I'm making Chocolate Strawberry Martinis. Equal parts of Godiva Chocolate Liquor, Smirnoff's Strawberry Vodka, Bailey's Irish Cream and a splash of cream. Chill thoroughly in the freezer..(don't freeze) Pour into a prepared chilled martini glass that has been rimmed with the "chocolate Shell" bought at the grocery store .(dip the chilled glass in the chocolate..back to the freezer for one minute. Add a little strawberry on the rim. Tastes EXACTLY like a chocolate dipped strawberry. I'll bring lots of glasses and lots of Godiva Chocolate Liquor
Thanks Bluedaze..you beat me to it. The important thing here is to have those martini glasses cold when dipped into the "Chocolate Shell" chocolate. Regular chocolate syrup will NOT work, it will not harden. This product is often on an end cap near the ice cream in grocery stores.
These are so good, one of my friends said you could give them to babies!!... oooooh - not a good idea. They are smooth and creamy!..
You know someday when all the AD is gone from the world we all need to meet in some exotic location and throw a few Martini's back and toast eachother for a job well done..................
I have a recipe for Key Lime Pie Martini's, but I need to find the recipe if there are people who want it, I will search for it. They are really yummy! Though my Fav's are Red Apple Martini's.
I'll volunteer to be in charge of the dance music for this next shindig, whenever and wherever it is. Hope y'all like big band music, because that's mostly what it'll be if I'm in charge. I probably hadn't danced any in twenty years or more because my DW was afraid of falling and breaking something, even before AD, but tonight I gave it a whirl with my second best sweetheart, and at least we didn't fall down -- even managed to jitterbug a little to Glen Miller's "Little Brown Jug". And let me tell you, it felt GOOD to be swaying with the music again!
You Devil...Now if your big band can play "Kansas City" I'll be there. I hope I can find my black ankle straps to wear. They always made me dance better.
Gourdchipper, can we mix the music up just a little to spread the fun? I suppose I have heard the song you mentioned but it doesn't come to mind. Even the 50's are before my time but enjoy the music. Glad you enjoyed your dance! Rk
and who can sit still when the band strikes up ..."In the Mood"........? Would you believe when my DH was in the Army at the end of WWII, he was assigned to the 418th Army Air Force touring group. He was the clerk for the Glenn Miller Orchestra in 44,45 and part of 46 It was after Glenn was lost and the AAF kept the band itself touring. He has picture of their band singer standing in the back row behind the little orchestra...Anthony Bennedetto..(Tony Bennett).. A skinny, big eyed Italian kid about 20 years old. He loves Glenn Miller Music!!! We play it all the time, especially in the car when we are running errands.
Recall every school dance ended the evening with "Moonlight Serenade"
Those old songs were so pretty, and so fun to dance to. Maybe because my DH is of that era, we have always had that music in our collection. Who can remember the beautiful... "“A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square,” ...or Kate Smith's "There'll be bluebirds over The White Cliffs of Dover"... We'd sing to the top of our lungs along with the music as we'd drive along on road trips. Hard to sing along to the music of today!!!!! Marsh..were you a good dancer?
Carolyn, I don't call much of the young people's music - music. I call it noise! And acting like you have a bug in your clothes isn't dancing either. Some of the dances on "Dancing with the Stars" is DANCING. Some is over the top, but the ballroom stuff and jitterbug I enjoy!
I must be in the right generation - I know all of the songs mentioned!
NancyB, since you asked: One summer a girl I was dating and I went to a dance. After a couple of songs she told me that I was a rotten dancer and she would try to teach me. Later that year a group of us from college went to a women's school for a dance. I ended up with a girl from Denmark. After a couple of songs she asked "why are American men such lousy dancers?" When I got back to college my roommate wanted to borrow my car. He had not joined us since he did not know how to dance, and had signed up at the local Arthur Murray studio. I told him I was going with him. I found I could dance easily with the instructors, but when I got back on the dance floor at college I had 2 left feet. As a result, my wife and I will get up and shuffle around the floor for VERY slow numbers, and spend the rest of the time watching. And she loves to dance.
briegull, Now I know that one! And yes it's beautiful!
divvi, I also know about mudslides, another yummmmmmmmmmmy! You can buy it pre-mixed and it's just as good, just add ice and blend in the blender. TGIF makes it. Have you had a Dreamsicle? Really yummmmmmmmy. Taste just like a dreamsicle ice cream from when you where a kid.
