I Love Starbucks

I love Starbucks. To be completely honest with you and myself, I love Starbucks. I remember when I was growing up, a youngster, a teenager, I rebelled against things that everyone liked or at least pretended not to like those things when I was with my super cool friends (many of which I now realize were really lame. In fact all of them were pretty lame. This probably explains why none of us stayed in touch when we growed up. Or at least why I chose not to stay in touch with them.). There was music that I wouldn’t listen to (you can’t like Green Day, they are too mainstream). Apparel I wouldn’t wear (F Nike, Puma, Reebok - We only wear Docs, Chucks and maybe Adidas - but only shell toes). Coffee I wouldn’t drink (all of the yuppies like Starbucks. We get our coffee at the Beehive.). Some of this ridiculousness followed me into my 20’s… at least my early 20’s. It was around the time that the Krispy Kreme donut came to Pittsburgh. People were freaking out about how delicious these donuts were. How once you have a Krispy Kreme donut you will never want another. I recall having a discussion with a coworker telling her that I don’t understand why people are so nuts about this donut. If you’ve had one, you’ve had ‘em all. She asked me if I ever had a Krispy Kreme donut. I told her no. She said just wait. So I finally had one and I in fact loved it. It was at that point in my life I decided that I will no longer be ashamed of liking a few mainstream things here and there. I am allowed. So with that being said I would like to make the following declarations:

I like Green Day. I think their music is catchy, they are awesome live, Billy Joe can really sing when he wants and I don’t mind that they got a little political. Yes, I have liked them since high school.

Hey, guess what? I love Puma!! My favorite brand of shoe to wear. They are like slippers on my feet and they have great arch support. I probably would have liked them my whole life if I would have just given them a chance. And there are some Nike sneakers out now that I would gladly buy if I had the money. Love the throwback line.

And last but not least, I love Starbucks. I have found no other coffee shop that can make an Iced Carmel Macchiato quite like they do.