Sangria!

As promised my sangria recipe that I concocted last weekend at our family Christmas party! This is such a fun party drink! 

I looked up several recipes online and took ideas from them all and this is what I came up with.

1 Bottle Big Boy red wine from Four Daughters (Or any good bottle of red wine)

1 bottle of cheap Merlot (Or use two if you don't want to use a good one) 

4 shots triple sec

1 Cup orange juice

2 Oranges sliced

2 Apples sliced

2 Lemons sliced

7 - 8 Cups of ginger ale

Pour wine, triple sec, and orange juice into a large container (I used an ice cream pale) and add sliced fruit. Let chill overnight. Before serving pour into a drink dispenser or a punch bowl would work too, add the chilled ginger ale! It's best served over ice!

Enjoy!

Its' so delicious and so easy!

Grand Prix Final

I am so behind on my figure skating posts! It's terrible!

The Grand Prix Final was a couple weeks ago and it was so good! 

I was especially happy with the ice dancing results! Meryl Davis and Charlie White (USA) beat Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada! Yay! 

Javier Fernandez skated so well in his long program landing all three of his quads and one in combination! He unfortunately did not do so well in his short program so wasn't on the podium. His performance was still my favorite though!

I was really hoping that Ashley Wagner would skate well and take first but unfortunately she had some mess ups in her long program and took silver. She has been so rock solid all year, oh well can't be perfect all the time! She still had the best presentation of any of the ladies though!

Now I can't wait for Nationals!

The Obnoxiousness That Is My Family

This past weekend my Mom and Dad hosted my Mom's side of the family (fifty plus people!) for Christmas! It was so fun to see everyone and catch up on each others lives! There is seriously nothing like family! And I think that mine is pretty darn sweet! 

For the majority of the afternoon we congregated around the island talking talking and eating snacks and drinking the amazing sangria I made! I will post the recipe soon everyone loved it even some people who normally drink beer!

So much good food!!!

She pulled the stool out all by herself so that she could sit and listen!

It was a perfect day with family!

I might be a little excited!

Landherr Christmas! I cannot wait to see all my Aunts Uncles and cousins tomorrow!!! And drink lots of the amazing sangria that I'm going to make!

Volunteering at the Salvation Army: I love doing for others especially this time of year. My work is so good at reaching out as a group. This year we adopted a family and have bought them tons of gifts! We are also filling boxes for Christmas dinners at the salvation army.

Christmas Eve: My absolute favorite day of the year I cannot wait for you! This year my sibs and I are all at my parents for the festive evening! Mmm I can't wait for the Oyster stew! 

Christmas! "For unto us a child is born!" The greatest gift of all!

New Years Eve Week: Would you just get here already! I cannot wait to go and visit my dearest friend in Chicago! Oh the fun that will be had:)

We need more of this white stuff ASAP!

Happy Friday everyone!

Have a wonderful weekend!  

Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker

Anticipation was just the beginning! The Nutcracker was absolutely amazing! The whole evening was wonderful! It was just perfect! The restaurant I chose was so so good! Locally grown food and cooked to perfection! 

The martini  "Hollidazzle" was so good at the end of dinner we asked for the menu back to write down the ingredients! We literally went to the liquor store the next day! When we get it figured out I'll let you know the recipe! 

 Eek I was so excited!!!!

 As we walk in and get our tickets scanned the guy tells us "Your VIP you have a gift!" WHAT? We're what? So we backtrack to a table where a lady hands us each a bag with a book and a nutcracker in it! Guess you get what you pay for:) We continued in and got a glass of wine, found our way through the beautiful hall; exquisite painting and woodworking, to our seats!

That were AMAZING! Could we have been any closer?! Okay we were like little kids it's true it was so so much fun!!!

There is nothing like Ballet. The pure elegance, power, grace and beauty as they float effortlessly across the stage, all while telling a story without a word being spoken! Breathtaking! 

When we came out.... it was SNOWING! The city was so pretty with the trees lit up and the snow falling! I could seriously do this every weekend! It was a perfect evening!

Happy second week of Advent!

Anticipation!

I'm back! I am not sure what happened there I haven't done a post in what seems like weeks even though it's only been one! I think this crazy schedule is getting to me! I feel like I am always packing and unpacking to pack again! If you get what I'm saying:) 

I am so incredibly excited that it is Friday! My Mom and I are going to the Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker at the Orpheum in Minneapolis! It is one of my most favorite childhood Christmas stories! Okay it's still my favorite! I have never been to the Orpheum either, I'm just a little excited! I literally just made reservations for what looks like an awesome restaurant! I am so pumped for a fun Mother daughter night out! And what a way to get into the Christmas spirit!

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I cannot wait!!!!!!!:)

Happy Friday everyone!

What is your favorite childhood Christmas story?