Tech Savvy Tailgating

Brilliant! And can be monogrammed...

Ordered one of these last night for a soon-to-be-wed couple's Tailgating Essentials Shower:

Speaker Cooler from Pottery Barn

Hopefully it will be a little more useful beyond a handful of fall weekends in Athens - than red and black coolers, serveware, folding chairs or coozies emblazoned with a big G.

Mr. News Readin' was pleased with the gift decision. Mainly because,
"...waiting 155 days to use it would stink."

Just in case you don't have your 2009 football schedule handy - Georgia takes on South Carolina at home on September 12 or 155 days.

Bet he's keeping a similar count until our wedding anniversary...

Stay tuned. More at 11.

The $750 Folding Chair. Really.

A few months back friends of ours hosted a very nice fall gathering prior to a football game. I cannot bring myself to call it a tailgate, because well - they were using the most fabulous chairs.

Chairs? The chairs made the difference?
Yes, dear reader, the chairs made all the difference.

I give you THE CHAIR...also known as the Roorkhee Chair from F. M. Allen in New York.


English mahogany military campaign chairs. Perfect for that safari you're planning or as we experienced, standing around in a parking lot playing cornhole and drinking sweet tea vodka.

Mr. News Readin' was blown away by these beauties. But, just to put that in perspective - he was also blown away by the chicken biscuits at the same tailgate. Go figure.

I thought I might surprise him with two for Christmas. Frankly, they are nice enough to have stashed in the front hall closet when those who fail to understand the meaning of RSVP, show up for the low country boil. (No bitterness here...) Easily stowed in a handy, dandy drawstring pouch. Perfect!


What I failed to consider was the price tag that might accompany such a piece or pieces.

The $750 price tag - to be exact.

Did you hear that? That is the sound of the purchase of the Roorkhee Chairs coming to screeching halt.

Ummm...hello. I have to assemble it. $750? Come on.

Maybe one day, we'll have an amazing adventure in Botswana -perched in our Roorkhee chairs.

But this year I'm going with Plan B Chair:


$39.99 with an insulated cup holder. I also think it's much more complimentary to cornhole, sweet tea vodka and chicken biscuits.

More at 11.

Up Next: This Weekend's Sports Highlights

Saturday in October.
It's game day, people.

Mr. News Readin' is a bit blue this Saturday morning. You see, he's missing the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party in Jacksonville - otherwise known as Georgia v. Florida. It's a big one this year...the winner will most likely represent the SEC East in the SEC Championship game. (It's incredible the crap I now know about football since he put this ring on my finger.)

On such an important game day, only a breakfast of Champions will do. I bet you're wondering what that consists of...

Massive sweet tea from Hardees', followed by chicken biscuit from Hardee's and a Boston Cream doughnut from Kripsy Kreme. I feel fat just from typing that.

Note: Mr. News Readin' wants to make sure that you know he did not start drinking beer until the Georgia game kicked-off. (It's called artistic license...get over it.)

Even Putter had to get all gussied up for game day.


Yes, the News Readin' Husband is that ridiculous about our dog and his Dawgs.

GA v. FL is going to be UG-LY.

You know what else is going to be ugly? A post-game day Mr. News Readin' doing some Sunday night anchoring.

Hope he goes heavy on the concealer...

Make new friends, but keep the old

The Vodka Fairy and I go wayyy back.

She is unequivocally my Madame of liquor...VF knows what I like and how I like it. Bottom line - she made seven months on the Atkins Diet, pre-big white dress, bearable. (Surviving on chicken salad and cheese was not as easy as I thought it was going to be...but damn I looked skinny for the pictures.)

Bumped into VF recently at a friend's tailgate. She pulled me aside and said,"You've got to meet my new friend...tall, dark and Southern."

Jack Daniels? George Dickel? Johnnie Walker?

"No- no, my dear. This one's young and different."

Oh, and was she right.

One sip and I said, "Lead the way home, honey."

Meet my new friend:

Photo courtesy of: Firefly Distillery

Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka aka Juice of the gods.

Just another reason why I love the South... and the Vodka Fairy.

Needless to say, we partied like it was NYC 2002 and I was wearing chandelier earrings. Pure magic.

If you're looking for own sip of tall, dark and Southern click here.

Cheers!

Mrs. News Readin'