For all you coffee lovers

From Brad.

And you thought the US had cornered the market on coffee products. Here, we can get the incredible, unique, exclusive, distinctive, rare...coffee gum. Yep, saw it at the store the other night and for a quarter, I couldn't pass it up! Amy and I took the plunge tonight and our thoughts: ahhh, probably not again. Our kids ask for gum all the time. I've been foolish enough to give gum to my 3 year old boys with clear instructions...only to have them swallow it within minutes. Maybe if we hand over this gum the requests might not come as frequently. I thought when I became a parent I would leave behind my childish days of playing pranks and being filled with delight as others (particularly my family members) suffer. I don't think it has happened just yet.


On another coffee note before I sign off, Amy and I enjoyed a nice dinner the other night on our anniversary. It was at a fancy hotel that serves Western food. At the end of the meal, I thought it would be a nice treat to order some decaf. This not something I would typically do b/c I don't enjoy paying $2 for a drink at the end of my meal. However, I felt like splurging that evening, so I ordered the drinks despite the fact it cost $7 US total for the 2 decafs (at most restaurants around here I can feed my entire family for $7 US). My lovely wife is worth it after all, right? Yes, I am happy to spend $3.50 for a cup of coffee for my wife, but not when it is NESCAFE INSTANT COFFEE. Good grief. I took one sip and dreaded paying the bill. I think I could see the waitress out of the corner of my eye laughing and being filled with delight as she watched me suffer. I guess I deserve it.