Tomorrow is Mardi Gras!!...well kinda

Tomorrow is Thirsty Thursday!! The theme this month is Mardi Gras!! I'm super excited there are sooooo many cute things out there that I have already found! I even have an outfit for you to wear!! Don't forget it doesn't have to be a drink!! It can be party decorations, recipes, nail ideas, song lists....anything that can go with a Mardi Gras partay!!

Sorry I've been a little MIA this week. I decided to consult with the principal about taking over our school website because the person they had in charge of it knows very little about computers. (I love her to death but I literally had to teach her how to add a folder to her desktop yesterday. hahaha.) So what used to happen was, I had to go teach her, which usually took about 30-40 minutes, when I could literally do it myself in about 5. So, I ended up having to spend more time to teach and I was really just doing it myself, anyway.

What I didn't realize, however, is that I wouldn't be able to just take over the website that was already in use. The guy who had started it had it set up with a bunch of the other sites for our county. So, apparently, I have to create a whole new one....from scratch...but ultimately it's going to be much easier for me to just handle the website anyway rather than someone at a completely different school who has no idea what goes on at our place.

So, needless to say, that has been soooo time consuming. But, my website is clearly going to look 10000000% better. If I do say so myself.....at least in my opinion. Not that the other was bad at all...just a little confusing and very colorful!!

Anyway, I don't see it getting any better any time soon, plus I'm having writers block like a bitch....but hopefully I can overcome all that and I'll be back soon!!

5 on Friday!!!

So this is the first time ever that I have done 5 on Friday but I always see everyone doing it and wanted to join in!!

1. My bestie heads out on deployment again tomorrow. I called her last night to wish her well and she sounded really sad. She and her boy toy started dating about a year ago and she has to leave him behind. He actually just got out of the Navy or else he would have been on the ship with her. She'll hopefully be back in October and I'm pretty sure (definitely sure) he'll put a ring on it. Yay!! So happy she found a nice guy.

2. It didn't snow this week!!! I'm sooooooo over the snow and cold I can't even tell you. Well...I know I have told you like 4907498064 times lately but...you get it. They had called for a ton of snow for us over this last week but fortunately nothing hit where I live.

3. The whole family is home this weekend for my mom's birthday. We're going to do a little get together tomorrow night at her house and bring food and cake and presents. Hopefully we'll go out a little and do some celebrations afterwards. It's always hard, though because Mom won't come and it's her birthday so we end up all leaving her. Maybe we'll stay in this year.

4. I failed at working out this week. I didn't do one thing. Not even in the least. Unless you call walking to the refrigerator and the movement of eating working out. Oh well...maybe next week.

5. 2nd grade is on a field trip today which means I get an extra planning period!! Simple pleasures, simple pleasures. lol. Maybe I'll get some blogging done so I can stop being such a slacker!!

Halloween Dranks!! Yeah!!

It's Thursday!!! Yay!!

But no cohost this week....boo...email me if you want to cohost.

I know many of you are probably either throwing or going to awesome Halloween parties this weekend so what better day to post Halloween cocktail than Thirsty Thursday?!?!

Last week I posted The Dragon's Lair so be sure to check that one out too. I also gave a quick tip for awesome Halloween cocktails. Make sure you add tapioca pearls to your drink because it gives it this creepy look. If you want, soak them for a while before so they puff up. Even nastier!!

So here are a few I found online. I couldn't make all of these, that would make me an alcoholic. As if I wasn't already. So I just figured I would post them for you. 

Bleeding Heart Martini

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INGREDIENTS:

2 ounces dry vermouth

8 ounces premium gin

Ice cubes

4 pickled baby beets, each placed on a cocktail skewer

DIRECTIONS:

Chill 4 martini glasses in the freezer or fill with ice water and let sit until frosty, about 5 minutes (pour out water). Add the vermouth, dividing evenly; swirl to coat the glasses, then pour out. Add gin to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until chilled; divide among chilled glasses. Garnish each with a skewered pickled baby beet, and serve immediately.

Brain Hemorrhage Shot

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INGREDIENTS:

1 oz peach schnapps

1 tsp Bailey's Irish Cream

2 drops Grenadine

DIRECTIONS:

Pour the Peach Schnapps into a large shot glass. Slowly add the Bailey’s and top with the grenadine.

And last but not least....

Candy Corn Infused Vodka

(yep, you read that 'ish right!!)

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INGREDIENTS:

1/4 cup candy corn

vodka

DIRECTIONS:

roughly chop candy corn. Put in small mason jar and add vodka. (change measurements accordingly) Set jar in dark place for at least a week. Filter vodka before serving. 

So go make these dranks...dress your ash up...and get your treatin' on!!

