December 13, 2010

2010 - Day 344

Sara had asked me if I was interested in purchasing a living social deal in August. The one that we got was called Mixology and was at a place called Sanctuary T (www.santuartyt.com). It was an excellent experience. We got a great tea and appetizer to start and then made 5 drinks.

1. Shooter - Rum, Creme de Cacao, Mint
2. Hot Cocktail - Oolong, Ginger Syrup, Sake
3. Rocks - Tequila, Lemon Juice, Jasmine Infused Triple Sec
4. Martini - Spring Harvest Infused Gin, Grapes, Lemon, Sugar
5. Rocks - Jasmine Infused Vodka, Lime, Brown Sugar.

We learned how to muddle, infuse alcohol with loose tea, and generally how to drastically change the flavor of drinks by using tea. I highly recommend doing a living social deal and learning more about something you know little about.

December 12, 2010

2010 - Day 343

Happy Santa Lucia. It is a fun tradition that we have every year, where one of the girls wears candles on their head and passes out cookies. I think it is a really fun thing that we do and it makes for a hilarious picture. I do have a little bit of problem with the fact that there was wax dripping down her head, poor girl.

December 11, 2010

2010 - Day 342

Sara had a great holiday party with some delicious cookies and some great holiday cocoa and cider. I really like her apartment. It has three levels and is super cute. Akeli is showcasing the stairs in this picture.

December 10, 2010

2010 - Day 341

Jen and I had a good dinner at Cilantro tonight. Then she came over to pick the movies and books that she wanted from my collection. After that we had a quick drink and called it an early night. I liked this picture of Jen picking a song on the jukebox.

December 9, 2010

2010 - 340

Monday dinner on Thursday this week, it is really weekly dinner at this point. December is just too crazy to do something the same day every week. I didn't get a picture of our actual dinner, but I made a recipe that came on the back of a McCormick spice pack. It was easy and delicious and I would certainly recommend this.

December 8, 2010

2010 - Day 339

It was a great book club tonight. We read The Vaults which was a fantastic novel set in the 30s. We had a great discussion which actually happened twice cause Colin was in Cincinnati when we started. I love HiLife, the waitress referred to us as the ladies of literature, which I thought was pretty cute.

December 7, 2010

2010 - Day 338

I have these great thank you notes that my parents and grandparents have left when they visited. I found that I had two more, one from Mom and one from Brenda from this weekend. Cute, I love the heart post-its.