Café con leche

I drink coffee in the morning and some days in the evenings. Other times I just drink coffee on the weekends. I love coffee. Sure, many people love coffee. I love it because its an experience every single time. I don't just drink it to keep me awake. I drink it because I enjoy the memory of my grandmother. Do not be confused, she is still living. The thing is she lives 3000 miles away. Every morning when I was a kid, my grandmother and I would wake up at 5am to have a sweet pastry and a cup of coffee (cafe con leche y pan dulce). My coffee consisted of mostly milk but I loved it. Then every evening at around 7 we would do the same, but instead we would watch soap operas. We would sit there in suspense, who would Jose fall in love with tonight? We would discuss and predict the new love triangle. See, coffee is a taste, a moment an experience. It was not just coffee, it was time with my grandmother. And everyday as I let my coffee sit there until its at a perfect temperature for me to drink, I think of her.