And don't forget to link up!! The giveaway is only one more day and you get 10 extra points for linking up!!

1. Follow Hopelessly Ever After via GFC or Bloglovin'.
2. Grab a button from below or my sidebar and put it in your post.
3. Write about your favorite alcoholic beverage.
4. Come back here and link up!!!
5. Get some new recipes or drink ideas for the weekend and make a new friend!! 6. Send a tweet with #ThirstyThursday and include @leggs532 so I can see it!!

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Halloween Bash!!

In case you can't tell, Halloween is my favorite holiday!! I've have so much fun this year finding and coming up with recipes for my Halloween bashes. So, thanks to Sarah and Helene's Halloween Bash, I've compiled all the Halloween recipes in one place just for you!!!

Brain Dip

Pumpkin Puke

Hairy Spiders

Mummy Toes

Devil's Eyeballs

The Dragon's Lair

I hope you enjoy!! Be sure to post pics if you make any of these and tag me so I can see it!!

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Now it's your turn. Head on over and check out what Sarah and Helene have for you!! Then, write your Halloween post and link it up!! 

Oh!! And don't forget about Thirsty Thursday tomorrow!! I'm going to have more Halloween dranks for you!!

It's Thirsty Thursday!!

YUM YUM IN MY TUM TUM!! It's Thirsty Thursday!!!

This week it is my privilege to introduce you to my cohost Jessica!! Jessica blogs over at Blissfully Miller. Please do me and yourself a favor and head over there to check out her food stuffs. She does a linkup called Taste of Tuesday. And all I can say is YUM!! (Excuse me while I wipe the drool from my mouth.) You've got to check out her house, too!! You may not know but I love me some DIY and she has done some super simple but beautiful accents to her home. Go stop by and check her out!! Oh and...she's a wine dranker, too. :))))


Well, the weather is getting cooler!! It's so funny. When it's winter I'm a bitch because I want it to be summer. But, when it's summer, I'm a bitch because it's too hot. haha. My poor husband. Not really...
Truthfully, my favorite weather is that time between September and November. I looooove October. You still have those warm days, but you can break out the cute cardigans for the evening. It's awesome weather for camping!! You have warm days where you can still sit outside and not freeze, but you get to light that firepit and cuddle with your snugglebug boy toy in the tent. My favorite. P.S. We better freakin go this year!!
I'm not just rambling...I promise. I have a point here...
Another reason I love the fall is because.... FREAKIN AWESOME BEERS!!!
I love pumpkin beer, so I love to try new kinds of pumpkin beer. In the past I've gone to the good ole' goto Sams Octoberfest. I truthfully thought I would never find anything better. Until Mike brought home this...
SHIPYARD PUMPKINHEAD

OH MY GOODNEEESS!!! (Say it like Sheneneh from Martin)

This beer is delish!! It's lighter than most pumpkin beers. The thing I disliked most about Sam's Octoberfest is that it hits you in your throat. You can't drink a lot of them because they are heavy.

Not Pumpkinhead. Sooo good. And the best part...the CINNAMON!! You can actually taste straight cinnamon!! And you best believe you can drank these alllllll niiiiggghhhttt looooonnnnggg!!

It might have happened last night. :)

So go get you some!! Pumpkinhead that is. *wink, wink* 

Now go lank that drank!!
And don't forget!! I need cohosts so if your summer is winding down and you have some free time. Let me know. I try to make it super easy!!

1. Follow Hopelessly Ever After and Blissfully Miller via GFC or Bloglovin'.
2. Grab a button from below or Kristin's sidebar and put it in your post.
3. Write about your favorite alcoholic beverage.
4. Come back here and link up!!!
5. Get some new recipes or drink ideas for the weekend and make a new friend!! NEW UNOFFICIAL RULE!! 6. Send a tweet with #ThirstyThursday and include @leggs532 and @JessicaSelie so we can see it!!

Anyone interested in co-hosting (it’s free) email Kristin at: hopelessly_ever_after@yahoo.com

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It's Thirsty Thursday...Lord I need a drank!!

CHEERS!! IT'S THIRSTY THURSDAY!!

My cohost this week is Ida. She's a Miami chick that blogs over at Second Chances Girl. She and her boy toy have the cutest little guy and step siblings. You've got to go check out their pics. She's also got a few recipes and printables on the blog as well. Freebies are always a plus!! So go check out her post for today and see what she's been drankin!!






So I'm taking a page from Chelsee's book and offering a little incentive for my linkers. I'm so excited to have you guys link up and I'd like to acknowledge all those bloggers who are here every week. :) So...anyone who links up for Thirsty Thursday for the entire month of August will get a free "Sip" ad space on my blog.

