HoLLa: Update on Life vol.10

so it’s been awhile since i posted a HOLLA update. i have been so busy with the holidays (and the downer aftermath), my weight loss blog, kids, bri, life in general, & trying to stay motivated on my quest to get fit!
it hasn’t been easy – ain’t even gonna lie!
but it’s been a good week nonetheless…
skylar has been a little crazy – but i think it’s a combo of the crazies leftover from xmas & just being a precocious 2 ½ year old little diva girl. (everyone told me how different girls are from boys – i am now coming to realize just how different they meant!)
(she looks SO big here… wowies!)
(sky could live on funyons –sadly)
(the many silly faces of skylar!)
all considering – she is still sucha good girl – she just has her moments – but don’t we all?

then on thursday this happened outta the blue…
(got the flu but still gorgeous as always)
sky got some sorta stomach bug & lemme tell ya it was no fun for any of us – especially her. add to the fact that the only thing this child eats faithfully is yogurt & the doctor said no dairy – life is just increasingly peachy keen… heh!
i feel like the world’s worst mama letting my daughter survive on pringles & ginger ale for the past two days but at least she is eating & drinking!

despite the flu invading our home & taking my poor little gal captive – there have been some happier moments this week.
at my weight watcher weigh-in yesterday i lost 2.8lbs bringing me to 26lbs lost total & i got this beauty…
my 25lb. charm to go with my 10% keychain & 16 week charm!
kinda silly but for us weight watcher junkies – this thing means the world! just like the little stickers we get @ meetings!

my journey since september 5th has truly been a transformation. tomorrow marks 90 days of consequetive exercise & i am eating vegan 99% (minus the eggs in holiday cookies) of the time. but i think the biggest change is that i am passionate about this & it has transcended into so many other facets of my life.
i want to be this passionate about EVERYTHING!
and it was so nice not to have *lose weight* at the top of my resolutions this year – i am already doing it!
finally!
i feel like i spent so much time trying to get HERE & it feels so freakin’ good to finally feel in control of my life & my body again!
i know i have said this before but…
life just gets better & better day by day!


and there ya have it dear bloggy peeps!
♥cyn♥

wanna know more about my weight loss journey, weight watchers, progress photos & exercise regimen?
check out my diet blog -- misadventures of a chunky goddess.

HoLLa: Update on Life

I have been attempting to write something since about Monday – obviously failing miserably as I have yet to post – but today I am determined to FINALLY get something on my blog!

So what’s new blogdom?

Well…
Hunter got home safe and sound from his travels yesterday evening. He had a great time but has decided that *country living* is not for him and he has a new-found respect for living in Rhode Island where everything is SO close.
Indeed!

Can you believe the kids go back to school on Tuesday?

In other news…

I quit my job.

I was offered the choice to transfer to another studio and intially I thought that would work, but the more I digested the whole situation, the more I decided that I needed to completely break ties.
Ultimately it came down to doing what was best for myself.

And yes, there is SO much more I could say about the situation, but I choose to let it lay where it lies and move on.

Now I am basically putting my resume out there and focusing on the belief that all of this happened for a reason and I am meant to be somewhere else doing something else.

I LOVE photography and it IS a true passion of mine –- but retail photography is a whole other animal and I would think long and hard before returning to it.
I wish I had the spare funds to just buy the equipment I need and finally get my own biz underway…
Someday I WILL be living that dream!

And yeah the potential financial crunch of up and quitting my job is a wee bit scary.
Just when Brian finally gets his promotion and things are looking up I have job issues. Sometimes it feels like we will never get a break? But I keep telling myself that all of this is for a reason…
Not sure just yet what the reason is, but I insist on having a positive attitude and hope!

Moving along…

So I haven’t written about my diet and/or exercise in eons and well, basically that is because it has taken a backseat to everything else going on in my life.

I put my focus on getting myself better and getting a hold of the depression – so my weight loss journey needed to be put on a short hiatus.
I have to get better from the inside out after all…

But as of Monday I am back on track and happy to say that even despite completely throwing diet caution to the wind for a month or better I only regained about 1.5 lbs. – shocking I know!

I am sad to say that I completely fell of the vegan and even the vegetarian wagon…
I made it four months without one bite of meat and just caved for a hamburger on the grill and went downhill from there…
Not very proud of my lack of self-control but I am proud that I intially vowed to go vegetarian for 30 days and far surpassed that goal. I am not a total carnivore again – but I have partaken and certainly cannot call myself a vegetarian.
Maybe in time I will go back to eating vegetarian? But vegan was just too restricted and not right for me.

