Hi friends! I'm not gonna lie, as I look at pinterest, and friend's facebook pages, I am getting pretty jealous. It seems like fall is pretty near and things like pumpkin spiced lattes, football, and chilly weather are very close. This is the hardest season for me to live in a hot place because I …
drinks
homemade mint limeade
We have a TON of mint growing at our house currently and our friends have a lime tree and often send us home with more limes than we know what to do with. So, we drink limeade. Homemade Mint Limeade Ingredients: 6-8 limes (medium size) 2 large handfuls of mint 1/4-1/2 cup sugar (depending on …
blueberry rosemary sangria recipe
A few summer's ago, one of my dear friends, Erin, brought Rosemary Blueberry Sangria to a summer barbeque. Ever since then, every time I want to make sangria, I think about Erin's drink of fabulousness. Last weekend, I was in charge of red wine sangria for a baby shower and got ahold of the …
merry and bright christmas drinks
Hi friends! Its been awhile. We have been scrambling around here trying to get everything in order to come home for the holidays! We are coming to the US for Christmas (in fact, we are probably on our lo-ong flights home as you read this!) and I cannot wait to squeeze some necks and stroll around …
watermelon agua fresca: a farewell to summer
Here we are, inching closer to the end of summer. This is usually not a hard time for me (like it is for Kirst) because fall is my absolute favorite season. I once tried to convince Drew that we should have 4 jobs, in 4 locations around the world and live in a perpetual fall season. Instead, we …
sips etc. red-and-white blog launch party!
You know when you're having such a great time at a party that you don't want to leave (or if you're hosting, you don't want your guests to leave)? That's how I felt Saturday night. It was the perfect combo of low maintenance menu and decor, fabulous guests, having the chance to actually visit …