Maybe we'd better plan on having the dancing in two different rooms -- big band stuff and other WW-II oldies in the main room, and an anteroom where the "youngsters" can play and dance to whatever more modern stuff grabs them. That's sort of the way we had holiday meals at my grandmother's house -- adults ate at the "big table" and the kids were relegated to card tables nearby.
Probably my all time favorite slow dancing tune would be "Dolores" (Frank Sinatra with the TD orchestra?), because that's the song that Polly Lawson taught a bunch of us 14 year olds to do the "two-step" to -- she'd learned from an older sister.
i am more from 60-70's era, but i like Righteous Bros. Unchained Melody. even today it bring tears.. and i think appropriate for our loss with AD. divvi
Divvi, I've got cds of the best of the 50s, 60s and 70s...I just found a 3 cd set of the Best of the Lettermen. I'm listening to that and the best of Gershwin at work right now. <grin>
I am 70's and 80's even though I actually love all music. I don't even mind some of the rap the kids listen to now. "some"! Not a huge fan of acid rock. But again "some".
Bring on Fleetwood Mac! Bread! Bee Gee's! Alabama! Comodore's, etc........... LOVE Unchained Melody!
divvi, yep look for the premixed, I found it when we were going camping one time which was super convenient and kinda just stuck with it, TGIF ( "Fridays" brand) though I have started to see other brands available.
I'm primarily into the big band sound like GC. I don't really understand Rap. But, there was a segment on the news last night about a flight attendant on Southwest Airlines who gave the pre-flight instruction in Rap. It was really good, and everyone on the plane listened and joined in the beat.
thanks! will definately look for the mixs!! thats all i need to make it easier to drink during the day..:)
RK i loved Foreigner to among the ones you listed--hah-, i wanna know what love is...."""" sigh...so beautiful.. and you listen to some of these songs now after all the yrs and they are still heartbreakers..:(
i bet the plane was rockin with the rappin flight attendant..haha. like the old 'airplane' goofy movies with steve guttenburg? where the plane is rockin the sky from side to side!!! HAHA!!!!!!!!! divvi
pss mary i saw PBS had a series of CD from all the eras.. i may have to invest too..it makes my housework much more fun..:)
Marsh I was on a flight that they did the same thing, got everyones attention. Actually felt like if something had happened to the plane, we would have all known what to do to get off without panic. Years ago there was an airline that gave pre flight instructions in a comical way, again felt as if everyone was Listening to what was being said and we just might survive had something happened. Experts say that people not listening to pre-flight instructions is what creates panic in emergency landings, leading to more getting hurt or killed. Even though I have heard the instructions hundreds of times I still pay attention. I figure heck what's 3 minutes if it means I could survive.
Ewwwwww, Love Foreigner! I also love a lot of R and B. Soul, and yes even some disco.................................. Of course Beatles, and most 60's 50's, I grew up listening to country cause thats what my parents had on the radio. Eddie Arnold, Patsy Cline, all the way to the new singers like Carrie Underwood. Actually speaking of songs that are in tune to our LO's AD journey, I heard a new one last weekend can't remember the artist name (plan to search) but he sang it with Dolly, it's new, infact I was surprised that they had joined forces. But it was beautiful, talked about the end.
you cant be fromtx and not like willy nelson-its such a joke, he has a place here in luchenbach tx and visits often. holds concerts and stuff. always gets pulled over by patrols and gets citations for 'stuff found in his vans'..:)haha nobody ever convicts him of anything not even the irs..haha. waylon willy and the boys, merle haggard.yes sire ee...DH loved roy orbison and george jones as well...we skiied in the swiss alps to that music....the good ole days are gone.. sigh..divvi
divvi, DW and I made it out to one of Willie Nelson's July 4th concerts in a field somewhere near Austin one year, and I believe guest performers included Waylon and Kris. Steady rain during the concert soaked the top inch of that Texas prairie soil and turned the parking area into a real quagmire by the time it was over, and drunks were having a great time doing bellyflops into the mud at the top of the slope and sliding down the aisles toward the stage like on waterslides. We were, and still are, big country music fans (also barbershop, bluegrass, gospel, you name it!) In the wee hours last night as I was taking DW to the potty to pee, she was happily humming "in The Garden".
