This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Random.org winner Jennifer W.
Happy Valentine’s Day!!
So Valentine’s Day… do you love it or kind of hate it? I personally think we could all do with a few more holidays celebrating love…but without the roses and mushiness. I’d like to see more of a focus on loving gestures, accepting others, and giving others the gift of time. In fact, celebrating THAT kind of love every day would make me happy!
One of my favorite parts of every week is when my husband (who is rarely here in the morning because he goes to work super early or is traveling) and I get to sit down, enjoy a cup of coffee, read the paper and catch up with each other on the happenings of the week. Coffee connects…there’s no doubt about that. My friends at Starbucks want to celebrate that special connection over coffee with a fun, flash Valentine’s Day giveaway!
This giveaway includes:
– One (1) Valentine’s Day Mug
– One (1) Sweetheart 2014 CD
– One (1) 10-ct. Starbucks K-Cups Bright Sky Blend
– One (1) 10-ct. Starbucks K-Cups Aria Blend
What do you think? Would winning this perk up your Valentine’s Day? This is a 24 hour flash giveaway, so make sure to enter today!
To enter the giveaway simply leave a comment on this post telling me, if you could sit and connect over a cup of Starbucks coffee with anyone, who would you choose and why? All comments must be received by 11am CST on February 15th, 2014. Winner will be chosen through Random.org and notified via valid email address.
Much love to you all… I’m thankful for each of you! Good luck!
Disclosure: A special thanks to Starbucks for providing the items for this giveaway. All opinions expressed are my own!
I would love to sit and connect with my grandmother like we used to do. I miss her every day. She passed away early in feb. some years ago. Thanks.
my friends I enjoy sitting chatting and listening to their stories
I’d have coffee with my dear friend who’s moved to California. Miss her and our coffee dates so much!
My dear friend who lives far away from me in Louisiana. Would love to chat with her face to face over coffee!!
Sitting diwn and connecting with my nana would be the best, I love listening to her stories of when she was younger.
thanks for the chance to win!
I would love to sit down and have a cup of coffee with my grandma, my Meme. She has been gone for 15 years and I still miss her so much. Would love to sit and talk with her and hug her just one more time.
Picasso – I want to know if he really was as much of a womanizer as history has made him out to be. I want to know what really inspired him.
I would love to gather over coffee with my BFFs Jodi, Garnetta, Becky, Sandy, Judy, Karen, Beth, Lisa, and Danielle. Oh, and it would involve travel. Is that too much to ask? 🙂
Yes, I would sit at a big round table with all the girls I used to lunch with in Waco, Texas. We would catch up on the last 14 years. Tell lots of stories, laugh, eat and drink more cofee. That would be a good day.
I would sit and visit with my mother-in-law. She lives far away and is the best mother-in-law a girl could have. And we both love coffee!!
Love this question, it’s a tough one!
I’d have to say… Jane Austen. There is so much mystery behind who she was and what her intentions were in her writing. Was she a romantic at heart? What she cynical? Why did she end her engagement? Why did she never marry? How can I write like her? SO many great things to ask.
On a personal level, I’d have to say my friend Dawn. She teaches overseas in Taiwan and I miss her so! I haven’t seen her in a year or two and although we skype and chat on FB, it’s just not the same!
I would love to sit down over coffe with my friend Ann! We both moved around the same time and it’s been 2 years since we have seen each other. After moving she went through a divorce. I was not there for her physically, being so far away, but thought about her all the time. I just want her to know that she is loved and precious to me even though we live far apart!
I could sit and connect over a cup of Starbucks coffee with my new friend Deb.
I’ve talked often with a friend that lives far away about meeting over coffee. I’d love to be able to sit down and talk and laugh and have a chance to be together.
I moved across the country two summers ago, and I really miss having coffee with my Grandma and my dad. Visiting once every year or so just isn’t the same!
I so miss having time for a relaxing cuppa with my heart sister, Shannan. We haven’t been able to get together for almost 17 years now and we used to have coffee every day… sometimes twice a day….
My mother in law! She passed before I met my husband and what I wouldn’t give to have met her!
