Smooshed Snowman!

The last in my set of smooshed faces. I’m pretty sure this set was given to us by my father and mother in law, Ben and Gwen. A cup for each of us.

How can you not smile at the smooshedness (a word I just made up) of these cups.

I’m writing this as Scott is driving me to work… so that we can do our tradition of Hudson Gardens after I get off work.

Merry Christmas Eve my coffee lovers!

Happy First Cups

This one I had done a post with before Christmas. This one seems fitting that I waited and didn’t post it yesterday. This one was my grandparents mug… I have them… all 11. One of them broke.

I know, it’s not holding coffee… I had travel mugs yesterday. This was late last night. After sugar cookie decorating, after cleaning the kitchen… this has Scott’s egg nog as I made this White Chocolate Strawberry Tiramisu.

But this isn’t about the tiramisu. It’s about this mug and my memories since today is Christmas Eve… since I didn’t post this last night.

Every year I put up ornaments that remind me of my grandparents…

These 3… the 2 rocking chairs I gave my grandparents and the yellow one… well, that was my grandpa’s favorite. It spins with the heat of the light. I love these ornaments and my coffee mugs because it reminds me of them. It reminds me of my Minnesota family as well who on Christmas Eve get together… whomever can make it in our huge group… it’s been 20 years since I’ve been there for a Christmas. I’ve told Scott and Ashlynn of the traditions and games. I keep hoping one day we’ll make it back and they can experience the craziness.

So, today on Christmas Eve… embrace the memories. Some are sad and others might make you smile… and as always…

Happy First Cups

My last of the Coca-cola mugs.

Haddon paints Santa checking his list of good girls and boys. He’s just so Jolly. Makes you smile… and want a Coke… marketing for the win again… in my case… a Coffee.

So in the past few days we’ve celebrated my baby turning 16. What I didn’t mention is that she also got her very first Claddagh ring from mom and dad. A piece of her Irish heritage that I’m passing to her. She has necklaces and earrings but her first ring. My first ring was on my 18th given by my mom. We also went to an Avalanche game for her birthday. Where they lost… Ashlynn cried… it was very sweet. It’s the first game she’s attended that they have lost.

Ashlynn, my mom and I also baked cookies on Friday. Not as many as I had planned… I had a minor meltdown… stress and little sleep getting Ashlynn’s scrapbook ready had me on a hair trigger. Other than my meltdown it was fun.

Our cookie day start… funny pictures… because, why not.

And now there’s cookies in this guy. One of my new additions this Christmas.

So now, I’m off to work. Which I am hoping will be busy. Then tonight I am hoping to get some wrapping done.

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Tall Santa

We gave Ashlynn a Sweet 16 party today. It was wonderful. A time to celebrate my beautiful bright light.

I started today doing the last page of the scrapbook… I had finished early this morning,3ish, except for 1 page which I needed a fact checked with the husband. I then woke up the girl kid and we all started cleaning and getting ready. It was over 2 hours in when I realized I hadn’t made coffee. Don’t judge… it’s been a week of no sleep getting the scrapbook done so my brain hasn’t worked most of the week.

After a cup of much needed caffeine we finished up prep.

We had a selfie/photo area and made Ashlynn take pictures with everyone who came. It was amazing for us… she fained being annoyed by it but by the end I think she enjoyed it.

Forgive me my coffee lovers for no coffee insight just a recap of the day.

I hope you remembered to have your first cups… now bed… don’t judge… soooo tired.

Happy dreams of first cups

This Haddon Sundblom Coca-cola Santa painting mug. This one makes me giggle. Remember how I said I love these versions of Santa. Sundblom reimagined Santa as big kid at heart as he’s playing with the toys he delivers… a train in this case. I can totally envision this.

Today is cookie day. My mom, Ashlynn and I make lots and lots of cookies. I think I have 7 different ones on the agenda for today. Mom isn’t here yet and Ashlynn is still sleeping so I’m going to work more on her present for tomorrow.

I’m getting closer to being done.

Time to show this day that with coffee I can do all the things.

Happy First Cups

Today’s mug is completely overshadowed by someone’s 16th Birthday… that someone may be my sweet baby girl.

This now 16 year old outgrew her jersey over a year ago. So today she got one with her favorite player… Mi-kko Rantanen… I said a Mikko Rantanen.

She’s now off to her day of non-finals… she had all of hers yesterday. She’s lucky that this year she only had 3 classes that had finals and none landed on her birthday.

So today’s mug… this beautiful mistletoe with 2 very happy and tired parents of a 16 year old.

A sneak peak of Ashlynn’s birthday present that she’s getting Saturday at her party…

Happy Sweet 16 My Darling Girl!

And happy first cups my coffee lovers from this Momma.

Santa!

He’s the 2nd in the set. Yesterday I hit the ground running again. I swear it’s a marathon. I didn’t brew coffee yesterday morning instead I grabbed not the greatest coffee on the go.

This cute smooshed Santa accompanied me as I worked on part of Ashlynn’s birthday gift until the wee hours this morning.

He has the same effect as the penguin did a few days before. His cute smooshed face makes me smile. Plus he has that jolly face.

Hope your first cups yesterday were not rushed like mine.

Happy first cups

Giant Gingerbread Cup

This cup is over 16 years old… B.A. (Before Ashlynn)

It’s from my time working at Bath and Body Works. Back when BBW tried to sell lots of other things besides body care of the holidays. It was a fun Christmas season that year. There were 2 of this guy… one broke in the collapse. Ha, that sounds very traumatic. It was, on the coffee mug front. My mom has those wooden hanging storage racks for coffee mugs and 1 of them wasn’t anchored right and collapsed and broke all but this mug.

He didn’t make it out completely unscathed though.

I love this mug for the sure bigness… one of those mugs that you feel like you should use 2 hands to pick it up.

I close today so that means I’m going to try and accomplish all the things before heading into work. Wrapping presents, a trip to Walgreens to pick up pictures and then scrapbooking like crazy. Hence this big cup.

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Apologies. Yesterday I hit the ground running and never stopped until bed. This little guy I took with me in the car along with my 2 travels cups on my way to work. I had quickly took this pic but then didn’t stop to post.

Cute chubby penguin.

I hope yesterday’s coffee helped you conquer your day.

Happy first cups

Penguin!

He’s part of a set. I’ll post the other one sometime this week. He’s better suited for cocoa, today he’s holding my coffee. I love this smiley smushed face… makes me smile myself.

Not much musings from me this morning. I’m going to get some wrapping done before heading into work.

Have a happy and warm day my coffee lovers.

Happy first cups