Mornings can be rough. Whether it is the beginning or end of the week, waking up is just as hard. The only way to get through is by grabbing a coffee from the one and only Dunkin' Donuts.
1. Getting ready
You set your alarm an extra 15 minutes early (or maybe just skip brushing your teeth) to make sure you have time to get to Dunkin'.
2. Driving up
That beautiful pink and orange building you are all too familiar with. Maybe you cut someone off to turn in just a second earlier, or maybe you avoid traffic laws altogether. The need for coffee is real.
3. Waiting in the drive through line
You’re still half asleep and playing the "inch up" game, giving the car in front of you the stink eye when they don't move forward ASAP.
4. Placing your order
You’ve made it to the stand and finally you hear the voice: “Welcome to Dunkin Donuts, what can I get for you?” Lucky for them, you know exactly what they can get for you because you’re a Dunkin’ addict and coffee is the drug of your choice. (By the way: medium iced caramel swirl with milk.)
5. Waiting in the second leg of the line
Your music volume is up, your driver window readily down with your $3.17 counted out in your hand.
6. The exchange
You roll up with your money ready and give the employee a quick nod because you’re no amateur and words aren’t necessary. They reach out their hand and finally you grasp your coffee and hold onto it like it is baby Simba himself.
Almost like when Leo was handed his Oscar.
7. The pressure to drive away
The line behind you has only gotten longer and you know these people are feisty to get their coffee too.
8. Your first sip
Your orange straw is unwrapped before you even let your foot off the break. Your wrist swirls the coffee around and the sound of ice rattles. Bliss. That's kind of like this...
And this...
And definitely this.
9. The 15 minutes your coffee actually lasts
Even if you ordered a large, it doesn't last as long as you'd hoped.
10. Finishing your coffee
Aka depression.
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