I am a HORRIBLE blogger!  It’s been THREE days since I last posted!  I bet you thought I fell off the side of a cliff or something, right? Were you calling the authorities because you’d thought I’d gone missing? I bet you were. But no need to worry! I’m just fine! All safe and sound. Just taking a few days of much needed R & R after hosting guests for months on end (my life’s so rough, you know).  I had a great weekend though, a little Bethenny Getting Married? Saturday morning, a massage Saturday afternoon, fondue with the hubby Saturday evening (made at home!), and a hike with the hubby and Paul the Dog on Sunday. Oh, and lots of sleep. What a weekend!

And now that I’m all nice and rested, it’s back to life in the real world. Well, until my Aunt Di and two cousins Charlie and Annie Kate come visit on Friday, then it’s off to Disneyland!!!

But tonight, the spouses of officers in my hubby’s squadron had a Officer Spouses Club meeting. It was nice to touch base with the ladies…I hadn’t seen many of them in months! It is such a great group, and I was so happy to have an evening to spend with them. For the occasion, I needed a really quick, but fabulous dessert. So I made what I call “Boozy Berries”.

These are AWESOME, and they take only 5 minutes to make. First, get the whipped cream going (remember…just dump one pint of whipping cream in your Kitchen Aid with the whisk attachment and let it go!). Cut up 1 carton of strawberries and mix with a carton of blackberries and a carton of raspberries. Cut up 8 or so mint leaves into tiny slices and mix with berries. Sprinkle with a little sugar (okay, a lot of sugar) and a little Grand Mariner (2 teaspoons or so).  At this point, your whipped cream should be looking pretty whipped creamy. Sprinkle with a little sugar (okay, a lot MORE sugar if you’re like me ). And TA DA! you’re done!  Serve the berries with a generous scoop of whipped cream.

So there you have it, another delicious 5 minute dessert brought to you by This American Wife! See you back here tomorrow!!!