The guy who owns the liquor store we go to has been suggesting this Sorbet Smirnoff for months. He, of course, knows were vodka fans and said this is some of the best he's ever had. Soooo....we had to try it. And the best part is that this stuff is "lite"!! So it's guilt free!!

I did a little research online to find some mixers to go along with it. Finally, I found something I thought would taste delicious and then...naturally...I changed it!! 

The Black Mamba

INGREDIENTS:

2 parts Smirnoff Raspberry Pomegranate Sorbet Lite

3 parts Ginger Ale

3 Parts Cranberry Blackberry V8 V-Fusion

Mix together juice and vodka in a shaker. Add ginger ale. Enjoy!!

I do suggest, however, that you just stick to regular cranberry juice. The cranberry blackberry was on sale, so we bought that. But...the blackberry was a little more overpowering than I like. 

1. Follow Hopelessly Ever After and Second Chances Girl via GFC or Bloglovin'.
2. Grab a button from below or my sidebar and put it in your post.
3. Write about your favorite alcoholic beverage.
4. Come back here and link up!!!
5. Get some new recipes or drink ideas for the weekend and make a new friend!! NEW UNOFFICIAL RULE!! 6. Send a tweet with #ThirstyThursday and include @leggs532 and @scggirl so we can see it!!

Anyone interested in co-hosting (it’s free) email me at: hopelessly_ever_after@yahoo.com

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Fan Friday through Happies and Crappies

It's Fan Friday AND Happies and Crappies!!! So...what better way than to combine them!!

So today, I bring you to....

MY SPORTS HAPPIES AND CRAPPIES!!

Happies!!

1. The Baltimore Ravens. Just thinking about them makes me all giddy and what not.

2. I only have 2 words. Chris Davis. You're welcome.

3. You can drink, or create a drinking game, to just about any sport ever. (see: Venus Trapped in Mars)

4. Not only do you get to stare at hot men in football pants, but you get to stare at hot women in cheerleading uniforms. :) (Unless you're in Shittsburgh) Sorry Squeelers fans. Not really.

5. Tailgating....enough said.

6. Purple Friday!!

7. Summer nights at one of the best ballparks in the nation. #CamdenYards

8. Carne Cabeza.

9. Captain Defense.

Crappies :(

1. Football season is not year round. Boo!!

2. Beers at games are WAY too expensive. It's awfully hard to keep up this reputation when I have to limit myself to 2 beers. 

3. It's the All-Star break which means I can't even watch baseball.

4. It's so Got Damn hot during baseball season.

5. Ticket prices are so freakin expensive!!

6.We only get the opportunity to spank the Squeelers twice a season...since they can't seem to make the playoffs anymore. :) And one of those games we have to stare at this getup all night long...

Disclaimer: Dear Steelers fans...don't get your panties in a tangle. It's just jokes. :)

My photographer was AMAZEBALLS!! (DC, MD, VA)

First off, don't forget about Thirsty Thursday tomorrow!! I would love to get some new linkers so spread the word!! And I promise I'll be better about recognizing all of you, too!! I've been such a slacker!! Anyone interested in cohosting email me at hopelessly_ever_after@yahoo.com.

OK, now back to Wedding Wednesday!! I know, I know...I'm already married, but I just have to recognize the photographers from my wedding.

I knew the one thing I was willing to really spend money on was my photographer. No, not my dress. That's something I knew I would only wear once. But, my photographer would be the person to capture those memories for the rest of our lives.

Mike and I did a lot of research and we finally ended up picking Paired Images. Jess and Jess that's right two Jess's :) were AWESOME!! They are both so easy going and amazing and their photos are incredible! And truthfully, they were super affordable!! We wanted to get a sense of their style with us so, as usual, we had our engagement shoot with them.

It was the coldest day of the whole winter. I have no idea how the four of us made it through for almost two hours. There was snow and ice everywhere!!

Not to mention we were right on the water. We had our pics done in Annapolis, right downtown.

But they were both troopers and we treaded through the snow to get some amazing shots!!

You can see their blog post about us and more awesome shots here!!

So naturally, we kept them on for our wedding. And they certainly did not dissappoint!! 

And this time, it certainly was not cold. In fact...it might have been one of the hottest days of the summer. :)

It's so important to have someone who you can count on to capture those memories.

Of course you remember parts of your wedding day...but visual reminders are always helpful.

So if anyone in the DCish area is in need of a photographer...please check out Jess and Jess. They are AMAZING!!!

And if you haven't had enough of us yet...visit their blog page about our wedding!!

Or go see them on Facebook!!

Disclaimer: All these opinions are my own and I have not been compensated in any way for this. Other than being a super happy client!!

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