Alli McWhinney Photography

I saw this idea on Gail Werner’s blog and also on Roots and Rings and thought it was such a fun blogging idea.  This is where I give 10 random answers to 10 random questions…here goes!

1. How do you take your coffee on an average day? How do you like your coffee if you’re splurging? I don’t drink coffee everyday, but if I did I would have skim milk and one Splenda.  Usually I order a skinny vanilla latte…hot or cold, depends on my mood.

2. What is your genre of books to read? Definitely mystery.  I am reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest now, and it is quite suspenseful!

3. Where do you want to retire, if you could go anywhere? I would love to retire in California, although it is way too far from my family…so I think I will retire in Florida.

4. The 17-year-old you is told to write a 10-minute speech. What topic would you have picked? I would have written a speech about soccer and how it shaped my life up until that point.  When I was 17, I lived, breathed and bled soccer!

5. What word describes you best? Happy!

6. What is the next “event” that you are looking forward to? (ex.: vacation, moving, date, job change, etc) I am looking forward to visiting my brother and his fiance in DC.  I can’t wait to see their new place and the city, as well as enjoy a Jimmy Buffett concert while we are there!

7. Do you like to discuss controversial topics or do you prefer to avoid those types of conversations? Most certainly avoid those conversations!  I like to keep a light and positive mood…always!

8. Would you rather add 4 free hours to each day, or add 1 extra day to the week? I think I would add an extra day to the week…but a weekend day of course

9. If you could only use wine for one purpose for the rest of your life, which would you choose? To cook with or to drink? Drink for sure!  I don’t know how to cook so I definitely would not waste perfectly good wine in my food!

10. If you had to be a teacher, what subject would you teach? Well, I do teach group exercises classes at the gym, that counts as a subject, right?

Thanks for tuning in…how would you have answered the above questions?!

First let me start by saying this is the easiest sangria recipe I have ever come across.  Usually I don’t make sangria because of all the elements involved in it but when my best friend told me about this recipe, I had to make it myself.   I could not believe how easy it was to make and how good it tasted.  Also, you can use either white wine or red wine…I am using white but it is up to you!

Here is what you will need:

1- Lime

1- Peach

1- Orange

1- Container of strawberries

1- Bottle white wine

1- Bottle Sprite Zero

1/2 Cup Peach Schnapps

First, cut up all the fruit:

Then combine the fruit with 1/2 cup of peach schnapps and store in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.  After the 2 hours grab your largest pitcher and pour the fruit and peach schnapps into it.  Add the bottle of wine and the bottle of Sprite Zero and there you have it!

Stir and serve in a glass over ice!  (Never put the ice in the pitcher itself, you don’t want to water down the whole batch of sangria!)

Enjoy and happy Friday!

Welcome to the first edition to “Flavors of the Week”.  Here are just a few things I am loving this week!

1.  Kelly Moore Bag-  I absolutely love this bag.  It has all the functionality I need along with a very stylish look!  I took it to lunch the other day and no one looked at me weird because they had no clue I was actually carrying camera equipment inside of it!

2.  Birthdays- Two of my best friends and my grandmother have birthdays this week!  I love birthdays, celebrations, and cake!  Happy birthday everyone!

3.  The E-Myth Revisited-  I heard a lot about this book and thought there was no way this book was as good as everyone says it is…but I was wrong.  This book is awesome and taught me so much about starting and running a business.  Definitely recommended reading for any small business owner.

4.  Design Star-  I absolutely love this show.  I have always liked design but time after time  I am amazed by what awesome spaces these designers can create out of nothing.  It really is inspiring.

5.  Time Capsule-  The time capsule has saved my life.  It is a 2 terabyte external hard drive that you can access from anywhere with an internet connection!  How great is that? Plus, it can hold about 400,000 pictures….just a matter of time until I fill it up!

Until next time, happy Wednesday!

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”

-Thomas Merton