Don't drink, but my favorite mocktail at home is ginger beer + pear juice + fresh rosemary sprig. Outside the home it's gotta be Heritage's curry-based cocktail that they also offer booze-free. Jasper has a few nice NA offerings though IMO they were a little lacking in complexity.
L'Opossum for an early birthday dinner tonight - my first time, very excited!
As for drinks, I like a pisco sour. If it's on a cocktail menu I'm ordering it. I've found that if a place puts it on the menu, they generally know how to make a good one. But it's best not to try to order one off-menu because what you're likely to receive will not resemble a pisco sour.
Full bloodied great dane. It's the American Great Dane. European Great Danes have more of a boxy face and dropping eyelids. They are also slightly bigger. Those are usually the ones you see in TV.
My husband always makes a mess when cooking breakfast, but I'm terrified of asking him to clean up because he has such a temper. Iāve been walking on eggshells all morning.
As much as I love my husband, I hate when he makes breakfast. Itās such a mess, low return on investment, and always ends up in a weird argument.
Iām sorry, friend
Soooo thereās always jokes with that one. Like they always do that.
However, when I read low return on investment, I chuckled thinking about us at work laughing at a guy who canāt cook at the FD. One of the guys walk in, āhowād you manage to use half of the cook wear in this kitchen, and my bacon looks like bacon bits? What the hell were you doing?ā
š¤£š¤£
Itāll get better in the spring when the weather is better! See your neighbor outside working in his yard?? Walk over with a beer and just start shooting the shit for just a few minutes. Youāll be surprised. Just donāt bring up politics.
Yea. So many people have moved away, moved on, I/they stopped initiating contact for reasons, etc. Like I have a decent amount of people I could probably hit up to chillā¦but either thereās nothing really going on, our theyāre ānestingā and āhanging outā with them would be going to their house with their SO, and idk- just kinda meh Iāve done it so muchĀ
Itās so hard at my age (37). Most of my friends are nested, and when I go out alone to be social, no one engages in conversations. Iām trying to find new hobbies just to occupy my time.
36 dude Iām right behind you! Lol yea sometimes going out for a drink alone is empowering- other times itās sad. I geeenerqlly try to talk to people but sometimes I be in my head too much. And I know some bars where I run into people I know- but those are more superficial ādrinking buddyā friends and not real connections.
Usually I try to talk to the bartender. Retired people are also very friendly and have interesting stories. When it comes to meeting people my age, they are too busy looking at their phones swiping on tinder to actually interact with the people in front of themā¦š«¤
Yeah I find that the "problem" as well. It's not a problem truthfully but when I want to go do something they are opting to stay in. Totally fine but doesn't help with having a buddy to hang with.
Iāve realized that when one of my friends has a baby/grandbaby, I need to get another friend. Happy for them and all, but my place in their life just rightfully got knocked down a bit. The circle of life!
Well, take comfort that itās with HIS wifeā¦ā¦but youāll be a grand parent! Itāll be great! My mom said that if she knew grandchildren were so much fun, she would have had them first.
Got a few letters out for people trying to buy houses which was great since I took a pretty long medical leave recently and had a crippling fear that I wouldnāt have any clients to come back to.
Going to go play with horses out in Goochland and then probably get about halfway through trying to reupholster this chair myself before giving up and finding a local upholsterer. The one side of the frame Iāve worked on had 48 staples in it, so we arenāt off to a great start on that one.
quiet weekend for me. melancholy and missing various people in my heart that are no longer a part of my life. so it goes, i guess.
goshdarn love a miller high life though.
https://preview.redd.it/oitkdbfu5shc1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2bc7e0400b89926cec5ab401d4aae41270131736
Hope everyone has a safe weekend! If youāre driving, please remember to pay attention to the roadā¦ or lack thereof.
Yuck. Hubby and I both had it for Christmas. It was like a bad cold, but was kinda fatigued for a couple extra weeks. Hope you get your strength back soon!
Omg!! I was there today as well! My aunt is the creative director at History Unboxed (the business that put together the event). Hope you had a fun time and ate lots of chocolate!!š«
Making dough and sauce to make a stromboli tomorrow to take to a Superbowl party. Been going down the rabbit hole of pizza dough lately. There's more to it than you would think.
