After 4.5 Years of No Alcohol, I Accidentally Caught A Buzz Last Night at a Bible Study?!?!?!?

Even by my lofty standards, this story is a 1st ballot all timer. So much to unpack here. 

It all started so innocently. Last night, I was attending a Dinner & Bible Study at my friend's place in Wrigleyville. I ate some Lou Malnati's crustless pizza & drank a Spin Drift sparkling water for dinner then grabbed another Spin Drift to sit down for the lesson. 

My buddy was teaching a lesson about Adam, Eve & the fall of man when Eve ate the fruit from the forbidden tree that brought sin into the world. All of a sudden, I started feeling really relaxed. I looked down at my almost empty Spin Drift can and saw it was SPIKED with 4% alcohol.

I honestly just started laughing as the irony of preaching about Eve eating the forbidden fruit as I drank the spiked sparkling water was just too fitting. I have not drank any alcohol since April 27th of 2020 during Covid. Even the one can caused a huge buzz. And I look kind of hammered in this video.

I am not worried in the least about relapsing and am not in recovery. I just chose to quit drinking to improve my life. And it continues to be one of the best decisions I have ever made. This was yet another misunderstanding in a long line of them.

I threw the can away when I realized my mistake, laughed about it & on it goes. I actually got a bunch of DMs on Twitter from people who had similar experiences too.

Time to start a new streak!