I just finished my second Pumpkin Spice Chai Tea Latte from Starbucks. Mmmmmm. It was so good. Simeon is friends with all the guys who work at our Starbucks, so they keep him up to date on the product line-up. Well, last week they informed him that Starbucks was bringing back the Pumpkin. (Insert glorious noises here) We LIVE for the fall menu. It’s fabulous. You have your Pumpkin Spice, which they originally serve to you in latte form, but since I am a chai girl myself, I have them add the pumpkin to my chai. It’s heavenly. From the first tiny sip to the final noisy slurp I feel warm and happy all over.

Then you have your assorted pumpkin pastries. Pumpkin loaf. Pumpkin muffins. Pumpkin scones. My toes tingle just thinking about it all. But more than anything, its a sign that fall is here. Ahhhhhhh. Happiness is.

Sorry I lost my train of thought there! What I was trying to tell you is to beware of the Pumpkin Spice. I have concluded that is must, MUST have crack as the secret ingredient because I cannot stop drinkin’ this stuff. I keep thinking about it and wanting more. Yeah, I know each drink is about a third of my daily calories, but its so worth sweating for 30 minutes later in the day just to get that sweet fix.

In fact, I even had to talk to one of the guys over at Starbucks to promise me that Simeon would not have more than five of them a day. A stretch, I know. But I gotta protect what savings we actually have. At $3.55 a drink, it’s not a cheap addiction. And with Simeon being just a hop, skip and a jump from them, I gotta keep him under control!