Favorite Things Friday: Coffee

I'm a coffee drinker.  Always have been.  Always will be.

And by coffee drinker, I mean a coffee drinker.  No fancy latte, no espresso, no cappucino, no flavored crap in my coffee, and for God's sake I don't want it iced.  I like a plain cup of joe.  Hot.  Fresh.  A dash of cream and sugar.  And maybe a shot of mudslide now and then... 

And by coffee drinker, I also mean I am perfectly happy drinking nothing but coffee and water, all day, every day.  Sure, I crave the occasional glass of lemonade or maybe even a soda, but that happens so rarely.  Certainly I drink more coffee daily than any doctor would recommend, but I also drink far less soda, sugary juices, and alcohol than they deem acceptable... so somewhere in my head the math works out evenly and I figure I'm no worse off than the next guy. 

Regular or decaf?  Both.  Aside from needing at least one cup with caffeine to get me moving in the morning, I do truly like both.  In fact, years ago when I worked in a restaurant, my favorite thing to do was to mix half a cup of each.  That was the best coffee ever. 

Brand?  Maxwell House all the way.  No others even come close but I'm sure some would disagree.  And my absolute favorite is the Maxwell House Lite with half the caffeine of regular coffee.  It's kind of like having that half cup of each mixed together... 

When I was pregnant almost two years ago, I worshipped this coffee.  Doc's orders were simple: Only one cup of regular coffee a day, but you can drink all the decaf you want.  This "lite" stuff was perfect.  I was able to have two cups in the morning instead of only one.  I found a loop hole.  I felt like I was getting away with something and sticking it to the man in my hormone-infused preggo state of mind.

I think I'll put a pot of coffee on... It's Friday night so I can go full strength.  Maybe I'll be able to stay awake after Punky goes to bed and actually get something done around here.