The long lost child returneth...

WOW! So, after many illnesses and my schoolwork, I have been a horrible blogger. But...NO MORE!!! So I am bringing you a drink recipe to wash down all of your blogless sorrows. ( and probably a few of mine.)

Mamrie Hart, everybody

Anyways, it should come as news to most of you that I am making a girly drink. GASP! Well, sometimes I have been known to drink something other than dark beer and brown liquors.

Here, ladies and gentlemen, I bring you 

My artist husband dolled this one up

As you may be able to tell, this one captures how I feel about missing my blog.

Anyways, this one is really simple to make. 

What it takes:

-A martini shaker. could you just use two cups that fit nicely inside of each other? sure. be fancy. 

-Smirnoff cranberry vodka...(smirnoff isn't my fave, but they saved me the trouble of infusing the vodka.)

-orange juice, the cheaper the better (that's what he said) 

-a mandarin orange, if you're feeling fancy

Please ignore the other bottles in the background. It takes a village to make a drink...that's how it goes...right??

First: Fill that shaker almost all of the way up with ice. Don't be a weenie.

Second: Add...

                  2 parts orange juice to 1 part cran-vodka

Third: Shake it like you've never shaken before. I'll let you in on a little secret...a proper martini has a layer of ice crystals on top of the liquid in the glass. This means it's cold, and oh..so...smooooth. 

Pour in a glass, and garnish with whatever you feel like. I used a mandarin orange peel. 

Now you've done it! Now, sip, smile, and wave. Because if you poured this into a juice glass, no one will ever know. Well, except after you're sloppy. Then they might know. C'mon, kids, it's lunch time!!!!