Books read in 2007

A Man of Faith, David Aikman
Hannibal Rising, Thomas Harris
All of the President's Men, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
House of Sand and Fog, Andre Dubus III
Jack: A Life Like No Other, Geoffrey Perret
Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate, Bob Woodward
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, James L. Swanson
The Manchurian Candidate, Richard Condon
Leni Riefenstahl, Rainer Rother
From Here to Eternity, James Jones
Cultural Warrior, Bill O'Reilly
Ava Gardner: Love is Nothing, Lee Server
The Man Who Would Not Shut Up, Marvin Kitman
Clint Eastwood, Richard Schickel
Notorious, Donald Spoto
Katharine Hepburn, Barbara Leaming
Empire: The Life, Legend and Madness of Howard Hughes, Donald L. Barlett
Diana, Andrew Morton
Mrs. Kennedy: The Missing History of the Kennedy Years, Barbara Leaming
Judy Garland: The Secret Life of an American Legend, David Shipman
Shadows of a Princess, P.D. Jephson

Currently Reading: Just Jackie, Edward Kline
Up Next: Leni, Steven Bach

Weekend update

Saturday morning, I ran the Hudson Booster 5K Cross Country Open. I was a nice morning, just a bit humid. For the first mile, I ran with Onsted High School's assistant cross country coach. I told him if he left me during the race that would be OK. At the mile marker, he said goodbye to me and went on his way. That is when I developed stomach cramps. I started to slow down and I heard footsteps behind me. I never turned around to see who was behind me. I knew I didn't want them to pass me. Around 1.5 miles, the cramps went away and I picked my pace back up. I never heard the footsteps again. After seven hills I was tired, but I sprinted to the finish line. I finished 164th and placed second in my age group with the time of 35:45.7. That was my second fastest time on that course.

Saturday afternoon, I had a photo shoot with a model. A recent high school graduate that I know, she agreed to be my model for an hour. We were walking on a sidewalk in town when a car load of guys drove by and whistled, screamed and did cat calls. We laughed and walked onto railroad tracks to set up her shot. About thirty seconds later, the same car drove by two more times yelling and whistling. I love teenage boys!

Saturday evening, I finally opened my birthday present from my husband. It was Nike dri-fit clothing from Eastbay. He bought me a couple of new tops that are in the Pre Lives collection. After I opened my present, we drove down to Toledo, Ohio to eat at Texas Roadhouse. I had a steak and my husband had ribs. It was very good meal, I especially loved the dinner rolls with the cinnamon butter.

Sunday, I finished a book and ran. That was the fifth time I ran in a week. I usually never run five times a week. The reason I ran is that I was four miles away from the 300 mile mark. I only ran two miles, but today I will go over that mark when I run later this afternoon. I'm getting closer to my New Year's resolution of 500 miles run for the year, only 200 more miles to go.

28

Today is my 28th birthday. Thank you everyone for the kind words that I received in the past two days.

My husband and me at The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, MI.

Running and birthdays

This week I'm trying to take in easy with my running. I have a 5K this weekend and I don't want overdo it so I'm tired during the race. Now I have a new problem. Over the weekend my left knee hurt. This week it is shin splints.

While running on my treadmill yesterday, my shins were in pain. The few half mile was the worst. After that the pain was minimal. Later that evening I went to the county fair to see my husband at his merchant's booth. Around 9 pm, I left the fair and began walking back to my car. I was walking across the dirt horse race track and I started to run up a small hill. At that point my shins were screaming at me. How could I have gotten shin splints now? I haven't had them all year and now I have them with three days to go before my 5K. I'm still going to run that 5K, with shin splints and all. Besides the shins there will seem to be another problem: rain. The weather man predicted rain Saturday morning. Now that will be interesting: shins splits + hills + rain = FUN!

Thursday, July 26, is my birthday. I will be 28. My husband, a couple of friends and I will be having lunch tomorrow after work. Yes, I am working on my birthday. I know most people take their birthday off, but I didn't. To me, its not that big of deal. Other then the lunch tomorrow, my husband and I will be celebrating Saturday evening with a dinner. I don't know what he got me for my birthday. I did drop hints about more running clothes. I guess I will find out later.

