Sharon, Bourbon Drinker

Sharon has recently shown an interest in trying cocktails other than her old standbys of Cosmopolitans and Margaritas. Recently at a friends house we had a cocktail found in Death & Company Modern Classic Cocktails. Sharon ordered a copy for us and we have tried a few cocktails as well as enjoying reading the book - which is a good read. Last night I suggested that Sharon find a recipe which included grapefruit juice. She came up with several and we made "The Big Texan". Sharon said after tasting "I could become a bourbon drinker."

The Big Texan

1 oz. grapefruit juice

1 1/2 oz. bourbon

1/4 oz. simple syrup

2 basil leaves

 

Shake with ice and pour over 5 ice cubes and serve.

 

After a few sips Sharon suggested we modify it to make it "ours." I added five drops of Cocktail Punk Colorado Cocktail Bitters. Wow, another layer of flavor that worked well.

 

 

Don't Box Jump

On Saturday October 22 while at Orange Theory, Sharon attempted a box jump. It did not end well. She did a fine job breaking her left wrist. She went to Urgent Care in Boulder and learned that she had a break worthy of surgery. The Urgent Care doctor asked her "Do you have an orthopedic surgeon?" As if everyone had one. Apparently in Boulder, lots of people do. She went home with a temporary splint.

On Tuesday we visited Dr. Michael Repine Boulder. He came recommended by the the urgent care doctor and from what we read of him. He told Sharon that she had done a fine job on her wrist, a classic break but a bad one. Never fear though, he deals with about three of those a week and in about 30 minutes of surgery it would be fixed. On Thursday Sharon was in surgery. You can see the results above. She is in less discomfort since the surgery and has adapted well to being right handed. She is down to a few ibuprofens at night and has not needed the oxycodone prescription we filled for her. A couple of weeks in the current cast and they will remove it and her stitches. Then, onto another cast for a couple of weeks, then finally a removable cast and physical therapy.