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Piña Colada Martini

Last week I wrote about a great summer drink: the piña colada. Except I made it better you can’t beat a piña colada with ice cream. It’s cool, creamy, fruity – perfect for the last humid days of summer. Consider it your tropical boozy dessert with fresh ingredients. The recipe is featured on A Dish

Top Shelf Margarita with Fresh Citrus

Top shelf margarita with fresh citrus. This is going to be your new favorite ‘rita. Margaritas are one of my favorite cocktails. I don’t think I’m alone, considering we have an official National Margarita Day to celebrate on February 22. In the spirit of sharing my favorite spirits, I’m going to share my absolute favorite

Cinnamon Apple Cider Manhattan

Cinnamon Apple Cider Manhattan. Doesn’t that sound delicious? I’ve spent some time this fall playing around with seasonal flavors, namely apples, apple cider and cinnamon. No nutmeg or pumpkin here, thanks anyway. I wanted to create drinks that I would crave in the fall; that would remind me of the season; that would be simple

Three Simple Steps for Better Pictures at the Beach

Three simple steps for better pictures at the beach. Seems straight forward enough but sometimes, trying to manage the light and the action and the sand and the bugs all while trying to get smiles and not mid-day grimaces because itâ€™s so bright, well, thatâ€™s what led me to create

Knock Your Socks Off – A Father’s Day Cocktail

knock your socks off father's day cocktail

If youâ€™re looking for a Knock Your Socks Off Fatherâ€™s Day cocktail â€“ look no further, youâ€™ve found it! After experimenting with this drink for a couple of weeks (itâ€™s tough, I know) the result is this fab & delish â€œKnock Your Socks Off Father’s Day cocktail.” The goal: take

Are We There Yet? Getting to Bloggy Boot Camp

On May 17th and 18th I had the opportunity, with my friend Michelle, to attend Bloggy Boot Camp in Charlotte. I wasnâ€™t really sure what to expect. As Iâ€™m fairly new to blogging Iâ€™m still trying to figure out the basics, I kept wondering: was I going to be in

The Un-Amazing Motorcycle Ride

The other night my husband and I were watching TV when the How to be Amazing Gamefly commercial came on. I like this commercial. It’s funny and I like the music. I also like the first “don’t do this” where the guy gets on the back of the scooter and

St Germain & Gin Cocktail

Itâ€™s the weekend; we are having dinner with friends so naturally the most important question is â€œWhat are we drinking?â€ As Iâ€™ve posted, I love making drinks and trying out new recipes. This one, Iâ€™m stealing from a local restaurant because I had it there first even though its

Fun Friday Photos

It’s Friday and as I was thinking of what to write about today, I decided to keep it simple. I recently “liked” slrlounge on Facebook and find that I am always clicking through their links. As I am very invested in taking pictures and love learning about photography, I find

Smoky Black Bean Soup

Smoky Black Bean Soup This past winter I started making soup regularly. My mom always made soup when I was growing up with the turkey leftover from Thanksgiving. From that I developed a chicken soup that was simple and easy. And thatâ€™s where I stayed. No potato, cream of broccoli

Kids Sports & Self Worth, Monitoring the Self-Talk

Kids Sports & Self Worth, Monitoring the Self-Talk. So Iâ€™ve been thinking about a conversation I had with my oldest son, N, yesterday and it keeps interrupting my thoughts as Iâ€™m going through my day today. Itâ€™s a conversation that I thought wouldnâ€™t happen at his age, 11. Itâ€™s topic,