Memorial Day and a Winner!

Hello friends! I hope you are all (if you live in the USA) enjoying a nice day off with your family! I hope you eat good and rela... But I also hope you use this day to think of those who have sacrificed their lives and have been willing to fight to defend and protect our freedoms that sometimes we just take for granted! So... if you know someone who is fighting, who fought or who is related to one of those brave people... please make sure you show your gratitude somehow! I know I am thankful to all those people... and today I want to honor those two people in my life who went to war and who I am blessed to know and call family!

Grandpa Huebschen 

Poor grandpa! I couldn't help but give him big HUGS!

Blessed to have such a great grandpa (Hubby's grandpa)

Wonderful man!

Uncle John 

Holding my oldest daughter when she was a baby

With my girl again (impossible to take a pic of him where he is not surrounded by kids)

 Thank you for service you did for your country! Love you so much!!!!

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and now... the Winner of the Giveaway!

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Congratulations to Ginny Marie from Lemon Drop Pie , She'll be receiving the $25.00 USD Starbucks Card! 

Stay tuned for more recipes, posts, book/movie reviews, giveaways and life stuff  here... in your Coffee Shop!

 © Paloma K

Win a Home Tasting Party!

Good morning everyone! I am sorry I haven't been posting so regularly lately, if you are or have been pregnant, you know the first trimester can be rough... I must say it's been much better than with my first baby... But, I have just felt exhausted, completely drained and, well... just sick in the mornings and nights....

But, I know it's all worth it... and I am SO EXCITED to be able to experience all this, knowing that life is forming inside of me will never cease to amaze me! What a Miracle!

So.... I wanted to let you know that I was contacted by a Marketing Company... to do a review for the new blend of Gevalia Coffee.... It is coming directly from Sweden, I will be receiving the package soon and will write all about it here... They will also give me a package of this new blend to give away here in "The Coffee Shop" And I am really excited about that, so stay "in tune" for more information about it all...

In the mean time I want to invite you to join the CONTEST on Gevalia's FB page , it's pretty easy and I think if you love coffee you will find it very exciting... The contest is "Name that coffee" and not only you get to name their coffee but the prize is a Spectacular Home Tasting Party with the very Gevalia's Master Taster!

Isn't that cool? If you want to know who Gevalia's Master Taster is and if you are interested in knowing more about the history and the process of roasting, blending, finding, grinding, and packaging the beans I am sure you will enjoy this video:


Ok, that's it for now, as I said, stay connected for the upcoming giveaway... 


Lots of hugs!

Our Starbucks Giveaway winner!!!

We all had fun with the "Monday Moments" didn't we? Sharing what my relaxing moments in the week were was really fun! And it was even better to know what you guys like to do to relax! Especially if each comment meant you were part of our Starbucks giveaway!

Now... It's the moment to reveal who the winner is:

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Blue Cotton Memory

Yes! She is the winner of 4 Starbucks Frappuccinos and 1 $10.00 Starbucks Gift Card! (every comment was assigned with a number as they were received in each "Monday Moment" post, then a random number was generated and that's how the winner was selected!)

Congratulations to the winner! Hopefully we will see her comment here soon! I will be contacting her to get her info to send her prize! :)

Thanks to everyone else for being part of this giveaway! Stay connected! There are more giveaways coming!

Note: I received 4 Frappuccinos and a $10.00 USD Starbucks Gift-card as an incentive to host this giveaway.

Monday Moment - Starbucks Giveaway wrap-up

Good morning everyone! What a beautiful day! It is Monday, how are you starting your week? Remember that attitude is very important! you can have a good or bad week if you want to, it's usually up to us!

There is something that Charles Swindoll from Insight for Living said, and I really agree with it so I thought I would share it with all of you:

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.

Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.

And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes."

I hope you reflect on that and decide to have a great week and help someone else do the same too!

Now... about our giveaway! It ends today... So... You still have the opportunity to be part of it! The winner will be chosen tomorrow and published here on Wednesday! If you remember, our giveaway consists of:

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★ 4 Starbucks Light Frapp - it comes with 2 Vanilla and 2 Mocha
★ $10.00 Starbucks gift-card.

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And to enter you just need to make sure you made a comment last Monday (in our Monday Moments Post) or make a comment HERE in this very Monday moment post!

Here is a picture of my "Moment of Relaxation" last week.... This picture shows my daughter, who was really good and let mommy take a quick shower.... By the time I came out of the shower I found her just like this... (I took her to her crib right away of course)

So, there it is.... now you can be part of this Monday Moment and share with us about a moment of relaxation you had during last week, or just comment about mine, or just say hi... anything! your comment will be your ticket to enter our giveaway! And do not forget to publicly follow "The Coffee shop"

Have a wonderful attitude day!

