Coffee Shops and Me

Today I spent some time in Greyhouse, a coffee house just off the Purdue campus. I like to think of myself as a connoisseur of coffee shops, and Greyhouse is my all-time favorite. It is always clean, warm, and they have fantastic coffee. My favorite drink, of course, is an iced soy latte. Today I was by myself, but Andre often joins me and we play Yatzee or Cribbage while we enjoy our drinks.

           

So many positive memories and emotions are connected to coffee houses. When Andre and I started dating we frequented several of the coffee shops in Eau Claire. Ironically neither of us really liked coffee at the time. Andre would get tea and I would get some girly drink in which I could barely taste the coffee, and then we would enjoy each other and the atmosphere of the shop. Our favorite game was Cribbage and we often brought it along. Sometimes we would play chess but Andre hated that because I always won. I laughed when Andre told me that after his first defeat he had downloaded computer chess so he could practice. (Between you and me that didn’t help.) There is balance in the relationship, though, because I fee the same way about Boggle. Andre had a phenomenal vocabulary and he always manages to find words I never knew exited.

I have always hoped to one day start my own coffee shop. I would love the opportunity to create a cozy, inviting atmosphere. What would be better than having creative license in my favorite place?