The Meeting- SweetCheeks Does Starbucks

I picked our little

SweetCheeks up from her

other Gramma's house

on my way home from work.

I was supposed to drop her

off at her own house

but we had an hour to kill

before we could do that.

So..Where better to spend

an hour of time than....

Where?

You know...You have been

reading my posts, right?

Starbucks.

Can you say Starbucks?

S-T-A-R-B-U-C-K-S

They smile and greet

me like a long-lost friend

at Starbucks.

That is because I

am their sole supporter.

I quit going there...

Starbucks closes...

simple as that!

Hey- I don't drink.

I don't do drugs,

I don't party hearty..

I just do

STARBUCKS.

And, sad to say,

they are NOT paying

me to say this.

Anyway,

as we are pulling in

SweetCheeks says..

Letsss get a tabhle so we

can hafve a meeting.

A meeting?

Yesss..we gonna hafve to hafve

a meeting cuz that is whut

you arhe suppossta do, Nana,

when you go to Starhbucks.

Okay..

An, Nana?

Yes, honey?

Don't forget my Vanilla Steamah.

Here it is..

just for you..

sip..sip..sip..

Hey! Thiss isss NOT 100 duhgrees, Nana.

Yes..it is..

Noh...isss too hot to drhink...is not 100 duhgrees.

(What 4 year old even knows the temperature

of a Starbucks steamer for pity's sake)

I take it over to the counter

and ask for some ice.

SweetCheeks says it is more than 100º

I tell Mike, the bald barrista,

one of my favorites... behind the

counter (is a guy a barrista-if he's a guy?)

Oh, was it supposed to be 100º? he asks.

It's probably about 120º-I make them

a little warmer.

Ah- yes..

You-know-who has heard

the whole conversation.

See, Nana...I tole you it

was NOT 100º an you know why?

No, SweetCheeks, Why?

(I give up easier these days).

Becuz, Nanneee, you

forhghot to tell them to

make it 100º!

So, I did..shoot me..

Whut?

Never mind.

How about some lemon cake?

Iss that whole piece forh me?

(they usually split it 3 ways

but I am in good humor today)

Yep! All for you.

An' Nana?

Yes, sweetie?

Thass not cake..that iss bread

cuz iss in a loaf..

isss bread wiff icing.I gonna eat the icing off furst.

Thass very good, Nana.
Will you get me a forhk?
Sure..what do you want a fork for?
Cuzz I'm not 'llowed to haff a knife.
NO KIDDING? REALLY
Sarcasm is lost on this kid.
Really Nana..cuzz I might cut myself..
or sumbuddy or sumthin'.

Now, I gohnna cut it up
into pieces..
Why are you doing that?
Cuzz if you pick it up and eat
it whole when it getts to
youhr stummick it is all
bahck togethur again and iss
all one big piece.
Really?
Yep! An' then you cahn get
sick an haff a headache or sumthin'.
GET IT?
I got it alright!
What about the whole top you
ate off with the icing on it..
you didn't cut that into little pieces.
Thasss whut I ahm talking 'bout..
an' I doan wanna haff the rest
join it into one big piece.
(big sigh after this explanation)

I better cutt these pieces in
haff now too..cuzz they look too bihg.You know whut else, Nana?
What?
They taste bettah this way too.Well, I see your cake is gone.
Iss not CAHKE..Remembah?
oh- I mean I see your bread is gone..
Yesss an' it wuss reahlly good!
Nana?
Yes?
This iss a really good meeting,
isn't it?
Yep! It sure is.. Nana..this is the
bestest meeting EVAH!
Yes.it.is..the best old meeting ever!Nana- You know whut?
Nope..what?
I lofve coming to Stahrbucks!
Me too, SweetCheeks~Me too!

And soon, all too soon,
she will be in school..
and busy with her friends and her
own little life..
but..
today
just for today..
she was mine.