Weekend update

Its over. I already miss it. Staying up later then normal. Sleeping in. Those days are over for now. My vacation ended Sunday. I had a good time, but now its back to work.

Thursday morning, my husband and I headed up to Dearborn to go to The Henry Ford museum. There was so much to see. I think we were in the museum for five or six hours. When we first arrived at the museum, my husband stopped to read most of the descriptions in front of the objects. Near the end of the visit, we mostly looked at things and kept walking. My favorite pieces of the museum was the train engine/cars, doll houses, JFK's limo that he rode in the day was assassinated and Lincoln's chair from Ford's Theatre.

Friday morning I decided to run on the hotel's treadmill. While my husband was still sleeping, I stretched and walked down to the fitness center. It really wasn't a fitness center, it had a step stepper, treadmill and a bike. I got on the treadmill and started running. It felt weird. The belt was jerking and it really wasn't smooth. Since I didn't like the treadmill, I only ran a mile.

After our delicious hotel breakfast, we checked out and headed to Greenfield Village. It was fun walking around looking at the old houses and businesses. Some of the houses had actors in them portraying life from that time period. They cooked meals and attended to work in the barns or gardens. My husband and I took a break before lunch to ride the train around the village. A woman, son, her mother and three friends sat in front of us. Every conversation was about this woman and her life. I'm doing this. I'm doing that. My son named all of the trains at the roundhouse. My husband and I kept rolling our eyes at each other. We were so happy to step off the train and get away from them. We stayed about six hours and saw every house, business and shop at the village.

Later that afternoon, my left knee was in pain. It hurt to bend it. It didn't help any that we went to a Detroit Tigers game later that night. There was hardly any room between the seats, so my leg was in a awkward position all nine innings. Besides my knee being in pain. It was so windy and cold, especially in the upper deck. I only brought a light jacket with me and it didn't help. The wind was blowing right threw it. The Tigers were getting hammered 10-2 and I kept saying "Get Out". I just wanted the game over so we could go back to the car and warm up.

Sunday I decided to run only a couple of miles on my treadmill. My knee and calf did hurt while running. Slowly the pain went away, but I'm still playing it safe. I don't know how much I will run this week. I have to get my knee better for the 5K race coming up Saturday. If my knee still hurts by Saturday, I will still run. But not as fast.

The training program

So far so good.

For the past three weeks, I have been sticking to the training program I put myself on. The first week I ran 14.1 miles. Week two I stayed inside for most of my runs and only ran 13.1. Week three is still in progress, but I'm at 7.5 miles. I still have two more days of running this week, Saturday and Sunday. Next week I will alter my schedule because of the upcoming 5K race that I'm in. Week five will be back to normal.

My run yesterday was horrible. I told my husband I was going for a four mile run. He asked outside? I said yes. It was a mistake. I ran slow because it was so humid outside. Besides being so humid my legs felt like jello. Every step I took it amazed me because I was still running when my legs wanted me to stop. Around 3.4 miles I kinda gave in. I stopped at an intersection waiting for traffic to clear and taking a breather. When a truck and van left the area and no other cars were coming my way, I started running. About .40 of a mile later, I couldn't continue. I stopped and walked. The minute walk break was nice. At the last intersection that I come to on that route, I had the don't cross signal. I waited for traffic to pass then I walked through the intersection. I walked until the next block and ran the rest of the way home. After the 4.1 mile run I was surprised that I ran for so long when my legs felt like crap. I guess that is the distance runner in me that says keep going when you don't want to.

Books read in 2007

A Man of Faith, David Aikman
Hannibal Rising, Thomas Harris
All of the President's Men, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
House of Sand and Fog, Andre Dubus III
Jack: A Life Like No Other, Geoffrey Perret
Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate, Bob Woodward
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, James L. Swanson
The Manchurian Candidate, Richard Condon
Leni Riefenstahl, Rainer Rother
From Here to Eternity, James Jones
Cultural Warrior, Bill O'Reilly
Ava Gardner: Love is Nothing, Lee Server
The Man Who Would Not Shut Up, Marvin Kitman
Clint Eastwood, Richard Schickel
Notorious, Donald Spoto
Katharine Hepburn, Barbara Leaming
Empire: The Life, Legend and Madness of Howard Hughes, Donald L. Barlett
Diana, Andrew Morton
Mrs. Kennedy: The Missing History of the Kennedy Years, Barbara Leaming
Judy Garland: The Secret Life of an American Legend, David Shipman

Currently Reading: Shadows of a Princess, P.D. Jephson
Up Next: Just Jackie, Edward Kline

That's that way to say goodbye. Take a chuck of my arm.

