AuburnChick's Adventures

Good Monday morning (or afternoon or evening, depending on when you’re reading this).

I hope you had a lovely weekend.

I was certainly ready for it. Work is starting to pick up, so by Friday, I was happy to clock out for the week.

When I got home, I blended up a new summer drink I’d seen a recipe for on Instagram.

I ordered the hibiscus flowers from Amazon.

This drink is tart! Wowsa!

Straining this was not fun. I think I’ll juice my lemons and ginger next time. I was also surprised that it didn’t call for added sweetener. Once I tasted it, I realized that it wasn’t needed. That’s a win in my book!

Friday evening, the hubby and watched college baseball. Teams are in the super regional playoffs, and Auburn is hosting. We are so proud of our team. It is doing so well this year!

The game didn’t start until 7, and because of the rain delay, it went late. I had to go to bed before it was over, but when I got up the next morning, I read that we’d lost in extra innings. Boo. 😔

Saturday morning, I got up before 6 to watch the women’s finals of the French Open.

This has been an exciting tournament!

I’m thankful for the TV that is mounted on the wall beside my desk. I keep it on sports events during the summer while in-person traffic is slower.

The women’s final was incredible and oh so close.

I’m so happy for Coco and her team! 🇺🇸

Saturday afternoon, I attended a baby shower for a friend’s daughter, who is expecting twins in a few months. The Mr. stayed home to nurse his cold.

I love this dress. I got it last year from Amazon. It even has pockets!

On the way to the baby shower, I stopped by the library to pick up this book, which is placed on hold. I’ve found that it’s easier to place a book on hold and let the library staff pull the book for me than me going, hunting for what I want on the shelves, and then checking it out. Call me lazy. I’ll own it.

I had seen something on Instagram about the woman written about in this book, so I knew I had to read more. I’ll start on this after I finish this one, which is on my Kindle . . .

While I was out celebrating the new mama1to-be, Auburn was losing a must-win game. Guess they won’t be going to Omaha this year. We are a little broken hearted. 💔

Saturday evening, we watched The Accountant. The second movie was just released, but since I hadn’t seen the first one, we had to start with that.

It stars Ben Affleck, and I’ve gotta say that I really like him in this movie. His portrayal of a man with Asperger is touching (the movie is kind of violent though, so there’s that).

I woke up around 7:30 Sunday morning to rain, and five minutes later, the power went out! Yikes!

It didn’t seem like it was a strong storm, but this is what I saw when I let Gambit out.

I’d already decided to stay home from church given my upcoming surgery and that the Mr. had been fighting a cold all week. Because of that, I’d planned on watching the men’s final of the French Open. It promised to be another good match given that the guys were first and second seeds.

I watched the first set on my phone, and then, two hours after the power went off, it was restored! Woo hoo!

Y’all, this match was epic!! Both players were well matched, and the score went back and forth.

It was a stellar come-from-behind, clay-in-his-eye victory for Alcaraz.

While the match was on, I blended up a different juice. The recipe was from a reel I’d seen on Instagram. And yes, it would seem that I watch a lot of reels. I may represent that remark. Ahem.

Here’s a screenshot of the ingredients. Y’all really need to watch the video on how she makes it – easy as can be!

These were the ingredients I picked up during my Kroger trip yesterday.

And then the blending happened . . .

I had read someone’s suggestion (in the comments) to top it off with coconut water at the end, so I did!

Here’s how it looks, finished!

This juice is my favorite so far. It’s not tart at all. It is amazing! I may add less sugar next time since the coconut water is naturally sweet.

I’ll have this on repeat all summer long.

After the tennis match was over, I prepared another batch of my ginger-turmeric juice.

It’s a messy job, and I dread doing it, but my body thrives on the two ounce shot I feed it every day.

Sunday evening, we tuned in to the sneak peek of Season 5, Episode 1 of The Chosen.

The first two episodes will drop on Amazon Prime on the 15th.

Even though I know what’s coming because I’ve been a Christian since I was a teenager, watching the life of Jesus depicted so beautifully always brings me to tears.

And that, folks, concluded the weekend!

How was yours? Did you take it easy, or did you run around doing all the things?

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