Unstirred Caramel Macciato

Today it was reaffirmed to me how much I love the simple pleasures of life, and how acknowledging those simple pleasures is good for the soul. It happened on the way to English....

There I was, walking across red square to the Miller Market to grab an afternoon coffee. This afternoon coffee is pretty important to me. It may be the only reason I can stay awake in the warm classroom long enough to hear the interesting information being tossed about between the English majors who surround me. So, there I am, standing before the baristas in the Miller Market, and they ask me for my order. Looking up and smiling at them I order my usual - an iced, double tall, non-fat, caramel macciato. I paid for my coffee and waited patiently, knowing that there is a pretty good chance my macciato will be stirred (side note - one of the things I love about the macciato is that it is a 'stir it yourself' beverage - the shots of espresso linger over the milk and you get to stir the espresso into the milk, causing it to swirl together into yummy coffee goodness). The barista finished my drink, called out the name, and placed it on the bar. And there it stood - an UNSTIRRED caramel macciato.

I know this is silly, but my heart skipped a happy beat when I saw the layers in my iced coffee cup. It just made me happy!

So, the moral of this wednesday afternoon story: acknowledge the simple things, because they will make you smile.