Sisters Night Out 

sisters three

Jo, Mar, and Kate, sisters three, came together for our first (hopefully annual) SNO in Earlysville, Virginia, home to Kate and family. We only had a few days, but we packed in a variety of activities to keep us busy. No Kerrick gathering would be complete without cocktails, Jo brought fresh strawberries so we started with strawberry daiquiris, YUM. It was a lovely spring evening so we walked and dined on the downtown mall. 

5K ready, bring it on

Up bright and early the next morning and ready for our walk/run 5K. Kate, the multi-marathoner, planned our route around and through the UVa campus. Then it was time to tour Monticello...

and off to the really fun stuff, two wineries...

Jefferson Vineyards

Nice sampling tray

To top off the day we arrived back at the house in time for additional cocktails, wine, a delicious steak dinner prepared by Tom, and we tapered off with a little Tawny Twenty and chocolate. It was a special few days spent with special sisters. We are already planning SNO-2! 

Coffee Dilemma

Anyone that knows me, knows that I like my daily Starbucks run for ice coffee, or whatever my current favorite coffee drink might be. I even have the phone app with my Starbucks card bar code on it so that I can scan my payment directly from my phone. One of the best apps ever. Anyway, I was recently discussing the pros and cons of soy vs. half and half vs. artificial sweetener. Today I looked at the soy box and, as my sister already knew, way too much sugar! Hence the dilemma: half and half has too much fat, soy has too much sugar, artificial sweetener is said to contribute to belly fat. That leaves black coffee and how tasty is that? Bleah.....