Office Puppies, Epic Turkey Brines & Thanksgiving Chaos! Coffee Beanery Sip and Share Wed

Good morning, Sip and Share family! Happy Wednesday from Coffee Beanery—it's Britain, Laurie, and Patti here with our favorite office visitors: sweet little Daisy and rambunctious Duke! 🐶💕 These office puppies are boosting our serotonin big time (sorry, Willie fans—he's jealous but super patient with his tiny bestie). We're all about the puppy love today, even if Duke's never gonna be big enough for the rough play Willie craves! Thanksgiving is NEXT WEEK (we're still in shock—where did the time go?!) and we're spilling ALL the holiday tea. Laurie is going FULL fancy this year with a $50 brine kit, injector, butter-under-the-skin vibes, and air-drying mastery. We're talking next-level turkey game! Meanwhile, Patti's still recovering from the infamous "two bags in the turkey" incident (yes, she called for backup mid-prep), and Britain’s just happy Jason usually handles the bird. 😂 Deep-fried turkeys? Brining? Injectors? We're divided, but we're hungry just talking about it! We’re also dreaming about the ultimate Thanksgiving spread: Chef Tiny’s legendary five-brick-of-cheese mac and cheese (seriously, send help), mom's brown sugar yams with marshmallows (or without—debate!), Stove Top with dried cherries (fancy edition), homemade stuffing, crescent rolls, mashed potatoes, and of course, all the leftovers. What's YOUR must-have Thanksgiving food? Drop it in the comments—we're taking notes! 🥔🧀🍠 Other highlights from this chaotic morning: Why we switched our company Thanksgiving lunch to Italian (too much turkey overload!) Target's $20 Thanksgiving dinner for 4? Aldi for $40? Mind blown. Flaming pumpkin science (thanks Mo!), butter-stealing dogs, and the great yeast smell debate (some of us love fresh bread, others... not so much 😅) Sourdough starters that live forever, homemade yogurt life-changers, and bioengineered "butter" that's apparently a thing now (we're side-eyeing that one hard) Date night steakhouse stories, German flour superiority rumors, and why we're all team stretchy pants for the holiday feast Secret Santa drawing, Black Friday VIP early access (starts Friday—join our VIP page!), last call for Pumpkin Spice & Caramel Apple, and eggnog still going strong through December 🎄 We're also chatting about our amazing production crew (best team ever—thank you for all the overtime love!), gift sets flying out the door, new barrels with gold accents, and why wrapping presents on the floor should be illegal after a certain age. 😂 Grab your coffee, snuggle your pets, and join us for the holiday countdown! Whether you're brining, deep-frying, ordering takeout, or just showing up for the pie—we're thankful for YOU. ❤️ What are you most excited for this Thanksgiving? Favorite side dish? Wild turkey story? Tell us everything below! See you next week (Thanksgiving week—wish us luck with the chaos!). Happy early Thanksgiving, Sippers! 🦃☕🐾 #CoffeeBeanery #SipAndShare #ThanksgivingVibes #OfficePuppies #TurkeyBrine #MacAndCheeseLovers #HolidaySeason #CoffeeLovers #BlackFridayComing #MichiganMade