Matt, Christen, Derek & Rylie

Miss Silvia

Dear Miss Silvia,

We waited a long time for you to arrive. It was so nice when you finally came. You were very shiny and clean although if you don’t mind us saying you could have lost a few pounds. I think that we were willing to forgive this and accept you as you were. After all, we had heard so many great things about you. You had quite a reputation to live up to, and we believed in you. We were confident that it wasn’t just a bunch of hype, but that you could truly be all that you were created to be…

The first week was rough (we aren’t going to lie). There was a lot of wasted coffee grounds, burnt milk, hurt feelings, and unmet expectations. This was just as much our shortcomings as yours. We just thought you would solve all of our problems and meet all of our needs. We forgot that you might have some needs too. So we tried to be a little more understanding. We tried everything…giving you plenty of time to warm up and stretch, feeding you only the finest and most expensive coffee grounds, and keeping you clean and polished. We even brought some of our friends over and talked about how great you were (we tried to talk loud enough so you could hear us). Nothing worked Miss Silvia!!!

And then it dawned on us, you were lonely. While we treated you well, we realized that each day we would get up, start our day with you (and we worked you so hard so early in the morning), and then quickly leave for work, leaving you alone at home sitting on our cold tile kitchen counter without a friend to talk to (we realize now that our rice cooker and crock pot really aren’t the best company). We didn’t even give you a view of the lovely park outside our kitchen window. How horrible of us! Essentially we were using you and you were getting nothing in return.

Well, we are turning a new leaf. We are starting fresh, forgetting the past! Miss Silvia, meet Rocky. Rocky, meet Miss Silvia. We know you two will be great friends. You will make a perfect team, working in tandem to produce only the finest. We can’t wait to see all the wonderful things the two of you will accomplish. So Miss Silvia, we realize our beginnings have been rough, but we think the future is bright. So here’s to a future of finely ground coffee, perfect 25 second shots, 30lb tamps everytime, and frothy milk at exactly 150 degrees.

Your loving owners,

Matt and Christen