In my opinion, mornings are the best part of the day. I can do almost anything at 5:00am, but at 5:00pm, I start thinking about putting my pajamas and hitting the couch.

There is something to be said about the stillness and quietness of the mornings that I absolutely love. I could go on and on about this, but I will spare you the bore.

On Sundays (and sometimes Saturdays), when the weather is nice, the sun is shinning and it is not bitterly cold, I like like going for walks right after the sun comes up. It is seriously one of my favorite things. Usually I go alone, but on the rare occasion that Tyler is awake at this time, he comes too (I think this has happened once in the past year).

I usually stop for coffee and/or breakfast, sometimes I get it to go and enjoy it on my way back, sometimes I bring a book and sit for a while. This morning I stopped in at Spruce Confections, located on the far west end of Pearl St. in Boulder, and got my drink “to go”, as I am in desperate need of a good book and did not have one to bring along!

I ordered a vanilla mate latte. The vanilla was homemade and I had never had a mate latte before, so why not. I was a little taken back when my drink came out looking like this.

A couple thoughts rolled through my head, “what is that?” “Is that part of the “mate” style of latte?” “Should I take that out now or when I get home?” “Where is the pretty little design that is usually made when the steamed milk is poured in?!” Of course I could have asked someone behind the counter but I was a little embarrassed, thinking I should know what this is. Come to find out, it was the homemade vanilla (thank you, Google).

On my walk today, I tried to come to a conclusion of why i enjoyed this time so much. Maybe it was the silent streets, maybe it was the sun shinning, maybe it was the fact that I saw only 7 other people on what is usually a very populated street, jam packed with street performers and tourists. I realized, the answer is C “all of the above” (plus many many more reasons).

So, cheers to you Sunday morning, its been fun and I am looking forward to our date again next week.