DRANK LIST

At almost the half-way point, I can tell you that the thing I miss most of all is not cold-cut sandwiches, not whitewater rafting and most certainly not seafood.  I miss THE DRINK.

How many of you have a long day at work and come home to immediately crack open a beautifully ice cold can of beer?  How about celebrations?  A nice glass of wine or champagne?  Or dessert?  A warming miniature glass of Port?

These past five months (Yeah.  That's 20 weeks, people.  We'll talk about how Pregnancy is really 10 months at some point.) I have been dry.  Drier than the campus of Bringham Young University.  DRIER THAN A MUMMY'S MOUTH.  DRIER THAN . . . WHATEVER IS REALLY DRY.

I haven't been dry this long since. . prior to March 26, 1999.  Yeah. 

In honor of my 5 month dryness and subsequent sobriety, I give you the DRANK LIST.  A wonderfully comprised group of the first drinks I will have upon releasing my uterine hold on this new life. . . (These are in no specific order)

1.  Bud Select.  In a Can.  Cold.  I want to crack it open myself.

2.  Jameson.  Chilled.  I would go "straight outta the bottle" but I fear that my toothbrush gag-reflexes might reject it.  I have to ease my way back into this life.

3.  Port.  After an enormous steak dinner with all of the accoutrement, I want a 20 year Port.  Seriously.  You want it, too.

4.  Mojito.  I mean a real mojito.  Not some mix crap you get from the grocery.  I want Luis from San Juan to fly in and muddle my mint.  I want to feel the buzz begin when I inhale over the glass.

5.  Dessert Wine.  I have two VERY GOOD Moscatos in my collection.  They are both begging to be opened and served with a glazed fruit tart.

6.  Bailey's on ice.  Seriously.  I drank a large bottle one night last winter and had the best cry of my life.  Sweet soul release!

. . . I am sure I will think of more.  For now, I'll leave you with a challenge:

DRINK THESE FOR ME!