You know what’s really fun?
Visiting every jewelry store in your vicinity and not finding a wedding ring that you can envision yourself wearing.
You know what else is fun?
Literally scouring the internet for wedding rings, looking at 2000+ styles, and not finding a ring that you like.
You know what is actually fun? (*sarcasm starts to dwindle*)
Finally finding a ring that is beautiful, a bit different, within your budget, and the right size.
You know what’s not fun? (*fully genuine*)
Ordering the ring, anxiously waiting 3+ weeks for delivery, going to the post office to pick up the package, excitedly opening it up in the car, and VOILA! finding the jewelry box torn and empty.
Oh, and conjointly breaking out into a cold sweat, having a heart attack, suffering from an aneurism, and vomiting in your mouth.
Further un-fun things:
1. having to call the company and hoping that they believe you when you say that your package was empty.
2. waiting to find out if you’re going to be issued a refund.
3. going back to the ring-drawing board when it was, clearly, so difficult to settle on a style in the first place.
Good thing that I counteracted the disaster of yesterday’s emotional tailspin with a trip to the gym and a fresh juice popsicle.
Therapy at its finest.
These popsicles are made from freshly squeezed fruit juice and can be made with any combination of flavours.
No additional sugars and control over what goes in them makes these popsicles as healthy as they are pretty.
All’s well that ends well.
Fresh Juice Popsicles
Ingredients
Watermelon
Cucumber
Oranges
Stevia, optional
Directions
1. Juice the watermelon, cucumber, and oranges in separate batches. Keep them separated in clean containers. I stirred a small amount of stevia into the cucumber juice to sweeten the little darling up a bit. This step is totally discretionary.
2. Starting with whichever flavour floats your boat, fill your popsicle molds 1/3 full. Place them in the freezer until fully frozen. Don’t rush this step – allow the first layer to freeze completely prior to trying to pour in your second flavour…I got a bit over-zealous and prematurely poured in the cucumber juice before the watermelon had frozen and I ended up with a tasty, murky, mess.
3. When the first layer is frozen, pour in your second juice up to the 2/3 point of your mold. Tightly cover your mold with tin foil. Using a sharp knife, gently make tiny incisions (the width of your popsicle stick) in the tin foil where you would like your popsicle sticks to go. Insert popsicle sticks in the spaces you’ve made. This will allow the sticks to stand upright and to freeze into the second layer. Return to the freezer and allow to fully freeze.
4. When frozen, remove the mold(s) from the freezer, remove the tin foil and pour in your last juice, all the way to the top of the mold. Return to the freezer and allow the popsicles to set.
Delish. Refreshing. Healthy.
Summer on a stick.