<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joannanasar/3669301425/sizes/m/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-5579" title="3669301425_508da93f19" src="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/3669301425_508da93f19-300x281.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="281" /></a>A few weeks ago, I thoroughly embarrassed myself by admitting that <strong><a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/04/19/day-200-christmas-in-april/" target="_blank">I waited until April to unpack my Christmas presents</a></strong> that my mother had shipped back to Arizona after the holidays.

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The silver lining in my procrastination was that I was overjoyed at discovering gifts that I had forgotten about 4 months prior.  As a coffee fan, I was particularly excited about my sister's &amp; bro-in-law's gift of <strong><a href="http://www.camp4coffee.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">Camp 4 Coffee</a></strong>.

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Last summer when we all vacayed in Crested Butte, I had Camp 4 Coffee twice a day:  double shot latte at breakfast, single shot World's Best Espresso Milkshake in the afternoon.  It's a miracle that I ever slept.

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Peeps in Crested Butte are <del>CRAZY about</del> ADDICTED to their Camp 4 Coffee.

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Before I had visited Crested Butte, my bro-in-law's family would get REALLY EXCITED when reminiscing about their Camp 4 Coffee.  Their eyes would glaze over and they would practically start drooling.  Kind of like when Apple peeps start talking about their Macs.

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After visiting Crested Butte, and noticing the craziness over other natural substances, I wonder if Camp 4 slips some wacky stuff into their <del>brownies</del> beans.

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Anywho, I was REALLY EXCITED for my Illy to run dry and to finally open, grind, and brew my <strong><a href="http://www.camp4coffee.com/" target="_blank">Camp 4 Coffee</a></strong> on Day 227.  At first sip, I immediately returned to my Rocky Mountain High of Summer 2010.

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Ahhhh...

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Do you have any rituals/foods/items within your home that take you back to special memories?  Don't you love it when that happens?  :-D

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