Travel with easily with Verizon!

  On Monday evening, I had so much fun attending a happy hour hosted by Verizon to show off some of the new (and really freaking awesome) gadgets that are going to make travel so much more fun (and memorable).  This is the perfect time for me to be exploring these new tech products, as I have a few awesome trips planned for the rest of the year, and I'm all about capturing those memories and finding easy ways to take my life with me when I'm on the road.
The event was hosted at The Monarch Bar on the west side of the Plaza - this space is so beautiful, and the back private room was especially cool, decorated with different textures of black. My friend, Tiffany of My So Called Vegetarian Life, and I were obsessed with their mint-cucumber cocktail, the Viceroy Revisited.
Some of my favorite highlights from the event:
 I totally want the Lifeprint 2x3 Portable Photo & Video Printer - a great way to print pics on the go (hello instant gratification). And I like this gadget over some other instant pics, because you can print from your favorite picture from your phone, after you've been able to edit accordingly, too.
A product that I actually got from the event, is the Google Clip. It's a hand-free camera that captures motion and still photos and sends them straight to your phone.  Great for adventure experiences or when you're looking to be handsfree!
Verizon also offers total mobile protection, so no matter where you are, if something goes wrong with your phone (like a cracked screen or stolen phone), you are covered with fast repairs and even phone replacement.  And I especially like the one-tap access to tech experts for everything else.

 This blog post is in partnership with Verizon Wireless, but all content are my own opinions!

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To Make: Refreshing for Summer, Flavorful enough for Fall Cocktail

The grapefruit-vodka cocktail has been my refreshing go-to all season long, but just subtly summer enough to transition into fall just fine.  Actually, grapefruits reach their peak around the holidays, as they have a longer gestation period than the average citrus fruit, so you may consider squeezing the fruit for your own juice come winter!
Keep reading for the ingredients and recipe!

What you need (it's really quite simple):

1. San Pellegrino, flavor of choice - I love using the Blood Orange flavor for extra hiding of the Vodka taste.

Alternatively, you could also select any other sort of tonic or club soda you fancy.

2. Grapefruit juice (or fresh grapefruit, squeezed).

3. Vodka (I like Grey Goose - it's more expensive, but I don't drink enough to put me out of house and home or anything, and I'd rather it go down smooth.

4. Limes - for the juice and garnishing (I use at least one per drink - I love lime!)

For a single serving: 

(I always make my drinks in singles, unless I'm making a batch of margaritas or summer brew or something like that)

1. Fill glass of choice with ice (I like to use a stemless wine glass or something of similar size)

2. Add a shot's worth (more of less depending on your tolerance/preference)

3.  Fill the glass 3/4th of the way with San Pellegrino

4. Fill glass the rest of the way with grapefruit juice

5. Squeeze at least 2 slices of lime (I like 3-4!) into the glass

6. Either stir OR dump into a shaker and, well, you know... shake!

7. Once back in glass, garnish with another lime slice and add a straw (I like to continuously stir to keep the ingredients mixed throughout my slow drinking).

Mmmm... and there you have it. A cocktail to take your right into fall, and yet keep you holding on to summer a bit longer.

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