Venti Soy Chai Latte

Venti Soy Chai, it doesn't get better than. I could have one for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the rest of my life and never tire of the taste. It is definitely my comfort food, squishy clothes, and new comfy blanket all in one. It is what gets me up five minutes earlier everyday. It is what starts my day off with a smile. And it has to be Starbucks. Although I would much rather support the local coffee shops (and we have tons of cool ones in Milwaukee-land), the taste is not the same. The only place that even comes close is Bucksnorts up in Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin. Have you heard of it? it's a great coffee shop that opens bright and early at 9:30am every morning (only in the northwoods can you get away with that).

I even remember my first Chai Tea Latte. It was October 2001 in Chicago. I was downtown watching my dad run the 26.2mile Chicago Marathon. I flew in from Colorado Springs for the weekend, just to watch the race. I can picture it now.... me on the sidelines with my warm sweater and mittens...sipping my warm, creamy chai tea....looking for the next bench to rest on... dad passing (or should I say panting :) by... mile... after mile... after mile... after mile... after mile... ( x 26) with almost 40,000 others... a day to remember...

Anyway, life continues to look up on Brady Street. I only got teary eyed once today. My biggest problem has actually been getting out of bed in the morning. I have been slowly weaning myself from Vicodin-- I am down to one pill a day. However, I still am totally exhausted in the mornings. It was so bad this morning that I didn't shower before work--- yeah---you read that right--- I didn't shower this morning-- I could not talk myself into getting out of bed in time to shower before work--I think tomorrow I'll put on extra perfume and curl my hair to make up for today!

Jason is out playing racquet ball tonight. I can't wait to see the battle wounds when he gets home tonight! I think it was the 'I'm going to stop and buy goggles' comment that got me worried. I mean, I haven't played racquet ball in 20 years, but I don't remember goggles??

He's put a lot of effort into eating healthier and exercising lately in lieu of our upcoming cruise-- only 60 days to go! I hope to start tomorrow (have you heard that before?). I just couldn't talk myself into sweating in spandex with a maxi pad--- I don't even know if I would do that alone, at home. I'm hoping that by tomorrow the leaking will be done... maybe a little more than you need to know... but I feel like you've been through this much with me... you deserve to be updated...

hugs and kisses and love to all...