Summertime

AHHHHHH

I am in a horrible mood today! I come home every night and have to park down the street (far down the street and walk home). My neighbors and I are the only people on the street that do not have a driveway. My husband and I work all day and when you come home the little things in life like....well... being home, make your day. My neighbors a family of 6 have one...one I repeat van, but they have family members a husband and wife that come over every day. The thing is that they both have a vehicle and they both park in front of my house EVERY DAY. Now the thing that irritates me (and it shouldn't....I try to let this go) is that like I said before we are the only two homes on the street without a driveway....SO PARK IN FRONT OF SOMEONE ELSES HOUSE THAT HAS A DRIVEWAY AND DOESN'T NEED THE STREET PARKING!!! Let the people without a driveway park in front of their home. These neighbors (and their family) do so many other mean things, but this one seems to bother me the most. I think it's the part where I have to help my husband carry drywall from down the road, or 10 bags of groceries on a 90 degree day. I need to be more patient, but today they stuck me the wrong way!

Ruby Red Martini Quest

Ok...so ever since I have been back from my summer trip to Denver I have been on a quest. The girls on my trip and I of course enjoyed the BEST martini I have ever had. Hands down. The problem is that my sister in law Cathy and I want to make them for the next big family get together and we don't know how to make them??? I know they had absolut grapefruit vodka in them and possibly cranberry juice (a tiny amount) for the color and an orange liquor (maybe)??? This link is the closest that I have found to the recipe, but it is too red looking and it needs to be more like an actual ruby red grapefruit color (not clear looking). http://absolutdrinks.com/drink_recipe_absolut_red_ruby_4505.html Someone reading this, please, I beg you please send me a recipe. I have googled it, I have looked in my husbands bartending books, but no such luck. I am at the point where I am about to call the restaurant we ate at and ask them to get the bartender on the phone! It was the perfect summer drink. Well, quest called off....I think I stumbled upon the recipe, after I put the link in my blog for the first one. Please check this link out (I haven't made the recipe to confirm this is what I was raving about), but if it is and you have the means to make it at home. I fully encourage it. Especially, when it's a hot summer day! End of rant. :-) http://absolutdrinks.com/drink_recipe_rubytini_5207.html

Tile mania

So today the hubby and I went to a tiling class (not like he is letting me help doing any of the work, but I went too). I am the clean up crew so he says. Anyways, we are ready to go on the next to final step of getting the bathroom done! The whole idea of being able to put muddy adhesive on the walls and then sticking things to it really seems fun to me....well maybe for now. Once, this is done we can do the new flooring and bring in the vanity, toilet and other bathroom accessories. We are both a little relieved that it is coming to a close.




My favorite brother is getting married two weeks from today(he and his fiance are in the middle of this picture, which was at our wedding). We are so excited for him, since he is marrying a wonderful person. We are both in the wedding, best man and matron of honor. So it has been a little hectic between alterations, fittings and house projects, but it is great to see it all come together.