Only one more round to go!!

Sam has made it through his 7th round of chemo and is doing good.  Last week was a little rough, but by Sunday he was feeling much better.  He's still quite tired, but the nausea and sleepless nights have seemed to pass for now.  Sam has tentative plans to go back to work in August after he's recovered from his final treatment.  He'll be talking with his doctor sometime this week, and we'll keep everyone posted as soon as we know.

Jack had a bit of an off week too, waking up 4-5 times every night.  Thankfully, last night was much better, and I got to catch up on some much needed sleep.

Thought I would share my favorite Summer Peach Sangria recipe.  I've tried so many different recipes, but always seem to come back to this one.  It's best made a day ahead, though yesterday I made it 20 minutes before Book Club and it was still delicious.

Peach Sangria

750-ml bottle dry white wine
1 1/2 cups white cranberry-peach drink
1/2 cup peach schnapps
3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 Tablespoons sugar
1/2 vanilla bean, split legnthwise
fresh fruit (white peaches, raspberries, orange slices...)

Mix the first 5 ingredients in a large pitcher.  Scrape in the seeds from the vanilla bean.  Add what's left of the bean and stir to blend.  Mix in the fruit and chill overnight.  Serve over ice.     

Here are some pictures we took this morning :)  Have a great week!

Recipe Source: Bon Appetit, August 2003