I do love mornings.  Really I do.  The sun breaking over the horizon.  The crisp fresh air.  Birds tweeting their first little happy chirps.  The quiet stillness and excitement of having the whole day ahead.

I just wish it wasn't so painful to get out of bed!  All snuggled up warm under the covers.

Caffeine is what makes my mornings possible.  And afternoons for that matter.  But I'm no addict.  Ah em.

Coffee isn't just a beverage.  It's an experience.  The nutty smell of fresh grounds, the bubbling sound of it percolating in a coffee pot, and that first sip.  I'm even one of those weirdos that takes a picture of her coffee when she's traveling so I'll remember the moment.  (Pictured above ... cafe 3 blocks from the Vatican in Rome.  It was cold and raining.  I was wearing short sleaves and a skirt.  So that little cup was the warm highlight of my day.  As was the cute Italian guy that made my foam into a heart-shape. )

So here is an Ode to Coffee ...

My Top 10 Favorite Coffee Quotes

#10 "I make serious coffee - so strong it wakes up the neighbors."  ~Author Unknown

Got to love coffee that strong! Just like Europe.

#9 "Man does not live by coffee alone.  Have a danish."  ~Author Unknown

I must confess.  I'm a dunker. I like a little cookie with my coffee.

#8 "Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee."  ~Stephanie Piro

How else would I get everything done?

#7 "In Seattle you haven't had enough coffee until you can thread a sewing machine while it's running."  ~Jeff Bezos

Or type a 100 words a minute.  Go. Go. Go.

#6    "I could smell myself awake with that coffee."  ~Jaesse Tyler

I think the scent of coffee wakes me up more so than the actual brew.

#5    "I like my coffee like my men:  hot, strong, steamy."  ~Author Unknown

Amen.

#4    "My blood type is Folgers."  ~Author Unknown

Mine is Eight O'Clock.  I get excited by that little red bag!

#3    "I'd stop drinking coffee, but I'm no quitter. " ~Author Unknown

Quit? Who said anything about quitting coffee?

#2    "Coffee in styrofoam is against my religion."  ~Betsy Cañas Garmon

Oh the irony.  I actually had the most expensive coffee in the world ... Kopi Luwak ... a.k.a. "monkey butt coffee" in a Styrofoam cup.  In a library. I swear.  But it was with good friends who also love to travel ... which brings me to my #1 favorite quote ...

#1  "Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after."  ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Pair the two together ... and you won't get any sleep at all!

--Rachelle

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