Friday afternoon and I was nervous. Nervous to hang out with my friends. That seems such a silly thing to say, but it would be the first time that I would be hanging out with all of my friends on a Friday night. Our typical Friday nights involve the kids rocking out to Wii, splashing for hours in the hot tub and watching movies while upstairs, the adults much on delicious, but bad for your snacks, sip margs, play the occasional drinking game and take the mandatory tequila shots! We hang out for hours and when the kids are ready to crash, so are the adults. Friday nights are my favorite. After a long hard week, being able to spend time with our kids, while also enjoying some adult time is such a great mix. But here is where the hard part kicks in.... None of the food or drinks is what I should be doing right now. Chips and queso, so good, but so wrong.
I had already told myself that I was going to allow myself to have two drinks of red wine. This way, I didn't feel like I was cheating too much, but could still relax and have a few drinks. The food, however, was going to be the major challenge. I felt like I was walking into battle. Good vs Evil and I really wanted to be on team Evil.
I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to have a great salad, and sip on one lovely glass of wine all night. I left smiling, because I not only had a very successful food and drink night, but I don't think that I've ever laughed as much as I did that night. A great, perfect night with friends. Knowing that I could still enjoy my friends the same as always and still maintain my challenge, made me so proud!
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