Love/Hate

I have quite the love/hate relationship with Starbucks

The hate part really started in college when I went on a first date with a guy from work

who was very mission minded. I made a JOKE about the fact that I could never be a missionary since I  never want to live more than a mile from

a Starbucks.

He literally looked horrified and tried to end the date ASAP

(Yes, I am talking about you Jason F)

I guess this is really a love since I was meant to marry Russell the Love Muscle

and can't imagine life any better than it is!

Fast forward to present day

I realized that Starbucks is the BIGGEST waste of money in this world

My tall mocha is $3.33

I try to rationalize this many ways...

Well, I really wanted a super fab SUV with built in DVD players but instead we are driving a used minivan

I occasionally use coupons

I shop at Aldi's (also occasionally)

I use Target diapers

You get the picture

I have solved this part by only using change at Starbucks

which I pilfer from Russ's change jar

Both Russ and the workers at Starbucsk

 *love*  this

It makes me feel like I am spending less if I don't use my dollars

So, I get to starbucks with both kids in the van

except at least one is normally crying

and order my tall mocha

(from the OVERLY perky Starbucks girl)

barista..whatever

"So, thats a tall non fat no whip mocha", "Would you like to add white chocolate"

"or try some of our new venti coffee" "or have something to eat with that"

NO-just my mocha

(I drive away before she can say the total, also part of the denial)

So, I roll up to pay with my handful (or two) of change

while the people at Starbucks look just a *tad* annoyed

by my duo of screaming babies

I can just hear them thinking..

"Maybe this lady should get an SUV with a dvd player so we don't have to listen to 2 crying babies"

Well, maybe I could afford an SUV with a dvd player if you were not charging $3.33 for a

TINY mocha!!!!!!