Video of my day

A friend of mine wanted to see a little bit of my life here in the Mid West...so I threw together a little video today.  It's random and boring, but I enjoy living in it!

Starbucks

I have a lot of blog reading to catch up on, I haven't logged on in quite a while!!  There isn't much new with me!  Last time I updated was right after I had been hired to work at Starbucks, but I didn't really talk about it!

You pretty much all know I don't drink coffee at all.  I never have, and even though it smells nice and homey...I find the flavor repulsive.  I get free drinks on the clock, and I thought that would be a waste of a benefit since I would never make myself a latte.  I didn't realize how many amazing, non-coffee, fattening drinks they had there!!  If you think about getting a job there, be prepared to gain 5 lbs in the first 2 months.  Literally!  I had to diet for a little bit to get myself under control!  I thought I'd post my favorite non-coffee drinks!

Since it's getting "warm" (here that means...40-50 degrees), I'll start with cold drinks!!

Frappuccinos!  These particular fraps contain no coffee (although you can really order any flavor and just ask for no coffee base.  These are specifically creme based, non-coffee drinks).  All are delicious.  When I make them for myself, I typically use non-fat milk and I don't use whipped cream.  I will admit that using whole milk and adding whipped cream makes them FAR more delicious, though.

Double Chocolately Chip.  

Strawberries and Cream

Vanilla Bean 

Then there are iced teas for all you disgusting tea drinkers out there.  If I had to drink one though, it would be the passion fruit iced tea.  It's the only one that doesn't smell like grass clippings when I pour it.

There is also this blended strawberry lemon drink, that is good but SUPER sweet!

Okay, now for HOT drinks...I actually don't' really like their hot chocolate.  The chocolate is just a little too bitter for me (I'm a milk chocolate girl if anything).  I LOVE their white chocolate though. MMMMMM.

White Hot Chocolate.  Hello.

My favorite winter drink is by far the Caramel Apple Spice.  I make it with sugar free syrup, because otherwise it's just a little too sweet for me.  I do NOT skip the whipped cream on this drink, it is not the same without it.

I sometimes blend this into a frappuchino, and it has more of a slushie texture.  My oh my...so yummy either way.

OH, I forgot to mention that I occasionally get "steamers", which are just steamed milk with flavored syrup (I get the Cinnimon Dolce syrup, the same kind used in the Caramel Apple Spice), and whipped cream or caramel drizzle.  Yum...I haven't made one of those in a while.  

Oh!  I almost forgot the "healthy" choice, which are the Vivanno Smoothies.  They only contain fruit preserves, milk (you can substitute soy for any drink, by the way), protein, and a whole banana.  The flavors are strawberry, orange mango, and chocolate.  I think chocolate is nasty.  I have these for lunch sometimes and they are wonderful.

This is not me trying to pimp out Starbucks.  I think they're doing alright.  I just used to go there with friends and I only knew two non-coffee drinks to order.  Now I'm craving them all at once.  

Shoveling etc...in the snow

I might make a better video of the snow, but I recorded part of my BlogTV broadcast I was calling "Blizzard Watch."  There is supposed to be a crazy storm tonight so I wanted to capture it in the making.  Web cams like mine...don't capture the falling snow very well.  So I decided to go shovel and play in the snow, which of course is wildly entertaining.  No sound...heh.  So exciting.


playing in the snow - Broadcast your self LIVE