I did have something different planned for today

… however, life sometimes takes over.

One of my dearest friends, D, has lost her father this evening. She lost her mother two years ago, to the month. She has been through so much, too much, and while I would love to be there for her – another friend and I were already planning to leave for Ohio tomorrow – she’s asked us to not come. And because we love her, we will respect her wishes. But oh, will we worry.

It’s funny, this group we belong to, the hash. It seems like all sorts of fun and fluff, and it is, but when it comes down to it, I have made some of my dearest friends through it. Well, that and the knitting community, which is how I met D, who then introduced me to the hash. Within seconds of my friend and I posting on Facebook that we were thinking about doing it, both communities rallied around D, knowing that we can’t make the situation any better, but wanting to help.

All I can do is splash a shot of bourbon in my tea (oh yeah, I’m sick again) and toast the two people who gave the world their wonderful daughter. We’ll take care of her, not because she needs it, but because we love her… and she’s a member of the Sisterhood. Those bonds are strong.

Because all I want to do is crawl back in bed and feel like a kid again…

It’s been a hell of a day after the evening before today. I really need to remember that I’m in my mid-thirties and cannot (and probably should not, but whatev) drink like I’m 21 again. Or 19. Or 25. In lieu of being able to go back to bed and have someone take care of me, I was reading the Mental Floss blog and came across this post on back to school essentials. (I love me some Mental Floss… Just sayin’.) I always loved this time of year. Shopping for back to school supplies and clothing always made me happy. I suppose I can look at this life change as a sort of back to school? I wonder if I should get a new 64 pack of Crayolas to prepare. Now I just want to color.

“Friends don’t let friends drink and phone blog.”

It all starts with a night out. A few drinks and you get creative. All of a sudden the urge to blog takes over – you have all this brilliance and no access to a computer (or no ability to type, whatever)?!?! What to do, what to do?

Well, according to WordPress, you can now phone it in. Literally.

A good idea? Perhaps, but a dangerous one. Yes, there are people who just need to blog (sober) and can’t get to a computer or own a non-smartphone and would use this for good. (Though if you own a non-smartphone in this day and age, I’m gonna say you don’t have a blog. I could be wrong.) However, I see this being used for the drunken post. The one at 2am, after a ton of drinks out with the gang, on a pub crawl. Granted, you do have to enable the feature, so there’s that.

This could rank right up there with drunk texting the inappropriate. Actually, that’s where I’m ranking it. Having had my cell phone forcibly removed from my hands for drunk texting (more than once), I think that I’m going to not enable that feature. (Though I think it’d be hilarious to read the blogs of people who do. Just sayin’. Schadenfraude and all. I’m no angel.) When texting Dani today, I mentioned this and all she had to say was “Friends don’t let friends drink and phone blog.” I promised her that I wasn’t going to be enabling this technology… as she’s the person who’s taken my cell away from me on those drunk texting nights.

Wine for Mother’s Day? Sign me up!

So a couple posts ago, I mentioned that I had joined the Clever Girls Collective and that occasionally I would be blogging something for them. This would be one of those times… but, it’s for wine. How can I not??

If you’ve ever ordered wine online, you know that shipping costs can be prohibitive.

• From now through the end of May, order 3 or more bottles of Tough Day Chardonnay and receive free shipping! (That’s such a big deal, they’ve never offered it before.)
• Order by close of business tomorrow, Wednesday, May 5 and receive your Tough Day Chardonnay in time for Mother’s Day!
• 2009 Mira Luna, Tough Day Chardonnay, from Sonoma Carneros, California: 91 Points ~ $17.99/bottle

Click here to order!!

About This Clever Wine

2009 Mira Luna, Tough Day Chardonnay, from Sonoma Carneros, California: 91 Points

This is not your average, grocery store California Chardonnay…not that there’s anything wrong with that.  But Tough Day Chardonnay is a delightful, summery, crisp white wine that scored 91 Points and took Silver at the World Wine Championship. Unlike super buttery, super oaky Chardonnays, Tough Day Chardonnay has “floral notes with aromas of golden delicious apples and bright tropical fruits entice the nose. Apples and more tropical fruit elements bathe the palate alongside mango and kiwi flavors. Even more rich and vibrant than you’d expect from Carneros, California’s great Burgundian varietal area.”

Bottom line: It’s a great, light sipping wine. Perfect for a Mother’s Day brunch with family. Or a Twitter party by yourself. Whichever.

While my bank account is looking pretty low right now, and the fact that my mom doesn’t drink at all (maybe a sip from my glass every once in a blue moon), I won’t be picking any up for Mother’s Day – but I will be stocking up on some of this later in the month! Oh, and if you get your order in by tomorrow, you’ll get the wine in time for Mother’s Day – not bad, especially if your mom appreciates a good wine. While oak-y Chardonnay’s aren’t my usual go to (I’m more of a Savignon Blanc and Viognier girl), this sounds too delicious to pass up. Go, order now!