It was a glorious day Tuesday. The sun was shining and it wasn't too hot. I went for a nice 3.4 mile run in the morning because my husband and I had plans for the evening. I actually had plans, my husband had to attend a city commission meeting. My plans were hosting a jewelry party.

Before the jewelry party my husband put harnesses on our dogs, Blitzkrieg and Kelly. It was time for them to be taken to the kennel for their doggy vacation. Both dogs were so excited to be going somewhere in the car. My husband rolled down both back windows so they could stick their heads out and smell the air. With the back windows rolled down, dog hair was circulating the car and getting all over my husband's dress pants. I suggested rolling the windows up, he did. And Blitzkrieg went crazy. Usually when the windows are rolled up he thinks its almost time to get out of the car. Blitzkrieg was whining in my husband's ears. He rolled the windows back down and Blitzkrieg stuck his head out the window again.

Our drop off time at the kennel was 5 pm. We arrived ten minutes already. We got out and let the dogs walk around, relieve themselves and sniff. During the course of waiting to check in our dogs, Blitzkrieg kept wrapping his lead around me or my legs. I did my best to untangle myself and the leads. After the fourth or fifth time, Blitzkrieg didn't like that. Next thing I know he is jumping up and he bit my left arm. Blitzkrieg left five marks. My husband pulled him back and asked if I was okay. I was. The stinging was bad. I was holding Kelly's leash, so I took her back near the car to sit on a bench. My husband asked if I was bleeding. At first I said no, then I looked again and said I was. That dog made me bleed my own blood.*

Finally the kennel owner came out to let the dogs in. She asked Blitzkrieg if he remembered her. He just sniffed her and ran into the kennel. Blitzkrieg and Kelly were so happy to be there. We walked through the kennel and she opened the backdoor to the fenced in area. Blitzkrieg and Kelly ran all over and marked their spots many times over. The kennel owner let them in from the yard and they went right in their cage. It was at that point I asked the owner if I could clean my bite marks in her sink. I put soap on it and it stung. She asked what happened and I said Blitzkrieg bit me. I'm glad he just went after my arm and not hers. We said goodbye to the dogs and got back into the car.

When we got back into town, my husband dropped me off in front of our house. My sister was already inside setting up her jewelry displays. I needed to get ready for the party. I got out the delicious cheesecake brownies I made that morning and stirred the nacho dip. I got out all of the supplies for the deep fried mac and cheese. I got some ready for the oil and put them into the pan. The squares were supposed to be in the oil for a minute. Not even a minute later, smoke is rolling out of the pan. I burned the bottoms of the first batch. The oil was too hot and also there wasn't enough. At this point almost every room is filled with smoke. I decided that there wasn't enough time to finish before everyone started arriving. I aborted the project. We already had ham/turkey subs, chips, nacho dip and cheesecake brownies. There was enough food to go around.

The first half hour of the party everyone just ate. When my sister Diane, who is a nurse, saw my dog bite, she instantly went into nurse mode. She put some cream on my arm and asked if I washed it out. After that my sister Denise, started her talk on Premier Designs jewelry. She had a nice display of jewelry. She would talk about a piece then pass it around. After her talk, she handed everyone a book to look through. Everyone bought something. With enough sales at the party I received some free gifts. I picked out two necklaces and earrings. Diane and my mom each bought me a necklace for my upcoming birthday, July 26. So I made out from the party, four necklaces, earrings and a free hostess gift. All for free! It was pretty sweet.

*Reference to the movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)

Random things

Vacation is really nice. I've enjoyed going to sleep later then 9 pm. I have been going to sleep around midnight every night. Before I had a full-time job that required me to be at work around 5 am, I always went to bed late. Its nice to actually go to sleep when it is dark out, not when it is still light out like I have been doing the past six summers.

