Today Was A Surprise!

We went to the Gasparilla parade today and to my surprise I didn't have any wine or beers. I decided not to bring a bottle of wine, hoping this would keep me from drinking and to my surprise, it worked. I stayed sober all day and it was nice that I could be the designated driver for my husband who partied like a rock star. He deserved it since he cooked ribs, chicken, and sausage for 40 people. "Meat Man", as he is now known in our world, did not fail us. As usual, the meat was superb.

With regard to the drinking, typically, we get to our friends house very early, 7 a.m. and he starts the grills. Our friend Fred, usually makes Bloody Mary's that are legendary. I would usually have at least one of those and then by noon I would have moved on to wine or beer. The hubs doesn't usually start drinking until after noon since he is doing the cooking. By the time he starts drinking, I stop drinking so when we leave the party at around 7 p.m., I am sober enough to drive. Today, I never started and I must say that the Gasparilla is much more fun when you've got a couple of cocktails in ya'. It is definitely a drinking persons event. I didn't even do one "Argh!! Matie!!"....what's up with that?

I'll tell you, I am sure that parties are more fun when I am drinking and I think the boredom will be the death of this experiment more than anything else. But, for now, I'm back on the wagon.

Argh!!!!