Sweet Tea Vodka

Sounds gross, right? Actually, it's fabulous! Here's a fun little story...

So back in February when we were in Charleston for a girls weekend we decided we would venture out to find a winery we had read about. It turned out to be quite the boondoggle and much farther away than we thought. We ended up on Wadmalaw Island and we were definitely in the sticks. We finally found the winery that we had been looking for, Irvin House, and it was actually really cute. Not quite like the wineries in Napa but it definitely had its charm.

These are the bathrooms at the Winery and yes we used them :)

The girls on the trip, my Grandmother, Mom, myself, Aunt Debbie and my cousin Katie. If you look closely you can see all the Firefly vodka bottles on the top shelf.

So while we were at the winery they kept talking about this Firefly Vodka that they produced at the winery and at the time we were much more interested in the wine and not the vodka. Who would drink sweet tea vodka, right??

Well since that trip I kept hearing about this vodka and it still didn't quite appeal to me. So last weekend while we were in Kentucky Robyn and Chris actually had a bottle of this at their house! I didn't believe people actually bought this stuff. So I of course had to try some and let me tell you, it's GREAT! I don't even like sweet tea and I couldn't believe how good it was. I mixed it with a splash of water and it was perfect. I was envisioning sitting out by the pool this summer with a glass, err bottle, of this.


I hear that they sell this in Houston so we're definitely going to be hitting up Specs to pick up a bottle :)

To clean, or not to clean?

That is the question. Well the answer is clear - not to clean! I feel like Ryan and I have barely been home lately and our house is a mess. I won't go into details but trust me, it could use a good scrub. However, it's Thursday night and Ryan and I are both home with nothing to do. So we must live on with the Thursday tradition of pizza and wine and plant ourselves on the couch!

Sorry house, you're going to have to wait until tomorrow (err Saturday or Sunday)....

Kentucky Trip

I can't believe it's already Tuesday evening! Ryan and I arrived back home from Kentucky late Sunday night and this is the first time we've had a chance to sit down and relax. I'll keep this post brief but I will say that Ryan and I had a fabulous weekend with Ryan's sister and her family and we LOVED Lexington! In fact, Ryan has decided his new dream is to own a horse farm and train a horse to ride in the Kentucky Derby :)

Unfortunately, I did not take as many pictures as I would of liked but I did get one of Ryan and I dressed up for the horse races. It was a beautiful day and we had a blast! I think Ryan and I are officially hooked and plan on visiting at least every April for these races. I hope they don't mind the company....

We truly had a good time visiting with them and can't wait to go back!

New Look!

I'm so excited that my blog finally has a new look! Marina over at Penny Lane Designs did a fabulous job coming up with this header and I love the design and the vibrant colors. I've actually known Marina since High School and she has always been so creative. I've loved all the designs she has come up with for other girls and I knew she would be perfect to give my blog a much needed face-lift.

Thanks again Marina!

A Day at the Races...

Ryan and I are headed to Kentucky this upcoming weekend to spend time with Ryan's sister and her family. They have the cutest two kids and we couldn't be more excited to spend Easter with them!

They've only been in Kentucky since last Fall and we are looking forward to seeing the countryside, drinking some bourbon and spending a day at the races. This is our first time to see live horse races so of course we have to dress in our best.

Ryan picked up a new sport coat, slacks and a preppy tie while I picked up this fabulous dress while I was in Charleston, SC. It looks like it is going to be cold (think 40's) but I think once I have a few Mint Juleps in me I'll be fine :)

Pictures at the Park

I've been attending a photography class the past few Wednesday evenings and this last week they gave us an assignment. We must take 5 pictures on the manual setting with our SLR cameras using different apertures and shutter speeds. I had one week to complete this assignment and I thought surely this couldn't be too hard. Well turns out, taking pictures on the manual setting is much more complicated than I thought.

Ryan was a trooper with me this weekend as we tried different locations so I could capture that perfect shot. We ended up this afternoon at Memorial Park where I think I managed to complete at least half of my assignment. I won't share all the pictures as I'm not even sure I used the right settings but I will share with you a few fun pics from this afternoon. We started with a jog around the park and then tossed the ball to Bennett while I tried to capture a few shots. Enjoy!

I used a fast shutter speed to make Bennett appear frozen while running.

Bennett clearly can't keep his eyes off the ball :)

Haha - I can never get a good pic with Benny.

Taking a much needed water break.

Happy dog. Just ran 3 miles and played fetch at the park. It doesn't get much better than this.

Oh and a few of these were consumed after our fun afternoon...

Have a good week!