Take 5

Let me first say that I do realize that I missed 2 days here and well, I have 3 posts in my head and if I'm willing to sit down here and post 3 in a row then well...I believe I should be forgiven for not sitting down to write over the weekend.

Back to my story.

Saturday, Jacob and I had a date with his biological grandparents for lunch.  As we were getting ready to go, I got into a texting conversation with Jeremy's sister and before we left, we had a birthday party to attend that afternoon.  I shuffled my schedule a bit - no big deal.

On the way to lunch, I decided that I needed coffee!  I mean NEEDED (you'll understand come the next post).  I know there is a Biggby Coffee on the way and I planned to stop there but, I was so lost in my thoughts that I had forgotten coffee until Jacob says "Mom?  You missed the coffee."  and I said "Shit!".  I tried to take the next left and go in the back but, traffic wouldn't allow it - why the hell was there so much traffic?  I couldn't make the turn so, McDonald's it is!

If you haven't tried it, McDonald's has a WONDERFUL version of Peppermint Mocha!

We go down the road a little further and I turn into McDonald's...and the line for the drive-thru is wrapped around the whole building.  And that's with the new two line system!  Yeah, no coffee for me.

I'm out of time and places to stop.  We head over to Grandma & Grandpa's new house, sans the coffee.  I figured I'd stop at the next McDonald's on the way to Grandma Great's (Jeremy's Grandma) before the party.  No problem.

We're heading to Grandma-Great's and we pull off the freeway to McDonald's on the next exit and there are orange cones in the drive thru lane and a sign on the order box "Closed this weekend due to equipment maintenance."  Are You Shitting ME!?! That's 3!

So, I said to myself, "Self.  There is another McDonald's on Grandma's corner.  Try that."  We get into the drive-thru and there are cars behind us so I can't get out.  Guess What!?!  I see a sign on the drive-thru menu "We apologize our McCafe Specialty beverage machine is under maintenance."  I order soft drinks for Jacob and I when Jeremy calls.  I explain the whole mess to my laughing husband who says, "Just go to Starbucks, it's right next door.  You deserve it."  to which I responded, "I'm already on the way and I'm getting me one of them BIG summinabitches too!"  which thankfully we did as in all my haste at the last decaffeinated McDonald's, I didn't get straws for our sodas.

But, damn!  That was one delicious giant coffee!  And I savored every last drop!