Some things are hard

September and October are the busiest 2 months of the year at my job. I might have chosen the wrong time to stop drinking :) Long hours and long weeks make me miss a 22oz of IPA at the end of a long day. A warm, sunny, Sunday afternoon is ideal for a cold beer on the deck of Beer Revolution. But it turns out that lemonade in my back yard works just as well.
I did make a trip to Beer Revolution and it wasnt as hard as I thought it would be. Dont get me wrong. When i could smell the hops from a double IPA I really wanted one. Instead I had a very good non alcoholic beer from Germany, Erdinger. It is similar to a hefeveizen with a bit of honey flavor. I still enjoy the brewing community and lots of brewers (home and professional) drink there. In the end I left with more money in my pocket and less calories in my belly. Tomorrow is my daughters 2nd birthday and 1 of many celebrations over the next few weeks. With family and friends gathering to celebrate it is good for me to be able focus on the celebration rather than the celebrating.
This is day 21 of my year of living sober.