Sometimes Maris and I treat ourselves to Starbucks.  She feels very grown up and I let her have juice as a pick-me-up.  Mama gets a mocha frappuchino as her pick-me-up.  We share pumpkin seeds and talk about our day.  I enjoy my daughter’s company immensely.  She calls it “girls’ time”.  We have savored our goodies al fresco when the weather has permitted and “our” Starbucks has raised bar stools on one side with booths on the other which we also enjoy.  She brings her things to the counter and thanks the barista before going off to procure our spot.  I always have my permanent cup in the car in case we decide to stop.  We have patted pooches and visited with “neighbors” sitting next to us.  They know us now and it reminds me a bit of the lyrics to the old TV show “Cheers”:

“Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got
Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot.
Wouldn’t you like to get away?

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name,
And they’re always glad you came.
You wanna be where you can see, our troubles are all the same
You wanna be where everybody knows your name.

You wanna go where people know, people are all the same,
You wanna go where everybody knows your name.”

I look forward to the next time we sit down and clink our drinks to commence our time together; “Cheers” to many, many more.