While there seems to be a Starbucks on every corner, there hadn’t been one on my immediate route to work until a few weeks ago.  This particular Starbucks is one of the in-grocery store stores but unlike the majority of these mini-Starbucks, this one has consistently created a quality White Chocolate Mocha.  Perhaps a bit too good as I got “busted” when I went in one morning with Christina and the barrista girls called me out: “Hey! How have you been?  You haven’t been here in a few days?  White Chocolate Mocha, right?”  After getting a wry grin from Christina, I explained to her that stopping here was perfect as I can also do a little grocery shopping for my day-to-day office groceries.  It’s certainly better than running across the street from my office to the overpriced 7-11.

Another Safeway nearby has a gas station attached to it that provides a discount for the “club-card” holders.  If I can get my on-the-commute Safeway to install a gas station as well, it would be the perfect grocery store.  As Christina told me this morning, I’ve turned into a Safeway groupie.