Climb

I went climbing today for the third time this week...I failed in my attempt to do a 5.11c, but did manage to do a 5.11b that I had failed at some time ago. I also did a 5.11a. I guess all the chinups and eating less is paying off, hopefully I'll get up to doing 5.11cs and ds consistently.

I also made a Sangria just now...here's my recipe:

2 litres dry red wine (el cheapo)
~3/4 cup sugar
3 or 4 shots of rum (or brandy, but I use rum usually)
2-3 oranges, peeled and sliced to bite size
2-3 apples, peeled and sliced to bite size
2-3 limes, blahblahblah
2-3 lemons, blahblah
~ 20 strawberries, washed, de-stemmed, and sliced in 'rings'
1/2 cantaloupe, cut into bite sizes
Some Club Soda

Pour the wine into a big punch bowl. Add sugar and stir until it's dissolved. Add the shots of rum. Add all the fruit. Let soak overnight, covered, in the fridge. Just before serving, add some club soda, to take a bit of the edge off and add some carbonation. If you want add some ice, but I don't, usually cuz the punch bowls are practically overflowing w/o the club soda anyway!

It is SOOO good. I used to leave the orange, lemon, and lime peels mostly on ( I would cut off strips of rind around the fruit) but decided to try without them as it added a slightly bitter flavour, and also made them unpleasant to eat.

Anyway, looking forward to drinking it tomorrow, as well as all the food people will be bringing to the mountain biking team banquet (which once again is at my house). There will be a LOT of people coming, at least 27, and probably more.

I also realized today that it is almost exactly a year since I met Mel, my ex... too bad that it had to end :-S.

ciaociao
GSM