Dreaming of Seattle Latte

I've neglected a Seattle recap from our trip last week, and since I'm about to walk out the door tonight, I can't write much. I've just been thinking about all the latte I drank there. It was so wonderful.

My friend E, who is quite the coffee connoisseur sent me a list of the best and I got to try 2 of the 3. The morning I had to take Kelvin to the conference center to be there at 7, I found my way to Victrola after dropping him off. There was a parking spot directly in front of the place and only one other person who was leaving as I went in. After ordering my latte and a scone I retreated to the pew style bench that lines one wall. I played with my iPhone and watched as the addicted came in for their morning hit. The sun finally came up as I was finishing my drip refill. It was such a great way to start my morning.

Then the last day we were in Seattle I persuaded Kelvin to go with me to the REI store and to check out Vivace. It was close to our hotel and we stopped in for an after lunch caffeine and hot chocolate refueling. I had an amazing latte with white chocolate added in the milk. I will never be the same.

such a tweet

i finally embraced my geekiness and set up a twitter account. i figure it's just another way to fuel my iPhone addition by sending mobile tweets. now i'm searching for fellow twitter-ers and going to start campaigning that all my non-geeky girl friends join me. look for courtneyb on twitter...

SoCo Apple Pie

Last Thursday I went after work to Phillips Farms to pick apples with J&C. It's something C and I have been discussing since last fall, and we finally did it. So what do you do with 10 lbs of apples? Why, you bake a homemade apple pie. The recipe I used calls for Southern Comfort so you know it's going to be great.

As I was making it I realized why I never make fruit pie from scratch; it's a pain. Peeling apples, stirring and stirring some more waiting for it to thicken. Then of course there was more than would actually fit in the pan so it was bubbling out over the sides.

So we'll see what the final verdict is once it sets up completely.