Tiki Torches for decoration and entertainment | Tiki torches set the mood (with the help of some rum)

My wife and I had what could best be described as a trying week last week. It was expensive both financially and emotionally. The toughest day of the week, involving emergency surgery for one of our beloved pets, had us on pins and needles all day.

After receiving the news that the surgery went fine, we decided to celebrate despite feeling emotionally strung out. I mixed a couple pina coladas, lit the tiki torches and we each settled into our patio loungers and enjoyed the play of the firelight on the pond. Our cares slowly faded away.

Now you may be thinking the rum in the pina coladas was mostly to thank for the easing of our worries and there is some truth to that, but I believe in cumulative effect. As I said in Planning events with tiki torches, the flickering flame needs only a few additional props to really set a mood. In our case, tiki torches plus pina coladas took us a way to a better time and place, our honeymoon. And that, coupled with the good news the vet gave us, let our cares drift away.

The next time you have a rough day, turn things around by setting a mood. Mix up some pina coladas (with or without alcohol), light up the tiki torches and settle into a better frame of mind. One word of advice... don't use pre-mixed concoctions. Build yourself a much better pina colada from scratch. You won't be disappointed. Visit Recipezaar.com for their perfect Island Pina Colada recipe. The only thing I personally change is go a hair lighter on the rum and add ice before blending (about 2 cups for a 2 person serving).

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