Day 42

Happy Spring & Birthday to my youngest! He can now buy his first lottery ticket legally. I know he's excited about it, as he's already showered, and is heading out the door! Got back yesterday from my touring the Naples region, and this was the first time I didn't feel the urge to smoke while I was driving. Didn't have to click my pen time and time again, so that is a great sign. Driving back, I saw a strange sight in my rearview mirror. As I was driving along the highway, the T-Birds aerial team were practicing for an air show this weekend, and they did a fly by a bairly 50 feet off the ground. Gave me a bit of a shock, as you couldn't hear them till they flew right past you. Got my heartbeat up for sure.
Well, back to the grind!

Day 38?

Well, I think it's Day 38. Am not totally sure. This medication has caused me to undergo subtle changes. I don't mind the hair falling off of my head, or the nasal congestion, or even the heart murmers, but I'll be darned if I can stand the explosive diareaha! Oh yeah, it also makes you not enjoy cig's!
Another busy weekend. Dad, Larry, and myself went fishing on Saturday. I brought home another beautiful speckled sea trout of the 17" variety. Amber & Mark are going to cook it up. We then had dinner at M & D's house, which was exceptional, considering it wasn't cooked from a box! Shannon made a Strawberry pie, which all enjoyed so much that there was a minor altercation when Mom tried to send home the last two pieces with us!
We then had a wedding to attend on Sunday for our friends Dale and Angie. It was very nicely setup in a short three weeks, and pulled off quite well. We wish them only the best!
All right, it's back to work for me, grab a quick bite to eat, then back on the road I go!
Still Smoke Free~!

Day 30?

Wow! Been so busy, haven't had time to post! Friday was a great day! We went to the Strawberry festival over in Plant City with Dad, Mom, and Larry. Before we went in, Mom and I tried to donate blood. She was successful, I wasn't. My pulse was too high, so they passed on me. Anyways, we walked around for a few hours, ate food we really shouldn't, Mmmmmm, Turkey Leg..... anyways, I digress. We then went to our hotel and checked in, then went our to dinner, then on to the Jeff Foxworthy show. He made Shan cry, actually she was laughing so hard at times that she had to wipe her tears on my shirt! We had a great time there with everyone. When we left, we purchased, yes you guessed it, a flat of Strawberries, which Shan turned into jam & canned up on Sunday. Speaking of Sunday, Dad, Larry, Aaron, and I went out fishing in the inner coastal. Dad had the first catch of the day, landing a respectable sized cat fish. Unfortunately we cannot eat those. The rest of the day was spent drinking beer, no Aaron wasn't drinking beer, and drowning shrimp. I ended up the winner, as I landed a 20 inch speckled trout, and a decent sized Sheepshead. I kept the trout, and threw it on the BBQ last night, and Shan and I had our fill, with enough left over to feed both boy's when they got home.
OK, time to get back to work, and oh yeah, I'm still not smoking!

Day 26

Another day, another $.73, in debt! :-)
Woke up a little groggy this a.m. Had Shan's dad Larry over last night, and we sat around after dinner chatting till late. It was so nice to get some time with him, as he's been a very popular visitor, with a whole slew of his relatives making it a point to see him, so he's been on the go quite a bit.
Beautiful day today, as we are supposed to finally get back to normal temperatures. Great day to put the top down while I get myself back to work.
Still not smoking, and am planning an intervention for my little brother to get him off of his 3 pack a day habit!

Day 25

Boy, what a busy last couple of days it has been! Seems like there is no time to breath, let alone blog! Am getting ready to head out for the day. I see my mother has updated their blog, so nice to see information for all, so thought I'd quickly update mine.
Still not a smoker. Was talking with Shan last night, and I think I'll do three months of the Chantix, as I've heard a few horror stories about people thinking they had it kicked after two, and falling off the wagon afterwards. My thoughts are that I've got this pretty well kicked, but I know there are still a few times a day that the thought creeps into my mind, and I know that whenever I have to drive for longer than 20 minutes, it doesn't creep, it Elephant Walks right in. I won't kid myself, but I know there is still a battle that will continue to rage on.
Oh well, time to go work my magic!

Day 23

Yes, I know, keep it up, ect...
What a great weekend we had! Everyone was over for our BBQ on Saturday, and no one went home dissatissfied! There was only one bite of potato salad left, so it didn't make it to the fridge, straight to my BELLY! There was so little turkey left over that it fits in a small zipl0c, and won't make a decent pot pie! We had so much fun catching up with our old neighbors, and our family.
Shan asked me yesterday if I was tired of Deep Fried Turkey. My response was the day they plant me is when I'll be tired of anything deep fried (I only hope that isn't what kills me)!
Home on lunch break, and good thing, as I spilled on my work shirt, so must change then head back out on the road.
Still smoke free, and am looking forward to spending Friday with Jeff Foxworthy!