While watching the Next Food Network Star last night, I was surprised at the final two. Rory and Jag. After the judges told Amy that they were going to let her go, the TV screen went black and this is where the twist happened. Jag lied to the judges about his past. He said that he graduated from culinary school and served in Afghanistan with the Marines. Both were lies. When he met with the producers in a face to face interview he said he did go to culinary school but did not graduate. He also served in the Marines, but never went to Afghanistan. It was at that point he withdrew himself from the competition. The judges had no choice to bring back Amy for the final two.

I didn't understand why they got rid of her in the first place. She was better then Jag in all of the competitions and when they cooked live on the air on the Rachael Ray show. Next week the votes will be in and we will find out who will get their own show on the Food Network. Hopefully it will be Amy. I love to watch the Food Network, especially when I'm running on my treadmill. It makes the time go by faster.

Besides the jewelry party that I'm hosting today, the dogs will get a surprise. They will be going on their own doggy vacation. This afternoon, my husband and I will be dropping them off at a kennel. The kennel has air conditioning and a huge fenced in area. Unlike our backyard, Blitzkrieg and Kelly will actually be able to run around.

Tuesday my husband and I planned to go to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. But we might put off that trip. It is supposed to rain and there is a chance of thunderstorms. That wouldn't be good to drive almost two hours to see the rides closed. We will have to check weather.com later today and tonight.

The 2007 Miss River Raisin Festival Scholarship Pageant photos are loaded onto my instaproofs website. To view or purchase please go to http://www.dcophotography.instaproofs.com/. Over on my photo blog, DCO's Photo Gallery, is the 2007 Miss River Raisin Festival, Melissa Brown. Tomorrow will be the First Runner-Up Amanda McKinney.

Miss River Raisin Festival

Tonight is the start of the River Raisin Festival in Blissfield, Michigan. For the past few years, I have always photographed the Miss River Raisin Festival Scholarship Pageant for the newspaper. But not tonight. As I'm sure you already know, I'm on vacation. I will still be in attendance and with my camera.

I have already told my husband that we must leave early to get to the festival. I have to be there early to get a spot on the grass right next to the stage. The pageant is held on a stage and there are no seats. Everyone has to sit on the grass or bring their own chairs. Its not just me, other people find a place to sit an hour before the start.

Monday I will be posting photos of the Miss River Raisin Festival Scholarship Pageant over on my photo blog, DCO's Photo Gallery. The order of the photos will be the 2007 Miss River Raisin winner, First Runner-Up, Second Runner-Up, Third Runner-Up and the rest of the contestants in alphabetical order according to their last names. To let everyone know I don't post on weekends. If you don't see a certain contestants photo, don't worry it will be posted only between Monday and Friday.

I will be posting all of the Miss River Raisin Festival Scholarship Pageant photos my instaproofs site for viewing and purchase. This gallery will be available shortly after the pageant. The address is http://www.dcophotography.instaproofs.com/.

PHOTO CAPTION: Miss River Raisin 2005 Erin Chlebowski, left, and Miss Michigan 2006 Angela Corsi officially crown Miss River Raisin 2006 Elisabeth Dorman last July at the River Raisin Festival in Blissfield, Michigan.

I love it when a plan comes together

At 11:30 am this morning, I turned in my time card and left the building. I'm officially on vacation! I'm just so happy that this day has finally arrived. Eleven months between vacations is too long.

Party food

Next Monday I'm hosting a jewelry party. My sister who is a teacher is selling jewelry to make money during the summer. I thought it would be fun to host while I'm on vacation. Then my sister told me I had to supply the food.

Supply the food?

My first thought was to go to the grocery store and buy a bunch of appetizers to make in the oven, microwave and deep fryer. My husband and I had to go to the store to pick up a few items, so while we were there we walked through the frozen food aisle. I had a bunch of frozen treats picked out like mozzarella sticks, mini tacos and pizza rolls. My husband said maybe I shouldn't get foods that could all go in the deep fryer. I agreed that I should have some variety.

