Here's to good friends... tonight is kind of special...
Do you remember that old (some of you are too young) jingle from the Lowenbrau commercial? It can still be found on YouTube. I used to sing it all the time and I couldn't have been more than 10 years old! Well, yesterday I wanted to sing it again!
A major snowstorm turned blizzard was predicted. I headed out to run some errands early yesterday morning. The grocery store and the liquor store were on my hit list. And then it dawned on me, while I was out and about and while big, fat, white flakes started dancing in the sky, that it was Sunday. And in Connecticut the sales of liquor (including beer and wine) is prohibited. This dates back to the blue laws. In my opinion this is the most ridiculous thing. It nearly sent me driving to New York to pick up a bottle of wine. (I am about 30 minutes from the New York border so the thought is not as crazy as you might think!)
Our liquor cabinet is not empty... we have gins, rums, vodka as well as in the freezer. But no wine which I prefer. It's not loaded with calories and I can still function and parent after enjoying a glass.
I got home and posted the following as my Facebook status:
Of course this post generated a million comments including one from Tickled Pink and Green saying she thought I would have been more like Meg Ryan in When a Man Loves a Woman and keep a bottle tucked away here and there. Not a bad idea... one I really ought to consider! It also generated a comment from a neighbor, a wonderful friend, also a pilates partner who understands the importance of a good bottle of wine. She told me she would be happy to stop by and drop off a bottle. At that point I had found a nice bottle of Port and figured I would sip on that later in the afternoon.
But I hopped back on to Facebook to see the following message. "Check your mailbox!" So I did. And yes, I naturally brought the camera with me.
This is what I found!
See, I really do have the most amazing friends. How lucky and blessed am I!? (Yes, some of you have inquired... this is Hermes, Beth Dunn's bff. How lucky it was that Beth discovered that we were neighbors!)
Outside the snow is blowing, the winds are howling and it's truly a winter wonderland out there. Our driveway has been plowed but I'm pretty sure that I won't be going anywhere for a while. There is a good foot to foot and a half out there already and it's still coming down! I'm so very happy for this bottle of wonderful wine!
A major snowstorm turned blizzard was predicted. I headed out to run some errands early yesterday morning. The grocery store and the liquor store were on my hit list. And then it dawned on me, while I was out and about and while big, fat, white flakes started dancing in the sky, that it was Sunday. And in Connecticut the sales of liquor (including beer and wine) is prohibited. This dates back to the blue laws. In my opinion this is the most ridiculous thing. It nearly sent me driving to New York to pick up a bottle of wine. (I am about 30 minutes from the New York border so the thought is not as crazy as you might think!)
Our liquor cabinet is not empty... we have gins, rums, vodka as well as in the freezer. But no wine which I prefer. It's not loaded with calories and I can still function and parent after enjoying a glass.
I got home and posted the following as my Facebook status:
Of course this post generated a million comments including one from Tickled Pink and Green saying she thought I would have been more like Meg Ryan in When a Man Loves a Woman and keep a bottle tucked away here and there. Not a bad idea... one I really ought to consider! It also generated a comment from a neighbor, a wonderful friend, also a pilates partner who understands the importance of a good bottle of wine. She told me she would be happy to stop by and drop off a bottle. At that point I had found a nice bottle of Port and figured I would sip on that later in the afternoon.
But I hopped back on to Facebook to see the following message. "Check your mailbox!" So I did. And yes, I naturally brought the camera with me.
This is what I found!
See, I really do have the most amazing friends. How lucky and blessed am I!? (Yes, some of you have inquired... this is Hermes, Beth Dunn's bff. How lucky it was that Beth discovered that we were neighbors!)
Outside the snow is blowing, the winds are howling and it's truly a winter wonderland out there. Our driveway has been plowed but I'm pretty sure that I won't be going anywhere for a while. There is a good foot to foot and a half out there already and it's still coming down! I'm so very happy for this bottle of wonderful wine!