TGIF

I am SO happy that September is almost over. Normally, I like September just fine; cooler weather, falling leaves, college football and pumpkin spice lattes are all good things in my book. However, the past few weeks have been difficult in many different ways, and I'm glad that they are over.

This weekend I taking a road trip with some friends to upstate New York to attend Jordan and Mike's wedding. Jordan and I met at my previous job, and he and Mike moved to Baltimore last year so I don't see them nearly as often as I'd like. This will also be my first trip to New York that doesn't involve Manhattan, so it should be a fun weekend all around. 

Mike and Jordan

Jordan and Mike

I Speak Italian

Word has been circulating lately about the newest drink size offered (for iced drinks, only) by Starbucks.  Currently, as you must know by now, Starbucks offers three sizes for all of its drinks; Tall (12 oz.), Grande (16 oz.), and Venti (20 oz.).  The company just announced that it will be offering a new, larger size portion for iced coffees, called "Trenta."  Now, if you're paying attention, you'll notice that Starbucks uses fancy Italian names for its sizes instead of the American small-medium-large.  In Italian, Venti translates to twenty; following that line of thinking, Trenta translates to thirty; therefore, a Trenta-sized iced coffee equals 30 ounces of liquid.  That seems a like a lot, especially when you take a look at the graphic below...

Kinda puts things in perspective, doesn't it?  (via)