Straight from The Horse’s Mouth

At the coffee shop we have an easy system to help the 'regulars' get their 'usual'. We put their name and credit amount on a card and a description of their favorite drink. The box of cards is full, and this illustrates the immense amount of information sitting there. Since Glenn and I were relatively new to town we were overwhelmed trying to learn every ones name. Now we know faces and names and have their favorite coffee concoction memorized, so we no longer list it on the card. However, speaking for myself, I admit I have a brain blockage around two particular drinks, and it is the bane of my mornings!

There are two ladies who come in early for espresso drinks. One is a medium, skinny, with sugar-free vanilla. The other is a macchiato, with 2% and regular white chocolate syrup. For months I could not get those two drinks straight. Granted, each drink could be made at least 30 different ways and still be exactly what they ordered with only one tiny difference. How could it be that I could know dozens and dozens of other orders, but not these two?

Perhaps it is the same problem that I have in failing to remember my wedding anniversary. I know I'm free of any organic brain dysfunction, so what's the deal?

There I was, just humming along, slinging coffee, perfecting my techniques when I surprised myself by making an order with the wrong ingredients. I shocked myself, my mind kind of freaked out. From that moment on, I could not remember how to make that drink right. I knew I couldn't remember. It got to be a sort of joke every morning, with these two ladies. But I was horrified and embarrassed. I tried to impress upon them that this dysfunction had absolutely no reflection on them, it was my issue.

Apparently I failed to download the information properly when it was first given to me. I could've been distracted, like listening to rock and roll while studying. Or not paying attention well enough, or maybe I was overloaded that day, so nothing stuck. At any rate, I try and try, but I know I will get some part of their coffee order, or the wedding date wrong. I've actually trained my brain to make mistakes now.

This I know...(I'm looking at a calendar)... This week end is the Buffalo Spring Fest. THM will be there with water, cokes and our special recipe iced coffee. The music and the chili is going to be awesome. And today, April 27th, is our anniversary. Happy 8th Glenn, I love you.