For Christmas (I think it was two years ago?), my aunt gifted me a jar of orange-infused sugar from UC Riverside. This was a super cool and interesting gift, but it took me a while to figure out how to use it. Until I remembered my favorite cocktail--the Old Fashioned. So I used it to make orange simple syrup. Ingredients 1 cup orange-infused sugar 1 cup water Recipe Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan on the stove and bring to a ... Read the Post...
How to Keep Long-Distance Friends
One of the hardest things about growing up is that you no longer live in the same town as your friends. When you're in school it's more than likely that all of your friends live in the same town and you see each other every day in class. When you go to college (at least for me), many of those friendships fade and new ones grow with the people you meet in your college classes and activities. But when you graduate for good and move away it's much ... Read the Post...
Pi Phi Monthly Mingle: Craft Night at Calico
When I first moved to DC I joined my sorority's local alumni club. I had tried to join the alumni club in Harrisburg, PA, but they met for lunch in the middle of the week because it was a group of retired ladies who spent most of the time complaining about the effects of Agent Orange on their husbands. So, needless to say, that wasn't really my scene. DC's alumni club is significantly younger and more my speed. If I haven't mentioned it before, ... Read the Post...
Girls Weekend In NYC
I spent this past weekend in New York City with some of my best friends. We realized we hadn't really spent a significant amount of time together since we were all together for a wedding about three years ago! So we started planning a girls trip. I must say, I'm still kind of shocked we managed to pull it off but I'm so thankful that we made the time to plan and show up in the same space for a long weekend. It was so great to be able to spend ... Read the Post...