October Ultimate Coffee Date!
Hooray! It’s officially spooky/cozy/pumpkin season! Since it’s the first Friday of the month, it’s time to link up with Coco and Deborah for the Ultimate coffee date. Let’s all sit down with a delicious cup of Earl Grey tea (what? That’s not what you’re drinking??? Hmm!) and have a nice, autumnal discussion. Yesterday I returned to my favorite trail for a long run- I haven’t been there since March. Imagine my excitement when I saw that The Girl Next Door podcast “Fall Extravaganza” episode had dropped! I actually remember running on this trail last year and listening to the 2024 Fall Extravaganza episode. In this year’s episode, Kelsey and Erica did an apple taste test. They rated each one, described the characteristics and gave them names. I was laughing so hard because they named the honeycrisp “Jenny”! They said there’s nothing not to like about Jenny- she’s sweet, but there are just too many of them. She’s also that “basic” person who gets way too excited about Pumpkin Spice Lattes. Hahahahahaha… Moving on. I got an interesting piece of mail the other day! Engie sent me a card to celebrate our newest family member, Foxy! The interesting part was, the envelope was damaged, so the post office delivered it to me in a larger envelope with a “sincere apology.” Well! Lucky it arrived intact because Engie included a Starbucks gift card, with instructions to enjoy my Earl Grey tea on her and Zelda. What she doesn’t know about me is that, when I get a gift card, I love to buy something special. I did get an Earl Grey, but I also got this… I love it so much! Did I NEED another fall mug? Er… that’s debatable. I gave my husband one of my old ones, so it all evens out. I don’t have my Halloween decorations out yet- that’s happening this weekend. But our house is fully pumpkined, and Foxy is enjoying this Muffin hand-me-down. It’s a little weird that we kept it, since Muffin hasn’t fit inside it for five years now. I guess I just knew we would have another kitten in our lives someday. Is your house decorated for fall and/or Halloween? Do you like to drink out of seasonal mugs? What’s your favorite apple? –Mine is honeycrisp, aka “Jenny.” Top photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash