Sure to be a Southern staple....

Well, summer hasn't officially started but it sure feels like summer down here in Texas! Sure, we can just drink plain, 'ol water but does that really quench your thirst when it's nearly 100F? Not for this gal. 

I have my favorite drinks, sure. Cucumber water, fruit infused water, Big Red or Dr. Pepper (I rarely indulge these days). Tonight, I had a real desire for some lemonade. I have a real taste (or obsession, your choice) with citrus anything. So, I made my Watermelon Lemonade. It was the perfect night. Although muggy and hot, it still had a cool breeze once evening came. What better time to make my lemonade?

I would like to share with you my recipe for homemade Watermelon-Lemonade. Of course, tweak it to suit you. I tend to lower the sugar amounts that this recipe calls for because I don't like my lemonades too sugary. 

Glamorously Refined Fun Boutique's Watermelon-Lemonade

4 cups of cubed or chopped watermelon
6 cups of water
1 separate cup of water
1 cup of regular table sugar
1/4 tsp of salt
2 cups of lemon juice *about 8 lemons*

Bring 6 cups of water, 1 cup of sugar and 1/4 tsp of salt to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, cover and let stand for 10 minutes. This will make your syrup. *Please note, it will just look like plain water and it won't thicken*

Puree in a blender 4 cups of chopped/cubed watermelon with 1 cup of water. 

Prep your pitcher. With your strainer, pour in your watermelon puree. Then add your syrup through your strainer as well. Give it a good stir. Add in your lemon juice. Stir Stir Stir.

Pour over some ice, garnish with a watermelon wedge and enjoy your drink.

This recipe makes approximately 12 servings.

I like to change up the fruit in my lemonade at times. You can follow the same recipe using cucumbers, strawberries, raspberries, etc.

Also, I can imagine that this recipe could be yummy with alcohol. I don't drink though, so I couldn't tell you what alcohols would go great  with this. If you try this recipe with some, please come on back and share your recipe with us. We'd love to know.

Hope you ladies enjoy this drink. Let us know down bellow if you try it or add to it.

Happy sipping lovelies!

GRF

Oh, Hello!

We could not be more excited to finally launch our blog!!!! We are so happy to finally have a place to talk with you all and get to know you all better.  As our first blog post, we feel we should use the time to introduce GRF to all of you.

Many of you know us from Instagram and/or Facebook. As you know, neither platform really gives ample opportunity to get to know one another. Sure, through photos we might get a general idea about someone but it's not the same. 

So before we ramble on.....

Glamorously Refined Fun Boutique was started January 2014. That's right, we're still in our infancy. There has been a lot of growth in a very short amount of time. Obviously we are thrilled!!!! And we could not have done it without you, ladies! 

It has been such an experience getting to know you and meeting many more ladies daily. We are in awe of each of you. All of you are so different in so many amazing ways. From college students to cheerleaders to entrepreneurs and business women to teachers and to the mama's of the most gorgeous kiddos! Truly all of you inspire us daily!

The boutique was started because our owner felt there was something missing in the market. True, alot of the online boutiques carry a lot of similar if not exact items. What our owner has set out to accomplish different from competitors is a wonderful family from ours to yours. We had wrap each order, customers will always talk to someone here (never automated, never a call center), handwritten notes in every package sent, emails sent to customers to make sure they're 100% satisfied withtheir order, words of encouragement through social media to our customers & followers (whom we prefer to call our friends & family). We will always strive to be different where it matters: customer satisfaction & the ability to always be accessible.

We are always looking for the best quality of clothing and accessories while keeping our prices low. Fashion doesn't have to break the bank. We know that money won't buy class either. Which is why we always love reading our friends & family's blogs. Always let us know if you are blogging; we love reading all of them! 

Speaking of blogs: we really would love to have some guest bloggers on our blog!!! So, please feel free to reach out to us anytime.

Well, this first blog post has become lengthy but we hope that you have come to know us better. Hopefully, we can get to know you better too!

Stay Glamorous. Stay Refined. Have Fun!

GRF

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