It's only Tuesday and D asks if I can make her fav drink for when she gets home. I can try.
We stopped at the Exchange on Saturday where her fav drink has been on the menu for years. Our bartender this time was a local D new from her middle-school secretary days. Before I knew it, Kaci was instructing me.
You have a shaker?
Me: yes
Don't use it.
Me: just stir it?
No, just pour the ingredients in order.
Me: layer it in her glass?
No <sighs> pour all the ingredients except the cab together. Pour that in her glass and top with the cab. A basil leaf and a slice of orange.
Me: .....I'll try
We stopped at a liquor store, a grocery, and a Target on the way home to get all the ingredients. As there is no ice in this drink, the vodka, St Germains, vanilla syrup, the wine OJ, and pineapple juice, are in the fridge.
Also finding fresh basil required another trip to two other groceries!
She just texted and... she's delayed. Fuck me! It's like waiting to make a presentation and you're getting more and more nervous.
So yeah, I'm already drinking. God it's only Tuesday!
This jambalaya is rockstar though!
