Why is it that every blog of mine begins with an apology? I'm going to break from tradition and not apologize for the fact that I haven't blogged in a while. I'm a busy woman. It is, in fact, 8:30 am on Sunday morning and I am at work. Does a woman with all the free time in the world to blog go to work on Sunday morning? NO!! So, be happy with what you get! Love you guys :).
I begin today's post with some lovely photos from Audrey's birthday party/girls night/Mary Kay party. Although I didn't photograph all of the food, let me share with you some of the goodies we enjoyed (ie inhaled). Cream cheese/hot sausage rotel, guacamole, salsa, spicy pistachios, olives, cream cheese with pepper relish, and carrots with ranch (boring and way to healthy..what was i thinking?). And to drink...vodka and apple cider (a French concoction and very yummy), Milagro Margaritas (yes please), Cosmopolitans (a girls night regular), and, last but not least, Makers Mark and sprite (is there anything better really Corinne?). Yes, we actually had a different drink for almost every girl there. And I do believe we all tried just about all of them. Thankfully, majority of the party attendees live in my neighborhood. The other two, well, they were relatively tame. And for dessert...Corinne bestowed upon us individual chocolate cakes with chocolate drizzled over them and topped with homemade whipped cream. Heavenly!
Besides eating and drinking, we also were treated to several Mary Kay spa treatments. The pictures below are during our lip exfoliation treatment- hence the white lips. Sure had fun with you gals!
On to another topic that has me extremely frustrated. Some of you may recall one of my first blogs about cooking with deer meat and what an aversion I had to it. Well, no longer. Since Fall has begun to make an appearance, so have the deer. In one night, they took my beautiful, full, on the verge of blooming again roses, and stripped them bare. See below...
I'm not sure if you can tell from above, but those evil deer left me one lousy bloom, which really makes it that much worse. See below.
Spiteful deer. You are now off the protected species list in my kitchen. Daniel has been trying all sorts of 'home remedies' for getting rid of deer. 1. clean out my hair brushes and spread my hair around the yard 2. moved his large (read obnoxiously loud) wind chimes closer to my plants 3. 'marking his territory' whenever possible 4. stands guard with a b b gun at night. We could easily solve the deer problem if we get Bailey trained on her invisible fence outside, but then we would have to deal with the digging in the flower beds. Does my landscaping stand a chance against either of such odds?
I was going to show you some of the flowers and things doing wonderfully in the yard (at least until the deer come back for their second course), but I've decided instead to close with an amazing cooking tip. I am sacrificing any attempts at pride I may have had by showing you this picture. But I whole heartedly swear by wearing swim goggles when chopping pungent onions. Daniel taught me this trick and gets much joy out of how ridiculous I look. Regardless, it's a wonderful trick and these goggles now have a place in my utensil drawer in the kitchen. I hope you all have a wonderful week and if you need to reach me, I'll be at work 24/7 this week. Woo Hoo!