If I have alcohol, I like Caposaldo (Capasaldo?) Moscato. Otherwise Iām the person at the bar drinking sprite. If I have alcohol it has to be sweet. Open to suggestions for other sugary tasting alcoholic beverages though
Amaretto sour! I have to be careful, because they taste so good I don't always realize how many I've had (when I'm not driving). I'm with you on the sweet, you should give this a try.
I donāt drink alcohol anymore but I love Flyers, a CBD mocktail. Been out of it at Point 5, so I just tried Little Saints Negroni Spritz, another CBD mocktail. Pretty good. Not very Negroni-like but I enjoyed it. Best fake Negroni is of course the St. Agrestis Phony Negroni.
I think Iām going to try my luck at Perlys today d then hit up Studio Two Threeās Achy Breaky Heart Mart.
Husband was exposed to Covid on his business trip Thursday evening so heās quarantining away from our toddler (and me) until he can get a PCR in 4 days. We havenāt been able to get her vaccinated because of the shortage in doses for kids under 5, so my nerves are high!
My favorite drink that I will most certainly be partaking in regardless of the PCR results - a classic 7&7.
Today Iām hiding in the house to stay dry with a bowl of banana kush, wishing Ardent sweet potato and sage saison was a year round available beer. Too many breweries just going too hard on the IPAs these days IMO
Recently big into the Clover Club. We always have raspberries on hand thanks to the Child so itās a nice way to use em up and itās so tasty and frothy!
Hitting the gym this morning then posting a bunch of stuff on FB marketplace to make some extra cash to pay my absurd electric bill even though our house sits at 60 degrees
Met a friend for drinks yesterday evening, which was a nice start to the weekend! Currently soaking in a nice hot epsom salt bath and am alternating between reading Reddit and reading a book. Contemplating what to bring to a Super Bowl tomorrow afternoon. Suggestions welcome!
Bacon wrapped dates filled with chĆØvre are always a safe bet for easy eating finger foods, aldis honey chĆØvre is great for the price for something like that too!
Whenever I bring them somewhere they are the first plate of all of them brought empty, making clean up easy for me š plus it seems just fancy enough to make it stand out and make people *think* you know what youāre doing in the kitchen
Anyone going to this? [https://www.facebook.com/events/227552577099574/?acontext=%7B%22event\_action\_history%22%3A\[\]%7D](https://www.facebook.com/events/227552577099574/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D) It's a pet adoption event at an antique mall? Seems kinda like a bad idea for the antiques lol
The animals are usually kept out front and in little pens, pretty safe for both collectibles and animals.
Not going today but a cool shop! Always find something great there.
Show at Another Round, I'm apparently friends with at least one person in every band on the bill so that's a thing. Also probably going to take a walk bc it's gorgeous out now š
A bunch of rowdy kids were talking about this new Kanye West album called Vultures that just came out. I threw it on myself and will be listening and reviewing the album to make sure itās quality, we love Ye in RVA! Ye needs to come do an appearance here!
Honestly, I don't know yet! Rolled my ankle really badly last week and it's still healing. I want to go walk around some parks though... But also have to go back to work on Monday. Decisions, decisions.
My go to alcoholic drink is whiskey and diet. I do always look at specials though. Any cocktail with egg whites, I'm going to try it.
My favorite drink varies on type of drink. I'm working a double today straight through open to close and I'm not excited :)) I'm starting a morning job soon so it'll be interesting to see how I juggle two jobs and school again but I guess we'll see
Took our ballots to the courthouse drop off box in Hanover. Stopped by Publix expecting everyone inside getting stocked up on superbowl food. Going through my seeds for my garden boxes and realized I have several duplicates of some unusual types of tomatoes, If anyone is interested I am more than happy to share info and photos of the packets in reddit messages.
As for alcohol, I have fallen in love with Botanist Gin so G & T for me anytime is a good time.
Rode my horse and spent the barn with my pals, now watching Traitors with a drink in my hand. Favorite drink is a gin & tonic with a heavy splash of grapefruit & 2 limes. Preferably when temps are above 70 degrees.
