Monday Coffee Talk (Life Lately May Part 3)

I thought I’d share my favorite way to make a cup of coffee at home and talk about what we did over the weekend…you know?  Coffee talk!

It’s no secret I love Starbucks, especially a latte.  The foamy milk, sweet taste, and the creamy coffee.  Sadly, Starbucks doesn’t fit too well into a frugal lifestyle, so when I discovered how to make a pretty darn good cup of coffee at home, I was really happy! 

My friend Shannon came over one day for a play date with our boys and she taught me a neat trick to make foamy milk super fast.  Maybe I’ve been living in a cave, but this was new for me…and to think about putting it in my coffee.  So here’s how I like to drink coffee at home:

What You Need:
Cup of coffee – 1 cup
Whole milk (you can use skim or 2%, but whole will be creamiest) – 1/3 cup or less
Salted Caramel syrup – 1/2 –  1 Tbsp. (I probably use closer to 1/2 tbsp.)
1 packet Truvia  (optional if you like it sweet)
A whisk for milk
*Those measurements are total guesses.  I don’t really measure, I just do it to taste.  It depends on how strong or sweet you like your coffee.  I like mine creamy and sweet.

How to Make it:
Heat milk in the microwave for 40 seconds.  Once it’s hot, put the whisk between both hands and vigorously spin it back and forth until the milk starts to foam.  It only takes 10 seconds or so.  I hope that made sense. 🙂  Then pour the milk into your coffee (scooping the foam out because you may not use all the milk but you’ll want the foam).  Add the Salted Caramel syrup and Truvia and stir the whole shabang together. 
*In the picture below (top right), I tried to show you how I hold the whisk…this is just with one hand you’ll put your other hand where my thumb is and move back and forth (like you’re making fire).

Y’all this is so good!  Thank you Shannon for showing me how to make this creamy foamy milk!  It’s fancied up my coffee at home!

Now that I have a yummy cup of coffee, let me dive into my weekend. 

Our weekend started Friday afternoon when I cautiously went to the gym with both boys.  I was super nervous like I mentioned in my Friday Favorites post about leaving Maddox.  I figured Beckham would do fine, but Maddox is only 10 months and loves his mama!  Surprisingly, he did great!  The child care worker there was so sweet and held him a good amount of time before he warmed up and joined the other little babies on the floor!  When I got there he was playing with a ball, happy as can be.  And Beckham, in true threenager fashion, had to be dragged bribed out of there.  I’m hoping they do well again.  Let me just throw out a shout out to my husband who took on a reffing job on Thursdays at this gym so I could have a membership here (it’s been my dream gym for several years, but it’s way too expensive).  Is he not the best husband?  I thought that was so thoughtful and selfless!

Later that night we met up with my family for dinner since my little sister was in town!  This is what it looks like when our family gets together.  And not everyone is even in the picture.  This is just my immediate family and spouses/children.

On Saturday, Ryan and Beckham went to Walmart to pick out a bike.  His reward for FINALLY being FULLY potty trained…if you catch my drift.  We had planned to get him a bike anyway, so we used it as incentive and bribery to get him to do both on the toilet.  I’ll share that sticker chart soon as I really liked that reward system.  When they got back from the store, Beckham had this bike and helmet.  The helmet cracks me up!  He’s in love with his bike and wants to ride it all day!

Later that day, my mother-in-law came over to watch the boys while we went out for Ryan’s birthday!  She came over early so we were able to run some errands, see a movie, and eat dinner.  It was extremely awesome!  First stop was a movie.  We saw Insurgent…the sequel to Divergent.  So good.  On another note, this is what I wore on our date.  I’m not a fashion person by any means…I prefer athletic attire, but do enjoy dressing up every once in a while.  Yes, this is me dressing up.  I had to share this outfit because I love it.  It’s so comfortable.  I got the shorts from Versona and the shirt from Jane.com (caralase is the brand).  The shirts are loose and big, so I got a small and it’s perfect (I washed and dried it and it still fits great).  I love the shirt so much, I’m going to order another color as I’m sure I’ll wear them a lot this summer.  They are $14 on jane.com (regularly $37).

Second stop was Lowes.  Yes, the hardware store.  I’m painting the playroom gray and we needed to grab paint and supplies.  Let me just say, gray is the hardest color to find that perfect shade.  After an hour, we finally mixed the right one.  I can’t wait to paint it.

Third stop was dinner at one of our favorite places…Texas Roadhouse!  Bonus that we had a gift card and free appetizer.  If I was in prison (yikes) and was granted a last meal, I would choose Texas Roadhouse rolls with their cinnamon butter.  Just the rolls and butter.  I could make a meal out of them!  We were sitting outside of the restaurant and I looked up and saw the American flag.  I just sat there and felt so blessed to live in this country. 

We ended the night by walking to Albertsons and grabbing some grocery items on sale.  Had to walk off those rolls.  A perfect date if you ask me.

On Sunday we went to church, which was awesome as well!  Our pastor is doing a series on Beauty FULL and this week’s sermon was “What Women Really Want.”  It was hilarious and insightful, especially for men.  This was Beckham after he’d been in my closet entertaining himself while I got ready.  Fashion statement? 

Afterwards we went to my parents house before my sister headed back to Louisiana.  This was the only picture I snapped while we were there…Maddox chilling in his high chair.  Another reason I love this Graco high chair.  We took the top part off so we could take it to my parents and contain him while he eats 🙂

Once we got home, Ryan grilled some hamburgers and they were so stinking good!  Hamburgers are one of my favorite foods because you can make them so many different ways.  This is one of my favorites…melted cheese, lettuce, pickle, mayo, and bbq sauce!  Ryan added some salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce (can anyone say this word correctly?), and shredded cheese to the ground beef.

It was a great weekend!  Hope you had a good weekend as well.  Are you a coffee drinker too?  Any other tasty concoctions for coffee or do you like it black?

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