Kids don’t sell this on the corner….

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I’m really starting to embrace the idea of cocktails on my blog…it certainly has made afternoon laundry time far more fun! Oh who am I kidding…I’m not doing laundry but I was thinking about doing it (and it’s the thought that counts…right up to the point where you don’t have clean underwear). :P While some people are getting slammed with snow as of late we have been on a warming trend and the yellow ball called the sun has actually been visiting the Seattle area (perhaps it’s on vacation). If the sun is out I either want ice tea or limeade (I like lemonade too but I really like limeade). And since it’s tax time…I want my limeade to be spiked. :) Key lime is one of my favorite flavors in life so I figured I would make a key lime-limeade this time around. Other than the not so awesome task of juice little tiny limes it was the way to go. I love the extra little kick of tart that it adds. And when you add the Key Lime Pie Vodka (yes it’s a real thing…and … [Read more...]

Now that’s happy hour…

In my old neighborhood I had some very nice neighbors (I have some nice ones now). One of them is a witty British gal who is all things fabulous. We bonded over handbags immediately and have been poorly influencing each other in the shopping department for the last couple of years. We joke that if she dies (we are morbid) that I’m her back up to marry her husband and become the mom of her two boys. She wants someone who knows Physics (her husband and I have the same nerd apps on our phones) and someone who can bake shark cookies for the boys. Her husband doesn’t seem all that enthused that we are planning out his life for him, silly men. :P Sadly they decided they were packing up and moving back to England. Last night I went over and said my goodbye’s as the neighbors had a little goodbye party for a few of us. As she stood there drinking her wine she said to me “I only drink my calories if there is alcohol in it”. Which I think is a great motto to follow. It reminded me … [Read more...]

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