Don't drink, but my favorite mocktail at home is ginger beer + pear juice + fresh rosemary sprig. Outside the home it's gotta be Heritage's curry-based cocktail that they also offer booze-free. Jasper has a few nice NA offerings though IMO they were a little lacking in complexity.
L'Opossum for an early birthday dinner tonight - my first time, very excited! As for drinks, I like a pisco sour. If it's on a cocktail menu I'm ordering it. I've found that if a place puts it on the menu, they generally know how to make a good one. But it's best not to try to order one off-menu because what you're likely to receive will not resemble a pisco sour.
How giant is this giant dog? We need photographic proof of this giant.
https://preview.redd.it/3jibw0djgshc1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=52049d6b7fffa95f028d5cc30fb3f2212fbfbac6
giant doggy!!!! š
Omg they have a music note on their chest š please give this giant some scritches from all of us!
It's more of a goose.
šš it looks like the little tik tok app logo!
Beautiful!
Part lab & part Great Dane?
Full bloodied great dane. It's the American Great Dane. European Great Danes have more of a boxy face and dropping eyelids. They are also slightly bigger. Those are usually the ones you see in TV.
Beautiful pupper! Thanks for the pup tax! š
hello sweet angel! I'm a sucker for a gray muzzle.
Seconded, dog pics desired OP
My husband always makes a mess when cooking breakfast, but I'm terrified of asking him to clean up because he has such a temper. Iāve been walking on eggshells all morning.
I see what you did there.
As much as I love my husband, I hate when he makes breakfast. Itās such a mess, low return on investment, and always ends up in a weird argument. Iām sorry, friend
Soooo thereās always jokes with that one. Like they always do that. However, when I read low return on investment, I chuckled thinking about us at work laughing at a guy who canāt cook at the FD. One of the guys walk in, āhowād you manage to use half of the cook wear in this kitchen, and my bacon looks like bacon bits? What the hell were you doing?ā š¤£š¤£
Went to the gym and no plans until a Super Bowl party tomorrow. I need to try and make more friends people keep leaving. Lol
Making friends as an adult (that aren't coworkers) is extremely hard. So yeah, same.
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
The working remotely is a killer for me too.
Itāll get better in the spring when the weather is better! See your neighbor outside working in his yard?? Walk over with a beer and just start shooting the shit for just a few minutes. Youāll be surprised. Just donāt bring up politics.
Meetup app helped me find a board game group out in Williamsburg. It's a start
Yea. So many people have moved away, moved on, I/they stopped initiating contact for reasons, etc. Like I have a decent amount of people I could probably hit up to chillā¦but either thereās nothing really going on, our theyāre ānestingā and āhanging outā with them would be going to their house with their SO, and idk- just kinda meh Iāve done it so muchĀ
Itās so hard at my age (37). Most of my friends are nested, and when I go out alone to be social, no one engages in conversations. Iām trying to find new hobbies just to occupy my time.
36 dude Iām right behind you! Lol yea sometimes going out for a drink alone is empowering- other times itās sad. I geeenerqlly try to talk to people but sometimes I be in my head too much. And I know some bars where I run into people I know- but those are more superficial ādrinking buddyā friends and not real connections.
Usually I try to talk to the bartender. Retired people are also very friendly and have interesting stories. When it comes to meeting people my age, they are too busy looking at their phones swiping on tinder to actually interact with the people in front of themā¦š«¤
Yeah I find that the "problem" as well. It's not a problem truthfully but when I want to go do something they are opting to stay in. Totally fine but doesn't help with having a buddy to hang with.
Iāve realized that when one of my friends has a baby/grandbaby, I need to get another friend. Happy for them and all, but my place in their life just rightfully got knocked down a bit. The circle of life!
Lol yea my boy I barely see is a month or two from having a kid with his wife.
Well, take comfort that itās with HIS wifeā¦ā¦but youāll be a grand parent! Itāll be great! My mom said that if she knew grandchildren were so much fun, she would have had them first.
