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For the Moms

This post goes out to all you moms out there. Doing the mom things that you do. Oh, and it also goes out to my mother-in-law who did a fairly good job on my wife. I don’t really have a relationship with my own mother (long story), so it’s nice that Lauren and I were able to invite her mom over and treat her to dinner. We opted to fire up the grill and make some classic americana in the form of hamburgers because it’s one of her not-so-guilty pleasures. We also opted for some grilled asparagus. It’s nice that she’s able to just come over and relax. She’s always putting the needs of everyone else first, so it’s nice for her to just take a moment and relax while we take care of the details.

So yeah, that wraps up our Mothers Day celebration. I hope you all made an effort to show the mom(s) in your lives some love and respect. After all, without mom’s, we wouldn’t exist. That would be the worst.

 

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holiday Season, everyone!

 

It looks as if we’ve survived another 365ish days around the ol’ fireball, and as usual, we have all had our fair share of ups and downs. Despite the tumultuous nature of human existence, we are extremely thankful to share this weird and wonderful world with all of you amazing people!

 

If you could all just take a quick second to ponder the seemingly impossible series of both cosmic and miniscule variables that had to occur in just the right way for you to exist! Each one of you makes this world a better place in your own unique way. You are all magical beings with such an incredible capacity to change the world around you for the better. Never forget that! Love your friends, family, pets, neighbors, and even strangers for more than just the holidays, and hope that they will do the same. Be sure to celebrate yourselves as well… pet a cat (if you’re not allergic), eat ice cream without pants on, order a pizza, whatever you fancy!

 

Thanks for being in our lives!

 

Love you all,

Frank, Lauren, Max, Boots, Jude, and Ruby

Holidays 4 Days!

It’s that time of year when our cats get super pumped because there are wayyyyy more decorations and adornments for them to destroy. They are the great destroyers of all things extra. I’m pretty sure they think the Christmas tree is just a seasonal cat toy. While it can be annoying at times, for the most part it’s amusing and I’m good with it. I mean, just look at this cute little idiot.

Late Night Snackage

When it’s really snowy outside and you just need a late night snack, but you can’t decide whether or not you want something sweet or savory. Sooooo, you just opt for both. What you are seeing here is a amazing peanut butter and homemade strawberry jam sammich topped with a delicious pan-fried ham sammich. No rules.

Rang the Kang

Sometimes you have to take a break from eating healthy and indulge in a guilty pleasure. All things in moderation, including moderation. Tonight we are diving into some Pizza King. It’s kind of a midwest anomaly. It’s not pizza proper if you’re coming from any sort of traditional pizza background. Regardless of your thoughts on pizza, this stuff is delicious… Even if you have to consider it to be a flatbread creation rather than a pizza proper in order to justify it’s righteousness. 

Good Day, Good Pours

Being a co-owner of The Caffeinery means that there’s always work to be done. More often than not, it’s administrative details… Because… Let’s be real, the shop isn’t going to run itself. Someone has to be there to put out the fires and make sure that things are running as smoothly as possible. Employees need to be trained and maintained. Emails aren’t going to reply to themselves. It’s a never-ending list of tasks that Lauren and I happily tackle. That being said, it’s always a welcome break to have the opportunity to get behind the espresso machine and knock out beautiful hand-crafted drinks for our patrons. Here are a few of my pours from today. It’s an absolute joy to be able to serve such wonderful creations to people and watch how they positively transform a person’s day.

I apologize for the lackluster photos, I had to snap them real quick before serving them. Ha