For those of you who have known me a long time know that I never touched alcohol until I was 21. Then I met Jason and I turned 21... and I found a new love for adult beverages. I am also a teacher. I learned quickly that teachers love happy hour and to drink wine almost every night. It comes with the job. I think more of my college friends drank more AFTER college once they became teachers.
The day we got the news that there was no heartbeat, I took up drinking again. I thoroughly enjoyed one last night in MD with our dear friends Erin and Brian drinking everything left over from their house (they moved to Boston :( ) and hitting up many breweries in Colorado. After our trip to CO, I needed a break from beer. My new drink of choice became Disaronno Amaretto and Coke. Yum!
We were out of Disaronno and decided to restock for a happy hour filled weekend at home. School just started- enough said. The liquor store didn't have the normal size we buy, so we opted for the 1.75 liter mammoth Disaronno. We figured we would drink it all eventually. The cashier even asked us if we really like Disaronno or if we were buying because of lack of options. We replied in unison "both". After restocking the beer fridge and bar, I decided to take a pregnancy test before I had my first drink just in case.
The day we got the news that there was no heartbeat, I took up drinking again. I thoroughly enjoyed one last night in MD with our dear friends Erin and Brian drinking everything left over from their house (they moved to Boston :( ) and hitting up many breweries in Colorado. After our trip to CO, I needed a break from beer. My new drink of choice became Disaronno Amaretto and Coke. Yum!
We were out of Disaronno and decided to restock for a happy hour filled weekend at home. School just started- enough said. The liquor store didn't have the normal size we buy, so we opted for the 1.75 liter mammoth Disaronno. We figured we would drink it all eventually. The cashier even asked us if we really like Disaronno or if we were buying because of lack of options. We replied in unison "both". After restocking the beer fridge and bar, I decided to take a pregnancy test before I had my first drink just in case.
Even though I have read the instructions at least 10 times on those tests, I still do not follow the "wait 2 minute" rule. I get frustrated and throw it out when I see a negative. For some reason, I let it sit there for a few minutes, and low and behold, it turned from negative to positive!
Well shoot. It would turn out this way. I finally stopped obsessing over figuring out my body and came to peace with our life without a baby. We would buy tons of yummy alcohol that day that I can't drink. So there you go... a major turn of events. We spent the night a little dumb founded, but excited. We did it on our own AND it wasn't planned. Yippee!!
So my drinking days came to a screeching halt. The bottle of Disaronno sits unopened. I am in a much better place emotionally for this pregnancy. Let's hope I make it full term!
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