Sunday, December 31, 2023

2023 Year in Review

 2023 was not as adventurous as I hoped. Life happened. Trips had to be canceled due to other commitments. As always I found adventures, not always the ones I had planned but still hit some goals.

Bucket List items -- Yeah only managed to get 4 done. There are 2 that I could count but still debating about that. 1. Go to the Milwaukee Auto Show #902

2. Go to the Everglades #149



3. See Lake Okeechobee #1624. Chug a beer #720


States -- The hubby was able to add 3 more states to his list and I was able to add more counties to my list1. Wisconsin2. Illinois3. Indiana4. Kentucky5. Tennessee6. Alabama7. Florida8. Georgia9. South Carolina10. North Carolina11. Minnesota

Counties
Total Counties -- 168
New Counties -- 78

National Park Sites1. George Rogers Clark NHP2. Lincoln Boyhood Home National Preserve3. Stones River NB4. De Soto NM5. Big Cypress National Preserve6. Everglades NP7. Congaree NPNational Forest1. Pisgah2. CherokeeCollege Stadiums1. Alabama State University2. FSU3. Camping World Stadium4. Southeastern University (FL)5. Perkins Sadium (UWW)State Capitols1. Florida*2. Kentucky*Basketball arenas1. Amway Center*2. Gainbridge Fieldhouse3. Fiserv4. Target CenterFootball Stadiums1. Raymond James Stadium*2. Lucas Oil Stadium3. Lambeau field4. US Bank SadiumStates with baseball1. Florida (7)2. Wisconsin (6)3. Minnesota4. IndianaSpring training parks1. TD Ballpark2. Tropicana Field3. George Steinbrenner Field4. LECOM Field5. Clover Park6. Ballpark of the Palm Beaches7. Roger Dean Chevrolet parkMLB Parks1. AmFam (4)2. Target FieldMiLB1. Fox Cities Stadium (3)2. ABC Supply Stadium*States With Pizza1. Wisconsin2. FloridaStates With Donuts1. Wisconsin2. Florida*3. IndianaStates With Mini Golf1. Wisconsin2. FloridaStates with Ice Cream1. Florida2. WisconsinStates with Candy store1. Indiana2. WisconsinStates With Breweries1. WisconsinCounties With Pizza1. Outagamie2. Winnebago3. Eau claire4. Brown5. Fond du lac6. Oconto7. Sheboygan*8. Waukesha9. Door10. WaupacaCounties With Sports1. Calumet2. Milwaukee3. Brown4. Outagamie5. Winnebago6. Walworth7. Brown8. Rock9. KewauneeCounties with Donuts1. Outagamie2. Sheboygan*3. Brown*4. Door*Counties with Coffee Shops1. Outagamie (2)2. Sheboygan (2)*3. Waupaca*Counties with Breweries1. Outagamie*2. Sheboygan*3. MilwaukeeCounties With Mini Golf1. Milwaukee*Counties With Ice Cream1. Milwaukee2. Washington3. Outagamie4. Walworth*5. Marinette*6. Door7. BrownCounties With Candy Shop1. Shawano*2. Door3. ColumbiaCounties with museums1. Milwaukee2. Sheboygan3. Shawano4. Waupaca5. Walworth*6. Door7. SaukCounties with burger joints1. Winnebago2. Ozaukee3. Walworth4. Jefferson5. Brown6. MilwaukeeCounties with fairs1. Ozaukee2. Milwaukee3. WalworthState Trails1. Rockwell mountain bay2. AhnapeeCounties with wineries1. Kewaunee

Hopefully 2024 will lead to more adventures across the US. 

Saturday, December 30, 2023

7102. Have a Brandy Alexander

My parents introduced me to ice cream drinks. Dad likes Brandy Alexanders and mom prefers Grasshoppers. Whenever we would have ice cream drinks at Christmas, I would do a Grasshopper. I love mint. However, I always wanted to try a Brandy Alexander. This year I got the chance at Lyle's Light 'Em New Years Eve Party -- an annual gathering of a few of the hubby's officiating buddies. 

Our host, Turkey, decided we were going to have ice cream drinks after our fabulous dinner. He gave us a choice of Brandy Alexander or Grasshopper. I know the hubby would rather have a Brandy Alexander so I that's what I said too. Why make Turkey do extra work.

Ingredients

  • Brandy 
  • Creme de Cacao
  • Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Milk
  • Cinnamon



Steps
1. Add a few scoops of ice cream into the blender



2. Add some milk

3. Add a shot of Creme de Cacao



4. Add a shot of Brandy


5. Blend



6. Pour in a glass and add some cinnamon



Enjoy

A Brandy Alexander is good but I still prefer a Grasshopper. A Brandy Alexander just seems boring. It needs more flavor. It is definitely a hubby kind of drink.

Now that I've tried a Brandy Alexander, the next after drink cocktail I want to try is a Pink Squirrel.