The
Comfort Zone Martini
As
always insight comes to me in the latest hour of the evening.
This was a day and night that was dedicated to the boys.
Now I always need a new liver when I hang out with the
boys but somehow I always end up having the best time.
This was not just an evening out it was the whole day
of keeping up with the boys. When a girlie girl gets invited
on a boys surf trip, if she is smart she will realize
that if she wants the good waves then you need to be one
of the boys. Hence this was the put up, shut up and keep
up trip.
I
got invited along on this trip by a good friend but the
other boys were not impressed that a girl was coming,
that was the vibe when I got into the car. So to smooth
over the uncomfortableness, I had brought with me something
a little better than beer; I had packed the Comfort Zone
Martini. A good strong martini is always the way to fit
in with the boys. Particularly when they are premixed
and ice cold! The Comfort Zone martini is one that you
can drink all day and all night long. It is a unique combination
of Vodka, Gin and Southern Comfort with the topper of
Galliano. It has a very subtle sweet flavor from the Southern
Comfort but the bourbon gives it that kick. The taste
is very refreshing and strong with just a slight hint
of sweetness.
The
day was a full on surf adventure, in search of the best
waves. We drove and hiked and finally we found the perfect
break, the waves were peeling and there was no one on
the water! Yes, I was stoked! We surfed all day and caught
some wicked waves. When we got home, the boys asked me
to make some more Comfort Zone martinis. Ahh! The samples
on the trip had worked. I was officially accepted as one
of the boys. I had proven that I could keep up physically,
put up with the guy stuff and shut up and not whine like
a girlie girl. Plus I mixed a great martini. Over dinner
the martinis flowed and the boys loosed up and the night
became more and more hilarious. I was concerned about
one of the boys; we had nicknamed him bitter boy. Why,
because he was fighting with his girlfriend again. It
turned out that they were having huge issues; she wanted
to get married and have kids. Shocking that a woman would
want that? Guess what? He didn’t! Another shocker!
But they had been having this issue for 2 years and every
few months she would push the subject and he would revolt
and then they would fight.
Even though I am now one of the boys, somehow I get asked
my opinion because technically I am female. Well that
opened Pandora’s Box. After a few questions I got
the whole story, it turns out that this guy has never
wanted to marry his girlfriend and told her from the beginning
that he did not want kids. However they had been together
for over 2 years. He had also cheated on her a few times
with this amazing woman he had met years before, the other
woman he really loved but she lived far away. So I asked
him the simple question, if you are not going to marry
her then why are you still with her? The answer
