Cheapo Wino Review Wednesday! Josh Cellars

It’s that time of the week! Today’s wine…

 

Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2011- $12.99

Winemaker’s Notes: “Rich, aromatic dark fruits and baking spices delight the nose, yielding fresh plum and blackberry fruit, violet, dried fig, vanilla bean and Chinese Five-Spice. The wine is juicy with the plum and blackberry flavors prominent, layered with smoky and sappy maple wood, roasted almonds and hazelnuts, finishing long with fine, firm tannins.”

Kim’s Notes: “Mmm, as balanced as my mood after eating copious amounts of sugary carbs.”

This wine paired wonderfully with my favorite Eggplant Pizza and those five handfuls of chocolate chips that I ate directly from the bag. However, it was not compatible with being informed of my husband’s upcoming business trip…I detected a sourness when swallowing that news.

The flavors that I noticed were NOT Chinese Five-Spice, Mr. winemaker, (WTF? Are these chicken wings or something?), but rather berry and chocolate. It’s like Fruit Loops and Cocoa Puffs had a baby, and then they squished that baby until all of its red juices came running out. Yum!…if that visual doesn’t make you want to run out and buy it, what will?

Mid-tasting, Brian came strolling through the kitchen to find me drawing lewd pictures of a Fruit Loop and Cocoa Puff having sex- it was intercereal and it. was. beautiful! Closing his eyes, and my notebook, he suggested that I might want to approach this a little more professionally, “Maybe focus on the flavors detected on your palate?”

After wiping the “la di freakin da” taste out of my mouth, I took a sip, smacked my lips together, and declared (sounding like Patrick Star), “I detect light tannins upfront” sip, smack smack smack “It’s very smooth on the mid palate” sip, smack smack smack “and a tang just hit the back of my throat”, at which point Brian choked on his lemon water. Now who wasn’t being professional?

I would definitely recommend this wine, it’s subtle, fruity yet warm, and smooth…just like me (except my legs…my legs are rarely smooth).

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Mother’s Day weekend in crappy pics

How was your weekend? Ours was pretty damn good.

We started out on Saturday morning by going to a local flower market event filled with crafts, questionable carnival rides (seeing rusty bolts only adds to the excitement), pony rides, and food food food. Surprisingly, Ana had a great time and didn’t pitch a bitch…until we informed her that we were leaving. Then came the standoff…


You guys would’ve been so proud of me. I was the patient, sensitive, and compromising mother that I read about in all those “How to be a Better Mom” books – yes, I read them…then I cut out their centers to hide valuables like Xanax or chocolate.

Eventually, I convinced her to head towards our car to check out the motorcycles that were parked behind us. It occurred to me that her intent was to knock them over like domino’s, just to screw us over. I made sure to hold her hand.

Once we got home, I flopped around until 5pm, then I got dressed and said “Bye everyone, I’m going to go workout with Aunt Joanne” (insert one of those ‘records being scratched’ sounds). Confused looks were exchanged, calendars and watches were checked. Yes, it was Saturday night and Aunt Joanne (my BFF) and I were EXERCISING, not drinking. I admit, it looked suspicious. But she was dragging me to some Zumba event being held at a local club (sans alcohol…ugh).

If you’re not familiar with Zumba, it’s essentially dancing like an uncoordinated fool in the name of exercise.

OMG, apparently this shit is serious! It was like a concert event, complete with T-shirts, a famous Zumba guest star, and screaming…plenty of screaming!

I started out clunky and out of sync but by the end I was thinking crazy thoughts like, “I’m soooo good!”, “Why have I never auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance?”, and “I could make a career out of this!” That’s the brainwashing power of a Zumba concert. Oh, and don’t even get me started on the Zumba guest star! Oh Ed, Ed, Eddie…I swear you were a stripper before you started doing Zumba. Now I get why all those ladies were there on a Saturday night. If everyone’s panties weren’t suctioned to their ass with sweat, I bet they would’ve covered the stage.

After Zumba we went out for a shitload of nachos and margaritas because self-sabotage is kinda our thang.

 

On Sunday, Mother’s Day, Brian woke up with the kids, made everyone breakfast, let the dogs out, and explained to Ana that she was to come to him with all of her demands (including, but not limited to, ass wiping). I laid in bed until about 10:30am, when it became apparent that I wasn’t getting breakfast in bed.

The children and Brian presented me with their homemade cards (my favorite). Collin’s said I was “Legit”- I don’t know what that means, but I couldn’t stop singing MC Hammer’s “Too Legit to Quit”. Maybe he’s encouraging me to not quit motherhood? Brian’s said something about me being the perfect mother (Let’s not go so obviously overboard…make it at least believable). And Ana’s…well, she made one with a modern impressionist drawing on the front (aka- no clue what it was), and one at school:

 

Fixing the plants? I had to ask the teacher if these answers belonged to another student, one whose mother can keep plants alive. Nope, Ana’s. Encouraged by her faith in me, I headed to a nearby nursery to purchase a trunk load of flowers.

