I love Vernors!

If you know me at all, you know that I love Vernors! I love the fizzies that go up my nose upon every drink… I love the bite of the ginger… and most of all, I love FUZZY NAVELS! That last statement might confuse some people, as the “traditional” Fuzzy Navel includes peach schnapps, lemonade and OJ. But in my family, a Fuzzy Navel is equal parts Vernors and orange juice. I don’t really know how this came to be, because my grandpa made my brother, cousins and I fuzzy navels when we would visit him at Higgins Lake for as long as I can remember.

There are HUGE perks about living in NYC: Broadway shows 6 days a week, amazing museums, any kind of take-out at any time of day, etc… but NO Vernors. I have searched every gourmet grocer, supermarket, corner store and bodega, to no avail. My amazing family realizes the sacrifice, and will often send a few bottles my way, but I still horde it like a precious commodity. A couple of my work colleagues have noticed a weird pop (or SODA, as they call it) bottle on my desk and asked about its origins. After explaining about Vernors and Fuzzy Navels, today was the big test- I made Fuzzy Navels for two of the fellas I work with. To my great relief (though I can’t say I’m surprised), they LOVED them. They admitted that they were each a little skeptical, but other than the murky color of the drink (it DOES look like dirty OJ), they both thought it was delicious! Plus, I can’t tell you HOW happy it made it to start the day with an ice cold Fuzzy Navel! It TOTALLY makes up for getting bird poop in my hair yesterday! (Yes, I was pooped on while walking to work yesterday… that makes 6 times in my life so far- what’s the DEAL?)

To add to good mood, a few of my Etsy.com purchases arrived yesterday. I love to send cards (a fact to which ANY relative of mine will attest), and I take great pride in finding the “perfect” card. For example, I send my Grandma M. cards with frogs on them, as she loves frogs. But I’ve bought one of EVERY frog card I’ve seen in the city- so I took to the internet for a new supply. I’ve purchased things from etsy in the past, so it was fun searching for something NEW!

Aren’t these perfect? The green design is by CamCruz, while the others are made by Fiddlebones.

And I couldn’t pass these up! Not only are the covers beautiful, but there is a mini-window on the inside of each card. Plus, Popoonworld included a FREE card (the one on the far left).

And how cute are these? The “do not bend” sticker was on the mailing envelope I received from Popoonworld, and the little card was tucked inside my package. Even with shipping, these cards were a TOTAL deal, and I can’t WAIT to send them!!