Orange Margarita
If you live in the U.S., you know what today is. The day those defaming political ads quit running on TV. Maybe today is a bit hopeful, but tomorrow—I’m counting on you. The recent days have been too dark.
In high school I painted. My schedule was filled with art classes. I liked it that way. We learned about complimentary colors—something I probably learned as a child but didn’t really understand. Complimentary colors are funny. They sit across from each other on the color wheel. Some may say they’re complete opposites. But when you put them next to each other, they are brighter and more beautiful. They’re complimentary.
And yet they’re not. When you’re painting and trying to create black without using black, you add its complimentary color. If you want to make blue darker, you add orange. In a way they are at odds with each other. One moment their interaction is beautiful, unexpectedly beautiful, and the next moment it’s void of any color. Black. Lifeless. Defaming. Hopeless.
We’re created to be complimentary. Beautifully different, unique, opposite, and independent. Better together than apart. On a day marred by division, let’s celebrate our differences. I’m starting it off with this orange margarita and maybe a video or two of Kid President who taught me—Don’t be in a party, be a party!
Ingredients
Instructions
- Add ingredients to a glass.
- Stir.
- Cheers.
I cannot stop drooling over this margarita! So simple yet sounds completely intoxicating (I’m so punny hahha). Definitely will be giving this one a try
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Beautiful. I’ll drink to everything you said.
Love this post, Melissa! Both the message and the margarita.
This is too delicious looking to even imagine.
A lovely drink and post! I agree, let’s celebrate our unique qualities and differences, as well as our right to vote. (I need to make these orange margaritas tonight. Oh dear, no triple sec in the house, post voting store run…)
Beautifully said, Melissa! This margarita is awesome!
Great post, in recipe and words. My high school schedule was full of art classes too. I use the lessons from those them almost everyday.
Awesome post! These would make great substitution for a mimosa! (Or in addition to a mimosa!)
Such a lovely post Melissa especially on this day. It has also made me realise the criminal lack of triple sec and tequila in my flat. I must remedy this asap.
As important as I feel the democratic process is, it is nice to know I’m not the only one getting fed up with those ads, and has been looking forward to them leaving our screens! I’m British and this is my first election here, and I can’t believe some of them. They would be painfully illegal on British TV, but here everyone is commissioning them!
This was so refreshing and lovely to read. I feel like I’ve been reading so many possibly-overly-ecstatic voting announcements today, like all in caps, kind of feeling like peeps are shouting at me on twitter etc, the whole vote or die thing.
Your message hit me just right. And the props to Kid president. And Margaritas (obv.). You’re the best.
This looks so good! I want to go get some oranges right now!
Today is also my birthday! And an orange margarita looks like the perfect birthday drink!
Looks wonderful! I have been meaning to tell you, too, how beautiful the redesign is. My boyfriend is a web designer so I know how much work these things are and the attention to detail/time etc., and the blog looks really, really beautiful. Congrats! Hope you’re enjoying it and the new venture!
What a beautiful message and beautiful pictures. Thanks for reminding me that we really are better together.
Just catching up on what I’ve missed in the past crazy few weeks; didn’t catch this on election day but love the post! And the margarita — the photos are especially beautiful.