Note: I received 4 Frappuccinos and a $10.00 USD Starbucks Gift-card as an incentive to host this giveaway.

Monday Moment - Starbucks Giveaway!

Good morning everyone! As I told you before OUR GIVEAWAY Starts Today...

First I am going to have my "Monday Moment" segment (as Starbucks calls it) and it is just a snap of last week.... a picture of a moment of relaxation I had..... and I must say that I actually enjoyed many moments like that! But... I would say here is my best one:

That is my girl ready to kiss me... The day was JUST MARVELOUS! really warm outside, after a cold winter it is really nice to have a day like this! where you can actually enjoy light clothes and a good walk by the lake with your daughter.... I would say that even when the day was busy I probably had some of the best moments of my life! The weather was perfect, having my daughter run around all happy! so happy that she would stop every 5 minutes to give me a kiss! That was just total bliss! A great moment to just relax... away from my routine, chores, laundry and even TV!

Now... The GIVEAWAY...

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★ 4 Starbucks Light Frapp - it comes with 2 Vanilla and 2 Mocha
★ $10.00 Starbucks gift-card.

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You might be wondering how you can win this.... And it is VERY VERY SIMPLE! just follow "The Coffee Shop" and make a comment on any of the 2 "Monday Moment" segments -beginning TODAY and next Monday too-, (like the one above). By commenting, you will be automatically entered to our Starbucks give-away. The name of the winner, which will be drawn randomly after the last Monday Moment post wrap-up will receive the 4 Frapps and the gift-card and will be announced here on "The Coffee Shop"

It is THAT SIMPLE...

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter! I really did! I will share more about it tomorrow!


Note: I received 4 Frappuccinos and a $10.00 USD Starbucks Gift-card as an incentive to host this giveaway.

Starbucks Giveaway!!!

Good morning and Happy Saturday Sharefest to all those sitstas who know what I am talking about! :)

Today I am so happy to let you know about our new giveaway! Our friends (and loved) Starbucks are giving away:

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★ 4 Starbucks Light Frapp - it comes with 2 Vanilla and 2 Mocha
★ $10.00 Starbucks gift-card.

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Isn't it a great gift? I am so happy "The Coffee Shop" was considered to be part of this great opportunity to give those of you who love coffee (and Starbucks) a gift that will allow you to treat yourself! and not only that... but you will be able to try their new flavor (and light!! for those watching their calorie intake)

So.... You might be wondering how you can win this.... And it is VERY VERY SIMPLE! For the next two weeks beginning April 5th, I will be featuring a new Monday Moment segment (about a moment during the week previous to that Monday where I could sneak away from my chores and found a moment to relax.... basically a snapshot and a small caption). During this time you can share your own "special moment". By commenting, you will be automatically entered to our Starbucks give-away. The name of the winner, which will be drawn randomly after the last Monday Moment post wrap-up will receive the 4 Frapps and the gift-card and will be announced here on "The Coffee Shop"

So, it is THAT SIMPLE... You basically just need to comment IN ANY of those two Mondays "April 5th or April 12th) and you will have a chance to win! Of course I will also ask you to publicly follow "The Coffee Shop" (this will not be a requirement to be part of the giveaway) but... hey, why not join? You love coffee, I do too and we can have a great time together!

So.... start following us now.... that way you will not forget to comment on Monday!!

Happy Easter everyone!!!

Changes and the FIRST GIVEAWAY!

Hello dear "Coffee Lovers"! I am sorry I haven't been able to respond to every single comment in the past few days, trust me, I will respond to everyone soon... As you can see I've made some changes on the Blog, starting with the name from "Coffee Lovers" to "The Coffee Shop", I made the obvious changes because I want to give this blog the opportunity to reach more people and because of the "variety of the topics", not only of the posts I've already written but of those that are coming... I want you to feel here like you are in your favorite coffee shop, where you can talk to a friend or be on your own, to just have a good cup of coffee or read something interesting, to just enjoy yourself! Stay connected for more changes!

And here is the first giveaway:

$20.00 USD Starbucks gift card!

To enter you just have to:

1. Follow this blog
2. Post a comment and explain why you love coffee
3. Post a link to this blog on any post of your blog and leave the link on a comment here!

This giveaway starts today 01/10 and will end on 01/16/2010 at 11:59 p.m. We will be announcing the winner on Monday 01/18/2010.

Enjoy!