Red, White & Blue Sangria

This was my big 4th of July project. Two of my friends, and their little ones, were coming over for a pool party ( i.e. three baby blobs in a tiny blow up pool), so I thought we could be festive and enjoy a little cocktail.

This fabulous recipe can be found here.

My finalized sangria--not exactly like the other blog's pictures but decent:

What I learned:  Cutting stars out of pineapple is not easy. An extremely ripe pineapple is not the best--the stars fray easily and look almost yellow/brown. Your strawberries and blueberries will float, and the color of your pitcher will actually darken a bit. It's best if you serve it with a little fruit and ice in each glass:

 

Overall, I would give this a B. Good effort, but I need to perfect it a little more before bringing it to a larger party. However, I'm keeping it, and I will try it again later this summer!