perfectly peppermint

I started to feel extra blah after talking to Will this morning. My mood quite somber, melancholy, just plain ick. And the period hasn’t even arrived yet, which is totally annoying. Like just get here already so i can be done with you! But no.
So I decided I needed a pick-me-up [...]

houston we have a problem

Deep conversations shouldn’t really take place at the counter of the Starbucks with your favorite barista before 9am for all to hear. Now that I’ve said that…
So this morning I had a deep conversation at the counter of Starbucks with my favorite barista before 9am and loud enough that all could hear.
“Hey chica! [...]

ga-ga

It was Tuesday night, software tutorial night, and I was rounding up the pups for crate time so we could eat without all the begging that was sure to take place if they were out. “Seeing how great you are with your pups I can only imagine how wonderful you will be as a [...]

it’s the simple things

Really, it is.  I get happy about the smallest, most insignifcant things.  Like my new coffee pot.  OMG.  LOVE. IT.  It’s darling.
You see, the old one broke and I was so, so sad.  I loved my grind n brew coffee pot, because – as the name suggests – it would grind my beans then brew [...]

caramel macchiato cupcakes

I should probably eat one before declaring myself a genius again, but I think the beauty alone has me thinking I’m pretty amazing right now.  We’ll see what the co-workers think. 
The Caramel Macchiato Cupcakes were inspired by the Starbucks drink that got me hooked on the place (iced was my choice – Hey, Will…can you [...]

puff puff pass

I actually believed this when I first saw it, but upon further research I couldn’t find anything to show it’s legit.  Point is, I think I’d be a little sad that I’m no longer a smoker if it turned out to be true.  What, after all, could be better than ordering an iced 1/2-caf 6-shot [...]

starting new

I was nearly moved to tears as I walked around the big, empty apartment. Not just because it was cuter than I remembered (like most men in my life), but also because this symbolizes a new beginning for me…in a rather big way.
It was a little over two years ago when the shit hit the [...]

a lowly service worker

Yesterday I ran into a guy I’d gone on a lunch date and then a coffee date with a little over a year ago while I was getting my after lunch Starbucks Doubleshot. The conversation on the patio went a lil somethin like this…
Dreads: wow, you look really great. That blue looks great on you. [...]

down the lanes

I spent the day today with Bart. I needed to do some laundry, and I think he was feeling guilty about cancelling on me yesterday so when I talked to him this morning as I was doing the patio thing again and he asked me to come over to do my laundry then go to [...]

my protector

Who woulda thought something as cute as this could have scared away burglars?  And I don’t mean the hamburglar, as Puff woulda surely eaten him and forgotten all about me. But real burglars!
I was sick as a dog Friday. It woke me up out of my sleep at 530 with pains in my abdomen so [...]

good times

What a gorgeous weekend! And not just the weather, but it was also super fun.
Jester and I had a grand old time walking around the Dogwood Festival looking at all the art for sale. Granted we had to dodge children and strollers (next rant: strollers and the people who push them) to get through [...]

man day

Oh, Serious George…you make me laugh so.  Not because you’re funny, but because you’re utterly stupid.  And apparently you think I just fell off the turnip truck.  Afraid to break it to ya, sweetie, but I didn’t.  You might want to find yourself some dumber girls, because Barista doesn’t fall for bullshit…unless it’s very well [...]

breaking down

Yeah, so I did it. I broke down. Like completely. And I blame Sista Boo (formerly known as Jessica) for the breakdown. I’ve been so good, so so good!  And bam!
At lunch I found myself wandering the activewear section at Target, which thankfully was filled with crap. I was so proud of myself as I [...]

just stuff

Have I said before how much I love my new Starbucks?  I think I have. But this one near my job, although even further in the burbs than where I live, reminds me so much of why I enjoyed working there. The High School Musical Starbucks by my house could use some lessons from these [...]

laughing out loud

“You uncrossed your fingers,” I told Serena late Monday afternoon. My company had a 2 hour all-employee meeting yesterday morning, and so for the first time since last Wednesday I saw My Hot IT Guy.  He didn’t look as hot as I remembered, but probably just because I’m annoyed by this apparent little game and [...]

done?

Today I ate my lunch at my desk, something I’ve been doing all week to avoid the $40 I’d been spending eating at Chipotle every single day, then spent my 1 hour lunch break sitting on the patio of my new TheBux. I love this one. The patio is nice, there’s a pretty steady group [...]

lil victories

Last weekend while I was getting ridiculously drunk at Will’s house his boyfriend said that he’d eaten by himself for the first time. I was pretty proud of myself for doing the solo movie thing for the first time, but aside from the one time I’d studied through lunch by myself I’d never eaten alone. [...]

I could only be happier if I were tan

“Who is the only boy I love?” I asked him as I climbed into my bed and under the covers. It was 7:41 and I was already in my pajamas – cute hot pink pants and a white v-neck. “You, baby!  You!  The white fluffy one!”
I pulled my Puff close to me as he rolled [...]

the newest journey

And so tomorrow I will set off to begin the next journey…back to Corporate America. It seems like so long ago that I left, and I never dreamed I’d actually be excited to go back, but just trying on my outfit for tomorrow got me feeling all giddy. I’ll be in a real office!  I’ll [...]

beating dead horses

I’ve been trying my hand at a little online dating lately, and while it’s been interesting I’ve definitely been reminded of why I stopped doing this in the first place. Bleh is the best one-word summation I can come up with, and while I always say I can have coffee with anyone I’m starting to [...]