Teen Time Means Wine Time for Moms!

It's Saturday night. I am the mother of a teenage girl. Therefore, it is not at all strange that I am in my kitchen listening to a room full of teen-agers laugh, scream etc while watching horror movies. I keenly remember my own movie nights with friends, and firmly believe that hosting the teens is a sort of right of passage as a parent. How many can remember when movie night required us to rent the VCR and the movies, and Hallowe'en was a scary movie. Fast forward to today, and the movies come on Netflix and the choice of movies is endless. Don't like one, just pick another.  Some things stay the same though. Teens still love to eat, especially the boys. My daughter and I did some shopping today, with a definite list of what would be eaten. I've made the pizza, bought the pop, and baked the cookies.  In my role as parent/overseer of said gathering, it was required that I also be invisible. So, I disappeared into my kitchen and proceeded to bake. Lasagna, chocolate cheesecake, and more cookies.  Every parent knows that being invisible can be very enlightening. One tends to learn/overhear alot of interesting facts about their children and their friends when being invisible. The group was fairly well behaved and polite and I quickly realized it would be an easy evening. Therefore, my next decision was an easy one. It is an acceptable practise while baking in one's kitchen, to pour a nice glass of wine and just relax and go with the flow.Naturally, that is exactly what I did. In keeping with the flavour of the evening, I poured a glass of Cupcake! I have blogged about this wine before, and initially wasn't all that impressed with it. However, it was there in my wine rack, a gift from a kind friend, so I opened it and proceeded to enjoy a glass. It was light bodied and simple enough that I easily finished my glass.  I am relaxed, my kitchen chores are complete and the teens have quieted down a tiny bit. Soon the parents will arrive to pick up the teens and Monday at school will be filled with chatter of what everyone did on the weekend. Teens and adults alike will share and revisit the excitement of the weekend. Movies watched, games played and of course, wines drank. Next weekend, plan on buying an untried bottle of wine and give a review to your co-workers. Ask for a review in return. You may find a new favorite!

Cheers!