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10-31-2008, 05:25 PM

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WhooHoo!!

I’m really proud of myself today. A friend of mine invited me to the Phillies parade party at Citizen’s Bank Park and I accepted, not really realizing what a drunken festival the parade would be. There were SO many people there--seriously, at least a million people came down to this parade. Most of them drunk off their a**. I told my friend the night before that I no longer drink and she was cool with that. I’m really glad that I did, because when I smelled all the beer at the parade, I really wanted to have some myself. I almost think that if I hadn’t told her, I might have let myself have one. I would like to think that I am strong enough to control myself, but I don’t have too much experience with control yet. We walked back into the city from the stadiums and she commented on how happy she was to be completely sober. So many people around us were obviously intoxicated. One drunk guy even thought he could outrun 10 policemen who were chasing him--so not smart.

I took the train home from the city and it’s about a 10 minute walk to my house. The only direct route takes me right by a local bar, and a part of me wanted to go inside and have a beer so badly. I contemplated taking a shortcut, but I would have had to climb a really high fence and I thought I might get hurt or rip my pants. I ended up calling a friend and talking to him until I got home, and it didn’t dawn on me until a bit ago that I didn’t even notice the bar when I walked by it. Now I’m going to curl up with some tea and watch a movie. Today was a really good day.