Giving Up Giving Up

I have relegated myself to the fact that I need to give up giving up alcohol for Lent--this year, anyway. I'm not going to say I'm weak; just human. And anyway, I've been approached by more than a few folks who've read this blog and who've reminded me that, "You know, you only have to give up one thing for Lent."

So, as I said, I'm now giving up giving up alcohol. I've still managed to keep candy, junk food and white bread off of my palette, so all things considered, I think I'm doing all right. Perhaps St. Peter will still let me enter those pearly gates someday...

I should say that I don't feel I have a need to drink, but I do feel I had reason to do so this weekend. Friday night I helped a friend celebrate her 40th birthday party, and Saturday night I helped a friend celebrate the fact that she'd landed a job after being unemployed since December.

I say all of this really to preface for my next blog post, since my next post does deal with the consumption of some alcohol; that, and Neil Diamond.