Can anyone say "Blog Hangover"? That was some party-some folks are still kickin' it, but I have found that with my age comes a little wisdom and know when to call it a night. NOT!
This Blog party was fantastic! I am so glad that I came across the 5 Minutes for Mom site and signed up to meet and greet new blog friends....and there were A LOT! Over 2300 blogs came to the festivities-I wish I could have visited all of them. Thank goodness the links will be available to go back and click through and revisit. I enjoyed reading all the blogs I visited and I wanted to share with you some of my favorite new sites: They are witty, fun and I think you will enjoy reading them as well:
1. Coffee Lovin Mom: Ok..."You had me at hello"...Amy is from Chicago (One of my ultimate FAVORITE cities) and as her title suggests, loves her coffee as much as yours truly! She has even dedicated her blog header to her "Saturday Shorts" errr, coffee pants. She is extremely funny and a very talented writer. Go visit her-you will love her too!
2. Musings of a Manic Mama: Get ready to laugh! Alisha is from Texas with an obsessive family dream of moving her homestead to Alaska! Quite a contrast! Her blog draws you in right away and you feel that you are along for the ride as she spins her quick wit around her adventures. From catching a fish to glamour shots channeling Evel Knievel, I find myself going back again and again!
3. The Queen of My House: Misty or "House Queen" has such a lovely blog! I found myself looking forward to scrolling through her blog to read her sidebar items called "I'm Thinking" to see what we had in common. Twighlight fan? Check. Vera Bradley fan? Check. (She is having a fabulous VB bag giveaway this month!) Photography? Check. Also a very funny writer!
There were so many blogs that I visited that I found it hard to name just three! I am so glad that I met these ladies through this blog party and I look forward to meeting more new friends!
Being that this is an "after-party", I felt I should toast the last day with friends and a cocktail. I am not one to have "foo-foo" drinks, but last night I became a believer...at least to this particuar recipe! Uhm, this is why this post is showing up this morning rather than yesterday as I planned!
These martinis were pure evil...but so delicious! I said to my friend.."Ok, we'll try them, but just so you know, I have wine chilling in the fridge for back-up". Two drinks later, we were brainstorming on how to decorate these for Fourth of July and her Christmas dessert party...all the while trying to plan a trip to Vegas.
Here is the recipe for you:
Snowball Martini
serves 4-6
3/4 cup half-and-half or light cream
1/2 cup coconut-flavored rum
1/4 cup vanilla vodka or vodka
1/4 cup cream of coconut
ice cubes
In a pitcher, stir together the half-and-half, coconut rum, vanilla vodka and cream of coconut. Place ice cubes in martini shaker. Add coconut mixture. Cover and shake. Divide among prepared martini glasses.
As I said, pure evil; heh, heh, heh.
This really has made my day so much brighter!!! Thank you so much!!! Really glad to have found one another!!!
ReplyDeleteWOW! I never thought I would get a mention - thanks so much! I will be back to visit often, we do have things in common! I am working on a blogroll and you will definitely be on it! I also tweet posts I think people will like - loved your dustbunnies!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy a good cocktail recipe that serves four to six when there are only two people imbibing.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoy dust bunnies and pink elephants floating around the room.
I am too hungover myself to do a post party wrap-up. It was fun though and I can't wait to compare notes on whose blogs we visited that were common and which ones we decided to follow because of it. One of my favorites was http://walkamile-beth.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI think it was because she is a teacher and has similar interests, and she is from MN (which to tell you the truth I have fallen in love with despite it being sub-zero every time I visit.
Queen- You are so welcome! Love your blog-
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Coffee- yours too! With all the links on UBP, I thought that I would just cut through the red tape and let you know how much I enjoyed reading and that I will be by often!
David- These were killer-a must have. No elephants, but rest assured, the bunnies will be back- they do tend to multiply...
Lisa-
It was fun! I can't wait to compare..I will check that site out for sure.
Awww thanks for the love! I've never made martinis. That sounds interesting...
ReplyDeleteI have an award for you on my blog. ;) Here's the link...
ReplyDeletehttp://musingsofamanicmama.blogspot.com/2010/04/shock-and-awww.html