All Things Loved In July

1. Non-alcoholic margaritas--mmmm! Since I'm currently knocked up and off the sauce, I decided I wanted a delicious non-alcoholic slushy drink to enjoy this summer. I poured through recipes of different concoctions I could try, but in the end I decided to keep it simple. I bought a bucket of margarita mix, added Diet Sprite instead of tequila, and threw it in the freezer overnight. Ooh, it is so good! Sure it's not the real thing, but all the lemon-limey flavors are so delicious, and it's strong enough that it's still a drink you have to take your time to enjoy--plus I just love the fact that it's slushy. It's (almost) all the perfect combinations for summer!


2. Earlier this month we had some friends over for our third annual 4th of July party, which was so much fun! We spent the evening eating, drinking, and playing yard games, and when the sun went down we enjoyed an excellent view of the city fireworks from our backyard and deck. I also set up a little s'mores bar near our outdoor firepit for the second year in a row which was a big hit! This year's s'mores bar featured honey graham crackers, chocolate graham crackers, Hershey's milk chocolate, Hershey's dark chocolate, Reese's peanut butter cups, and of course marshmallows--so yummy!


And for the second year in a row, my friend Jill brought over some patriotic desserts! My favorite were her star-shaped red, white, and blue rice krispie treats. See the ones at the top that say G&D? So cute! (I ate the G.)


She also made this red, white, and blue..truffle? Trifle? We weren't sure which dessert term was correct, so we just called it both. The truffle trifle.


3. Catching a Brewers/Cubs game at Wrigley Field with our Cubs-loving friends Dan & Kelly, and their son Aidan. This was mine and G's first time at Wrigley Field, and although the Brewers lost we still had a great time!



4. Can you guess what my current craving is? I've never been a big cereal person before, but suddenly I can't get enough of it!


5. I've gone to quite a few movies over this past month. I keep telling myself it's because I want to get to the theatre while I still can before this baby comes, but the truth is I think it really might be so I can keep seeing the "New Moon" movie trailer on the big screen!

(For those of you who don't know, "New Moon" is the second book of the Twilight series...and Barack Obama is the current President of the United States, and Michael Jackson has recently passed away.)

Now I'm sure you all remember how much I hated the first Twilight movie, but I'm still SO EXCITED for the second one! The trailer alone gives me chills every time I watch it (and yes, there's an occasional tear here and there too--I'm pregnant dammit!). Come November 20th I'll once again be standing in line with all the other pre-teens waiting to get into the theatre. Ooh, maybe this time I can play the pregnancy card and line jump ahead of everyone? I CAN'T WAIT!