I was going to answer by saying that I would love to connect with my husband over Starbucks coffee, but we have our own little coffee tradition each weekday morning, so I’m changing my answer. I’d love to have a chance to sit with my grandfather again. As you know, he passed away at the end of last November, and I miss him every single day. When my grandmother would let him get a word in (!), he always had the best stories to tell. XO
I would sit and have a cup of coffee with my mom. She lives a couple states away and we don’t get to see each other that often.
My best friend Linda. We met when we were 4 and 50 years later and hundreds of miles apart, we are still besties. We talk, text and email, but I miss her smiling face and would love to see her in person.
I would love to sit down over a cup of coffee with my grandpa that passed away a few years ago. I remember going up to his farm in the summers as a kid and I always looked forward to breakfast with him because he made amazing but simple breakfasts and then would sit and talk over coffee! It was something I remember and won’t forget!
My boyfriend who is so funny and smart. Time flies all to quickly when we are together
My grandparents – they’ve all passed on, would love to sit and chat with them again! Also, my best friend who moved to CA last year. I miss her so!
I would choose my mother-in-law – who lives far away. thanks!
I would have a cup of coffee with my mom. She lives pretty far away and I only see her once a year.
I would love to sit down and share a cup of coffee with my grandma, who died before my mom was even married. I had a wonderful step-grandma, but have always wished I could have known my mother’s mother and learn more about my mother as a little girl as only a mother could know.
My grandfather. He’s the one person I wish everyone could met.
I would love to connect with my BFF who lives far away in India. So miss our coffee dates!
My husband. We call it quills time bc before we were married we traveled to Louisville and sat at my fave coffee shop for hours reading the word, reflecting, quietly talking, holding hands. We still do it today but not near as often. We have two small boys. We are in the ministry and have busy lives. Who has hours to sit and be still w life happening?
I would love to reconnect with a dear friend, whom I haven’t seem in years. Back when we live in the say place we would get together for coffee regularly. Now, she’s moved and I’ve moved and another baby later….we have lots to catch up on.
My mom!
I would share a chai tea latte with my mom. She rarely “treated herself” to a Starbucks but on her last visit before she died suddenly of a heart attack we went out for 2. A day doesn’t go by when I wish I could talk with her
I would love to have just one more cup of coffee with my dad. Black, steaming hot, in a diner mug.
Definitely my mom. She’s always super busy, but I love our chats!
My sister, a busy mom of two boys. She deserves some adult talk!
I have a dear, sweet friend in Kentucky whom I used to meet with weekly for chats over coffee and tea (she preferred tea) and since I moved away almost two years ago we haven’t had coffee together or a lot of time to talk. We keep each other filled in, but I miss that sweet weekly time!
If I could sit for a cuppa with anyone, it’d be my mother. We live on opposite coasts and its been years since we’ve been able to see one another in person.
I would love to sip a nice cup of coffee with my former cohort at my previous job. I unfortunately took another position elsewhere and now live 2+ hours away so we don’t get together all too often. She’s one of those friends who you can just take up when you left off, no matter how long it’s been. 🙂
I’d like to have coffee with my sister!
One of my good friends Ahuva, havent connected with her in a while!!
My friend whom I haven’t seen for a long time. We definitely have lots of catching up to do!
I’d sit with my mom, who doesn’t really like coffee, but I don’t get to see her often enough and it’s nice to have catch up time in person!
My husband. In the hustle and chaos surrounding work and two kids, we often miss out on time to connect quietly…just the two of us.
My grandma. She loved her coffee 🙂
I’d sit with my grandma as long as I could. She taught me to drink coffee, and to dip chocolate chip cookies in it. She’s been gone for 15 years last week and I miss her every day.
I would sit down with one if my oldest friends, Cheryl. We only get to see each other a couple times a year and it’s not ever enough! Plus, she’s the person I’ve been going to coffee with for the longest. By the way, I love your post, I think we should celebrate love, and coffee, every single day.
my husband just because it seems we never get a chance to just sit down and talk with everything being so busy.
