Jennifer has me in the mood for some Starbucks Coffee. I love coffee in the morning, afternoon and evening. I was a very young girl around 4 years of age if not younger, when I had my first acquaintance with coffee. Dad used to leave a little bit of coffee in his cup each morning before he headed for work. My brothers and I would saunter over to the cup (as not to be seen by our parents) to see just how much he left for us that day. Dad always knew how to make the best coffee with just the right amount of cream and sugar and he still does to this day. My mother on the other hand was quite boring in that department as she always drank her coffee “BLACK”. Fat chance of her ever catching us with her cup! Lately I think she adds literally 1 teaspoon of cream to her coffee. I still can’t figure out what in the world that does for her drink other than making the black coffee look a little less black.

When I used to work in the office I would drink coffee all day long. I think I was the only one fixing coffee in the middle of the afternoon. There’s just something about coffee that I love. Of course there’s everything to love about coffee. The aroma, taste and warm feeling in my tummy. When I’m at home I like adding the “fat free” Hazelnut Cream and no sugar as I’m on my diet kick. When I’m not dieting, I love, love, love the regular Cinnamon Hazelnut Cream – Mmm. I can taste it now. However, on this weight loss journey of mine I can’t drink coffee like I used to. There are too many points in that cream and unlike my mother, I can’t drink the stuff black. Ugh! Guess I’ll resolve to have coffee a little bit at a time and enjoy each and every little sip. Ahh.