Now my party menu will include a Subway 3-foot party sub, nacho dip and fried mac and cheese. As for the sub, I have to give them 24 hours notice for them to make it. As for the nacho dip and deep fried mac and cheese, I will be making those. For dessert, I will be making cookies or brownies. I got the nacho dip receipe from a co-worker. She brings to work often. It is very good. The other recipe is from Paula Deen. The recipes are below.

Nacho dip

1 cream cheese brick
1 bag of shredded cheese
1 can of Hormel Turkey chili without beans

Place cream cheese brick in bottom of a crock pot and mix it up. Add the can of turkey chili then the bag of shredded cheese. Turn the heat on high for one hour. Mix before serving.


Deep Fried Mac and Cheese
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Peanut oil, for frying
1 recipe "The Lady's Cheesy Mac" prepared, chilled in the refrigerator overnight, and cut into 15 bite-sized squares, recipe follows
Flour, for dredging
1 egg, beaten Plain bread crumbs, for dredging


Heat 2 inches of oil in a large, heavy Dutch oven to 350 degrees F.

Dredge each Cheesy Mac square in flour, then egg, and then bread crumbs to coat. Fry for about 1 minute on each side until golden brown. Drain on paper towels before serving.


"The Lady's Cheesy Mac":

4 cups cooked elbow macaroni, drained
2 cups grated Cheddar
3 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup sour cream
4 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Once you have the macaroni cooked and drained, place in a large bowl and while still hot, add the Cheddar. In a separate bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and add to the macaroni mixture. Pour macaroni mixture into a casserole dish and bake for 30 to 45 minutes. Top with additional cheese, if desired.

Random things

After completing housework Sunday morning, I decided to go running. I'm so glad that I didn't wait until later in the afternoon to run. By the time I got outside at 9:30 am, it was already 76 degrees and rising. After my 4.1 mile run, my dri-fit shirt was drenched in sweat and my arms and legs glistened from sweat. Around the time that I usually run on a Sunday afternoon, the temperature in town was 96 degrees.

My husband informed me this morning that he has the next two weeks off. Two weeks! That upset me because I still have to go to work until Thursday! Its just not fair that my husband gets more days off them me. I swear he never works.

I put the check in the mail today for the Hudson Booster 5K Cross Country Open. This time I can't oversleep.

Miles run in 2007

I know I'm behind last year's mileage at this point and would like to catch up. Earlier this week, I decided to try to follow a training program. Its really not a big deal, but I wanted some structure in my running. On days when I run, I decide in advance how far I want to go that day. Now I have this program that tells me I should run X amount today. I have been following it all week and I like it. Today is supposed to be a scheduled day off, but I want to run. Who knows I may want to run tomorrow morning as well.

Miles run through July 5:
2004: 164.7
2005: 210.2
2006: 264.6
2007: 254.2

Books read in 2007

A Man of Faith, David Aikman
Hannibal Rising, Thomas Harris
All of the President's Men, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
House of Sand and Fog, Andre Dubus III
Jack: A Life Like No Other, Geoffrey Perret
Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate, Bob Woodward
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, James L. Swanson
The Manchurian Candidate, Richard Condon
Leni Riefenstahl, Rainer Rother
From Here to Eternity, James Jones
Cultural Warrior, Bill O'Reilly
Ava Gardner: Love is Nothing, Lee Server
The Man Who Would Not Shut Up, Marvin Kitman
Clint Eastwood, Richard Schickel
Notorious, Donald Spoto
Katharine Hepburn, Barbara Leaming
Empire: The Life, Legend and Madness of Howard Hughes, Donald L. Barlett
Diana, Andrew Morton
Mrs. Kennedy: The Missing History of the Kennedy Years, Barbara Leaming

Currently Reading: Judy Garland: The Secret Life of an American Legend, David Shipman
Up Next: Shadows of a Princess, P.D. Jephson

December 18, 1999

Krista asked the married ladies to tell their engagement stories. Here is mine.

I thought it was a normal Saturday. It was like every other Saturday in my life. My boyfriend and I had our three year anniversary on December 15. We decided to celebrate on that Saturday because our anniversary date fell on a Wednesday and I was studying for final exams in college.

