Happy Friday! I am writing this from Sweet Home Alabama, where I’ve been all week. In case you didn’t know, I was born in Alabama and have lived in Alabama a few different times in my life. I’ve been in town for a church leadership intensive and it’s been fantastic. But, I’m ready to head home and excited to sleep in my bed again. This week we are sharing our favorite summer drinks and I’m excited to read everyone’s favorites! Per usual, I’m linking up with my girls Cynthia and Mar for the #Friday Five. You can read our linkup rules here. Please, please, please follow the rules! Note that if you don’t play nicely, we will delete your link. Have a wonderful weekend!
- Mimosas. Yummy! I enjoy them year around but brunch on a summer morning with a mimosa is perfect.
- Flavored lemonades. I love strawberry lemonade, blueberry lemonade, peach lemonade, basically anything that involves lemonade and yummy flavor.
- Frozen and fruity. Is anything better than a fun frozen fruity drink poolside? I think not.
- Infused water. I love water all the time, but infused water is even better! SO delicious. I’ve been using my new Infusion Water Bottle that I ordered from my friend Diatta over at Femme Fitale Fitclub. It’s pretty amazing – go buy one!
- Sweet tea. I had to add sweet tea to the list after spending a week in Alabama – I seriously had to! I don’t drink a lot of sweet tea but man was it good this week!
DC area bloggers! Please join Mar, Cynthia and I on Saturday August 8th for a fitness bloggers brunch. Use [this link] to RSVP and you want to RSVP because only folks who RSVP will be entered into our awesome raffles for prizes like a week unlimited at Pure Barre, free juice from South Block Juice company, a free class from Zengo and more!
You didn’t mention PEACH lemonade?! I might have to go back for that this week…
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I love the theme today – I’m such a low maintenance drink person, I’d never think to make most of these 🙂 I’m a non-sweetened ice tea fan, I must be missing something on that sweetener thing.
Happy summer!
Carrie@familyfitnessfood.com recently posted…Friday Five – My Favorite Summer Drinks
It’s a total southern thing 🙂
Yes, to all of these. A fun frozen fruity drink poolside sounds absolutely right now! I love flavored lemonades too.
My son loves sweet tea, but it’s way too sweet for me. I do like a little sweeter more than unsweetened though – that can make my mouth pucker!
Coco recently posted…Favorite Beverages Summertime Or Anytime
I love fruity drinks as well. Now I’m craving a mimosa and it’s only 6:30am LOL.
I love sweet tea, but only when I’m in the true south. Otherwise, I want my iced tea unsweetened. But water and coffee are what I live on LOL.
MCM Mama Runs recently posted…Friday Five: Favorite Summer Drinks
That mimosa pic is beautiful! Can’t say I like sweet tea but I imagine it must taste like home to you! I couldn’t come up with 5 drinks so I went with 5 Things I am Loving This Summer 🙂 Stop by and tell me yours! Thanks for the link up!
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I love me some sweet tea! I emailed my friend for her Strawberry Lemonade recipe…so good! Will share it once I get it.
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I love infused waters and lemonade is a nice treat. This humidity has me reaching for my Gatorade a lot! Thanks for the linkup hope you are having a fun time down there.
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I am a half and half tea drinker and by that I mean 90 percent unsweet and 10 percent sweet. lol I’ve been craving a nice cold class of tea after some of my long runs. Hits the spot!! Hope you have a great rest of your trip! 🙂
Melanie recently posted…Friday Five: Summer Drinks
Courtney! I want them ALL, if I stop by can I share some of yours? I loved flavored lemonades especially with blackberry…it’s such a good combination. Have a great Friday!
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Mimosas and bellinis. I don’t know what the Cheesecake Factory puts in their bellini but it’s really good.
Lesley recently posted…Summer Drinks
Ahhh…a mimosa sounds really good right now. You think I could get one of those delivered to my desk? That would be AWESOME – ha! I’m so glad you’ve had a great time at the conference, Courtney; hope you have a great weekend!
Tara @ Running ‘N’ Reading recently posted…Favorite Summer Drinks
It always makes me laugh that when I’m in the south, I have to order my iced tea “unsweet”. Lol!
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I love strawberry infused water! It is so refreshing!!
Courtney @ Running For Cupcakes recently posted…Friday Five: Favorite Summer Drinks!
Mmm mimosas! They really are good anytime but fit perfectly in summer 🙂 Although nothing beats frozen, fruit drinks.
Victoria at Ice Packs + Races recently posted…Friday Five: Favorite Summer Drinks
A frozen fruity drink poolside sounds SO amazing! I need to get on that 🙂 And I also like mimosas- a great brunch drink! Have a great weekend!
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Also a huge fan of mimosas, but my favorite drink is champagne with strawberries at Wimbledon! Obviously that does not happen often!
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Mimosas are on my list too 🙂 And sweet tea was one of the things Mike really missed when he moved up here from Georgia. He says the iced tea just isn’t made right up here. Hope you have fun in Alabama!
Chaitali recently posted…Friday Five – favorite summertime drinks
I had strawberry lemonade at a reception I went to last weekend and it was ridiculously good. Mimosas are delicious too but I have had not had many of them this summer…which means I have not gone to many brunches in D.C.
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Mimosas! Yes! Mmmmm 🙂
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I’m also a lemonade lover! I really like pomegranate lemonade, and Buffalo Wild Wings serves a huckleberry lemonade that I can never get enough of.
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Oh that sounds delicious!
As a southerner, I too love sweet tea! But it has to be the correct amount of sweetness. I can’t stand it when the tea is so sweet that it hurts my teeth! I wish you would come to Memphis sometime when you’re down south!
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Agreed! And I will try and make my way down there soon 🙂
Growing up in the south, I’ve always loved sweet tea but I stepped down to half & half tea a few years ago and now that I’m off sugar, I’m having to learn to love unsweet tea! All your drinks sound delicious! I love peach flavored anything!
Bill has certainly embraced the southern sweet tea thing since he married into my family, and he enjoyed it last weekend at our family reunion. 🙂 Hope you’ve had a great time!
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Oh, I love the mimosa idea! Flavored lemonades are terrific, too.
Oh yes, mimosas are a must! I’m also a big fan of champagne or Prosecco in the summer, and my good old Lime-a-rita!
I absolutely love good sweet tea. I try not to drink it too often, for obvious reasons, but haven’t had it for a while, so I think it’s time for a glass soon.
John @ run. geek. run(disney) recently posted…Drinks of Summer | #FridayFive
I haven’t had a mimosa in awhile but it does sound awesome!
Bubbly flavored water is my favorite!
Target makes a Cherry Limeade Sparkling Water that is awesome.
It’s clear I’m not a Southerner since I’m not a huge fan of sweet tea! When I get it I have to mix unsweetened tea into half of it!
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