This weekend Chris and I headed out of town, without the kids. My mom came to stay with the boys so we could go to Chris's Dining In for his battalion. This one was different from the one we went to in the past because they had a grog. (If you didn't click the link the history of grog says it began as a mixture of rum and water to keep the drinking water from spoiling on long sea voyages. Grog's now, at least in this context, are a mixture of everything but the kitchen sink and are not very good to drink but that's kinda the point.) It's a "game" where if you don't follow the rules of the mess (the dinner) then someone can tell you to go drink the grog. It makes for a fun evening. When the evening officially ended many people who weren't sent to the grog , including us, wanted to taste the it. While some thought it wasn't so bad I did not like it. Every ingredient in the grog had some sort of meaning and while vodka, Hawaiian punch, brown sugar, blue curacao, raspberry schnaps, hot sauce, and all the other ingredients would be fine alone; together - yuck! Oh and I couldn't get past the pecans floating on the top either.
The boys were very happy to see us today but I don't think they missed us too much. They had lots of fun with their Mimi and a surprise visit from Aunt Lisa and Cousin Tyler.
The boys were very happy to see us today but I don't think they missed us too much. They had lots of fun with their Mimi and a surprise visit from Aunt Lisa and Cousin Tyler.
3 comments:
The pecans sound better than the hay we usually have at the top of Rob's grogs! Cute picture :-)
Cute picture! How many formals do you have in your closet now, anyway! ;-) I don't recognize this one, so it must be new!
Joanne - The dress is not new. This was actually the 3rd time I've worn it. Chris is at a new job in a new town so I figured nobody's ever seen it before! I may have to retire it now.
Kelly - I heard someone talking about hay.....luckily not in our grog though!
Post a Comment