Warning.....this is not a stitching related UFO finish in any way, but does involve beer so please leave if you are not of the legal drinking age! Yeah....right....
No...this UFO finish involves the "golden liquid"....yes beer! My hubby and I are beer connoisseurs and love trying new styles of beer. I know most people conjure up a different image when someone says they like beer (Budweiser come to mind?) so I use the word "connoisseur". We really appreciate the taste of a well crafted beer and it sounds so sophisticated?!?!!? Anyway....three years ago Andy and I joined the UFO club at the Flying Saucer. If we consumed 200 different...let me stress different beers, we would be honored for eternity in the "Ring of Honor" with a gold plate memorializing our accomplishment. Well...it actually took a little under 3 years, but we accomplished our feat on February 21, 2009. Yes, we both drank 200 different beers! During this time I came to appreciate a variety of different styles of beer with my favorite being stouts and porters. Oh well....I digress....
To mark this momentous occasion, we also were treated to a "Plate Party" so that we could celebrate with our closest friends as our plates were hung on the wall.
Our plates! We had a blast and enjoyed the rainy afternoon with some great beers, good food and enjoyable company.
We joked whether this was my best accomplishment at this point in my life. Upon reflection, I think my major accomplishments thus far would be ...
First...Of course, marrying my sweetie
Second...finishing my MBA
Third... finishing Barbara & Cheryl's "Rainbow Row" (only took 9 years)
Fourth - Fifty-fifth ... the other cross stitch projects I have finished with pride
Fifty-sixth.....my plate!
My most favorite beer I tried? Without a doubt...Young's Double Chocolate Stout...yes it is made with chocolate. It is rich, creamy, smooth....oh so good! You can even make an ice cream float with it and it is to die for.
My least favorite beer? Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat. I don't know if it was stale or the tap was bad, but this was absolutely the worst beer. I had to choke it down....but I did.
Oh well..kudos to my hubby and me!
Hubby & me!
Yes...I have already started working on my second plate and have already had 11 of the 200! Oh....can imagine how much stash I could have bought with all of that money?????
Oh well... if you made it this far reading...thanks for visiting....Cheers!
This is actually stitching up pretty quickly so I should be done by the end of the month if I stick with it! The thread colors are very different than the larger Rainbow Row. These colors are brighter, and I plan to make a few changes after comparing the two. My first Rainbow Row took me 9 years to finish and I might be able to finish this one in 9 days! Four down....five to go!
where it will sit for two more weeks.....
and we will enjoy July 4th! Yes, it is that dark and taste like cold coffee ...sorta! 
