I am still so excited with my Cusinart coffee grinder! My secret pal from school gave me some great gifts throughout the year but I have to say my favorite has been the coffee grinder and a bag of Starbucks coffee beans. The smell of that freshly ground coffee could sustain me for the day! Sadly, my bag is almost empty.
Throughout the school year, I have been drinking another brand which I brewed in the classroom. I have to say that many of my students appreciated the fragrance of freshly brewed coffee first thing in the morning. But if I purchased coffee, it was from the Dunkin’ Donuts right around the corner from my house. I started off the school year buying a small coffee. By October, I graduated to a medium and by Christmas it advanced to a large. I maintained that status until March when an extra-large became inevitable. By May, I was bringing an extra-large to school and brewing my own. One morning as I made my java run, I jokingly asked the young man what the next size up from the extra-large was. Without missing a beat, he replied, “A box of joe.” I laughed all the way to school. Oh no! Not a whole box of coffee!
For tax day in April, several companies gave away free product. Starbucks offered free house blend coffee if you brought your own travel mug. I dug out the largest travel mug we owned (it just happened to be a DD mug!) and left a few minutes early for school. They willingly filled the huge cup and I grinned all the way to school. I sipped on it all morning, making it last as long as possible. By 9:30 my second period ninth grade Earth Science class seemed to be concentrating more than usual on taking notes. Most were writing furiously while some just stared at me with that deer-in-the-headlights stare. Usually when I see that, I allow a brief side-track to give them a chance to catch up. So I launched into a sixty second gleeful explanation of my free Starbucks coffee. One of my students raised her hand and asked, “Is it stronger than DD?” Puzzled by the question, I told her a little bit and asked why she wanted to know. Her reply gave me giggles for days. “Because you’re talking so fast we can’t keep up with you.” Okay, so maybe I need to cut back on the caffeine.
Are you a coffee drinker? What is your favorite coffee brand?
Throughout the school year, I have been drinking another brand which I brewed in the classroom. I have to say that many of my students appreciated the fragrance of freshly brewed coffee first thing in the morning. But if I purchased coffee, it was from the Dunkin’ Donuts right around the corner from my house. I started off the school year buying a small coffee. By October, I graduated to a medium and by Christmas it advanced to a large. I maintained that status until March when an extra-large became inevitable. By May, I was bringing an extra-large to school and brewing my own. One morning as I made my java run, I jokingly asked the young man what the next size up from the extra-large was. Without missing a beat, he replied, “A box of joe.” I laughed all the way to school. Oh no! Not a whole box of coffee!
For tax day in April, several companies gave away free product. Starbucks offered free house blend coffee if you brought your own travel mug. I dug out the largest travel mug we owned (it just happened to be a DD mug!) and left a few minutes early for school. They willingly filled the huge cup and I grinned all the way to school. I sipped on it all morning, making it last as long as possible. By 9:30 my second period ninth grade Earth Science class seemed to be concentrating more than usual on taking notes. Most were writing furiously while some just stared at me with that deer-in-the-headlights stare. Usually when I see that, I allow a brief side-track to give them a chance to catch up. So I launched into a sixty second gleeful explanation of my free Starbucks coffee. One of my students raised her hand and asked, “Is it stronger than DD?” Puzzled by the question, I told her a little bit and asked why she wanted to know. Her reply gave me giggles for days. “Because you’re talking so fast we can’t keep up with you.” Okay, so maybe I need to cut back on the caffeine.
Are you a coffee drinker? What is your favorite coffee brand?