02.14.09
Happy Valentine’s Day! & Art Journal #36
Ain’t that the truth :)
And a lovely “steamy” Valentine’s day story!
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Cary Starbucks brews up ‘burning’ love Starbucks wedding Posted: Today at 2:30 p.m. Wral news |
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Cary, N.C. — It was love at first scald when a woman spilled hot coffee on a man at a Starbucks restaurant in Cary. One Valentine’s Day later, the accident-prone customers tied the knot in the same store.
Laura Strain came to the Starbucks, at 1217 Kildaire Farm Road, in March 2008 to treat herself to her first cup of coffee from the chain. Instead, she ended up spilling the coffee on a stranger, Allan Tortorice.
“He’s wearing my coffee, and I’m having a fit, because I was very concerned that hurt somebody, first of all,” Strain said. “He was all dressed up, and it (coffee) was everywhere. His jacket was open on his shirt, and he was sort of holding it so it didn’t burn him.”
The accidental encounter, though, started a romance between the two.
Strain gave her phone number to Tortorice, so he could contact her about dry cleaning and medical bills. Instead, Tortorice asked her out to dinner, and the romance steamed up from there.
“It’s what they call burning love,” Strain said.
On Feb. 14, a pastor married Strain and Tortorice at the same Starbucks store.
The bride wore a knee-length, white and pink dress and a hot pink shawl – for Valentine’s Day.
About 25 guests attended. Meanwhile, the store stayed open, customers ordered double mocha lattes, and the scent of brewing Colombian coffee filled the air.
That was a lot of puns… we do the drive-thru at that Starbucks all the time. Love it! Sweet story, too. In order to completely exhaust all puns, they should have changed his name to Joe.
Happy Heart Day! We celebrated with ice cream sundaes :)
Pam and Colette in Santa Barb. said,
February 14, 2009 at 11:52 pm
Carrie!
I’m at my friend Colette’s showing her your website and blog. Your new art is beautiful. Colette is wondering about the glass bird ormament in some photos on your blog pages posted around Christmas. Looks like Mercury glass. She’s wondering if yoyu still have any of them. And we’re wondering if you plan on coming out for a “trunk” show of some kind around Easter. I’ll be at Barbara’s next weekend and Luna will be staying with Steve and Colette. Sure emiss you. Answer Colette back at her email. Miss you! Pam and Colette
Mom said,
February 15, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Hi Pam & Colette!!! (*waving*).
OK – I LOVE that “All You Need is Love” bag. You are amazing.
And I love that Starbucks love story. I’m going to go haunt my local Starbucks and see what I can drum up. hee hee. ;)
Love,
M
Laura Strain said,
July 9, 2009 at 10:47 am
Thanks for featuring my love story…Allan and I are still in the honeymoon stage, and enjoying every day with each other. The art is beautiful; such talent! I have bookmarked so I can visit again. Thanks, again!!