Right now my goals are –
• Eat healthy -- less processed garbage and more whole/clean foods.
• Exercise – gym, walking, and finally CONQUERING The 30 Day Shred.


Also NO OBSESSING over dieting, food, weight, the scale and all of that stuff because obsessing over it does the polar opposite of what I am trying to achieve.
And in all honesty -- I am friggen sick of feeling bad about myself and inadequate because I am not at a certain weight.
That is just utter crappola.

Until recently I have NEVER felt overly inadequate in ANY aspect of my life – matter of fact I felt QUITE adequate and screw anyone who thought otherwise.
And that is the attitude I am slowly regaining.

Maybe it’s the new meds?
They have given me this intense sense of clarity and so much of what bothered me before is slowly being weeded out of my life.
I feel like old kickass, take no crap, rockin it no matter what ME again.
And it feels good to be that gal again because she wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought she was.

And that dear blog-o-sphere is all that is fit to be told!
Well other than this...

*snicker*
cyn

Cyn vs. The World

Happy Friday Blogdom!


Am I a bad parent if I say that my daughter is literally draining the life out of me?
Because she is…

I love her more than life – but dear Lord she is demanding lately. She had her two year check up last week and the doctor deemed her as *advanced* -- she speaks in full sentances, can spell her name, counts to ten in English and Spanish, yadda yadda – I could go on and on – but then I would become one of THOSE parents that I pretty much loathe.

The thing about having an *advanced* child is the need for constant stimulation. Miss Skylar must be doing something at all times – she is not the sit down and watch TV type. That’s not to say she doesn’t watch TV (how do you think she learned how to count in Spanish – thank you Sesame Street!) but her attention span for such things is limited. So we are constantly trying to find ways to entertain her and keep her going (and tire her out at time...).

Chasing bubbles!

Oh and did I mention she doesn’t nap? So this is an all day from 7am to 8pm sort of thing.

Look at her sweet little face -- all excited about picking her first tomato out of her garden -- which she tasted and ran off saying it was *gross*...

And I feel so much guilt for even saying all of this. She is a BLESSING, such a cuddlebug sweetie-pie and I am elated that she is so smart. And I think of all the people in the world trying desperately to have a baby and here I am complaining about mine…

But girlfriend IS high-maintenance!

I am just wiped by the time she goes to bed.
There hasn’t been one night this week that I have stayed up past 9:30ish and that is just SADDDDDD! I even missed the premier of Season Three of Ancient Aliens last night!
Why oh why did they move it to 10pm? Us lame-o’s can’t stay up that late!!!

I think between my demanding two year old, a week of difficult sittings at work, still adjusting to my meds, PMSing like a MoFo, and everything else in between – I am just toast!

I was a little disenchanted earlier this week. After feeling SO good on the new medication I seemed to come to a stand-still this week and started to feel some of the old anxiety and tension. Then I realized that this is MAJOR PMS week – and in case I have never mentioned it – I am a raging hormonal Biznotch when I PMS. I can go from emotional wreck to a wrecking ball in the blink of an eye. So with that in mind, in all actuality – the meds are STILL working great. I feel a little out of sorts but NOTHING like a typical PMS week.
YaY for Wellbutrin…lol!

Oh and PMS has certainly brought my appetite back and the only thing I want to eat is pretzel M&M’s and Jelly Belly’s.
Bahhh!

And I have been such a bad vegan this week… cheese why do you smite me so???
I admit it – I had cheese twice this week.
I ran out of vegan cheese and caved for the real stuff.
*hangs head in shame*

It makes me think of the movie “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” (which I LOVE) and the part where Todd the psychic vegan is stripped of his powers by The Vegan Police for eating gelato.

Any minute they will be bursting into my home to strip me of my vegan *powers*… HA!

Oh well at least I am adhering to my strict no meat policy.

Brian FINALLY got his much anticipated promotion this week! Sadly it means ALL super early (3am two days and 5am three days) mornings. But it’s Monday thru Friday (no weekends – lucky duck!) and he is home a good portion of the day.
It’s an adjustment though – I seem to wake up when he does and that is probably part of the reason I am dragging ass.
But it took TWO YEARS to find a decent job so YAY!
Rhode Island has one of the worst unemployment rates in the country.


