December 2, 2008 9:24 PM

This weekend was awesome. My brother’s wedding was a blast and I saw a bunch of people I haven’t seen in a while. It was a great reunion, as I haven’t seen some of the people for over 3 years. These same people were with kids of their own, ranging from 1 year to 8 years old.

The kids were great and enjoyed the many people holding them. A couple of times, we lost track of who had them, but we easily located them since our cousins were ensuring that they passed on to a known relative.

We made it home from Santa Barbara yesterday (Monday) after doing some shopping and relaxing on Sunday.

Well…. hmm… I BOUGHT A NEW COFFEE MAKER!!!

Introducing the Breville Gourmet Single-Cup Coffee Maker ☺

Well, we were bouncing around the beautiful Santa Barbara outdoor mall on Sunday, when we entered La Sur La Table… I have been looking for a new hot water kettle for making cocoa and tea at night. During the search, I run into this nice little gadget! (http://www.brevilleusa.com/products/bkc600xl/index.jsp?sku=bkc600xl&cID=238&pID=33&pvID=33).

This little machine is great. Not only does it look good, but it does everything I’ve been looking for. I’ve wanted a single or dual serve coffee maker that can fill my travel mug within 2 minutes, and this machine satisfies that need. With a auto power on, I’ve set the unit to turn on and heat the water for me. When I’m ready to go, it’s as simple as plugging in a K-cup, and hitting the brew button.

The unit makes great coffee by using either K-cups or your own grind. K-cups are more expensive, but a lot easier to clean up.

I’ve used the unit for my morning coffee and evening tea/cocoa. So far so good! Probably strange to be so excited about a coffee maker, but it’s probably because it’s my newest gadget in a long time.

~rb