Dear Craving, If I Throw a Stick, Will You Leave?

Or, how about if I throw myself into a road trip? That outta do it, dontcha think?

Actually, it’s not as bad as it was yesterday, which blew my mind as I haven’t craved really at all since I quit. Odd, don’t you think, that I would crave so intensely this long after the actual physical addiction has passed - leaving behind only the psychological addiction to deal with, which as really not been a factor until yesterday.  Hmm...... No matter. I didn’t cave, I didn’t give the neighbor five dollars for a cig. I just kept ocB on my mind and that worked like a charm!

Then, I focused on the Homecoming Parade that came through town! Seriously folks, you don’t understand what a big deal this was. The kids got out of school two hours early for the parade, and have no school today as a result of it being homecoming weekend. Plus, there is no school on Monday due to Columbus Day. Yeah. The entire town basically shut down yesterday for this parade! Bean came running in the door from school all full of it “Mommy, mommy, can we go, puhhleeeeze!?” Unfortunately, I wasn’t in a great mood yesterday, I hadn’t showered or anything, and had no desire to drive to Main Street, fight traffic and people to sit and watch a parade that in my mind was probably going to be on the lame side.

I know, I am a shit head.

As it turns out, we didn’t have to go anywhere to see the parade. I was putzing around the apartment when I heard the strangest sounding sirens whailing...I looked out the front door and saw a cop car parked all sideways, blocking the road, just up from the apartments. Puzzled, I stood and stared for a minute, still hearing the odd sirens, when it suddenly dawned on me! Omg! The parade was coming up the the next block on it’s way back to the high school, which is right up the road! W00t! We didn’t have to go anywhere but out in the front lawn of the complex and we got to see the whole thing! Bean stood on the corner and got candy thrown at her while I stood nearby and took some snapshots of the parade. It was actually not lame at all, I thought it was great and was real glad that in the end we got to see it.

Today, we are talking about a road trip to Chicago! I am soooo excited! I already have the camera batteries charging, the card formatted, I am ready to go! Time to wander the internet and make a list of things I want to do and see while in the Windy City! Am drooling over the prospect of the shoe shopping I could possibly do too.... I am tingling with anticipation of a fantastic day ahead!


Oh, and if you’re bored and want to see all the pics of a small town Homecoming Parade, you can view them on my flickr here.

Or, how about if I throw myself into a road trip? That outta do it, dontcha think?

Actually, it’s not as bad as it was yesterday, which blew my mind as I haven’t craved really at all since I quit. Odd, don’t you think, that I would crave so intensely this long after the actual physical addiction has passed - leaving behind only the psychological addiction to deal with, which as really not been a factor until yesterday.  Hmm...... No matter. I didn’t cave, I didn’t give the neighbor five dollars for a cig. I just kept ocB on my mind and that worked like a charm!

Then, I focused on the Homecoming Parade that came through town! Seriously folks, you don’t understand what a big deal this was. The kids got out of school two hours early for the parade, and have no school today as a result of it being homecoming weekend. Plus, there is no school on Monday due to Columbus Day. Yeah. The entire town basically shut down yesterday for this parade! Bean came running in the door from school all full of it “Mommy, mommy, can we go, puhhleeeeze!?” Unfortunately, I wasn’t in a great mood yesterday, I hadn’t showered or anything, and had no desire to drive to Main Street, fight traffic and people to sit and watch a parade that in my mind was probably going to be on the lame side.

I know, I am a shit head.

As it turns out, we didn’t have to go anywhere to see the parade. I was putzing around the apartment when I heard the strangest sounding sirens whailing...I looked out the front door and saw a cop car parked all sideways, blocking the road, just up from the apartments. Puzzled, I stood and stared for a minute, still hearing the odd sirens, when it suddenly dawned on me! Omg! The parade was coming up the the next block on it’s way back to the high school, which is right up the road! W00t! We didn’t have to go anywhere but out in the front lawn of the complex and we got to see the whole thing! Bean stood on the corner and got candy thrown at her while I stood nearby and took some snapshots of the parade. It was actually not lame at all, I thought it was great and was real glad that in the end we got to see it.

Today, we are talking about a road trip to Chicago! I am soooo excited! I already have the camera batteries charging, the card formatted, I am ready to go! Time to wander the internet and make a list of things I want to do and see while in the Windy City! Am drooling over the prospect of the shoe shopping I could possibly do too.... I am tingling with anticipation of a fantastic day ahead!


Oh, and if you’re bored and want to see all the pics of a small town Homecoming Parade, you can view them on my flickr here.

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