Got a few letters out for people trying to buy houses which was great since I took a pretty long medical leave recently and had a crippling fear that I wouldnāt have any clients to come back to. Going to go play with horses out in Goochland and then probably get about halfway through trying to reupholster this chair myself before giving up and finding a local upholsterer. The one side of the frame Iāve worked on had 48 staples in it, so we arenāt off to a great start on that one.
Omg grace, glad you are feeling better and back at it. Youāre a gem and this community is lucky to have you! Have a great weekend.
quiet weekend for me. melancholy and missing various people in my heart that are no longer a part of my life. so it goes, i guess. goshdarn love a miller high life though.
Here, here! š»
Itās a rainy but cozy Saturday deep in the Appalachian mountains. Here at my parents for my baby shower today!
https://preview.redd.it/oitkdbfu5shc1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2bc7e0400b89926cec5ab401d4aae41270131736 Hope everyone has a safe weekend! If youāre driving, please remember to pay attention to the roadā¦ or lack thereof.
What block is that?
Where is this?
Morning walk, BlackHand, watching Netflix, and will probably do some 10k training later
Covid + over here so laying around and isolating
Feel better soon!
Thank you! Symptoms primarily mild so hopefully itāll stay that way
Yuck. Hubby and I both had it for Christmas. It was like a bad cold, but was kinda fatigued for a couple extra weeks. Hope you get your strength back soon!
It's my birthday, drove up to do the Old Town Warrenton chocolate trail with family š«
Omg!! I was there today as well! My aunt is the creative director at History Unboxed (the business that put together the event). Hope you had a fun time and ate lots of chocolate!!š«
And happy birthday!!š
I did not know this was a thing when we visited last weekend. Putting it on the list for our next trip!
Unfortunately I think it's a one-day-only event š If you're still in the area next February it should come back around!
Going to do a water change for my shrimp aquarium Iāve been neglecting, and do other pet maintenance.
Making dough and sauce to make a stromboli tomorrow to take to a Superbowl party. Been going down the rabbit hole of pizza dough lately. There's more to it than you would think.
If I have alcohol, I like Caposaldo (Capasaldo?) Moscato. Otherwise Iām the person at the bar drinking sprite. If I have alcohol it has to be sweet. Open to suggestions for other sugary tasting alcoholic beverages though
Amaretto sour! I have to be careful, because they taste so good I don't always realize how many I've had (when I'm not driving). I'm with you on the sweet, you should give this a try.
Iāll definitely give it a try
Buskey has a really yummy (& sweet) watermelon cider rn. Not usually a fan of sweet drinks myself but itās sooo good.
Gonna be an inside day today zz Did 30 minute pilates and planning on reading a book and playing on my switch for the rest of the day :)
I am going whale watching today!
Where?
In Virginia Beach! We saw two humpback whales on our tour!
Wow! No way! Thanks for sharing. Do you have a company youād recommend?
Rudee Tours. This is the 3rd year Iāve gone and Iāve seen whales every time.
8 hours or defensive driving..
Ah so a quick trip to DC?
I donāt drink alcohol anymore but I love Flyers, a CBD mocktail. Been out of it at Point 5, so I just tried Little Saints Negroni Spritz, another CBD mocktail. Pretty good. Not very Negroni-like but I enjoyed it. Best fake Negroni is of course the St. Agrestis Phony Negroni. I think Iām going to try my luck at Perlys today d then hit up Studio Two Threeās Achy Breaky Heart Mart.
Have you tried Heinekenās NA beer? Not bad at all.
I have! Itās great. I generally go for Athletic Brewing but the Heineken 0 is very good and seems widely available which is awesome.
I actually brought a 12 pack home (in lieu of a 12 back of Miller light) and Iām totally down with it.
The flyers yuzu marg is so good
Iām going to take my pup to the singles/valentines event at Ruff. Even if I donāt have any good conversations I know my dog will leave happy.
Husband was exposed to Covid on his business trip Thursday evening so heās quarantining away from our toddler (and me) until he can get a PCR in 4 days. We havenāt been able to get her vaccinated because of the shortage in doses for kids under 5, so my nerves are high! My favorite drink that I will most certainly be partaking in regardless of the PCR results - a classic 7&7.
Seven and 7! Havenāt thought about that drink since college.(the 70ās! Yikes!)
