The Beginning

There are moments in everyone's life that change them forever.  Such was the case on a cold Friday evening in Oklahoma City when I walked into a local coffee shop.  I had been jogging in the park nearby and decided to treat myself to my favorite beverages, a chai tea latte.  Sitting near the coffee bar were two gentlemen whom I was a little acquainted with.  We were members of the same church and I had seen them from a distance.  They, recognizing me, offered to purchase my drink.  One to never turn down a free latte, I readily accepted their offer. I sat down with them for a few minutes and chatted.  I do not recall what we talked about, and after about 5 or 10 minutes I thanked them for my drink and went on my way home.  (Let me just say here that I once was a missionary, and they just "wanted to be a blessing to the missionary".  Little did they know that this brief exchange would have a profound affect on all our lives.)

This was the very beginning of what we later called The Elite Coffee Group.

This blog is about a group of seven friends: Robert, aka "Bob, Chief Perc and Grinder"; Mike, aka "Mikey, Editor N Chief"; Julie, aka "Jules, The Score Keeper"; Sandra, aka "Sam, the resident Canuck", Sarah, aka "Sarie, Our Foreign Correspondent"; and myself - Debby, aka "Debster, Coffee Correspondent".

(This info may not seem relevent now, but as the story progresses it will make more sense.)