I love the holidays. I really do. I love the season change, decorating the house, wrapping presents, lots of food, family etc. One of my favorite parts is Egg Nog, and better yet, Egg Nog Lattes.
I remember the first time I ever tried the tasty drink. We were shopping in the Albertson's in Newport Hills (remember that one, Mindy - it sold the encyclopedias at the front and our Moms bought one book every time they went grocery shopping?) and they had Egg Nog out for a sample. The nice old lady behind the folding table offered me a mini-dixie cup, and after receiving my mother's approval, I tried it. And LOVED it. I couldn't believe there was something that yummy in the world that I never experienced before that moment. Ever since, I've been hooked, and attribute the 5 lbs (at least!) gained each holiday season to my addiction to the 'nog.
Okay, back to Egg Nog lattes. I love the Starbucks E.N.Ls and each year my incessant need for them lovingly reappears. Since this is the first holiday season that we have a mortgage to pay, and the first time my office building is situated between three Starbucks, I have realized that this once flirtateous affair has become quite expensive.
So this morning I decided to take the later bus and use the good ol' espresso machine to create my own "Erin's Holiday Special." Then I realized the only ground coffee we had was a Vanilla Macadamia nut Hawaiian blend -- ground to drip settings. Knowing that I had enough time to make a drink, but not nearly enough time to grind more beans, I decided to use the Vanilla Maca-whatever. I prematurely patted myself on the back for creating such a "wonderful invention."
"Everyone will start using this coffee in their Egg Nog lattes. People will come far and wide to try an 'Erin Holiday Special.'"
There's really a clear and definite reason why coffee bars don't make Egg Nog lattes with Vanilla Macadamia Nut Hawaiian coffee. Dude, it's so nasty. Now I want a real one from Starbucks.
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