High Point Coffee | Mug Series Monday

High Point Coffee | Mug Series Monday

This is a mug that I earned almost 10 years ago, when I was in high school. It's incredibly difficult to believe that all this happened so long ago, because in a lot of ways I still feel like a teenager trapped in an adult's body with a whole lot of added responsibilities. And yet it has truly been that long since I walked the halls of my school and headed to High Point Coffee afterwards to work at my favorite job ever.

High Point Coffee was a franchise location owned by some of the best people I have ever met. This was not my first high school job but it was by far my favorite - and I always swear that if I ever have to hold an hourly job again it will be at a coffee shop. I began working there because my best friend at the time suggested I start, and from there I never looked back...

The Christmas Mouse | Mug Series Monday

The Christmas Mouse | Mug Series Monday

Last week I introduced the new series I would be starting so if you haven't gotten a chance to read that yet, click here to check it out! The first mug with a story is from The Christmas Mouse in the Outer Banks. Since I did not grow up in Hampton Roads I had never been to OBX before meeting Nathan. The summer we got engaged his parents rented a beach house over 4th of July weekend and I quickly fell in love with the area when I visited.

One of the stores Nathan brought me to that weekend was The Christmas Mouse. If you know me you know I love ALL things Christmas. I start playing Christmas music in November to get myself in the holiday spirit and I love all the traditions my family celebrates surrounding this day. It also happens to be both my brother's and my father-in-law's birthday, so that always makes it extra special!

I honestly have no idea how long I was in The Christmas Mouse the first time around...

The Great Big Mug Intro | Mug Series Monday

The Great Big Mug Intro | Mug Series Monday

When I think about some of the best times in my day, I think about the morning. Don't get me wrong - I am not one of those wake-up-happy-and-ready-to-go type of people. That is Nathan through and through, but it never has been my mood. I often wonder if I am so angry at being awake that it fuels my productivity, because mornings are the most productive times for me.

A few years ago when I was still working a full-time job I realized that I was always rushing in the morning. No matter how much or little I tried to do, I would inevitably be tripping over my shoes and spilling coffee on my way out the door, only to screech into work only a couple minutes early or right on time. I think the only thing that I hate more than being awake in the mornings is having to rush, so I began to change my morning routine...