Today, in honour of turning 40-something, my daughter took me out to Starbucks before school, where I did something I have never done before, and ordered a Vanilla latte just because I could and because the new autumn pumpkin latte sounded like far too much of a risk.
Speaking of risk, my daughter also had an apple turnover which had just come out of the oven. When she ordered it, the Barrista said, "They're hot. I don't know if I can give it to you." And then she turned around and asked permission.
Now it's true, those turnovers are scorching when they come out of the oven, something we knew from past experience, so I promised her we would not sue and she handed over the turnover without me even having to play the birthday card.
There's something about those turnovers that makes them taste golden delicious when they're hot, and completely chemical at room temperature. And yeah, the vanilla latte was also kind of chemical. Next time, I'll stick to regular coffee flavoured, but at least I've now done the vanilla thing.
9 comments:
Happy Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
I've never had a Starbucks turnover ... and my birthday isn't until March.
Happy, happy birthday! I wouldn't have picked you for a Virgo!
Snappy birthday, you groovy chick!
And I love the gingerbread latte.
Beth, Starbucks has different baked goods suppliers in the States than here so your turnovers may not be the same.
Jacy, why do you see me as un-virgin like?
Tanya, the very idea of a gingerbread latte scares me.
And thanks all for the birthday wishes.
Virgos are usually very anal and uptight, and you strike me as neither. Organized, yes, but not overly so.
I once had a Virgo boyfriend. He was obsessed with perfection. Let's just say it wasn't the happiest union.
Happy Birthday Tearfree.
I've been trying to figure out whether my daughter's birthday is Sept 4 or Sept 5. It's a time-zone thing. SHe was born in England.
No no no seriously, risk the pumpkin latté. It is one of the things that makes me love fall. Do it. You will thank me. I think I actually squealed when I saw they were back, the other day.
And Happy Belated!
Belated Hapy Birthday (been offline for a while - sorry).
I like the pumpkin lattes but I keep going back to caramel macchiato, hot or cold depending on season.
My younger son manages the Barnes & Noble (booksellers - not in Canada I believe) cafe which serves Starbuck products. They've just come out with a pumpkin bundt.
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