Just a thought…
I am thinkin’ of revamping my blog a bit. A little less fluff and more writing. This does NOT mean I will cease to be flooding my blog with photos of my family… that just will never happen. But I think I want to stop some of the silliness and the need to post something every single day.
A quality over quantity sorta thing.
I think the new meds make me see things in a different light? I don’t feel the need to constantly please and am a lot more happier to just be.
I will blog when I feel like it…
Like it should be!

And there ya have it…
cyn

HoLLa: Weight Loss Update & Confessions

(Dontcha just L♥VE Betty???)

Ello Blog-o-sphere!

So I haven't written a weight loss update in a couple of weeks (busy, busy, STRESSED, busy gal) so I figured I best get to it.

So here goes…
At last Friday’s weigh-in I was down a total of 5.2 lbs since starting the 30 Day Shred on July 4th!!
*Cues “Can’t Touch This” and starts to break out her best MCHammer moves*

Of course I mentioned that I restarted it with my son last Thursday and we were off to a killer start – but then the weekend hit – I work a good portion of the weekend and the boys had a sleepover and a totally separate birthday party to attend.

Yeah…
Excuses – valid; but not good enough to skip our workout the past two days.

Tomorrow we are back in actions – NO EXCUSES!

Diet wise – I am doing good.
I am 100% Vegan and doing well with avoiding my nemesis – CANDY!

I feel good about my choices and certainly about losing 5.2 lbs!
I feel like I am on a roll… and will not let a couple of downer days derail me!

So a little confession of I sorts...
I am currently seeking help for anxiety. And by saying I am *seeking help* I mean I am seeking medical attention at the moment. Where that leads? Who knows?

It is something I have known has been an issue for me for quite awhile but also something I was hoping I could handle on my own. It has become apparent to me that I cannot.
I wonder if I am not suffering from a bit of depression – maybe even post partum? I am not sure… but the fact is that I haven’t felt like ME in a very long time and I think I need some help.
Either way – I can only rise up from here.
I am trying to not overthink the process until I know exactly what is wrong – all I know right now is that something is definitely wrong.
And it is amazing how just saying that much has helped me.
I feel good about the path I am on...
Updates to follow!

So to end this post on a high note – here are some photos of Skylar at the pool and her just being the cutest little nudist in the world.
*BIG SMILES*

♥cyn♥

♥crock-pot-lovin♥

Being a Southerner by birth (and in heart) along with a new Vegan – I HAD to make some black eye peas.
And how extra sa-weet that they actually cook AMAZINGLY in a crock-pot! Ya’ll know I SUPER DUPER L♥VE my crock-pot. So here is my recipe – although there are many variations out there for you carnivores. Honestly (and even Brian agreed) they tasted so *meaty* and delish like this and Brian swore I used some salt pork – but oh-no! No animals were harmed or consummed by making this crock-pot piece of heaven!

Vegetarian Black Eye Peas
1 lb dried black eye peas
4 cups vegetable broth
1 bay leaf
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 large onion chopped

Follow directions on black eye peas packaging for overnight soaking. Drain and place in crock pot and add broth, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Cook on low for nine hours. Add chopped onion and cook on low for one more hour. Serve over rice with the garnish (hot sauce, fresh chopped parsley, green onion) of your choice.

Y-U-M-M-O!

I will be making this again and often – easy, healthy (155 calories & 1 gram of fat per cup), and delish – YES! YES! YES!!!!


Eat up!
♥cyn♥

Motivational Monday...

HaPPy MoNdAy!

After yesterday’s post outta sheer frustration (and THANK YOU for all the encouraging comments – I am so VERY appreciative!) I decided that it was time to stop boo-hooing about it all and DO SOMETHING already!

Hence the picture for Motivational Monday.
It rang so true!

So I am back to tracking my food – every little morsel – on Sparkpeople! (I am Purple_Goddess if ya wanna say hi!)
I am back to eating strictly vegan – no excuses!
NO SODA – not even diet!
MORE water!
And…
I started Jillian Micahels 30 Day Shred today.

In a word – wow.
No really – it is the most unassuming yet KICKASS workout I have ever done. It’s pretty old school in some respects but it will leave you wondering what the heck just happened to ya!
I mean granted I am not in the best shape of my life, but I am certainly no slack. I have been exercising pretty regularly and consider my work *physical*.
But it was the most intense 20 minutes I have had in a VERY long time!

