Happy Friday! Finally!

After work, my sister-n-law and I went to iParty to pick up a few decorations for my brother’s 30th birthday Luau this weekend. Now, when I say “a few decorations”, I actually mean that we bought the whole Hawaiian section of the store.

From Leis to coconut bras, punch bowls to bamboo fence décor, it looked as if Hawaii had exploded all over the backseat of our SUV. But, when it come to party’s, “Go big or go home” is what I always say.

We plan on making a giant Mai Tai bowl as the main drink of the night.

In the punch bowl will go:

• 30 oz Light Rum
• 15 oz Dark Rum
• 15 oz Orange Juice
• 15 oz Pineapple Juice
• Fresh Lime Juice
• Pineapple slices
• Orange Slices
• Cherries

Aloha!

There is a lot of decorating and preparing to be done, so I will leave you with some Thirsty Thursday recipes that I neglecting to post last night. Also, todays Feel Good Friday Quote of the Day!

Enjoy!

This weeks Flavor…Vanilla

Drink # 1 Vanilla Key Lime

• 2oz Vanilla Vodka
• 1oz Fresh Lime Juice
• 3oz Pineapple Juice
• 1 packet of Truvia

Add ingredients to shaker filled with ice.Strain into chilled glass with lime wedge. Rim glass with crumbled graham cracker crumbs.

Drink # 2 Vanilla Apple Pie

• 2oz Vanilla Vodka
• 2oz Apple juice
• 2oz Ginger Ale
• Cinnamon

Mix ingredients in shaker and pour into chilled glass with thinly sliced apple

Drink # 3 Vanilla Lime Ricky

• 2oz Vanilla Vodka
• 3oz Diet Sierra Mist
• Frozen Raspberries
• Fresh Lime Juice

Pour ingredients into blender with ice. Blend and serve in chilled glass. Garnish with slice of lime.

Vanilla vodka also tastes great mixed with Diet Coke, Diet Cherry Coke, or added into your favorite Iced coffee.

Not your morning coffee of course, but hey, It’s 5:00 somewhere.

Cheers to another long-awaited weekend, and a quote from my man Johnny!