April 16, 2023 | Sedona, Arizona
We met at Starbucks on a cold winter night. Sheryn had salsa activities to get to at George Mason and figured she may as well drop by for some coffee at a discount - Caramel Brulee Frappucino with no whipped cream, no topping + caramel drizzle on top was the drink at the time. She had spent some time swiping left and right on Tinder and frustratingly threw her phone after a few weeks of awful dates.. "I wish I could just meet someone in person." She walked into an empty Starbucks in Burke.. a cute blonde boy behind the counter smiled at her.. it was Elliot. He greeted her and they bantered back and forth. She told him about how she worked at Starbucks and how she completely understood some of his frustrations of the day. She ordered her drink and they continued to chat as he began making it. He poured the milk and pumped the coffee into the cold cup, and began tossing the rest of the ingredients into the blender. After he poured the liquids from the cup into the blender, he thought to ask for her name... for the cup, of course. Sheryn, also being a barista, knew damn well you couldn't write a name on a wet cup but she played along and gave it anyway and he did his best to write it on there. He finished up and she was on her way and that was just the beginning ❤