It's getting incredibly hot outside in Texas and I've been thinking about getting a baby pool and parking me and my belly in it for the whole summer.  It's the kinda hot where you wake up in the morning and can feel the heat rising as the minutes pass.  And...it's not even at hot compared to what the rest of the summer will bring!  I have gotten used to the fact that I'll basically be sweaty all summer long, but then again Louisiana prepared me for humid and hot days where your skin never dries.  The only thing to do is to hydrate.  This can mean drinking water all day, or it can also mean sipping on something really delicious to help you deal with the heat.  My sparkling blueberry basil lemonade is going to make the heat a little more bearable this summer and if you spike it, it can help with a whole bunch of other stuff too...know what I mean?

Whenever I drink lemonade, it always takes me back to when I was a little girl sitting on the side of the road, where I would sell painted rocks (one of a kind, I assure you) and I would sell homemade lemonade to the neighbors.