Sex and the City...With Champagne

There were many negative reviews of the Sex and the City 2 movie circling, before I even had a chance to check it out. I heard it was stupid, full of rich white people problems, sexists, racists, even offensive to women. We decided to check it out anyway, of course opting for the 21+ showing. With a champagne in each hand and maybe a few hidden in the purse, we took our seats, fearing the worse. All I have to say is...we laughed, we cried, we raised our glass (many times), we high fived, we got sshhhh'd, and even wrangled a large girls field trip to the bathroom. To be honest, I'm not sure if I loved the movie or not, mainly because I hardly even remember it. But I sure as hell had a fantastic time with friends. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with champagne. And if you find a champagne to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous.

Beach...With Champagne

The beach used to be a really serene place to sit back, relax and cool off.

Not anymore! Now it seems to be full of more stress than there are grains of sand on the beach (It's a stretch, I get it)

First, there is that annoying thing called skin cancer. So, we lather up in sticky, greasy lotion every 30 minutes, which is great to do, by the way, just before you lie down by millions of grains of sand. Next there is the heat. It's called Global Warming people. So now, not only are you not cooling down, you are soaking wet. Is that sweat or am I literally melting? But then there's the ocean water to jump in, right? I'm sorry but are you seriously even considering touching that cess pool filling up daily with trash and toxins. Don't get me started on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

So, how do we get past the fact that we're killing the earth one beach at a time? You don’t. You do something about it. Be Vocal. Volenteer. Hell, throw money at the problem. Whatever works for you. But in the meantime, nothing helps you forget about your problems more than a big, full glass of champagne. In this case, you may need the whole bottle. Now sit back and enjoy what is left of our great beaches...and don’t look now but I think the Men’s surf team has just arrived.