Lake Norman Vacation Wrap Up

Okay one last post to wrap up the fun and food from our Lake Norman vacation, and then I promise to move on. You just have to promise not to judge me because of the lack of flow in this post. This will be mostly about the fun since I already covered a lot of the food, and since it's Friday I'll top it off with a cocktail.

As I mentioned in the first Lake Norman post we spent a lot of time on the water, this included my husband getting up on water skis for the first time.

I managed to get up wakeboarding.

but didn't get this sweet sunset shot like my sister-in-law did.

or catch air like my brother did.

Strawberry Green Tea Smoothie

Smoothie's are such a refreshing summer breakfast, drink or snack. Almost as refreshing as an ice cold beer on a nice summer day, and definitely healthier. Smoothies are a great way to use up fruit that is on the verge of going bad, which is exactly what I did here.  I'll be adding this strawberry green tea to my smoothie rotation, changing up the fruit depending on what I have on hand.  One of my other favorites is my peanut butter banana, yes it's as good as it sounds and I'll be posting about it here at some point.

I also completed the Philadelphia Triathlon, ate a Pat's Cheesesteak, and had a lot of fun with friends this weekend, which is my excuse for taking the easy way out and posting an easy baked sweet potato and smoothie recipe in a row.  Don't get me wrong they are both delicious, but I'll be honest, it's my filler for not cooking in the past 5 days.  Keep reading for the smoothie recipe, and keep in mind that you can substitute any fruit you have on hand for the strawberries and peach.

Cinco De Mayo Mexican Martini

A Mexican Martini is a great way to treat yourself on Cinco de Mayo.  Shake together 2 parts good tequila (we used Patron), 1-2 parts sprite, 1 part orange juice, 1 part triple sec, and the juice of 1 lime.  Thanks to my brother for passing along this drink idea to me.  More on the guacamole and tostada we had with it tomorrow.  Happy Cinco de Mayo!