A ton of fun stuff has been happening this summer, and here are some of the highlights...
On July 3rd members of my family and I attended Symphony on the Prairie, where the Indianapolis Symphony plays outside at Conner Prairie. It was so great. There were thousands and thousands of people there, enjoying one of the few non-humid evenings of the summer. After a wonderful performance of American-type songs there was a great fireworks display. This is a great event that everyone should go see.
After the July 4th fireworks we conducted an official IPA- off. Contenders: Bell's Two Hearted Ale and New Belgium's Ranger. At the taste-off Crystal, Chad and I all sided with the Bell's, and Phil preferred the Ranger. But tonight, when I drank one of each again, I think I might be shifting to a Ranger preference. It just took me about 10 tries to spell 'preference' correctly.
A few weeks ago Crystal, Chad, Phil, and I were sitting on the back porch. Crystal mentioned having recently read about a taco truck in a parking lot in Broad Ripple, so we took off in search of said tacos. They were good and beefy and spicy, and got us out to Broad Ripple on a Saturday night! It was pretty fun, really-- not the jerk-fest I'd always thought it would be. Well, there were certainly lots of jerks around, but we had fun walking about and drinking at a dive bar where they played Punk Rock Girl by the Dead Milkmen.
This is my favorite pie to eat and make. It's peach-blueberry with cayenne and brandy. It's not a pie for wimps. We had this just before going to Broad Ripple for tacos.
And this is right now. Chad and Crystal are in Fort Wayne for the night, so I have both dogs here with me. They are doing their best to constantly keep tabs on one another while seeming non chalant about it. This is a skill upon which they could improve. What I love most about this picture is that their little paws are touching. How cute!
Look at how much my sister loves margaritas! Hee hee! Perhaps the after-Cebolla pics from Matty's apartment will make it onto his blog. Anyway, we had a great dinner after spending the afternoon at Mom's house with a bunch of little kids.
Laura and Phil each have a kid on their back, there's another little boy on the ladder, and behind him is their big sis Alannah. Lots of kids at Mom's last week.
Luckily Steve kept Mom and me satiated with garden jalapeno poppers and cold Chimay. These baked poppers were really good-- maybe mom will link the recipe here for us.
Then Henry and Izzy had crazy cousin time. Look, it's like they're holding hands!
