vodka water will be my new adult beverage of choice

once upon a time, in the throes of a woeful adolescence (after a “heart-breaking” breakup), i went to a camp, and i walked around with a plastic water bottle filled with straight-up vodka. my good friend j.lee was proud of me for chugging it without making a face; and i’d do that whenever necessary. there were some good times at that camp, and some bad times, and sometimes i couldn’t hurt the hurt anymore, so i used that as a small bandaid.

now, later in life, i still like to drink on occasion, but as i get older and older, my body and health are much more easily affected and sensitive in general. i also have to -gasp- almost watch my weight (anyone who knows me knows i used to be a skinny lil thang!- but alas- when i hit the double-0 decade my metabolism mad slowed), so drinking a lot is not okay for many reasons.

i love vodka. i love a good screwdriver. i used to love them because i thought that it was at least a decent amount of hydration, and, again, if you know me, you’ve probably heard me say “hydration is the key to success”. well, even a screwdriver has a lot of calories, and too much sugar for me personally. shots suck. i can’t even do them anymore, and they’re unnecessary, unenjoyable, and unrefined.

so when my great healthy blogger real-life friend bhealthier lady mentioned having one of these i had to stop, and look it up. i felt like i’d heard of them before, and my boyf had recently joked about drinking them.

they are a reality!

not just a reality, but a great idea!!

one of the first hits is a website that has a name that sounds like mine- extratasty! their vodka water recipe is just what i was hoping it would be- ice, vodka, water, and more! check out people’s comments about it. i can relate to a lot of these pros, and i haven’t even had one yet.

this realitycheck site has a discussion on vodka waters i enjoyed reading because it has opinions about how to drink them (temperature, with or without lime, etc), and it even has some great pros: “A 5th pro for someone like me is that I wouldn’t get heartburn like I do when mixing vodka with an acidic juice.”

recipezaar has a girlie-esque vodka water recipe that sounds more like a screwdriver or mixed drink than good ol’ hardcore vodka water. i’m sayin that and i’m still only just dreaming about trying one.

i’m so excited about the prospect i almost wanted to make myself one right now. it’s a good sign i did not, seeing as it is late, sunday night, and, yeah. i don’t need to go there. but there is a holiday coming up over the weekend!