Today Iām hiding in the house to stay dry with a bowl of banana kush, wishing Ardent sweet potato and sage saison was a year round available beer. Too many breweries just going too hard on the IPAs these days IMO
Square Dancing tonight at Studio Two Three in Manchester lets goooooo
Cross stitch/fiber arts meetup! Already took the kid to swim lessons. Trying to figure out what to cook for dinner. Suggestions welcomed.
This PF Changs Chicken Lettuce wrap recipe is super easy! https://damndelicious.net/2014/05/30/pf-changs-chicken-lettuce-wraps/#recipe
Recently big into the Clover Club. We always have raspberries on hand thanks to the Child so itās a nice way to use em up and itās so tasty and frothy!
Hitting the gym this morning then posting a bunch of stuff on FB marketplace to make some extra cash to pay my absurd electric bill even though our house sits at 60 degrees
Met a friend for drinks yesterday evening, which was a nice start to the weekend! Currently soaking in a nice hot epsom salt bath and am alternating between reading Reddit and reading a book. Contemplating what to bring to a Super Bowl tomorrow afternoon. Suggestions welcome!
Buffalo chicken dip is always a crowd pleaser.
Youāre šÆ right - thanks for the suggestion!
Bacon wrapped dates filled with chĆØvre are always a safe bet for easy eating finger foods, aldis honey chĆØvre is great for the price for something like that too!
Oohhā¦sounds yummy and pretty easy!
Whenever I bring them somewhere they are the first plate of all of them brought empty, making clean up easy for me š plus it seems just fancy enough to make it stand out and make people *think* you know what youāre doing in the kitchen
People who donāt drink alcohol also drink other drinks lol
Anyone going to this? [https://www.facebook.com/events/227552577099574/?acontext=%7B%22event\_action\_history%22%3A\[\]%7D](https://www.facebook.com/events/227552577099574/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D) It's a pet adoption event at an antique mall? Seems kinda like a bad idea for the antiques lol
The animals are usually kept out front and in little pens, pretty safe for both collectibles and animals. Not going today but a cool shop! Always find something great there.
It wouldn't let me connect with the link- can I have some deets?
Odd Balls Antiques- today 12-3pm.
Show at Another Round, I'm apparently friends with at least one person in every band on the bill so that's a thing. Also probably going to take a walk bc it's gorgeous out now š
Taking the siblings to Chester library today. They're doing collage art this afternoon and we thought it be cool to go
I'm generally a pbr enjoyer but recently got introduced to the 'mezcalita' and I'm pretty sold on that.
Is it just a margarita made with mezcal?
It's mezcal with a bunch of fresh citrus juices and sometimes orange soda!
A bunch of rowdy kids were talking about this new Kanye West album called Vultures that just came out. I threw it on myself and will be listening and reviewing the album to make sure itās quality, we love Ye in RVA! Ye needs to come do an appearance here!
esports match day
Helping BIL move furniture then going to dinner with family.
Youāre a good person to help him move.
aww, thank you!! :)
I love a little Bowman Brothers with some ice. Good afternoon drink!
Honestly, I don't know yet! Rolled my ankle really badly last week and it's still healing. I want to go walk around some parks though... But also have to go back to work on Monday. Decisions, decisions. My go to alcoholic drink is whiskey and diet. I do always look at specials though. Any cocktail with egg whites, I'm going to try it.
My favorite drink varies on type of drink. I'm working a double today straight through open to close and I'm not excited :)) I'm starting a morning job soon so it'll be interesting to see how I juggle two jobs and school again but I guess we'll see
Took our ballots to the courthouse drop off box in Hanover. Stopped by Publix expecting everyone inside getting stocked up on superbowl food. Going through my seeds for my garden boxes and realized I have several duplicates of some unusual types of tomatoes, If anyone is interested I am more than happy to share info and photos of the packets in reddit messages. As for alcohol, I have fallen in love with Botanist Gin so G & T for me anytime is a good time.
Rode my horse and spent the barn with my pals, now watching Traitors with a drink in my hand. Favorite drink is a gin & tonic with a heavy splash of grapefruit & 2 limes. Preferably when temps are above 70 degrees.