchise down here?
Posted by: TW at October 21, 2004 02:50 PMOMG! I'm gonna have to take the link to your page off my page before Keith finds this. SERIOUSLY... holy crap. I'm in trouble if he sees this. He'll have us outfitted faster than I can call him a copycat! And don't you guys snail mail him photos, either!
Posted by: Keri at October 22, 2004 02:28 AMMmm, is there a non-sugar free toasted marshmallow syrup? And have you tried that with chocolate? And is there also a graham cracker so you can make a s'more? I think I want a s'more, please. I'll just drive down for that this weekend. Thanks. Maybe you could have a NaNo kickoff and make all sorts of lovely warm drinks to send us all off with, Bill...
How lovely. Yummy.
Posted by: Keri at October 22, 2004 02:31 AMNow you have convinced me. I am definitely coming to Ohio and will be stopping off at Our Bucks. I received $8-00 for my birthday, how many Our Bucks coffee can I get for that?
I will bring some South African goodies so you can have an international coffee on your blackboard.
Posted by: Michelle at October 23, 2004 03:25 PMIt was an inevitable downhill slide. We all saw it coming.
Posted by: philip at October 24, 2004 08:05 PM