Still Collecting

Our hearts broke last year when we learned that Starbucks was discontinuing the mugs we collect... or so we thought! A nice and now sadly ex-colleague of mine brought us back 3 mugs from Scotland. I was shocked when she pulled them out of the bag. They were the right kind! It seems they might have just discontinued the U.S. versions. Yay!

 

The trading of mugs still seems to be active as well. I traded an extra Boston mug for the Oktoberfest 2014 version. Woot!

 

 

 

Neuva Tazas (Mugs #60 & 61)

New Mugs! I'm spoiled by a colleague that went to Spain for a medical congress. :)

Germany Mugs Via Virginia! (Mugs #58 & 59)

One of my sister's friends was able to pick us up 3 mugs. Two are listed here because we already had one of them. But that just means more trades! :)

My First Trade! (Mug #57)

I completed my first mug trade. A co-worker had gotten me an extra Puerto Rico mug. I traded a guy in Sacramento for a Manila mug. Random but pretty cool. :)

Jolly Ol' England! (Mug #55)

I benefit from traveling coworkers. :)

Köszönöm (Thank you)! (Mug #54)

One of the field staff at my work came in house to cover a maternity leave. She is Hungarian and recently made a trip back with her kids. She picked me up a Budapest mug!

Surprise! (Mug #53)

A lot of the mugs I get have come from a person I work with. I pretty much know her travel schedule so I was surprised when she pulled out this mug from Poland! Her significant other travels a lot and he happened to be Krakow, Poland for a work meeting. This city doesn't have the greatest history...

Per Krakow's Wiki page:

After the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany at the start of World War II, Kraków was turned into the capital of Germany's General Government. The Jewish population of the city was moved into a walled zone known as the Kraków Ghetto, from which they were sent to extermination camps such as Auschwitz and the concentration camp at Płaszów.

Puerto Rrrrrrrrico! (Mug #52)

Be sure to roll the Rs appropriately. I get a lot of the mugs gifted to me or purchased through others. This was mug was one that I could purchase myself! Before the flight home from my work meeting in Puerto Rico, I gingerly walked through the airport terminals to a Starbucks that had the mugs. I say gingerly because on my last day in the sun (of course!) I unknowingly burnt the hell out of my back and had to carry bags over my shoulders. Fun! 

A Little Late (Mugs #50 & 51)

I've been meaning to post this for awhile... Even Ian was surprised. As I searched the mug cabinet for the one's that Judi got us, he was wanting to know what took me so long! Yeah yeah yeah... Better late than never... Ian's Aunt Judi travels a lot for her work and managed to get us Hong Kong and Frankfurt. The Hong Kong mug marks another milestone. It has overtaken the Dubai mug for the farthest distance from Kitchener. (7809 miles)

Via Virginia (Mugs #47-49)

My sister came up for my birthday and brought with her *3* mugs! She got the Houston one and then a friend of hers has a husband that goes to Korea monthly. Crazy.

Shrimp On The Barbie (Mugs #45 & 46)

Before I get flack... this is a Dumb and Dumber reference. Anyway, I got these 2 mugs - one from Mirjana and the other from my boss, Michele. Love the hat!

Orlando Flo Rida (Mug #44)

Thanks to my co-worker Divya. She got me this back in August on a trip to Disney World!

Are You Hungary? (Mug #43)

The president of Ian's company recently went on a big tour of Europe. She was able to pick us up a mug from Hungary! This one is a bit special as it has the name of the city is in a different colour. It's brown and green.

The Big Easy Mug (Mug #42)

Ian's Uncle Joe and Aunt Deborah visited N'awlins awhile ago and picked us up this mug. We recently saw them at the Clancy Family Reunion and they brought it with them. Thanks!!

Calgary Stampede (Mug #41)

Mirjana scoured the Calgary airport for a Starbucks and grabbed this one for me.

You Can Find Me, In St. Louis Rolling On Dubs (Mug #40)

This is our 40th mug! Brought to us by one of the founders of Ian's company, Eve. Since it's a milestone, it deserves a song. Bounce with me!

London Baby! (Mug #39)

Ian's Aunt Judi, the world traveler, hopped over to London and was able to pass along this mug! London baby! (Friends Reference~)

Sand & Surf (Mug #37 & #38)

Ian and I started collecting mugs when we went to the original Starbucks in Seattle. It exploded from there. I posted on it and got an email from a friend in California. She collected mugs too. Her husband is a world traveler and I believe she is way more advanced then us (50+ I think). Anyway, I got a package yesterday of 2 mugs!! Shannon and her husband Geoff went on this dream vacation to Hawaii and picked us up Hawaii and Waikiki. :)

Farmer Bill & Judi (Mug #36)

Ian has an Uncle named Bill. Everyone calls him Clancy (his last name). But Ian has so many aunts and uncles that it's really hard to keep them all straight. So I've taken to naming them stuff I can actually remember. Bill is now Farmer Bill since he is a landscape architect... I know makes no sense but it works. His wife is Judi and she works for Fairmont hotels. She travels A LOT. So naturally we've gotten her on board with our Great Global Mug Hunt. Thankfully she likes Starbucks. :) They brought us back Arizona!

New Record (Mug #35)

My farthest away mug was from Athens. But this one has knocked it off the throne. Dubai! My colleague Nadine has a friend who is working there and she brought back the mug on a recent visit. :)