nia's 'bright spot in dickinson' week 1

02.01.2012

every wednesday i am so excited to blog about an area business (nominated by you my friends!) and feature them as a 'bright spot' in the community. today's 'bright spot' is...
(drum roll please)

java junction!

what a treat to get to stop by and visit with karla welsch today, such a delight!

lets take this opportunity to get to know a little more about java junction with the following tidbits:

karla purchased the business in 2000 and has been loving running it ever since.
thats a whole lot of coffee this wonderful woman has blessed our community with!

hours are monday-friday 7am-5pm and saturdays from 7am-3pm. drive on through!

karla's favorite part of the business is handsdown the people she has come through everyday.
* one of our facebook friends shared that one of the things she loves most about java junction is that

no matter how long its been since shes been there, karla always always remembers her drink order.
and that, my friends, says alot! we sure love love love customer service like that! way to go karla!! :)

her personal favorite drink is an americano.
for all of us non coffee experts.. thats an espresso with water. now, thats real hardcore coffee love!

the most popular drink of customers tends to be the 'feature drink of the week'.

this week the feature drink is a real neat one.. a super bowl sundae (latte, frappe or tea, however you like it,  they makes it) seriously, how cute is that drink name? love!

and for the random question of the day - karlas favorite holiday is.. easter!
yup, i sure love asking random questions!

so in stopping by today i, of course, had to get a lil something..

and let me tell you, i have a story.. i fell in love.. (nope this isnt going to get personal) with coffee approximately 6 1/2 years ago (i remember exactly because it was when for the very first time in my life sleep was not on my list of things to do daily, thanks to a super cute lil baby girl :)) and java juntion introduced me to my first coffee love, the vanilla hazelnut iced latte. mm mmm! i loved them so much, i have a confession, i would get one right away in the morning and wait until someone new was working later that same afternoon so i could get another one  without anyone knowing i had a slight 2xday addiction. lol! so today i revisited my first love..

..and (ahhh!) it was even better than i remember.
ps. do you see that i am drinking an iced latte outside at a park on february 1st
in dickinson, nd. seriously, how awesome is that!?!

there is nothing better than a yummy mommy treat.. except enjoying one with a special lil kiddo enjoying a yummy treat as well.

wild berry goodness.

looking for some other tasty ideas to try? here are some fave recommendations from java junction from some of you special peeps:

chai tea vanilla latte
trail mix latte
caramel vanilla latte
peppermint latte
chai tea
white chocolate frappe
fat free white mocha
can i just say, its official, i am already thirsty again.

a special thank you to karla for giving us the opportunity to spotlight this wonderful business. and listen to this, as a thank you to all of you karla is offering anyone who stops in and orders a 16oz beverage or larger 10% off their order for the rest of the week if you mention this blog.. how sweet it is!!

dont forget to keep sharing your favorite spots and nominations. we look forward to keep recognizing the 'bright spots' in dickinson every wednesday.

loving dickinson,
nia home.