Talia Essman - Celebrating Life's {small} Moments

Hanging On To Summer With Both Hands.

Do You Hear the Manly Growl?

I admit it. I like a bonfire as much as the next girl.

I like the smell of burning wood infused with the sounds of the ocean.

And let's be honest, there's no such thing as a bad s'more cooked over a bonfire.

But my husband, he really, really likes a bonfire. Specifically, he likes fire. A manly fire.

So for my cousin's post-wedding, celebratory bonfire no ordinary bonfire would do. We had to step it up a notch.

Thanks to Craigslist and a local man who has found a goldmine in converting old, washing machine drums to firepits ... tonight's bonfire was the mac daddy of bonfires.

Cue husband's grunts and chest pounding.