A letter was given to me by my boyfriend. I opened the letter and it was the start to a scavenger hunt. The first place I had to go was a park in town. The clue I was looking for was taped to a light pole and had a cassette tape inside with the letter. The letter said that the tape was songs that we both enjoyed and to listen to it while driving. I couldn't listen to the tape because my car didn't have a cassette player. So old school! The next clue lead me to a Mexican restaurant that my friend worked at. I had to walk in the door and say that I loved my boyfriend to get the next clue. After I said the phrase my friend gave me the next clue.

I drove over to the next location, which was a out of business go-kart track. I got stuck there. I couldn't find the letter. After five to ten minutes looking for it, I called my sister on my cell phone. I told her that I couldn't find the letter. She told me to keep looking for it. I hung up with her and continued the search. I still couldn't find it. I called her back and said that I would keep looking, but if I couldn't find it where was the next spot on the scavenger hunt? She told me that the next stop was the mall. I hung up again and looked all around for it. I finally found the letter. It was in a white box hidden in the white snow. My boyfriend made it hard to find.

I read the letter and drove over to the mall. The letter told me to go sit on Santa's lap. I walked to center of the mall to see Santa. While waiting my turn, I noticed my family and my boyfriend's family all nearby. My sister came and stood next to me at the bottom of the stairs leading to Santa. When I was standing there, I noticed a photographer that I worked with at the newspaper standing near Santa. Finally I knew something was up. It takes that to realize that something was up. After I figured out I was on the exit steps to Santa, I went to the other staircase and walked up to see Santa.

I sat on Santa's lap and he asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I told him that I wanted a bunch of new camera equipment, like a couple of new lenses and camera bodies. Then I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around and there was my boyfriend wearing a suit and holding a dozen white roses. He sat down on Santa's knee, handed me the roses and he told me to look at the camera. The elf helper took our picture sitting on Santa's lap. When this happened I thought to myself, "I went on this scavenger hunt all over town just for roses!" I wasn't too thrilled about that. You can see it all over my face in the above picture.

After the picture was taken. My boyfriend stood up and reached into his jacket pocket. He pulled out a box, then opened it. It was a diamond engagement ring. I later found out that he had it designed just for me. I remember he said something to the effect of wanting to spend the rest of his life with me. I only thing I actually remember him saying was, "Deloris, will you marry me?"

We got married on September 15, 2001.

Wine tasting

After dinner Friday, I asked my husband if we could go to the liquor store in town to buy: Wine. My husband and I are not wine drinkers and I thought we could try something different. At the liquor store, we found the refrigerator that held the tiny bottles of wine. We picked one brand and bought four different flavors. The four flavors that were picked were Merlot, White Zinfandel, Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio. Before we left, I walked in the non-refrigerated wine aisle and looked at the bottles. I mentioned to my husband that I saw a commercial of one on television and the wine looked good. I found the brand I was referring to and picked up a bottle of White Zinfandel. I asked my husband what if we didn't like it? He said it wasn't that expensive so it was OK.

When we got home, my husband got out small glasses. He picked White Zinfandel. He poured the same amount in both glasses and then we drank it. The first taste was OK, then there was a horrible aftertaste. I wasn't fond of this drink. Our dogs, Blitzkrieg and Kelly, really wanted to try some. I couldn't choke down any more, so I dumped some in Kelly's dish. She licked it up and wagged her tail the entire time. My husband and I agreed that the wine had a bad aftertaste. We know we won't get that again.

Sunday evening I was taking out my contacts and getting ready for bed. My husband asked if I had brushed my teeth yet. I said no. I wondered why he asked and I walked into the living room and saw him with two glasses and the small bottle of Merlot. He poured equal amounts into the glasses and we started to drink. I thought there really wasn't any flavor to it. But the good thing was the Merlot didn't have the aftertaste that the White Zinfandel had. But I still wouldn't go out and buy a bottle. I finished my wine and walked to the kitchen to wash my glass. My husband got out the big bottle of White Zinfandel from the refrigerator and opened it. He poured some in both of our glasses. I took a drink and loved it. This Zinfandel tasted good and didn't have an aftertaste. After I downed my glass, I said to my husband "Now I could drink a bottle of this."

We still have the Chardonnay and the Pinot Grigio yet to go. If I don't like those I can just finish the rest of the White Zinfandel bottle and then go to the store and get more. I'm hooked on it.