Estima is a brewin'

I said earlier I would post this- Starbucks in Hanover is brewing Cafe Estima as their bold coffee this week. I just enjoyed one along with a nice hour of conversation with my good friend Jeff McMullen. His wife Jodie, their two children Ewan and Liesl and he are moving soon to Vienna, Austria. We talked about their pending move as we watched the snow come down outside. Winter weather has always struck me as being paradoxical. It can be so beautiful and even peaceful. At the same time it can be dangerous and incapacitating. Friendship is the same way. It has been great to get to spend time with the McMullens as we both made the move here to Hanover. At the same time I always knew this would not be permanent. I will miss them very much, but am very happy for them as they move on. I am also very grateful for the time we have had here together.