New Job Eve

What a good day.  Got the kids all chore charted up.  Made some homemade chocolate chip cookies, and some hello good chicken, steak and veggie quesadillas.  Tidied the whole house and got all the laundry put away.  I even got to go to Target alone, thanks to my mom and dad!   And to top it all off, Joe came home early.  This was a good day.

I went for a nice red this evening.  This one was somewhere in the 10 dollar range.  I thought I would try to see what Washington had to offer in the red department.  Enter Horse Heaven Hills 2008 Merlot.   But I gotta tell ya, this one hits more like a Shiraz.  Velvety is the perfect adjective (and of course on the back of the bottle).  You can taste a little spice and a little blackberry with an allover clean finish.  It's definitely interesting, almost like I still haven't decided whether or not I like it.  It's like someone said put some pepper on a blackberry and then stick it in the freezer, hmm that tastes kinda good, let's make some wine just like it.  2 1/2 corks up on this one, but I may change my mind.

Cheers

Bookworm Hiatus

I am sad to say that I must take a break from reading in the first half of 2012.  At least the good kind of reading.  I am officially entering the land of Series 7.  But rest assured that I will not be turning my back on the glorious world of wine.  Seriously, is that even an option? I'll probably try and get on and share that boring nonsense as well.  But alas, Passing the 7 has become a work necessity.  One that I have dreaded for years past.  It's time.

But I did want to share my musings on a recent white I found.  This would be at the same local liquor shop that is ordering my beloved Kung Fu Girl.  This particular Riesling is of the New Zealand persuasion and in my opinion every bit as good as some of the best Washington State has to offer.  It's fruity but not sweet.  Tart but not dry.  Everything I like in a white.  I would give this one 3 corks up for sure.   Skyleaf Riesling, Waipara Valley, New Zealand.  Good stuff.

New Year Adventures

So I've decided on some things that are going to happen in 2012.  Some small and some big.  2012 is the year that I will truly live and let live.  My life is the only life that I can control and thus it is in my hands to make it what I want it to be.  I'm not letting the little things get to me.  Frankly, I'm not letting the big things get to me either.  I will not be terrorized and I will be the leader of my own destiny.  Dammit.  You only live once and I'm here to live it!

Things are already going rather well for me in 2012.  I start the new jobbo in Tampa this week.  HUGE!  That gives me one whole hour of extra time in the evenings.  And I have every intention of using every minute of it.  Things are looking up for Joe too, but more on that later. So without further ado, here are the missions for the year:

Mission #1: Learn to knit.  I fell the need to be productive...  What?

Mission #2:  Start an urban garden.  This one requires a little finesse in the convincing Joe department.  Once that is done, I am golden.  And I have every intention on breaking some sort of child labor laws whilst putting my children to work.

These are good plans!  Positivity goes a helluva long way!

oh, and p.s. I got my local liquor store to order in some Charles Smith! Who doesn;t love something to look forward to?!