As I strolled along the rows of plants and flowers, I could see them all shaking. I kept telling myself that it was the wind that made them tremble, but in my heart I knew it was fear…fear that I might choose them.

Here’s a pic of their death row holding cell:

When I returned home, Ana helped me plant them while Brian calculated how much money I just threw away. At least Ana has faith in me.

After planting everything, I got a shower and we headed out for dinner…more nachos and margaritas (sans the Zumba)!

What did you do for Mother’s Day?

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Turks & Caicos Vacation- the airport (spoiler: we arrive)

I’m back from vacation! And I really want to apologize for not responding to comments or keeping up with other blogs while I was gone. You see, I was too busy drinking, eating, and laying in the sun…it was absolutely exhausting and you must forgive me.

Oh, and here’s another apology: I’m sorry for failing you again on Cheapo Wino Wednesday. But guys, there was no way in hell I could have held a glass of wine to my lips without my liver shriveling up, I drank way too much this week. In fact, on Monday we went on one of those banana boats and I refused a life jacket, assuring the Captain that I’d consumed enough margarita salt to make me buoyant, like a raft (only I said “like riff raft” because I had too many margaritas). Luckily, I came to my senses when I saw the dollar amount of my life insurance policy reflected in Brian’s eyes, it made the boat flipping over during my “Doesn’t this thing go any faster?” rant a lot less scary.

 

Anyway, now that the apologies are out of the way and you love me again (just go with it), our trip to Turks & Caicos was wonderful! It began with a debate on the appropriate preflight breakfast. I selected a hard boiled egg and oatmeal. Brian chose a big fat danish.

Me: Why are you eating that crap?

Brian: Because if I eat a ton of calories now, then I won’t be hungry again until dinner.

Me: Nooo, they say you should eat protein and complex carbs, then you’re blood sugar won’t spike and you’ll be fuller, longer.

Brian: I don’t buy it, that’s health food propaganda crap. You shouldn’t believe everything you read, Kim.

Me: No, of course not…Hey, that reminds me, are we still getting those auto-shipments of lube for your ab stimulation machine? How’s your six-pack, anyway?

 

*Of course, for the rest of my vacation, my breakfast consisted of chocolate chip pancakes with a side of 3 egg omelet. Whatever.

 

As we approached the security gate, our passage to the line was blocked by a woman with 2 small crates that read “LIVE ANIMALS”, and she was complaining very loudly to the TSA agent.

 

Woman: They want me to pay a baggage fee for my dogs to fly, and I don’t think I should have to.

TSA: Ma’am, there’s a charge for animals to fly.

Woman: But they’re not going in baggage, they’re flying in the cabin.

TSA: Yes, but there’s still a fee for having them under the seat.

Woman: But you don’t understand, I’m not going with them. (she waves two boarding passes in the air) These are their tickets. I bought them their own seats.

Holy shit! She’s sending these dogs on vacation!

My mind started racing: Where do dogs typically vacation? Are they going to visit their mother? Did they choose the window seat and will they be disappointed to find that it doesn’t roll down?

While they were arguing, I glanced in the cages and saw 2 little Yorkies. Their hair bows and matching Burberry collars told me that these tiny bitches were flying First Class. Meanwhile, Brian and I would be in the far back, inhaling fecal fumes from the shitter.

 

Once settled into “Shitter Row”, Brian asked for my hand sanitizer (because he’s obsessed like that), so I dug around my bag but I couldn’t find it. I sensed he was getting anxious by the “WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN’T FIND IT?!” shouting.

 

Me: Jeez, calm down man! It’s not like some deathly sick person is going to walk on this plane and go on a caribbean vacation. (Just then, a woman wearing a hospital mask enters and sits 2 rows in front of us).

Me: Oh c’mon! Look, she’s probably just wearing the mask because she’s paranoid about getting sick. I’m sure she’s totally healthy. (Cue the guy in hospital scrubs who sits down next to her and holds out a handful of pills and a Dixie cup of water).

Me: Oh, c’mon! Sooo…read any good books lately?

 

I don’t think we talked again until we arrived. Oh wait, he did ask me for my almonds…because he was hungry…because he ate that stupid danish for breakfast.
If you care, I’ll share some pics of our trip either tomorrow or Monday. I’m sure you’re holding your breath.

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My First Body Wax of the 2013 Season- OUCH!

Today, I’m so excited to be guest posting at WhenCrazyMeetsExhaustion.com. Besides being an awesome blog, Steph created a crazy funny TMI series, where she encourages other bloggers to indulge in a little oversharing…and she thought my stuff might fit right in. Go figure!

My First Body Wax of the 2013 Season
Last Wednesday was my first body waxing of 2013, and I needed it! I swear I looked like a bear coming out of hibernation.

So I headed down to my local nail salon, walked through the doors, and asked if they had anything like a “Wooly Mammoth Special”. The available technicians argued in Vietnamese and proceeded to do Rock, Paper, Scissors, complete with elimination rounds and customers placing bets. I’m assuming it was the loser that escorted me to the back room…CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST

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