Happy Friday!

So the Weather Network was originally forecasting 20cm of snow for the Montreal area, parts of Ontario, and parts of the US. Seems like insanity considering we're half way through April?! But in retrospect, I guess this isn't unheard of, we've just been used to shorter Winters! 
"BIG" surprise though, they were wrong for Montreal, seems to be mostly rain! (Word)

This morning I thought to myself, what makes people happy on sunny days, AND on rainy days? Alcohol!! (Well, it makes me happy anyways.. don't judge.) My girlfriend sent me THE most amazing cocktail recipe... the ingredients just make my mouth water, and quite frankly anything to do with a little bubbly, I'm sold!
So if you're feeling like you need a little pick me up from all this terrible weather, check out this recipe below!

Photo from http://kirantarun.com

Citrusy Champagne Sangria

Ingredients:

• 4 cups freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
• 1 cup ginger ale
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced
• 1 blood orange, thinly sliced
• 3 clementines, thinly sliced
• 1 honey crisp apple, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup pomegranate arils
•  1/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• pinch of salt
• 1 bottle of chilled champagne

Directions:

1. Prepare simple syrup by stirring sugar and water until sugar completely dissolves. Keep in refrigerator to chill while prepping other ingredients.
2. In a tall pitcher, add all fruits + grapefruit juice + salt + simple syrup and ginger ale . Chill in refrigerator for a few hours, preferably overnight.
3. To serve, add sangria in a fancy-schmancy glass and top it with bubbly champagne!

Sounds delish no? My girlfriends and I, are making an impromptu turkey dinner tomorrow night, you definitely know what will  be on the cocktail list ;-)

Cheers!

*Recipe from http://kirantarun.com

Snow!

Ok so I'm completely contradicting everything I've been saying about snow with these next few lines but... I woke up to snow and I gotta say I was kind of excited. (for the record I'll be back to my bitter self after Christmas is over with) I’ve come to the conclusion that the main reason I'm not feeling Christmas this year is due to the lack of snow. It was so pretty walking the dog this morning, it seemed so quiet and peaceful as the snow just slowly  came down on us. Every little inch of each tree branch and bush was covered and it was quite stunning to the eye!

I’ll be on a 4 day vacation as of noon today and I cannot WAIT! I’ll be posting a few things over those days, so be sure to check in! I have some really cute Christmas Cupcakes to share with you tomorrow!

As usual, here is your latest Jenna Marbles video... she's really outdone herself this time hahaha... I suggest watching this with headphones if you're at the office or in public! (The name is kind of a give a way)

We made it guys!! Cheers to the freakin' weekend!

xo

Winter Wonderland

What a beautiful Saturday morning here in Hudson! I think I often take this place for granted, it really does have a picture perfect landscape.

I decided to take Behr out for a walk down the tracks, he was like a kid on Christmas, SO excited. As much as I dislike snow and wished I lived in a hot climate next to the Ocean, Snow can be very pretty! 

Last night as mentioned on Friday's post, I decorated my buddy's apartment along with a few other friends. It looks absolutely stunning! We made it into a Christmas Winter Wonderland theme, so it seems fitting that finally we get a bit of snow to make this theme come to life. This is my first weekend off  from cupcake making in a long time, bad for business I guess but perfect for relaxation! I can't say that it isn't draining working 2 jobs! My girlfriend is cutting down a tree today with her man, (so jealous, I wish I could fit a real tree in here) and when they get back I'm going to help them install some outdoor lights! When the light mission is complete, we decided its a perfect night for a walk around the gorgeous streets of Hudson to see people's Christmas lights!

Hope you're all enjoying this beautiful day!

Cheers xo