Weekend Recap: Double Dose

Hola amigos! Although I've been M.I.A on the blog front, the past two weekends have been jam-packed with fun, food, and wine so I'd thought I'd catch y'all up with a double dose of a weekend recap.

First up, Labor Day! Erik and I went to visit our family and friends in the Phoenix area and it was a blast! 

I started off by introducing everyone to my Oh My Guac! It's a Margarita! concoction.

 Yes, I know. Those are Italian flags in a marg. But sometimes ya gotta work with what ya have.

Then it was fantasy draft time!

 I'm really, really excited for this.

My sister, mom, & I. 

Everyone at the dinner table. 

My sister, Nana, & I. 

Gotta get some chip shots in.

Started the next day, the best way, with some banana pancakes.

And what else is there to do after stuffing yourself with banana pancakes but head to the pool...

...and wash them all down with a bowl of cherry-lime something...

...and more food. (#dietstartsnever)

This weekend was also nothing short of exciting, as my BFF came to Tucson for a surprise visit!!

So naturally, we went wine tasting. 

Sunday, Erik & I bought a grill. (And have grilled the 2 nights since. Obsessed.)

 Here I am supervising the grill's assembly. Kobe has the same idea.

Aaaaaaaand TA-DA! She's a beaut.

Yes, we moved her outside.

And to top my weekend off, my fantasy team won! So I had to celebrate a 'lil :)

Cheers to a great week ahead!!

4th of July Recap

Good 5th-of-July morning! I've seen a barrage of "who invented work on July 5th?!" statuses this morning & all I have to say is... should have been a teacher! ;)

We started the day yesterday with Patriotic Pancakes. And bacon. (because you can't have an American breakfast without bacon). Let me just say, I used to make pancakes by myself when I was 8 years old. Flash forward 16 years to yesterday morning and I was making pancakes on the struggle bus. I burned about 3 5. Made a huge mess. And had to start making blue pancakes because I lost too many red ones to burn city. After topping these bad boys with whipped cream & blueberries, I promised myself I would never do this again! But I was quickly reminded how good pancakes taste. And thought, "Okaaaaay. Maybe I can do this again." And channel my 8 year old pancake makin' badass.

After breakfast, we hung out & watched some of our morning programs (because we're 85 years old). One of these shows happened to be Rachael Ray. I had stocked our fridge with beer prior to the 4th, but Rachael was making sangria. Mr. Boyfriend suggests we make sangria too. UGGGGGGGHHH. Fine. Twist my arm. But since sangria is best if you let it sit for several hours (I ain't got time for that) we decided on blueberry mojitos. 

And to make it all the more festive, we threw some sparklers in 'em!