Mixing drinks:

Our last two adventures in mixology did not have the desired result. I'm supposed to be coming up with delicious drinks for our beach trip, not striking out with every new recipe. So, with Friday's drink, we thought we'd play it safe with the Girlish Figure:

The verdict: Not bad. I really did like it. It did have a little bit of a bitter aftertaste because of the cranberry juice. And even though I'm not a fan of cranberries, I think I could drink this again although I'm not sure it'll make the beach trip cut.

We tried just mixing the diet lemon lime soda with the coconut rum and I liked that much better. It was light and refreshing. I'm sure a squeeze of fresh lime would only improve things.