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Awwww! How nice! Frappucino and a dog biscuit!

Jill

Dan and Nancy Mahoney wrote:
For the last few years my family has had a ritual of spending Sunday
mornings at the Starbucks coffee bar in Redlands (a nearby town).
Every Sunday at 9:00 everybody would meet at the Starbucks at Orange
and Pearl. Initially it was my parents, my brother, and my brother's
dog. When I was driving a semi and away from home for weeks at a
time, my wife would join them. When I finally got out of the truck
and back into an office job, I started going as well. When my dad
passed away a little over a year ago it became even more important,
as it's one of our regular chances to see to how wveryone is doing
and who might need some help.

My brother's dog Bridget was a huge fan of Starbucks. She always got
her own frapuccino and helped us with our pastries. Bridget passed
away last year, and Pat now brings his new dog, Maggie. As beautiful
and special as Bridget was, Maggie is even more beautiful and
attracts a fair amount of attention.

They opened a new Starbucks a couple of weeks ago, just two blocks
from my house and a little less than a mile from my brother's house.
He went through the drive-through yesterday and ordered his usual
coffee and muffin. When he reached the drive-up window the person at
the window told him his order would be delayed a couple of minutes
and asked if he'd mind pulling around the front of the store, and
they'd his bring his order to him. Before he pulled away the guy at
the window noticed Maggie in the back seat and asked if that was "the
Orange and Pearl dog", and my brother confirmed that it was.

He pulled around to the front of the store and parked, and he and
Maggie took a table on the patio. A couple of minutes later a
Starbucks employee brought Pat his order - and a small chocolate
brownie frappucino, about 2/3 full, topped with lots of whipped cream
and a big dog biscuit.

Dan