Let's hope that I don't *bleep* it up

Punch Drunk Love (made for 2)


2 oz strawberry daquiri mix
1 oz grain alcohol
2 oz white rum
2 oz cranberry juice
1 oz sweetened lime juice
Maraschino cherries


Mix grain alcohol, rum and lime juice in a cocktail shaker over ice and shake it like it owes you money.  Add cranberry juice and daquiri mix and shake it again (because it may be holding out, who knows?).


Pour the delicious concoction over ice in a hurricane glass.  Garnish with the cherries and enjoy!


Why is it that whenever you cook for a new boyfriend for the first time, almost everything goes wrong? You never flip the omelet just right, your pancakes look a tad too pale and you accidentally overcook the veggie sausages... Ay dios mio!

Oh did I mention that Isaac and I are like official?

Yeah.

It happened a few weeks ago (I tried to write about it, but had some computer issues and unfortunately the post was lost).  I have been travelling for work an extensive amount and seem to always end up on the flights that are delayed, or have to fly through some cataclysmic storm or something.  One particular day I was having an especially trying time at the airport (long lines, late flights, delays, get on the plane, get off the plane, delayed again, yadda yadda yaddda) and Isaac was picking me up from the airport.  My flight was 4 hours behind schedule and landed at 1AM, but Issac was still there waiting for me. He gave me the biggest hug (exactly what I needed) and I just wanted to go home and hit the sheets.  As he loaded my luggage in his trunk, I opened the passenger side door and there was a beautiful bouquet of flowers sitting on the seat.

He just stopped at the supermarket and picked up a large bouquet that were a bit mangled from having to had survive being picked over all day.

They were perfect.

See, while I totally am in to flowers and that sweet shit, I only like them on those "just because" occasions.  Don't give me flowers on Valentine's day just because corporate honchos at Hallmark and 1-800 Flowers sent subliminal messages telling you to do so. But giving me flowers because I've had a shitty day or just because it's Tuesday? I fucks with that.

Then on the drive from Midway to my apartment he asked me to be his girlfriend.  All high school and official like.

So just like that, Alice has a boyfriend.

I hope I don't fuck it up.