New Years, its almost here....

So i dont know if you've been paying attention, but it is here. The end of the year. When we find ourselves recounting our past year, asking the hard questions about what we did, who we touched, how we improved ourselves.

The best thing about the new year is that we have an opportunity to start fresh. Begin new, make resolutions and goals for the coming year. Will you resolve to stop smoking? Lose weight? Spend more time with your family? Get better grades?

My resolution this year is simply this: I hope to be more gracious and generous with my community. It is so easy to sit back and whine about where I live, and who I live by. This year I am going to stop whining and start doing. Anyone interested in joining me?

In the past when I have made resolutions about me they have always flopped, perhaps if I make them about those around me I will be more successful, that is all I can hope for anyways. Lets touch some lives this year, shall we?

On another note, if you are out late on New Years Eve and need your morning joe to get your groove back on, we will be here... helping you out on New Years Day from 8am to 10pm. Come on in, tell us about your day, get a cuppa and start out the new year right with the perfect brew. Remember if your family didn't get you that mug that you wanted or the gift card that you were longing for for Christmas... Good news! ...we still have them for you.

Be safe and well
Ed

P.S. Don't forget game night, a time for all to come and hang out, play cards or board games with Elizabeth and get to know others in your Biggby Community. Friday nights at 7:30. Come, get dinner at Roly and then fun and games at Biggby. See you there!

Two Days!!!!

Only two days...TWO DAYS(!!!!!!) until the biggest day of love and joy shared with our families. Big dinners, children running around screaming and chasing each other, apple pie, warm coffee, snowball fights, card games... and Grandma's "special" egg nogg. This Christmas I will be spending the morning with my Dad and Stepmom and the rest of the day with my brother and sister in law, their five boys, my younger sister and brother and my Mom.

It.will.be.chaos!
No question.

Yet through all the rodeo that is getting everyone to the table, there will be that joy that spreads through the heart filling every corner. Seeing my nephews light up with excitement over race tracks and my parents appreciate my meager but thought full offerings, this is what i wait for all year long. My dad will be getting a pound of his favorite coffee this Christmas (Biggby's Best) and a travel mug. He was easy to shop for... one stop shopping... At Biggby's! The rest of my family was not as easy, but I managed to get things together for them. Do you have all of your shopping finished? If not, stop in and see us, we will help you get a warm coffee for you and a gift card for that person who is impossible to shop for! Tomorrow (Christmas Eve) we will be open from 6am to 6pm... lets see you then!

B- Safe (in this crazy weather!)
Ed

2 words. GAME. NIGHT.

That's right folks, we are having the first of many game nights this Friday at 7:30pm. We will be playing cards, haven't yet decided if it will be Euchre, Hearts or some other card game it will depend on how many people show up. This is an opportunity for every one to meet each other, we are all connected to the store in one way or another. There will be fun and prizes and of course good people, so be there... 7:30 pm. Your loyal barista Elizabeth, with a cuppa joe in her hand, will be your guide... Can't wait to see you all there. So come on out get some coffee and stay for a great time. (hey you can even get some nosh at Rollys!)

Take Care,
Ed.

P.S. Don't forget our food bank box out front, it is looking kinda lonely.... lets fix this!

Who gets a chill in the middle of DECEMBER??!!!!

I love our customers, i really really do. But sometimes they totally confuse me. Seriously... who wants a Big Chill in the middle of December? I just don't get it. If you are one of the strange ones who like Chills in December, please give me a decent argument in the form of a comment below... if it is valid, then perhaps i will change my mind. But it has to be valid.

In other news: Finals are finally done, so everyone in my life is happier! Especially my coworkers. :) I have to say, though, when I am studying for an exam the Biggby lobby is definitely my location of choice. The people are always happy to see you (customers and baristas) there is always good music to listen to, and the perfect latte (extra foamy with spenda) awaiting you when you walk in the door. All of this combined with a sandwich from Rolly... can it get any better. Stop on in and see us, bring a canned good for the food bank box in the lobby. Lets make this season about giving!

Take care for now,
Ed.

PS. EVERYONE STOP TALKING ABOUT WHO YOU HAVE FOR SECRET SANTA... its not going to be a secret if you all figure it out by telling everyone who you have!

PPS. Go to Jacksonmagazine.com and vote for your favorite coffee local.... Biggby of course silly! We will do it again for 08!

Im a student, please be kind this week...

So this up coming week is finals week for most students, me being one of them. If you have a college student in your life, whether they are a child, a sibling, a parent or just a friend, please give them some slack this week. It' a tough week. Think back to when you were in college... This was the week that you put off for the entire semester. All of your well planned procrastination has now come to bite you in the behind. You find yourself staying up late at night, writing papers that you've known about for 15 weeks, or studying for 4 different finals.

College student get a lot of crap from non-college students. Most people think that college is just an extension of high school. We are viewed as lay abouts whom take naps throughout the day, watch youtube and update our facebooks during class. Let me say that it is true that we take naps, and we don't always pay attention during lectures; but lets be honest... neither did you! :) We are running low on our left over financial aid, and have decided that if we have to eat one more package of ramen or box of mac n' cheese we just might loose it!

In our defense, most of us haven't had five consecutive hours of sleep in years. (When I was in Florida my body wouldn't allow me to sleep beyond about four hours, because it is so used to terrible sleeping habits). Most students have moved beyond the shame that is public sleeping, and have little problem with crashing in the library or lounge. We are faced with another meal out of a vending machine, and another day of bad nutrition. And to top it all off, we will only see a 70$ return on books that we paid 470$ at the beginning of the semester.

