Mardi Gras.

I totally forgot to hit publish on this post earlier this week. ha.

This was last weekend: Mardi Gras Weekend!

I drank, ate, walked in the mardi gras parade with Relay for Life, celebrated Anthony's uncles bday, and needed more sleep. =)

What a great time!

On my bucket list: To spend Mardi Gras in New Orleans! If i had fun celebrating it in California then I can only imagine of the crazy fun time I would have there! Next year? =)

On the agenda for this weekend:

-margaritas and a little pool with a few friends

-baby shower

-spending a night with my sister and friends! Girls night!

-watching the Oscars!

Anthony is in San Diego this weekend but i made him fill out an Oscar ballot before he left! It's a fun tradition that we do! =)

I hope everyone enjoys their weekends! xoxo

the crawl.

Santa Crawl 2011!

This is probably one of my new favorite traditions that come with December. You might remember this post from last year when we attended. It's an absolute awesome night. 

This year I decided to wear an Ugly Sweater because I found a pretty awful one at a yard sale. Also, I'm wearing black leggings with red tights over them.... just so you know I wasn't walking around with my butt out. =) If you live close to Reno, NV or even if you don't... I say you should try going sometime. It really is an awesome time. Plus Reno has the cheapest hotel rooms ever. 

Kim and I

My sister and I 

Getting ready shot! 

The Cups turned Green this year. Last year they were red! On the back of the cup you could fill it out with your name and check either Naughty, Nice, or Undecided. I marked undecided! =) I ended up being pretty nice that night though. 

 

Ran into a group of our guy friends that were all dressed up as Candy Canes. Great idea! 

The Girls of the Night! Brit, Heather, Kim, Kyla, and myself. 

I ended up not getting very many pictures once again. I wasn't carrying a purse. My sister was holding onto my camera in her purse and we got separated at one point and then she ended up ditching out a little bit earlier then everyone else.

Some highlights of the night:

-Starting really early at 5pm and going until 2am.

-Walking around with a huge group of us... around 15 people. (Not pictured.)

-Singing Jingle Bells while walking around outside and having lots of people join in. AWESOME!

-Hanging out underneath the famous Reno Arch and having people throw marshmallows all over the place. Having them get stuck to your shoes is another story....eww.

-Seeing some really creative costume ideas. It's not all about the santas! And planning a group costume idea for next year!

-Having an awesome late night snack at a restaurant called Hash House a go go. Yummy food. And that's not the alcohol talking!

-Having a nice little buzz the entire night and not waking up with the slights bit of a hangover. SCORE!


And that concludes Santa Crawl 2011. Can't wait for 2012! woot!

Sangria!

Last weekend my friend invited me over to her house to lay out in the sun and get some color. I decided it would be fun to bring over some Sangria. I love LOVE love sangria. It's the perfect summer drink.

Here's the recipe that I used:

-1 orange, sliced

-1 lime, sliced

-1 lemon, sliced

-1 bottle of Red Wine ( i used a 3 dollar bottle of Cabernet)

-1 cup of orange juice

-1 1/2 cup of Rum

-1/2 cup of sugar

Let the rum, sugar and sliced fruit jive in the refrigerator for an hour or two. Add the orange juice and wine before serving.

Simple. Delicious. Dangerous...... especially when it's just two girls sharing the whole pitcher.

What a fun way to spend the afternoon though! The boyfriend had to come pick me up later though... hehee.....

(Check out that view!! Scott's Flat lake in the background!! gorgeous!)

It's 5 o'clock somewhere...

What can I say....we had a lot of tropical beverages while in Costa Rica some alcoholic some not...but let's be honest, most were. I figured that since I was hiking, biking, and swimming all day that I could splurge. Here is some picture proof of the fun that was consumed. *the other couple in the photos was a couple we met in the bus station.. they are from Boston!*

Beer and Friends!

What: Brew Fest 2010

Where: Nevada County fairgrounds (the most beautiful fairgrounds in California!)

When: July 24th

Who: Anthony, Lacie, Ken, Alan, Veronica, and myself

Why:BEER is good and even better when it's unlimited and with good friends!

It was honestly one of the best days of the summer. There were about 25 different micro brewery's. I made my way through them all. :) there was music, food, sunshine, and attempts at cartwheels. My sister was our designated driver.

As you can tell this picture is the aftermath... we were walking to a pizza joint from my house. Haha! I'm so thankful for my friends, summer, and good times.

baking and drinking

Last Friday my sister came over for a little girl time!!

Cupcake making and Wine drinking!!

I made these Lemon cupcakes. They turned out pretty good a little dense but I probably over mixed it. You live and you learn.

Brit decided to make some mini cheesecake cupcakes. They were tasty as well. :)

The wine my sister brought over was really good! It's called Firefly Ridge and it's a 07 Cabernet Sauvignon ...Me likey!!

For some reason I didn't get any pictures of the final results... probably because it was way after midnight after we were done.. I was irritable, tired, and a little tipsy. Next time!! :)