Pass me one of those stiff exotic drinks this early morning! Maybe if I start the day with one.. and that great music too. Chicago..the trumbone player's my favorite. yep. Journey yes.. but I'm old and in our day..it was American Bandstand every afternoon after school no matter what. My poor baby brother was watched after to the loud rockin sounds of Bill Haley and the Comets. I did download one of ELO's albums into my IPOD recently and if one wants to paint fast..those brushes will be flying! Now, hand me another drink and someone PLEASE help me understand WHY it is that we have to BUY MORE CATTLE. WE aren't eating themmmmmmm. They cost lots of money to feeedddd..there is a disconnectttt in the familyyyy.. Pass me another mudsliderwhatever that is...yeehaaaaa I paintedddd at Luckenbachhhhh Happy dayyy to allllll
Bluedaze, that must have been wonderful. We watched you and were completely thrilled to get to see all the kids dancing and they looked so nice.. also to see the various groups that performed on that show. Amazing. And of course Dick Clark seemed to be the only adult in the world who actually could relate to teens! hee hee. Bob and Justine were favorites to watch..but several others as well.. Did you just leave school and hop over to the studio every day? How did that work?
Just got on the El (part of the subway system that was above ground) and rode to the studio. Bob Horne was the first emcee until he got caught playing with the teeny boppers
hey i like to wear mine in a tail round in here as well! in this heat humid air off the neck is a must! i think a lower chignon is quite becomming with my big diamond hoops! my anniversary gift to me from me via DH!! we are now 16yrs officially this week.and oh yes i would not go anywhere without makeup ever-not grinning either. " " the bigger the hair the smaller the bottom" or so we like to believe in Tx... -... divvi
bluedaze i just ordered those cute stretchy combs they show on TV from the shopping channel. set of 3 for 17dol..black beaded/tortoise/silver one..they are cute! and look more modern in the updos now..i have shoulder length blonde hair and try curling in the heat takes alot of work so i have tons of clip in hair pieces and not even my family knows i am wearing one..haha..takes 5min and looks really cute..my hair would never hold that curl--divvi
just like everyone else whose DH/DW forgets, dear bluedaze our anniversarys are quite the lonely occasion these days. pat us both on the back! so i did get us out for some good takeout and he did fine all day with me in the car! my aide didnt show this am! phoo!! i was pizzed..they owe a freeby nex tweek. anyway, so much for those quiet romantic getaway nites to celebrate anymore..i am just glad we are able to get out!.divvi
I do the same thing with my hair. Made a big mistake a year ago and cut it. It's growing out and I pull it back to the nap of my neck and have a tacky little pony tail during breakfast, but I went to Paula Young Wigs (web site / catalog) and bought several "puffs" which are hair attachments that match exactly. Inside are little combs on the webbing and I pull my hair up into a large 'pin curl' and attached the curly 'puff" over it and it looks perfect! For at least a decade, I wore my hair up in a chignon or in the 'puff' look.
Some of you Texans will appreciate this. Recently, I went into a Spec's in Austin,Tx while visiting there.. ( It's a great beverage store in Texas) and I was wearing a nice suit and heels, and my hair was styled up with the hairpiece.. A lady complimented me..saying, "I bet you're not from around here...you look like you're from DALLAS!!" That's how Texans see the different regions within our state!!!! It's become a family joke now! When someone looks nice, we say they look like they're from Dallas!!! You Dallas women have set the bar!
oh yeah, nancy..my DH took me our first date to the Mansion Turtle Creek. well if you know dallas, its THE most $$$$ and foofoo place in tx. i spent a months salary on my outfit::))) family says i was 'trolling for big fish'..HAHAQ! lady at bar toldme she sees alot of fancy women come in that place but said i got her vote that nite-..well long story short, i married him after 17yr bachelor..heheehe..always felt proud a good a high fiver from that nite..Divvi
See there! you're a Dallas woman! Fantastic restaurant....you might have been trolling...but he's the one who got the best 'catch of the evening!" No one in Texas can keep up with you "Dallas wimmen" !!!
By the way, I had been a single mom for 21 years when I married my DH. ------- Our priest introducted us to one another. We said we were a match 'almost made in Heaven'.
Raising 3 children, working in real estate full time - really took a lot of my attention. I dated some wonderful men, but I always felt that it would be unfair to bring a man into the lives of my younger children unless it was a perfect fit. That never happened. After they were grown and married, I was doing well as a single person and my life was "my kind of normal". Until Father Claude stepped in. We shared about 7 - 8 years of fun and adventure and were very happy. Then he began to change. ... and everyone knows the rest of the story. I thought I would be able to make everything better...but that didn't happen.