lucky thanksgiving - 44 days

is it more than luck?  i am lucky that i do not have a family that insists on drinking during the holidays.  well.  maybe that's not true.  there is a part of my family that i'm nervous to be around while they drink.  but that will be during the summer.

i don't feel pressure to drink this holiday season.  i've surrounded myself with people who know what i'm doing and are supportive about it.

i've told people, not because i wanted them to know, but i needed them to keep me honest. if i told them i stopped drinking, then i wouldn't order a drink while out with them.

i'm making lemonade; a nice blueberry mint lemonade that "adults" can add their own juice to.

we have games, i ordered more games because of course why not.

it'll be a small batch of good humans i'm excited to hang out with.

it'll be 45 days on thanksgiving.

xo

goodness

goodness is in this first sip of coffee
quiet drives in the morning
a fiery sunset turning the air pink
old friends with framed words
old friends with big words
late nights with tea
mid days with tea
mid nights with tea
early mornings and coffee
(you. guys. early. mornings.)
flannel sheets
books before bed
waking up rested
before the alarm
discovering winding roads and hidden lakes
words etched in a bracelet
weekend mornings
sleeping in (and not because hungover)

this peace
this calm
this clean slate

that annoying person

i feel like i'm an annoying person shouting at the rooftops about how amazing it is not to drink, and how bad it is to drink. i mean, maybe not the last part.  but i do want to talk about it with people, and most people in my life drink.

i'm kind of obsessed with the blogs and the instagram accounts and the books and articles.  and it's all mostly new information to me! EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THIS WHY AREN'T WE TALKING ABOUT IT?  i talk about space! the environment! and people have conversations with me about it!

i know i just need to mellow out a little bit.