10/19/2025
🌈💖 GLOWBUG CHRONICLES: THE LAST LEMON AT PRIDE 💖🌈
Wi******er Pride & Inclusion Festival 2025 Recap
754 people.
One Glowmobile.
A sound system.
And me — shaking lemonades like I was auditioning for a Beyoncé tour. 💃🍋
We were placed right in front of the stage. Amazing visibility, zero hearing ability.
Half the day I was yelling:
“WHAT FLAVOR DID YOU WANT?!”
“NO, I SAID STRAWBERRY, NOT THERAPY!”
Meanwhile, I kept having to shout across the booth to Draven, who was checking people out:
“WHAT’S NEXT ON THE BAR?!”
Because apparently, I’ve got the memory of a goldfish and smoked a bit too much of the devil’s lettuce back in my day. 🌿😅
Teamwork makes the dream (and the drinks) happen.
🍔 THE GREAT BURGER BARTER OF 2025
The only food truck was selling burgers.
They came over like, “Hey, wanna trade burgers for lemonades?”
Uh… absolutely. Four lemonades later, we were feasting like royalty.
Festival fine dining, baby. 👑
🐝 THE BEE THAT LIVED (FOR SUGAR)
One very determined honey bee decided my syrup station was an all-you-can-eat buffet.
I tried to shoo him, but he kept coming back.
Eventually, I said, “You know what? Live your best life, Barry B. Benson.” 🐝
He picked the cotton candy syrup. Excellent taste.
💙 ELECTRIC BLUE RASPBERRY: THE FAN FAVORITE
Last event, strawberry syrup was queen, so I told my son: Push the Electric Blue Raspberry this time.
He didn’t.
At all.
Didn’t matter. Everyone wanted it anyway. We ran out of cotton candy halfway through the day.
Apparently, blue sugar clouds are the new currency of happiness. 💅
🍋 THE LEGEND OF THE NINE LEMONADES
One guy ordered five lemonades… then came back for four more.
Sir, are you hydrating a small army?
He’s now officially the Glowminade Ambassador. I’m getting him a sash. 😂
🎭 DRAG QUEENS & DANCING DISASTERS
The drag queens from the last Pride were there again! I ran up, mid-lemonade-shake, yelling:
"I painted you! It’s not done yet, but follow me so I can give it to you!”
They looked so happy (and slightly alarmed).
That’s brand consistency. 💅✨
🍓 THE STRAWBERRY MELTDOWN
The kids insisted on helping.
Then Bailey spilled strawberry purée everywhere and melted down in front of everyone.
I just smiled and said,
“It’s okay, bud. Take a breather. Mom’s got this.”
We cleaned up and kept going.
Meanwhile, Rosemary looked at the chaos and said,
“Yeah, I’m not feeling this. I’m gonna go watch the drag show.”
Honestly? Same, girl. 😂
🍺 THE BREWERY BROS BLOCKING MY GLOW
We were right in front of the brewery, and a group of dudes decided our shade was their new lounge.
Just… hairy silhouettes blocking my merch.
After an hour, I finally smiled and said:
"Hey! You wanna buy some earrings or lemonade?”
Translation: MOVE. YOU’RE CASTING A SHADOW ON MY PROFITS. ☀️
I still love that they choose our spot to chill. Its always a vibe.
🌭 THE HOT DOG PROPHECY
There were coffee vendors, soda vendors, ice cream, gelato…
But only one food truck.
Joey looked at me and said, “If I had my hot dog stand, we’d be retired right now.”
He’s not wrong.
Glow Dogs are officially on the horizon. 🌭✨
🍋 THE FINAL LEMON
Out of 111 lemons, only one went bad.
And we sold our very last lemonade the exact minute the event ended.
That’s divine citrus timing. 🙌
Between the burger trades, bee buffet, blue syrup frenzy, drag queens, kid chaos, bar bros, and my goldfish memory — it was chaotic, sticky, exhausting, hilarious, and completely Glow by Nikki.
Wi******er Pride, you glowed so bright we ran out of lemons.
Can’t wait to do it again next year. 💖
✨ This is the real story behind the scenes of an artist, a mompreneur, and a lemonade barista.✨
Sticky hands. Spilled syrup. One bad lemon.
A dancing bee. A meltdown. A sold-out stand.
And somehow, a whole lot of laughter and love in between. 💖
Because behind every Glowminade is a woman shaking, hustling, parenting, painting, and glowing her way through the chaos — one cup at a time. 🍋🎨💅
STAY JUICEY! 🍋✨️🥰❤️
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