Wonder why moms bow down to the coffee gods? It’s more than just the black elixir, but more like a friend that is always there. Here’s our ode to coffee. Thanks to Dunkin Donuts for sponsoring this giveaway and giving us all a day to celebrate our biggest fan.
Each and every morning, squinty eyed and barely able to function, I stumble to the Keurig and throw my Dunkin Donut k-cup into its place, push the button, and wait to hear the beautiful sound and rich smell of coffee hitting my “I LOVE MOM” cup.
I only add cream to the mixture to create my perfect recipe…at least for the first cup.
This is a ritual I’ve been celebrating since I was around 16…however, at different times of the day (and nights in college), without the mug, or the K machine. However, only one thing has remained the same…the coffee.
Now as a mom, the coffee is how I kick off each day…sometimes picking up another cup to keep it going with a stop at the drive-through, and of course, at the ticking hour, whether working on a deadline, or working through a big moment, the coffee is there.
So on National Coffee Day, I felt I owed coffee a little bit of thank you for the part its played as my friend thoughout my life. However, when I came across this little poem from Music Savvy Mom, it seemed to sum it up well.
One Mom’s Spontaneous Ode to Coffee
I love the way you jack me up,
You hot, black velvet in my cup
And gird my mood for battle fair
with toys and poopy underwear.
My busy day I’m dearth to face
Until sweet coffee’s had it’s place
Upon my breakfast table where
I move the laundry piles with care.
I gently nudge the bills away,
Refuse to let work have the sway
To mar the blissful waking mood
that rich elixir doth exude.
Come sing with me of college years
Grey all-nighters, hangover tears
And all the foibles forced to flee
By coffee’s steadfast loyalty.
Ah, yes, dark friend! We owe to you
So much in life we’re wont to do
Careers, achievements, breeding too –
Without you…we’d just sleep right through!
To you, sweet beans, we give attention
To whining kids we shall not mention
The truth that’s proved each day anew…
The one I love the best is YOU!
And on this special National Coffee Day, Dunkin Donuts wants you to participate in the fun.
National Coffee Day is Thursday, September 29, and Dunkin’ Donuts will hail the holiday by raising a cup to its loyal guests with a coffee offer in celebration of the brand’s 66-year history of keeping people running with great coffee each and every day. Guests can enjoy any medium-sized cup of the brand’s signature hot coffee for the special price of 66 cents at participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants nationwide. Dunkin’ Donuts is a leader in the hot and iced coffee categories in the U.S. The company sells more than 1.9 billion cups of hot and iced coffee globally ever year.
AND why just stop the party on National Coffee Day? Win a $50 gift card to Dunkin Donuts so you can continue your connection to coffee for a little bit longer!
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Yum! This New Englander loves some DD and is happy they’re in Texas!!
I take my coffee usually with a flavor and on ice if I can. The only coffee I like hot is Pumpkin Spice 🙂
We have a tradition in our house where every Friday we leave for school early and stop at Dunkin Donuts for coffees and donuts for the ride to school. It is my fav part of the week with the teenagers because they talk and enjoy their time with me in the car 🙂
Dunkin’ Donuts is my favorite coffee. They just opened a store at the end of my street. I will have to go get a coffee when I get off of work.
I love it! An ode to the most wonderful beverage on earth. I cannot live without my go juice!
Just totally cracked me up. I am not a coffee drinker myself, but I am pretty sure my husband would cry if I took away his coffee LOL. He loves Dunkin’ Donuts coffee.
I love my coffee dark and black!!
Such an adorable ode! We have a great big coffee machine at my office and it has become my ritual to brew my cup 10 minutes before I sit down and start my work. Love my routine!
I also can’t survive without my morning coffee, LOL! And your post totally nailed it.
I love my coffee medium roast with a dash of sugar and very little cream 🙂 (dark)
I love my coffee, black all the way.
I don’t drink coffee, but I will totally eat all the donuts! My kids love Dunkin!
That heart in the coffee is too cute! Love love love Dunkin Donuts!
I usually like it black, sometimes with almond milk 🙂
I need it with flavored creamer and sugar!
It’s been a while since I’ve had DD! We used to have one near by, now I just have to get the ground coffee from the store. Love your ode too!
I’m kind of a weirdo… I don’t like coffee :/ lol
like the taste of coffee but don’t need the caffeine so I prefer decaf. Dunkin Donuts makes great coffee.
I love my morning coffee light and sweet!
I love Dunkin! Also, I must have cream and sugar, and/or a flavoring.
Love coffee, iced or hot! My fave is hot with vanilla creamer.
I like it hot/sweet/light or iced/sweet/light and flavored with vanilla or hazelnut or caramel … 😉
I like lots of cream in my coffee!
creme and sugar please
I take my coffee black
I love it with milk and a little vanilla syrup.
black black black! I have trained myself to cut out all sugar/ additives in coffee 🙂
I like strong coffee with 2% milk! I’d like to try flavored coffee for the holidays!
I love my coffee with cream and sugar from Dunkin Donuts it is the best!
I drink coffee almost every day. I like it with cream, caramel flavored is my favorite.
I like black coffee without sweetener
I love just cream and sugar!
I like frozen coffee 🙂
I like my coffee with vanilla creamer and lots of it!
I like my coffee with skim milk and sugar.
Black with sugar and cream
I take my coffee with cream, sugar and a splash of milk.
I like mine black.
I love to put a little bit of milk and splenda in my coffee.
I take my coffee with flavored creamer.
The completely unhealthy way. Flavored with whip!
I like coffee to be iced with caramel, chocolate and whip cream
Thank you for the chance to win
I take my coffee with just a little cream! Thanks for an awesome giveaway!
I like cream and sugar
I like it tons of creamer and a little bit of sugar
I like mine with flavored creamers, but I can also drink it black.
I take it with plenty of sugar.
I like my coffee with sugar and light cream.
This is awesome. DD is a definite favorite of mine and I am much of a frequent flyer! 😉 I like my coffee either iced or hot with cream and sugar!
i like the coffee with a little bit of cream
I like my coffee with sugar and a flavored creamer
I take my coffee with extra cream!
My husband is the coffee drinker and he likes his black. I love Dunkin’s sweet iced tea.
I like lots of cream and sugar.
I usually put about 2 or 3 creams and a packet of stevia in my coffee!
I like my coffee with hazelnut creamer.
I like mine with a bit of sugar. My husband likes anything with caffeine.
I prefer it with almond milk when available.
Lots of sugar… I like it sweet, just like me.
I take mine with cream and 2 sugars.
Lots of sugar and flavored creamer.
I like my coffee STRONG with a splash of vanilla creamer.
I drink my coffee with Bailey’s Hazelnut creamer and a tad of sugar.
I Love mine a med roast with some half&half!
When the coffee is hot – I like it with cream & sugar. & when it’s cold, i like to have an French Vanilla iced coffee! Mmmmmm, I like to have both ways! 🙂
I take mine with some powdered creamer.
I love my coffee medium roast. Thanks for the chance to win such an amazing giveaway.
Cream and no sugar! 🙂
I like regular coffee with sugar and powdered creamer.