I was reminded of this in my groggy pre-caffeinated state when as I wandered up one flight of stairs from the laundry room he handed me a jolt of java to ensure I had enough energy to make it up the second staircase without tripping over our sleeping bull mastiff.
Today it might have been Maxwell House, or even Folgers. I'm not the coffee-buyer in our house, unless we're splurging on Italian espresso grounds, so I can't pinpoint a specific brand. What I do know is this - it wouldn't matter. My hubby knows how to fix it just right.
In the past two years, he's mastered the sensitive balance of required sweetness. He understands that Southern Butter Pecan creamer eliminates the need for sugar, and that if we're out of creamer, I'd rather go...gulp...without. It's not so much the taste of coffee I enjoy but rather what it does for me.
And he knows, like he knew this morning, that after a long evening of writing, a perfect cup of coffee will right my world. For many reasons - his mad coffee skills included - I love that man.
So, Starbucks for you? Does coffee inspire your mojo?
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aww that's so sweet! What a great guy!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sugar. I do know I'm a lucky girl :-)
ReplyDeleteNo Starbuck's for me. I'm a Dunkin Donuts coffee kinda girl ;-)
ReplyDeleteWendy - Starbuck's and I have a love/hate relationship. I don't like their plain coffee, but sneak in the occasional sweet treat, like caramel macchiatos. YUM. We have Tim Horton's here, which used to be my fave...and then I stopped liking it for some reason. Weird.
ReplyDeletesome people are just born great coffee makers. at least that's what mr. write says because he always wants me to make him a cup, haha!
ReplyDeletei always start my morning off with tea, though i do love coffee. i drink it hot or iced - but tea is my morning beverage.
i still occasionally drink starbucks (i used to have it every day when i worked there, except for when i was pregnant) but now i mostly drink coffee bean since i can walk there from my place.
thankfully, i still have friends who work at starbucks and they give me their markouts, so i haven't had to pay for tea bags or coffee beans in ages.
p.s. thanks for your comment on my blog. i'm still very sad, but it's nice to hear people are being supportive of my craziness, haha.
I make coffee at home most days, but I do like my Starbuck's venti non fat no whip white chocolate mocha.
ReplyDeleteAnd I have to make the coffee. When my husband does it pours like molasses and you have to chew it. ;)
Mi - Mr. Write clearly knows how to stroke your ego to get his morning coffee...smart man. I like tea in the evenings...but I forget how much I like tea until I'm at a friend's house and she is serving it. When I'm writing, tea doesn't cut it for me though. Coffee, Diet Coke...and whiskey. lol
ReplyDeleteAnd you're welcome. I didn't think you sounded crazy at all.
Megan - the mocha is my hubby's weakness as well. I'm more of a caramel girl, just like I prefer caramel sundaes and he likes hot fudge. I DEFINITELY couldn't drink your husband's coffee :-)
I think I would keel over and die without coffee. It's the second most troubling thought about a post apocolyptic world, right after brain eating zombies.
ReplyDeleteRT - welcome back :-) I completely agree - life without coffee is alarming. Next to brain eating zombies.
ReplyDeleteMilky tea for me!
ReplyDeleteI'd totally have pegged you as a coffee girl, Jan. Sounds like your day at the It's a Crime Not to Read event was a success. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteI'm weird and I don't like coffee.
ReplyDeleteBut I do love my diet sodas. Especially ones from Sonic. Those help get me going.
What a love. Your husband. He intuits your needs. And is good at it. Lucky, lucky you. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteI could live on coffee alone!
ReplyDeleteI prefer Tim Hortons over Starbucks but any coffee will do, but when you get that perfect cup - bliss.
Oh, and I can't write a word without it.
WW - reading your blog I thought you were a coffee drinker FOR SURE :-) I'm a diet soda girl, too. Diet Coke.
ReplyDeleteSteel - awww. Thanks. Yes, I AM a lucky girl.
Jaydee - I used to drink SO much Tim Hortons - double double. what's your poison? (I switched to sweetener and milk...blech)
Lucky woman. My hubby wakes up three hours after I do, sits his arse on the couch and says 'can you make me something for breakfast?' I'm not kidding. Yes, I drink about three cups a day- french roast, no creamer, but sugar..Definitely sugar.
ReplyDeleteCQG - I hope your hubby makes up for it by making you mind-blowing dinners! Sugar, but NO creamer? Not even milk. My tongue is drying out in protest.
ReplyDeleteYou are a very lucky woman to have service like that! Does he do windows too? lol
ReplyDeleteI don't like coffee or tea for that matter in any form....and I am trying to kick the diet coke habit
Sue-ber - he WOULD do windows if I asked...but he draws the line at bathrooms. You're doing MUCH better at kicking the DC habit than I am, sunshine :-) xo
ReplyDeleteOh Dawn - you stopped liking Timmy's because you realized that every time someone orders a double-double, God kills a bunny. Or something like that....
ReplyDeleteSBUX FOREVER :D
AH HA Meaghan. I wondered how long you would wait to wave your SBUX flag xo
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