It's here! It's here!

Remember me mentioning I had ordered a Super Automatic Espresso machine. Well, it arrived last night and my dh and I had anxiously unwrapped it to give it a test run. Ok...I have to admit it, I love it!!! Although, it might take me some time getting used to the strong brew. I'm a huge coffee drinker and I actually felt a bit buzzy after making myself 2 long shot mocha's this morning. I see my coffee consumption going way down, lol. There is such a huge difference in the quality of coffee/espresso you end up with. The Delonghi is so easy to use too. You simply do what the LCD tells you to do and before you know it you are sipping away. I'm going today to get a stainless steel pitcher to froth the milk in. I'm going to try frothing up some milk for a cappuccino so dh can have his favorite drink to.

Oh and I guess I can't forget to mention this. History was made last night. The first person of color was elected to the Presidency of the USA. I say person of color because I don't view him as an "African American" in the classic sense of the word, but I do see him as a person of color and I have to say I was beyond amazed that this country actually elected him. Many people will say that race isn't a factor in this country today, but I'm a black woman living in this country and racism is very much a factor in this country still. I'm cautiously optimistic about what his presidency could mean for our nation and I look on with hope in my heart.

Superidity Duper!

After of months of agonizing research and reading every review and forum I could find. I have finally, finally bit the bullet and purchased my super automatic espresso machine and it should arrive on Tuesday. Woo Hoo!
It was such an overwhelming decision for me for some reason...I guess because it seems like a lot of money to spend on a coffee machine. But I do love some coffee and I drink a lot of it so I figured it would save me in the end. Now I considered going semi-automatic...in fact that's originally what I intended to do and was going to purchase a Rancilio...but dh talked me out of it. He said that he just wanted to push a button and I have to agree. The difference I realized between me and the folks that were posting to all the myraid of coffee machine forums is that they loved the process and really wanted to be "one with the bean". They really put a ton of thought in to getting just the right shot. It was a quest for them. It's not for me. I just want to stop going to caribou yet still enjoy the occasional mocha latte.
Anyway I can't wait for it to arrive and for me to fire the thing up. I'll let you know how it goes.