So if you find yourself faced with a short tempered student in you life, buy them a Caramel Mocha or a bag of coffee, offer to cook them a real dinner or just be nice. We promise, in a week we will be mostly back to normal... well, at least until midterms next semester...

Take Great Care,
Ed

Additional Photos.

From the warm sand....

Hey Yo! Did you get in this morning to see our two favorite brothers Josh and Jacob?
Well here i am in beautiful Florida, on Anna Maria Island, and let me just tell you, it is beautiful. I didn't know if i would like it, as i am typically not a huge fan of Florida, BUT.... This is defiantly a place i could come back to. I rented an adorable scooter (see pic) and have enjoyed discovering the island. The weather is a very tolerable 68 degrees, and I am getting ready to go out and find myself a latte. I will say though, it is pretty difficult to get a decent latte here on the island... maybe someone should consider opening a Biggby Coffee here... Hum, i'll have to think about that.

Take Care, be well

B- Thankful.
Ed

Give. Thanks.

Here we are, less than a week from Thanksgiving. The snow is falling, bowl games are on the horizon, and as custom of late, the Lions are killing me!!! Every year at Thanksgiving we assemble at my Aunts house. There are 6 grandparents, 17 parents/aunts/uncles, and pushing close to 20 grandkids. Aunt Barb always had a few "strays", folks who had nowhere to go or do for the day. It is chaos! But it is also love, in its most precious form. Families coming together, hugging, sharing, cooking, laughing, drinking, eating and giving. Aunt Barb insists that we all go around the table and state what we are thankful for. When I was a child I saw this as a silly ritual that we participated in (sometimes unwilling). Now as an adult I love listening to every one talk about the blessings in their lives.

This Thanksgiving I am going to be in Florida for the week, so I am going to miss that wonderful atmosphere. It is surely a loss for me, but I know that they will be there next year, and all the years after. I am so blessed to have my family and friends so close by. There are so many who don't have that luxury, either they have moved far from home and cannot return, or simply do not have any family. I think that we should all make it a priority to include those people in our day. Whether it is a smile and a hello, an invitation to dinner, much needed groceries to help fill their table or maybe helping to feed them at a kitchen. What ever you can do, where ever you can do it, this Thanksgiving reach out to those around you. Lets just be a little like my beautiful Aunt, reach out, and you never know what you will find.

Josh and Jacob will be reaching out here at the store between 6 and 10, so if you need your morning joe, come on out... they would love to see you. If you bring a non perishable food item for the food bank box in our lobby, we will give you a dollar off a super size drink.

Happy Thanksgiving all.
B-Giving

Ed.

P.S. I promise I will post a picture of the warm beach!

The Snow is HERE!!!

There are generally only two reactions to the first flakes falling down, either complete and total joy over the prospect of a long and chilly winter, or (like me) that sinking feeling in your stomach that usually results in a vacation south in order to see the sun! Either way both reactions enjoy a nice warm drink when it is time to step in and out of the cold. So why not step into our warm and inviting lobby? For those who dread the weather, curl up in one of our comfy chairs in front of the fire until spring. For those who love this weather, feel free to make snowmen or angels on our patio! For both of you, I can promise a warm greeting from our team behind the counter and probably from the regulars in the store as well. Try a tasty snow bear, or a warm apple cider, to get your day moving! I'll see you here soon.
Ed.

Happiness in a Cup.

You know that feeling that you get when you go to your Aunts house for Thanksgiving and she hugs you and welcomes you in and you are all warm, fuzzy and happy? Or perhaps when you wake up Christmas morning to a beautiful blanket of snow outside and warm cinnamon buns in the air? Or my personal favorite, warm wool socks on a cold day? That is the feeling that I get when I think about our Cinnamon Toffee Holiday Blend. Whether you like to put vanilla in it like Aaron, or some cream and a splenda like me, that first slurp is just the beginning of a soul warming, mouth rejoicing, perfectly caffeinated experience. It is truly happiness in a cup! So come B happy, and take home a pound of Cinnamon Toffee Holiday Blend today. Your taste buds will thank you!
Bye for now, B well.
Ed

A place for FRIENDS

We take pride in offering an environment condusive to a good conversation! Please take my advice and snag a few minutes out of your busy schedule and meet a friend at our shop. You will thank me later!

Biggby Loyalist Profile #1...

CHUCK AND SUZIE MACFARLANE

This is the first of many Loyalist profiles in the coming months. Chuck and Suzie have been coming to our store since the beginning 3 1/2 years ago. Suzie gets a tall skinny no foam latte extra hot, and Chuck gets a tall skinny no foam latte extra hot with one pump of sugar free hazelnut. When I asked them how to describe "the Biggby Way" in their eyes, they simply stated that it would be to always be upbeat and friendly. Although I definitely agree with them, It's not hard to be upbeat and friendly when they walk through the doors. As I'm typing this in the office, Suzie is out there singing Happy Birthday to Denise (my wife). Maybe in this time of panic in our society, we should all practice "the biggby way" even outside of the 4 walls of this shop. I sure know Chuck and Suzie do!

What BIGGBY COFFEE is all about!!

First Official POST

Welcome to our Biggby Jackson blog page. We are located in beautiful Jackson Michigan. To the left is a picture that describes us in a nutshell. Having fun, the biggby way.