Have you had the Mint Verbena tea at Caribou Coffee? It's my favorite! And it doesn't need to be a cold Minnesota day to enjoy it.

Caribou Coffee Mint Verbena

Let Them Drink Cake

So have you tried the new Cake Vodka? Add it with Malibu Pineapple, mix with Mike's Hard Lemonade or add some Mio, and you can have all sorts of different cake-flavored drinks. It's quite yummy!

It's a Small Lunar New Year After All

Ni Hao!  Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year! Picture is courtesy of my friend Matt S. and comes from it's a small world at Disneyland.

Merry Christmas!

I can't think of a more perfect way to celebrate Christmas than to make some peppermint coffee and watch one of my favorite Christmas movies.  Merry Christmas to you and to me!

Santa Baby

After a wonderful visit with my parents before Christmas, I got so sick that I almost didn't make my flight home. On top of that, there was a huge snow storm in Colorado Springs that I almost didn't get out of the city to drive back to Denver.

I finally made it to DEN, and at the gate opposite of mine, you could take your picture with Santa. They took two pictures of you and then fused them together to show off some new Microsoft software. This is the "fused" picture. It's amazing. You can't even see where they chopped off my head and attached it to my body!  In the picture that is.

Garden of the Gods

When I was out visiting my parents in Colorado Springs, I found this cool shirt at the Garden of the Gods that was spoofing Star Wars. I had to pick it up!

The Magic is Back...And so is Mickey!

Well, not only did I get to attend the pre-opening of the new Mall of America Disney Store, but I also was lucky enough to go to the character visit! Every 15 minutes, they alternated between photo opportunities with Mickey and Minnie. The Cast Members gave specific instructions about one photo per family and how to keep the line moving, but of course, no one paid attention.

Personally, I didn't mind which Mouse with whom I would take a picture, because I was going to use it as one of my Christmas card pictures. As the 15 minutes ticked away, I saw Minnie Mouse approaching. But a Cast Member said to me as I was waiting, "Who would you prefer your picture with Mickey or Minnie?", and I said, "It doesn't matter, because I'm just happy to be here and get my picture with a Disney character!" She said, "Well, let's get you with Mickey," so they had Minnie wait to have Mickey take one last picture with me!

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