My birthday is 3 days after the 4th of July. Sounds awesome, right? Yeah, it was pretty cool when I was a little kid. Except for the part where my birthday is COMPLETELY overshadowed by a holiday. But not anymore... You see, I discovered that you can do just about anything as long as you claim birthday privilege. Thus, I’ve claimed a week, and it’s expanded to more like ten days that is now (not so) famously known as the Week of Craig.
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| Happy birthday Craig, er... um... America! |
Yes, I’ve completely taken back the 4th of July. Totally. In my opinion, it was really nice of those patriots to have done all those amazing things, knowing I’d be born a couple hundred years later. You know, with the muskets and the fighting and all that... They must have had my birthday in mind!
My favorite Week of Craig activity is the annual Monona Wife Carry Competition. Did you know a bunch of dudes carry their wives through an obstacle course in honor of my birthday? And some of them even drop their special lady. Watching a man race out of shear machismo and then drop the love of his life in the heat of competition is never not funny! I let the alpha males race and sometimes fall down while competing. Me, I’d rather fall down after drinking too much fresh strawberry vodka! This year, I’m revamping the Week of Craig. Here’s my inspiration:
- A couple years ago, I threw a great wine tasting party. It was a blind taste test and it was awesome. Friends came. Friends drank. Friends laughed. Friends got drunk. Friends want me to do it again. Thus, I’m invoking the spirit of that great night and throwing a special Week of Craig vodka infusion tasting party. Shhh, don’t spoil it, since I haven’t invited my friends yet. But given I haven’t really told many people I’ve joined the blogosphere, I’m sure the secret is safe with my three regular readers.
So, stay tuned, because over the course of the next week or so, I’m going to roll out some of the best red, white and blue infusions around. Yes, you read that right, there’s even a way to make white infused vodka!
So, in honor of my birthday (err, I mean America’s), join me in making some patriotic booze!
Stay tuned. You won't want to miss this!
Until then, if you live in Wisconsin, rush out to your local farmer's market and get your strawberries while you still can. The early heat wave this year followed by a tough freeze has really hurt the strawberry crop. Many of the vendors at the Dane County Farmer's Market thought this was going to be their last week with fresh strawberries.
Not in the mood for booze? No problem. Just check out my friend Holly's Healthy Everythingtarian blog for healthy food options to get your weekend off on the right foot! Or, if you are like me, check out Holly's blog if you just want some yummy eats to go with your yummy infusion.
Cheers,
Craig
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