Did you miss the other two posts in this series?

Find out why I even collect coffee cups and see my amazing/nerdy collection unfold.

The Daily Brew: Coffee Cups – Salem
The Daily Brew: Coffee Cups – Bizarro

Mark made the coffee this morning.

Nothing better than waking up to the aromatic smell of roasted beans wafting into the bedroom. Delicious!

Also, everything always tastes just a little bit better when you don’t have to make it yourself.

I got this morning’s cup about four years ago, when my parents came to LA to visit me (and meet Mark for the first time).

We stayed the night on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, and even went on the Ghosts and legends tour of the boat. The tour was incredibly interesting, and the vast history of the ship, even more so.

I, of course, got the spooky mug.

The rest of that weekend was really fun, as well. We went to the Aquarium of the Pacific and ate wonderful food, but staying the night on the boat was a pretty darn cool experience.

And I always have those memories on the morning’s I reach for that Queen Mary mug.