Today's Favorite Thing

Dear Caramel Apple Spice - From Starbucks

I love you!

The End.

Let's Talk About .... COFFEE!!!

For those of you who know me personally, you know my love for STARBUCKS. I’d like to say that I’m a loyal Starbucks customer – but lately McDonalds has truly given them a run for their money.

I’ve had the iced caramel coffee and the iced mocha from McDonalds and its … OK. It’s nothing spectacular and if I’m gonna have some GOOD tasting coffee I’ll just go to Starbucks. Last night I was introduced to the Caramel Frappe from McDonalds and it’s REALLY good! I was really surprised! I was wanting something sweet and felt like having a caramel frappuccino from Starbucks, but we had already passed it going home and the closest thing was McDonalds – and since I had saw they now carry them I thought, “What the heck” I’ll give it a try! My husband likes to tease me that I’m cheating on my beloved Starbucks, and I will admit I DO feel a little bit guilty, but McDonalds is on to something!!

If you haven’t tried McDonalds Caramel Frappe yet, it’s worth it to give it a try. And trust me, I’d let you know if it wasn’t! You have to make me a promise though .. don’t forget about STARBUCKS!!  ;-)

F A L L

Is anyone ready for FALL? I sure am! Maybe it's because it's been cloudy here lately, but it just feels like FALL. Not to mention FOOTBALL SEASON is right around the corner. I can hardly contain myself :)

This week I ran to the mall during my lunch break because I wanted to buy a car freshener from Yankee Candle. I ended up picking the Pumpkin Spice - and I think that's what kick started my FALL feelings. :) I get in my car and all my favorite memories of fall come back to my mind! I LOVE IT! Anyways - while I was browsing Yankee Candle I couldn't help but notice all the new fall fragrances they have. I was thinking to myself, "Ooo, I want that one - and that one - and that one" I could spend my whole paycheck there! They have 8 brand new fragrances for fall! Check out the Yankee Candle Website!

I love baking fall goodies. Anything with Pumpkin is my favorite :) I make Pumpkin Cheesecake and Pumpkin Dip usually. I'd like to try some new fall recipes this year. What's your favorite fall treat? Maybe we can have a recipe swap!

To go along with the FALL theme I have going, Starbucks (my 2nd home) also has some wonderful fall treats. I L O V E their Pumpkin Loaf and they have wonderful Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino's. They also have a very tasty Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin. Mmmm Don't forget the Pumpkin Spice Latte and Pumpkin Scone!

I'm happy today is Friday. My parents are coming to visit this weekend! They're gonna spend a few days with us, then head down to the Keys or somewhere else down there and then come back and spend a few more days with us :) I'm so excited for them to see Tristan!!

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!!!

Tuesday Ramblings :)

I wanted to thank everyone who thought of us and prayed for us about the babysitter situation for Tristan. We were able to secure a spot for him with a day care provider (in home) on base. He starts Monday. :) I'm trying SO hard not to feel nervous and stressed. It's hard leaving your baby with someone you don't know. I want to be there with him every second of the day and I just can't. This week he is staying with my friend and he seems to be doing fine. It's only been one day though. Hopefully today goes well too. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!

We cleaned out the attic yesterday in preparation for the move. I didn't realize we had so many RANDOM empty boxes. I was like, "Why didn't we throw this crap away?!" We have empty boxes for our apple computer, our trash can, our fan .. just random stuff. The totally hilarious thing is (can you sense my sarcasm) that we have NO MOVING BOXES! They have managed to disappear. Ha ha ha ha ha .. hilarious, huh? I'm hoping we just stashed them somewhere else. I will have to see :)

So I'm looking for a sugar free iced coffee that I can drink - that actually tastes good. I like the Iced Caramel Coffee from McDonalds and I LOVE Caramel Fraps from Starbucks. But, they are loaded with sugar. I tried a Skinny Iced Vanilla Latte this morning and it was OK. (From Starbucks). It's not as sweet as I'd like, so I had to put some splenda in it. I could probably handle it but I'd like to have something that tastes a little better. Any suggestions?!

My husband gave me a "honey do" list for today. ha ha! My assignments are as follows:

1. Call JEA and change our service from the OLD house to the NEW house starting 9-1-09
2. Contact Direct TV and see if we can cancel our service. IF NOT, have it moved to the new house.
3. Contact Comcast and do the same thing
4. Reserve a UHaul Truck - DONE

Only three more things to do and the list is DONE! woohoo! ;)

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Starbucks vs McDonalds

Well, a few mornings now I've caught myself driving through the McDonalds drive thru to get an Iced Mocha. For one, it's on the way to my office from the baby sitter's house and two, it's cheaper than Starbucks. Although McDonalds Iced Mocha is a lot cheaper, it doesn't really make up for the taste you get from Starbucks, which just so happens to be my FAVORITE coffee spot.

I know that Starbucks isn't doing the business it used to since the economy took a down turn, and I can't help but feel like I'm betraying my beloved Starbucks by stopping at McDonalds for my morning coffee.

What is your opinion? Do you prefer Starbucks over McDonalds or does the price of McDonalds make up for it?