Coffee Lovins

One of my first jobs was as a barista/cook at Emerald Coast Coffee...when it was still there. I'm actually surprised I even got the job. During my interview my soon to be boss told me that the employees were allowed 1 free drink per shift because the coffee was for the customers. Before I could close my trap I told her, "I don't even like coffee". My heart dropped at that moment. How could I expect her to give me a job to sell delicious, wonderfully smelling coffee to thirsty customers if I had nothing good to say about it? I spent the next 20 minutes of the interview convincing her that I was a good saleswoman and that she wouldn't be sorry for hiring me. Somehow I got the job and started right away. At first I just drank non-coffee frappes.....basically a milk shake. Then I slowly started adding coffee flavored powder in....Then I added a shot because the early mornings were getting to me....then I added two shots....then three....by then I LOVED the smell of coffee and could sell it to a coffee bean itself. (I'm sure I could if one had ever walked into the shop) BUT I was not an official coffee lover yet. Really, the frappes don't get you hyped up from the espresso...its all the SUGAR. I didn't really know the love and addiction of coffee until I started working at Seattle Drip with my bestie, Vanessa. The coffee just smelled so good and was so warm. When you are sticking half of you body outside of a drive thru window while someone looks for exact change of 68 cents you think twice about making yourself a cold frappe. You hold on to Mrs. Too Much Markeup's non-fat sugar free vanilla latter a little longer to warm your hands before the cold slaps you in the face when the window opens. Seattle Drip is where the real love of coffee began....I do enjoy Starbucks here in Vegas, but every now and then I have to close my eyes and pretend that it is a Mt. Rainier perfectly made with love from my best friend.