But I did it and didn’t slack – and for that much; I am SUPER stoked and proud.

I plan on doing the program for the 30 days (as is suggested by it’s title) and will track my progress here (of course) as well as a new tab I created under my header titled *shred* where I will post pics, stats, and whatever else comes to mind.

I am psyched to challenge myself in this way and I really hope it’s the kick in the pants I need to get myself past this plateau/hump/slump!

KeeP MoTivaTed PeePs
♥cyn♥

Pssst…
Think I will look like this when the 30 days are done?

*heh*

HoLLa: Weight Loss Update

HaPPy SuNDaY!

So let’s get down to biz…
On Friday’s weigh-in I was up .4 lbs.
Boo Hiss!
No, I am not happy about it…
And I am wicked frustrated…
But I know what I did right and what I did wrong and obviously I wasn’t on task last week (again).

What I did right…
I did stick to my vegetarian diet -- I slacked on being a diligent vegan with some pizza again. (Ugh!)

What I did wrong…
I didn’t go the gym ONCE last week.
I didn’t track my food ONCE.
I didn’t watch my portions – which means I overate.

I actually had two evenings where I was in physical pain for eating too much. And honestly – I thought I was so over that?
But I think I am doing some *emotional eating* lately.
Work has been stressful.
Skylar has been VERY demanding and had one day this week where I literally looked at her and said, “who are you???”.
And Brian and I have let all the *life stuff* get to us which equates to bickering. And I hate when we use each other as an emotional punching bag. So uncool!

I suppose considering how *wrong* my week went I should be happy that all I gained was .4lbs!

But ack – I am going in the wrong dang direction!!!

All I can do is recognize my mistakes, learn from them, and move on!

So this week I will regroup…
I will track my food.
Measure portions.
Go to the gym at least three times. (Already made it once!)
And make a conscious effort to maintain my vegan diet!

I was hoping I was at a point in my life where I could just do this without having to track food and be so *in the moment* where dieting and weight loss are concerned. But obviuosly I am just not ready for that?
And I need to adjust myself to the fact that all of this may never become second nature to me…

I know it sounds like I am being maybe a wee bit hard on myself – but I feel like I am never going to get past this weight? A year ago I did Weight Watchers faithfully. I tracked, counted points, and attended my weekly meetings and weigh-in. I did AMAZING the first two months – losing weight consistantly and I was feeling superb. Then I just stopped? I kept doing the things I had been doing and never seemed to get past the plateu? And here I am again at that same weight and struggling? I cannot figure out what it is about this point in my weight loss that stumps me?
I have lost weight before.
I lost 55lbs in 2008 on Weight Watchers and looked better at age 38 than I did at age 28! So I know what to do and that it can be done.

I dunno if it’s an age thing?
Or the fact that I had a baby (Miss Skylar) since then?
Or the fact that I no longer am a smoker? I quit a 20+ year habit when I prego with Skylar and I never went back.
And yeah – that’s sort of a cop-out and I would NEVER go back to smoking – but it is a proven fact that a 25lb. weight gain is normal when you quit a lifelong smoking habit. And oddly this weight I cannot surpass it my pre-pregnancy weight plus 25lbs!?!?!
Grrrr… so aggrevating!

I am not asking to be a SuperModel or a size 2.
I want to be at a healthy weight and BMI – the highest point on the scale for someone my age and height even.
I want to feel comfy in my own skin and in my clothes again!
I don’t think that is too much to ask…

And more than anything – I want to lead by example.
I want to show my children that by living a healthy lifestyle that you can maintain a healthy weight and live a quality life well into the later years of your life!
I am not saying they need to go vegan (although that would be nice) but I want them to be conscious of what they do and put into their bodies.

I just do the best I can…
My intentions are nothing but the absolute best and my beliefs teach me that putting out good intentions is the first step to attaining what you want…

This week WILL be a better week!
♥cyn♥

THinGs I am L♥VIN' Thursday

Happy Thursday!

I am SO very excited for today! Well tonight actually! We are having a belated Father’s Day celebration and going to our favorite Chinese restaurant and to see The Green Lantern! We, being myself, Brian, and my two sons, Hunter and Peyton!!
a) We need a night out (so what if we will be home by 9:30pm – out is out!)
b) Brian and I haven’t been to the movies since I was preggo with Skylar!
c) We haven’t been out with just the boys since I was preggo with Skylar as well. Granted they are teenagers and a night out with their Mom and Step-Dad might not be the highlight of their week – but they need this special time with us!
So yeah…
I am totally L♥VIN’ our plans for tonight!

