Suzanne Calling

I had just gotten a taste of freedom from the first surgery when I had to have the second. Two days of driving and running errands and BOOM, back on the couch for me. It's getting old. Apparently, with this type of hysterectomy, the first two weeks of recovery go well, and then in week three, as the healing begins, the incision sites can become extremely tender. I'm the average patient on that front, but I have the added multiple incisions behind the knee from removing the saphenous vein. I was barely getting off the couch-driving is NOT something I intended to do. Today, however, Ed had his first day off since the surgery and I wanted to get out of this house. First up was lunch, where the boys entertained us with antics with food. Chef definitely has inherited our taste buds, hot buffalo shrimp and three mile island wings and he was looking for more: I'm glad I had my sights set on a nice salad, since the plans of sharing the buffalo shrimp usually means a 50/50 spl...

Now I can talk about it! Last week, my brother in law called me and left a message to call him back on his cell phone. "I got Giggles the Keurig, what else do I need?" Seems that she's wanted one since we lugged ours up to Virginia when we vacationed with them over the summer. Prior to that, I think they laughed that I worked so hard to win the darn thing. Then they enjoyed the coffee for a couple of days and their minds were changed. My friend Rich had one on her wish list this year, because one of her bosses had one in his office (she works for a husband and wife that run two separate businesses). We talked about this last week. Her sister was sort of hoping that she'd get two, so that she could justify getting one by buying it off her sister. And the commercials have suckered Jane. That and the fact that every time Ed shows up at the house to bring her somewhere, he's got a mug of coffee in hand. This made an impact on her, because Ed was not much for...

It has been mentioned here before that we love our Keurig coffee machine. Since I won this lovely machine last April, our lives have changed. No longer do we have science experiments growing in the bottom of Mr. Coffee. No longer do we crave a mug of hot java, only to lament that the other half isn't there to share a pot. And no longer do we whine that we don't feel like going out to get a single cup of caffeinated goodness. Heck, we love our machine so much that it got wedged into the trunk of the Beetle and taken 1,000 miles on vacation with us this past July. Over the eight months, we've kept tally of flavors we like and flavors we didn't. Tully's makes a kick butt Kona. Newman's Own has a nice medium roast. I like the Coffee People's Donut Shop blend, while Ed is partial to the Green Mountain Breakfast Blend. Then there are the flavors. Call us wimps, but we like flavored coffees. I think the whole house is in agreement that Gloria Jean's...

And I've got a picture. It's not the best, but you understand this, right? You have to be sneaky and coy when you're married, but are falling for another... To be honest, I think Ed's in love with the Keurig already. Two cups of Kona and coveting more? It's a safe bet that the mac daddy coffee machine he scoffed at back in January as a frivolous waste is rapidly taking his heart, too. Let's see, so far we've tried: Coffee People Donut Shop Coffee -tastes like Krispy Krack's. I want more and can't wait to try their Xtra Bold K cups that we've got. Tully's Kona Coffee . Smooth. Definitely buying this one! Celestial Seasoning's Mandarin Orange Spice Tea -I made Chef a cup of Iced Tea with it and he loved it. Van Houtte's French Vanilla . Yum! (that is all...) Gloria Jean's Hazelnut . Ed loved it and I think he's psyched that he's got a box of it that is all his (I like hazelnuts, just not in my coffee) Green Mount...

This is what the Fed Ex boxes contained today: What's cool is that I assumed the 'assortment of coffees' meant the 18 K cups that is in every Keurig coffee maker box. There was a second box, that contained: Coffee People X Bold Tully's Kona (which was on my list to try ASAP) Gloria Jeans Hazelnut Green Mountain Coffee's Nantucket Blend It is primed and ready to go. Woohoo!