the working mother

Sometimes it’s not such a bad thing when plans are ruined. Sometimes it can be a very good thing actually.

This morning, since Kevin is training for a triathlon, he decided to go for a nice long bike ride. I got up and got Jameson out to daycare and we planned to meet at a cute little cafe in Topton, the Market Cafe.

I arrived about a minute before Kevin and to our dismay, the cafe was closed. Boooooooo. They shut down for an extended holiday week (June 27th through July 5th, in case you were planning on going….). We contemplated going across the street to a diner, but knew it probably wouldn’t be as healthy. Kevin loaded his bike into our car and we thought, “hey – we don’t have to stay in Topton, let’s venture out to Kutztown.” And so we did.

I remember going online to look at the restaurants/cafes in Kutztown a few months ago, and remember reading about a coffee place, Global Libations. I knew they served organic coffee, so we decided to check it out. At the very least we thought they’d have some muffins or something as well. Well, we were in for SUCH a good surprise!

(** photo courtesy of Tamu Ngina on Facebook.)

As we pulled up, a group of bicyclists were heading out, which we took as a good sign. If its a place that bike riders stop during a ride, it should be good… I must say that it was an  AWESOME breakfast!

Kevin chose to have an iced coffee, which was served in a nice tall glass mug. He also had a fresh fruit parfait with granola and yogurt. It was super fresh and yummy – oh, and all organic!

I chose to have their house mug of my choice of fresh brewed coffee (only 94 cents for endless refills!). I had a hard time choosing my breakfast though, because I didnt want the heaviness of an egg sandwich with a meat, but I was in the mood for something more than fruit or oatmeal. Then I spotted it. Their breakfast sandwich with egg, cheese, and veggies. So I did something I am not known to do. I ordered the veggie sandwich without even knowing what I was ordering. Were they grilled veggies? What kind of veggies? This was a big step for me.

Oh – I was not disappointed. I got the sandwich on an organic everything bagel. My eyes lit up when it was placed on the table in front of me. Never before had I thought to put all these fresh lovely veggies on a breakfast sandwich, but this has opened a whole new world to me in the breakfast arena. On my sandwich was green pepper, a slice of tomato, cucumber, red onion, and sprouts. It was fantastic!

Everything truly happens for a reason. There was a reason Market Cafe was closed. We were meant to discover this gem of a cafe. They also offer lunch food. Soups and sandwiches. And I know Kevin and I will be going there in the near future for a lunch. So sometimes when plans get ruined, it forces you to explore new things, new places. And because of this, we have a lovely little organic cafe to return to!