Watermelon Agua Fresca

This was an interesting drink recipe I found on my MSN homepage. But it was a great way to get rid of half of a watermelon in a yummy way!

Watermelon Agua Fresca

Ingredients
~8 cup(s) cubed seeded watermelon (about 6 pounds with the rind), divided
~1 cup(s) water, divided
~1/3 cup(s) sugar, divided
~1/4 cup(s) fresh lime juice
~1 club soda, or seltzer water, well chilled
~Lime slices, for garnish

Directions

~Combine half the watermelon, half the water and half the sugar in a blender; puree. Pour through a coarse strainer into a large container. Repeat with the remaining watermelon, water and sugar. Stir in lime juice. Refrigerate until well chilled, about 4 hours.

~To serve, stir in club soda (or seltzer) and garnish with lime.

Fun at Frenchmann's!

Bryan and I went camping on July 31st at Frenchmann's Lake. It was so much fun!! The lake was so beautiful!

All our camping neighbors were pretty nice. Lots of families were there. And watching their little kids running around was so awesome!! The group that was across from our campsite, however, was really really noisy.

There were 6 adults (Bryan's age-3 girls and 3 guys), and they had one 15 month old with them. They had their music going during the day which wasn't a problem- it was actually kind of fun because we could listen and dance to their music! :D But, as it got close to bedtime (around 10:00) they still had their music on. The family that was camping next to us went up and kindly asked the noisy ones to turn off their music. They just turned it down.

Bryan and I went to bed and fell right asleep. Being pregnant, I had to get up at around 2:00 to go to the bathroom-- we woke up and the noisy ones were back at it. They had their music on and it was pretty loud. Bryan wanted to dress up in his camo and play tricks on them :D I should've let him.

We were going to go say something to them, but then the amazing campground managers showed up!! They were an old married couple. They yelled really loudly telling the noisy campers to, "Shut up and go to bed!! Don't you have any sense? There are families around!!" It was awesome! The noisy ones were pretty drunk and one of them actually asked what they had done wrong... I started laughing so hard!! The managers again told them to be quiet and then left. The noisy ones eventually turned off the music and went to bed.

Bryan and I were so jazzed the next morning about how awesome the managers were the night before, but they made our camping trip even better!! Bryan and I were getting ready to cook breakfast when the managers came back to the noisy campers' campsite. They got out of their truck and told the campers that they had half and hour to pack up and get out before the cops were going to show up. They even took the campers' liscense plate numbers!! The campers yelled back and acted completely ignorant and wronged. They tried to use their 15 month old as an excuse for being loud all night long. It was a hilarious sight to see. The managers left and the campers furiously began tearing down their site, complaining the whole time.

Bryan and I never got to see if they had to be kicked out by the police, since we left before they did... but it was still the best camping trip ever!!

Luck With Baseball

I love how much bad luck I have experienced with baseball!! My dad got tickets to a Reno Aces game a few months ago and invited me along. We had never been to a local baseball game, so we were very excited. Turns out, after being there about an hour and a half, the game gets called because a downpour of rain decides to occur right over the stadium! And in Reno, Nevada of all places!!



Two days ago, I won free VIP tickets to a Reno Aces game. My husband and I were pretty excited to get to go, especially me, seeing as I wasn't able to enjoy the last game. We got ready and headed out. We had been sitting in our seats for about 30 minutes when, again, a downpour of rain decided to happen right over the stadium! The game hadn't even started yet! We immediately ran for cover up by the consession stands and waited... for a very long time... but the rain didn't end. So we decided to head home. To our great dissapointment, the minute we left the ballpark it stopped raining!!



So there you have it! The two baseball games I have ever been to in Reno, Nevada, one of the driest places on earth, get rained out! I guess this is my lesson for life: I won't be buying anymore baseball tickets for the Aces games for a long, long time!



When it rains, it pours!!