I am also L♥VIN’ summer!

Happy (belated) Summer Solstice!! May your summer be filled swimming, popsicles, fireworks, BBQ's, friends, family, tasty beverages, watermelon and MANY blessings!

I am majorly L♥VIN’ some Trader Joe’s Thai Green Curry Simmer Sauce!

This stuff rocks.
No, really it ROCKS!
I made it with some fresh veggies and served it over basmati rice!
HEAVEN!!!!
It’s zippy without being overpowering and has such a fresh taste! It’s my newest obsession! I want curry simmer sauce on EVERYTHING!
They have other varieties as well – which I cannot wait to try!

I am not a big Cameron Diaz fan – but I am L♥VIN’ her style!

I would wear ANY of these outfits. (She has a rockin’ bod!)

L♥VIN’ these painted stairs (courtesy of Country Living).

I can totally see these in a beach house – or better yet, Key West!
Yes, count me in!

I am SOOOOOOOOOO L♥VIN’ Actress Evan Rachel Wood’s new drastic haircut!

Seriously – I would chop my hair in a NY minute if I knew it would look like this.
I truly hope she knows how amazing her stylist is – cause this haircut is kickass!!!

Finally – I will end with something utterly cool.

Meet Naki'o – The Bionic Dog!!
What an amazing story – how can you not L♥VE him?!?!?!

Ooodles of L♥VE~
♥cyn♥

HoLLa: Weight Loss Update

Yeah I have been outta the blog-o-sphere loop for the past few days – but I work the majority of my hours on the weekend – and there just aren’t enough hours in a day. Or a weekend for that matter…
Sadly, I also haven’t made a HoLLa: Weight Lose Update post in a little over two weeks. No excuse really other than a bevy of STUFF going on (bdays, father’s day, end of school, work, life).

But I did weigh-in on Friday and I am up 1.6; which I expected. I haven’t watched my portions and the gym is this place that has eluded my thoughts and certainly my actions.
So yeah – I have been lackadaisical and have no one to blame but myself.
And I have to be honest (because if I cannot be honest in my own thoughts, words, writing – then where can I be?) – I have gotten really discouraged lately. I was hitting the gym hard, really watching my diet to the point of adopting a total vegan diet, watching my portions by tracking every morsel that enters my mouth, and I guess I just expected the weight to be pouring off of me?
I am losing – but I guess I want it to come off faster and in bigger intervals?
So I needed to not think about it so much for a couple of weeks – and well – we see where that got me. So as much as I may wish it come off faster – even a slower weight loss is ALWAYS better than a weight gain!

Live and learn!

I am proud to say that last week (the 16th) made two months since eating any meat. I wish I could say the same about being totally vegan. I would say 98% of the time I am – but I have slipped here and there with a cupcake (or two) for Skylar’s bday and some pizza yesterday outta sheer hunger and laziness.
Once again – live and learn.
I may not be 100% vegan – but I am trying and it is a learning and accepting process. Who would have thought that cutting out dairy would be so much harder than meat? Not having meat hasn’t bothered me in the least.

Moving along…

So here is Skylar in just a small taste of the many outfits she got for her birthday. My daughter is SUCH the girlie-girl. She picks out her outfits (I give her two choices otherwise we would NEVER get dressed) and accessories every day. She has gotten into the habit of posing for a photo in her outfits… to the point of wanting a photo of herself in her new Hello Kitty bathing suit (so cute!!!) and nightgown (her first BIG GIRL nightgown mind you).

So yesterday was Father’s Day!



And because Brian is SUCH a huge UFC fan – I had to make his day by taking some pics of Skylar in his favorite hat!


Oh a side note:
Brian and I had a HORRIBLE fight yesterday. *frown*
Over something so stupid (of course) – which led to more stupid things being said and so on and so on.
I could write a novel about the things Brian and I have endured in the relatively short time we have been together. In so many ways I feel like he and I have lived a LIFETIME in just three short years. I am sure we aren’t the only couple to feel this way.
We truly fell in love with each other at first sight and four months later I was pregnant with Skylar. Yeah – a whirlwind *romance* to say the least.
Three months before Skylar was born we lost everything thanks to this LOVERLY economy – Brian’s business, house, and car. It was devastating -- probably one of, if not THE, worst times in our lives.
Things have gotten better – although we have yet to fully bounce back. And sometimes I am frustrated with our situation and it pours over into our relationship. I think that is only natural?
But as Brian said last night – we are too old to be fighting like two kids. And he is so right. I am over this turmoil in my life. I love this man and I want us to be a family and having ridiculous fights like we did yesterday is just so beneath us.

