23 days down. 23 days to go. This hasn’t been easy for me. Especially the no drinking alcohol part. That has been brutal! Not because I’m a big drinker or anything, but because I have been bombarded with events that you need to drink at to have a good time.
For example, last Saturday was a bachelor party I had to attend. Why was I not enthusiastic? Can’t drink. Where’s the fun there? And St. Patty’s Day is around the corner. A bunch of friends are going bar hopping, so naturally it would be stupid for me to go. I guess I could be the designated driver, but why should I have to suffer by listening to all that sweet drunk talk?
Bottom line is, I am going to think twice thrice before sacrificing alcohol again. Too hard. And being Catholic, I should be drinking wine at church, right? So, yeah. It may have been a little counterproductive.
-Dave Q.
The 40 days of Lent do not include Sundays, so you could start drinking after midnight and not be breaking your vows.
That’s true. But I don’t want to half-ass it. I’m going to follow through the entire time.