public function get_mc_api()
 {
     if (!isset(self::$mc_api)) {
         // Only load MailChimp API if it has not been loaded yet
         // other plugins may have already at this point.
         if (!class_exists("MCAPI")) {
             require_once 'class-MCAPI.php';
         }
         self::$mc_api = new MCAPI($this->options['mailchimp_api_key']);
     }
     return self::$mc_api;
 }