Martin Luther King Jr. for all obvious reasons! 🙂
My BFF who lives so far away that we rarely get to see one another any more!
I would pick my mom because she never treats her self and while we talk on the phone daily it would be nice to treat to a cup of coffee.
my BF … we don’t live in the same place anymore so i’d love to take some time and just catch up with him. OR MY MOM – because she is the best!
My best friend. She moved 9 hours away and the best we get now is a phone call every two weeks 🙁
Definitely my mom… we live so far away now and what I wouldn’t do to sit down and chat with her in person and give her a huge hug. She’s my best friend and being apart is hard! By the time we were done chatting we would definitely have gone through more than one cup of coffee 😉
As long as I have a free hour, I’d love to sit down with anyone! Time has been rather lacking recently. But my favorite people to chatter over coffee with are my sisters or my best friend…though if I wasn’t limited to the living, I’d love to chat with my mom’s mom. I never met her, but I’m sure she’d be a great afternoon companion.
My 3 1/2 year old refers to Starbucks as “daddy’s office” because he often meets his clients there . So I would take her to “daddy’s office”. She would have a chocolate old fashioned doughnut, I would get a delicious latte and we would have some stimulating conversation around the latest Curious George adventures or discuss why “Dragon’s Love Taco’s”.
I’d go with my sweet husband!
This cute guy in my bio class. It is the day of love after all!
I would choose either my fiancee’ or my daughter. Him because he is the love of my life and we always have nice times, any time. My daughter because she needs my shoulder to lean on and my ears to listen to her as she works so very hard as a Special Needs teacher in an inner city school system. Both are special people to me always.
My husband! He is up and off to work every morning before the rest of the house is stirring. Our 2 little ones make quiet time nearly impossible when he is here. Love spending relaxed time when him when I can!
I have more long-distance friends than local friends! I don’t even know how to pick between family and friends scattered around the world. Maybe my engaged friend in the UK, for a start!
My husband, we rarely get quiet time to just sit together and talk
There are 2 people, one is my father whom we lost to cancer, and the other would be my aunt’s partner, she passed away due to bad medical care we lost them both way too soon. I would want this to happen for my mther and my aunt, they have done so much for so many others that would be the ultimaste gift I could give them.
My Grandma. I haven’t seen here in over 5 years.
It would be my daughter who I love just sitting and talking too. She is so special to me and to be able to have a nice quiet time and have a cup of coffee with her would be so wonderful.
My mother’s godmother, aunt Melva. I only met her once when I was a baby, but I grew up on stories of her and ALWAYS received a birthday card from her. I would love to hear about her long life (she lived into her 90s), and about my mother as a child and the huge influence she had on her life growing up.
My husband is my favorite coffee partner; our conversations are the best, and I always leave feeling love and inspired!
I’d love to have a coffee date with my maternal grandmother; unfortunately, she passed away before I was born and I have so many questions that I want to ask her!
I would love to sit and connect with my best friend who lives out-of-state and I have not seen her for almost 2 years. I am so missing her company and even though we talk on the phone each week, it is not the same as in person.
My son ~ because he needs to know he is so loved
I would sit and talk to everyone cause people need to talk to make happy times and for sharing
I’d love to sit down with my husband over a cup of coffee. We are currently living and working in two different states and we’ve only seen each other twice over the past 4 months – I really miss him!
If its a famous person it would be Betty Davis, Id love to hear her stories. If its family Id love to see my grandfather again.
I would love to sit down and connect with friends who live far away!
My mom. We live across country from her now and I haven’t seen her in over 3 years.
I don’t get to see my mom enough so it would be her. But she’d have tea, she’s not a coffe fan. More coffee for me. 🙂
My Mom’s Mom who died before I was born. I’d just like to know the woman who raised my wonderful Mother.
Hm, well you didn’t explicitly require it to be someone alive today…so I’m going to say Jane Austen. One I think she would be extremely fascinating. Two anybody who’s read her books would assume she’d have some awesome dish for a gab session. Granted she’d probably rather have a cup of tea, but still. 😉
I would sit down with my mother. Would give anything to be able to talk to her!
