Here at Barlow Towers I am busy getting a head start on this evening's dinner as our friend Krishna is coming over to join us. He and I worked together at Amex a few years ago, (oh ... just worked out that it was actually NINE years ago ... Wow!) he in New Delhi and I in Burgess Hill. We have always kept in touch but never in a million years did I ever think we would both end up living in Phoenix! How funny is that? Anyway, that of course means that we are now able to catch up in person instead of virtually, which is lovely.
This past week I was also able to tick off an item from my bucket list - to see Adele sing live! Again, never thought that that would be in Phoenix of all places, but it probably worked in our favor as I know that some of my friends tried unsuccessfully for days to get through for tickets for her UK tour. We managed to get tickets way back last year as soon as the dates were announced by using the Amex Platinum concierge service - a very under utilized but fanulous service if you ask me. This is not an employee perk, but one of the benefits available to any Amex platinum cardholder. We just called a couple of days ahead of tickets being released, gave them the price we were prepared to go up to and let them do the rest. Result!
Again I think fate played a hand here, as we had specified that we were happy to go on either of the two nights Adele was scheduled to perform here. Sadly for so many disappointed fans, she had to cancel the second night's performance due to sickness (apparently she had been fighting off a cold for a few days which got the better of her after the previous night's performance ) and whilst this has now been rescheduled for a date in November, we wouldn't have been able to go as we have already booked a week away for Thanksgiving week. So luck was on our side once again. All I can say is if that's what she sounds like when she is fighting off a cold, I can't imagine what she sounds like in peak health! She was PHENOMENAL! (why do I always picture Muppets whenever I hear that word and want to follow with "Doo doo be doo doo ..."?)
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I was sat next to a lady who reminded me of Roseanne Barr and was equally as funny. She told me she had been a divorce lawyer for the past 31 years and was also now a judge in the divorce courts, adding "it's amazing the power you get from a polyester robe and a plastic gavel..." LOL. She continued to keep me entertained as we waited for the show to begin and participated in a spot of the obligatory people watching. And boy did we see some sights! We tittered at the continuous stream of women who tottered past unable to walk in their skyscraper heels and those that had clearly forgotten to get dressed before they left home. She also had me in hysterics when Mr B leaned over to introduce himself and she looked back at me with a deadpan face and said "I'll give you my card. When you call just sing 'Hello ... it's me ..' and I'll remember who you from Adele". I don't know if she is a good divorce lawyer but she would have made a great stand up comedian - she was hilarious!
Last night was the first school PTO event of the year - a parents Mix & Mingle - which in the event was a really fun evening and whilst not a huge numbers of parents turned out, there was a good mix of both parents and teachers which was nice. It was soooo hot though! The event was held at a local bar & restaurant and we had exclusive use of their patio area. Although it was covered and the misters were all on, it was still 108 degrees out .... even my eyeballs were sweating!
After chatting to the new High School principal for a while who has just moved from an International school in Turkey, I left him talking to Mr B about Manchester United and Brexit and joined a group of Mums at a nearby table, halfway through their conversation where they were sharing where they were from and previous experiences at other International schools. One lady, who sounded distinctly Eastern European to me, was saying she had lived in Germany, Prague and then Turkey. "Oh ..!" I said. "You should talk to the new Head. He's just moved from Turkey!"
"I know" she said. "He's my husband..."!
Ah. Should have seen that coming. And it turns out she's from Canada.
Anyway, better get off and get the cocktail bar ready (don't think Krishna drinks much, but I can always have his) but before I do, thought I would share another quick drink recipe as many of you seemed to like the Frozen Pineapple Margarita I shared in this post.
This one which I found on Pinterest was shared by another blogger on HowSweetItIs.com and is equally delicious ...
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| Frozen Cherry Cosmos |
Frozen Cherry Cosmos
Ingredients:
- 2 cups cranberry juice ice cubes *see note below
- 1 cup regular ice cubes
- 1/2 cup tart cherry juice *I found this in the supermarket on the shelf with other juices - not fridge
- 1/2 cup vodka
- 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/4 cup Grand Marnier liqueur (or Cointreau if you have that instead)
- fresh cherries for garnish
- lime slices for garnish
Directions:
*You need to do a bit of prep in advance of making this drink (at least the day before). Make the cranberry juice ice cubes by simply pouring cranberry juice cocktail into ice mounds and chucking them in your freezer (well, don't actually chuck 'em in or you will have a sticky red mess). You need enough to get about 2 cups of ice. You can obviously do this bit way in advance - I made a load and transferred them to a freezer bag so that they are sitting there ready when I need them :)
To make the cosmos, simply blend the cranberry ice cubes, regular ice, tart cherry juice, vodka, lime juice and Grand Marnier together in a blender until it's slushie-like.
Pour into glasses and garnish with cherries and limes. Bam!
Let me know what you think if you decide to give this a try.
See you all next time
TTFN
Bev x
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