12.28.2012

Apple Cider Sangria

I made this sangria for my annual holiday party and it was a big hit! I'm always worried cocktails and sangria will have an overpowering alcohol flavor, but the apple cider really came through in this. Delicious!

Ingredients:

  • 2 bottles of pinot grigio
  • 
5 cups fresh apple cider

  • 2 cup club soda

  • 1 cup ginger brandy
  • 
6 honey crisp apples, chopped

  • 6 pears, chopped 

Directions:

  • Combine all ingredients together and stir, stir, stir. Refrigerate for an hour or so before serving. Makes approx 3 gallons. 

Inspired by (and picture) from How Sweet It Is

Content.

Chicken stock is making the house smell great. I'm still in my PJ's at 4:00pm. It's snowing outside. And the house is clean(er) than it has been in days.

#winterbreakisawesome

12.18.2012

Struggling.

Seeing Wicked at the Fox tomorrow and have a party at our office on Thursday... and all I can think of is how that's taking up evening time to cook/clean/wrap presents/decorate. Isn't that sad? All that is getting me through is the promise that Sunday will be filled with Christmas movies, coffee, present wrapping and naps on the couch. Just gotta get there. 

4 days til my annual holiday party (and 1st official party at the new house). 
6 days til Christmas Eve. 7 til Christmas Day. 

Too busy. Too stressed out. Too much to do. 

12.12.2012

DC Bound

Heading to spend the weekend in Washington, DC and Quantico with my family. My brother is graduating as a 2nd Lieutenant from Marines OCS on Friday morning and I couldn't be more proud.

Our agenda includes the Newseum, the Hobbit, manicures and a few(strictly-scheduled) visits to Quantico.

Here's to quality family time, not freezing my butt off and hopefully bumping into the cast of NCIS.

12.07.2012

Denim on Denim

Denim on denim, and red flats. Fall uniform making an appearance in December.

jeggings from Target. chambray shirt from Old Navy. red flats from Gap. 

12.05.2012

House Tour, Before

Even though we moved in October, we're still unpacking boxes, filling up closets and trying to figure out the best place to store cleaning supplies. These pictures are from moving day two months ago, but honestly, the place doesn't look too different now. 

What can I say. It's a work in progress. 
View of the front door from the hallway. Coat closet and stairs to the left, living room to the right. 
This is the living room, now complete with two couches and a TV. 
The (someday) dining room. Right now, it's still mostly boxes. 
I like to call this 'Joe's Kitchen'. The first room in the house that we unpacked, and probably the one we live in the most. 
The basement. Not as scary as it looks. 
Our forest, aka backyard. 
 The stairs and exposed brick wall are probably my favorite part of the house. 
 Master bedroom, which is a lot bigger than it looks. It also has an actual bed in it now. We aren't sleeping on a mattress. 
 The second bedroom / office / TV room / excercise room / linen closet / craft supplies storage etc.
A very large bathroom, with very little storage. And a clawfoot tub that I thought I would love and I actually despise. 
Our landing, aka awkward space. 

More (hopefully more impressive) photos to come.... Stay tuned. 

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