Love Starbucks! I would love to have a chat with my maternal grandmother who is suffering from Alzheimer’s now but had an amazing life and so much wisdom to share!
My grandmother, she died 20 years ago, I would like to tell her about my children.
My best friend, she is always there for me and conversations are endless
My 4 year old daughter with hot cocoa for her. Sometimes life gets too busy to take a breather and get one on one time.
Wow, anyone? I think I would have to choose my Papa who passed away when I was 8. There are so many things I’d love to know about him and stories I know he’d have to share.
My grandmother I never met.
I’d absolutely choose my Mom. Whenever she visits we run around and talk about the boys and do everything but really TALK!. It would be awesome to have her to my self, even for 20 minutes or so.
I would love to sit down with my favorite guy in the whole world-my husband. He likes hot cocoa and I love Starbucks hazelnut lattes.
That’s an easy one — my sister! Every time we are together, we find a Starbucks. Including a couple Christmases ago when we snuck out at naptime 🙂
Definitely my hubby; we both love a good cup of coffee!
I would love to have coffee with my sister Kira
With my sister. Hands down. We live hundreds of miles apart & it’s such a treat to catch up with her. Decaf for her & my baby bump nephew!
I would say Robert De Nero. He seems like such an interesting person, and I’d love a “This one time I had coffee with…” story like that! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway, and Happy Valentine’s Day!
Erin
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My friend Katy. She’s vegan so coffee shops are usually not our meeting spot, but I’d love to see how she orders her coffee treat at Starbucks besides the obvious black and/or with soy
The lazy Sunday mornings where my mom and I just sit with our coffee and breakfast and watch tv are the best. It’s such a comforting feeling being with your mom
I’d sit down for coffee with my parents who are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today.
i’d love to sit and talk with a good friend in Maryland. I moved to California a year ago and we’ve both had babies in the past 2 months. It’d be nice to reconnect face to face, in our new roles.
I would choose my mom, I haven’t seen her for a while and miss all the fun time we have together.
I would love to have a coffee date with my hubby <3
Thats easy hands down my father, he passed when I was 10 yrs old and I was a huge daddy’s girl. I would Love the chance at just one adult conversation with him!
My mom so I could learn all about her childhood and her hopes and dreams while growing up. I’d love to ask her what her biggest dreams and fears were, sometimes I wonder if they were anything like mine are now.
Absolutely my best friend who has moved across the country! Miss him!
I would choose my father because I’m a daddy’s girl who still misses him dearly after all these years.
I’d pick my friend who moved to DC last year and I haven’t seen her since. I miss her bunches!
I would reconnect with my maternal grandmother. She was the wisest person I have known. I miss her deeply. I have so much to share with her. She has been gone 12 almost 13 years now. Mentally more. Her last couple years she had Alzheimer’s. I long to hear her say, “I love you the most.”
My husband.
my best friend meghan from college. Its been far toooooo long =)
I would pick my husband because right now, with two little boys, we don’t get a lot of quiet alone time :). Ahhh, coffee!
Hmmm…good question! I’m a huge college basketball fan, and I’d love the chance to sit down and talk with Mike Krzyzewski…he is the greatest coach of all time after all! 🙂
My husband!!
My grandpa — he been gone many years– but I would like to know about some of his adventures.
I would have coffee with my niece, who recently moved all the way across the country!
I would choose my husband because 1) It’s Valentines day (sort of, you can make it last as long as you want with imagination) and 2) He loves Starbucks as much as I do!
I’d pick my mama! We live far apart and spending time one on one with her is a delight and a luxury:)
My dad! I miss him! He was always so quiet growing up and just busy with everyday life. When we finally started talking more about his past experiences in the army in Portugal, he started coming down with an early onset dementia in a matter of 6 months. He was stationed in Africa for 10 years. I would have loved to hear all the stories he had. <3
my sisters & my mom – seems like we havent done that in a long time!
I finally finished delivering Valentine treats to some friends, neighbors, shut ins, etc. It took a few days to get it all done but it was worth it to see all the SMILES!