I actually started going to this special spot more than 15 years ago with my friend Dawn. We loved to rollerblade and walk around Silver Lake, and often those outings started or ended with coffee and a bite to eat at Salad Brothers on Elton Hills Drive. The staff quickly knew us by name. We'd been regulars there for a few years when the owners transitioned our beloved Salad Brothers into a Dunn Brothers.
Over the years, so many special coffee and lunch dates have been shared with friends at this little spot. Meet-ups with high school friends, college friends, family members, co-workers and other adoptive moms. So many wonderful conversations in that coffee shop have given me so such great perspective on life. A coffee date even lead our family to the new church we love.
When Jason was in India for two weeks in December, Bereket and I had a lot of Mommy-Daughter dates at Dunn Brothers. I think we went there 5 times while Jason was away! Often, it was at Bereket's request. She loves the excitement of going to a restaurant and she especially loves Dunn Brother's creamy tomato soup. I have actually started carrying around a child-sized spoon in my purse so we can drop in at any time.
Bereket has AWANA on Wednesday nights at our church downtown. To make the night even more special (and because there are too many distractions when we try to go home and eat quickly) I pick Bereket up from daycare and take her to the Dunn Brothers South location for dinner before her class begins. In the car, Bereket is always over the moon. "Mommy, AWANA and a restaurant! I so excited! I so excited!" I usually am too, because I get to sip on some Ethiopian coffee while watching my little Ethiopian loving every sip of her soup and chocolate milk. As you can see in these picture, it can be quite a show!
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