I am not saying we will never squabble or bicker – we do that daily. But for things to escalate to the level they did yesterday – that just cannot happen again.
So today I vow to live in the moment and to leave the past where it lies…
I need to stop waiting for *better times* and revel THESE times!
Indeed!

With that being said – here is Motivational Monday (another feature I ignored last week – sorry Miss Skylar’s Bday took center stage!)

One last thing – if ya haven’t already – be sure to enter my VERY first GiVeAwAy!!! You have until midnight TOMORROW to get those entries in!


Happy Monday!
♥cyn♥

HoLLa: Weight Loss Update & Other Non-Related Tidbits!

So back to the grind this week…
Well, I tried at least. Per usual; I did great on the diet aspect and had an EPIC FAIL where the gym is concerned. Sadly I have to report that I only made it to the gym twice last week. Yeah, I suppose twice is better than none, or once even. But ugh – I have higher expectations of myself and hate to disappoint the boss!
And the scale reflected as I gained a lb.

:pout:

Although this whole PMS/overdue period thing (no I am not preggo either – just wicked late which happens on occasion for me) is NOT helping. I feel worn down, bloated, and just unmotivated.
I love ya Mother Nature but cut a girl some slack PLEASE!

I will do better this week. I am working ALL weekend (open- close both Saturday and Sunday) but come Monday I am killing it!
‘Nuff said…

Moving on to Non-HoLLa stuff…

Skylar and I made and mailed out the invites for her 2nd Birthday Bash today! She was SO excited to help and came with when we mailed them – I wanted her to be part of the *experience*!

I cannot believe she is going to be two…
But I also have a hard time thinking what life was like without her?
But she is SO super psyched for her Cinderella Birthday Party! She was chattering away talking the lady’s ear off at the bakery today when we were ordering her cake (a Cinderella cupcake cake of course).
So stinkin’ cute!

Mailing the invites and ordering the cake was the last of the major duties (other than buying and prepping the food) that we needed to do for her soirree. Oh and praying that her gift from Target.com gets her on time!!!

Oh and look what Miss Thing got today…

This ADORABLE area rug I found at Wally World for a mere $30! Can you tell she is Princess crazy?

Me too… but shhhh!

Oh yeah -- I’m a Weiner!

I won this AMAZING Simply Organic shampoo and conditioner from a GiVeAwAy on Chubby Cheeks Blog. Thanks Kim!
Please check out her blog – she has great GiVeAwAyS and links tons of HOPS!
I love this line of products already. And I was super stoked to see a little surprise gift of lip balm! Everything is organic and smells wonderful!!!
I am loving the shampoo and have to get used to the conditioner because I am a conditioner HOG – I use TONS to get this mop tamed! I am trying to wean myself of this addiction…

DaTe NiGhT!

Yeah an impromptu dinner out – okay so it was just a little jaunt to our local Chinese Buffet – but even just an hour out alone counts as a *date* in my book!

Although I was super miffed at the lack of vegetarian choices. It was utter carnage and clogged artery heaven. Brian ♥’d it – lol! I ate vegetarian sushi (avocado & cucumber) because even the spinach on the buffet was drowning in oyster sauce.
BOO!
Thankfully this buffet has a killer made-to-order sushi bar!

Besides… it was really all about the company!

Lastly…
Once again, even though I really don’t drink much (especially the hard stuff) I HAD to post this cocktail for obvious reasons…
Who Knew???
(I might have to try one of these soon just outta respect!)

The Purple Goddess

You’ll Need:
DeKuyper Island Blue Pucker Schnapps
Vodka
Raspberry Schnapps
Lemon Lime Soda

In a martini shaker fill halfway with ice.
Pour 3 Ounces of Island Blue Pucker,
1.5 Ounces of Raspberry Schnapps,
3 Ounces of Vodka,
Top with lemon lime soda
Shake, strain into martini glasses and enjoy!

CheeRS!
♥cyn♥