Christmas and 7 weeks!!!

Christmas has now come and gone, all 6 of them. It is almost like Chanukah, weeks of gift giving and celebration. But it is finally over, and after one more crazy new years weekend, we will finally be able to chill for a minute. So with all that said, I have been smober for over 7 weeks, saved over $300, and missed out on more than 2000 smoke breaks!! Woohoo for me!!

Help!!!!!

I am working now to name my new non-profit endeavour. The articles are about to be filed and everything is just days away from becoming offical, but I need a name. I have a few ideas, but please put in your 2 cents. Remember, it needs to be inspirational, clever, and / or convey what we are trying to do. Click here to read a couple of ideas about this project.

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Six Weeks!!!

That is funny. Thanks to Kelly for sending that to me. This is not an invitation to send me a bunch of junk that you think is funny, but in this one case, I will allow it. On another note I have not smoked for six weeks. That is awesome. I am so happy that I have been given the strength and will to give up this nasty habit.

the first Christmas

ok, our first, for the year. Today was the first of six family christmas get togethers. This may seem a bit extreme, but it is pretty cool too. Being from a relatively small family, being part of one that is so big you have to meet 5 times to see everyone, it is definately something to experience. So today, a week before Christmas, it began. We celebrated with my wife's aunts and grandmother from her dad's side of the family. The were here from out of state, celebrating Kelly's brother's graduation from UGA, (GO Dawgs!), and so we began Christmas with them, while they were in town. Very cool.

Long time, no post

OK, I've gotten a little slack. Things have been really hectic at work, home, and everywhere else. I guess it's just that time of year. So, I will try to post more, and you will give me a break if I don't. I have some good stuff coming, trust me.

2 days without urges!!

I have had 2 days in a row without an urge to smoke. That is so cool. I really don't even think about cigarettes at all unless someone else near me is smoking, but even then I don't want one any more. I am a non smoker. That sounds like one of those things, I'm not sure what it's called, but something that is not possible. Not an oxymoron, because it is not contradictory, but just not possible. How can a person BE, a "non" anything. If you are you can't not be. So maybe I just dont smoke, but there is not such thing as a non-smoker, unless they are dead. But if they were cremated... well, anyway. So if people are smokers, then then people who don't smoke are "smarters"!! I don't know.

My Gladiator Birthday

We had an awesome time at the game. Gladiators won 6-3 over 1st place Columbia to take the lead in our division. Pascal Pelletier had 4 goals in the game, an amazing performance. It truly was a game not to miss.

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five weeks, my birthday, and hockey

well that kinda sums it up. It has been five weeks since I smoked. Tomorrow is my birthday (28), and I am going to celebrate at a hockey game. 'nuff said.

Hiking Sucks

Today, I went to the mountains with some guys from my church. We have been in a small group together, and to wrap up this study, all the men's small groups go climb a mountain and share some thoughts, and encourage each other. That part was pretty cool. It is the stupid climb that kills me. Why can't they give us four wheelers or something. Hiking sucks. The other guys, non-smokers, were huffing and puffing as bad as I was. Why do people voluntarily do this to themselves? I don't get it.

Shakespeare's Tavern

Last night, my Dad took us to Shakespeare's Tavern. It is a cool little theater in the heart of Downtown Atlanta. Although the dinner entres leave something to be desired, their beer selection is quite acceptable, and the deserts are amazing. The atmosphere and the play we saw, Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" was fantastic. I would recommend it to anyone, interested in old world theater. What does this have to do with smoking, you may be wondering? Not a thing. Its my blog, and I will talk about whatever I want.

Click here to see a video of Christmas lights on crack, or maybe its meth, I dunno, but they are on something, probably the coolest light display ever.

A month...amazing

Its been a month since the last time I smoked. I keep having these really strange smoking dreams though. It's pretty strange, I like somehow, find myself smoking by accident in these dreams. I just light and smoke a cigarette then realize, halfway through it what is going on. Then I freak out, and wake up to realize it was all a dream. Really bizzare.
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The count....

28 days, 15 hours, 33 minutes, and 38, 39, 40 seconds without smoking, but who's counting. 1146 cigarettes NOT smoked. $172 SAVED. 3 days, 23 hours and 25 minutes of my Life Saved too. Wow, thats cool, but again, who's counting.

Almost 4 weeks

We are just hours away from the 4 week mark. Absolutly incredible. I must say that I am extremely proud of myself, but I know that it took more than just my own limited strength, but the power of God to help me, and keep me strong, even in the hardest of times. I don't think it would of shocked too many people if I started smoking again last week, and it was really tough, but God made it possible for me to stay tough. He promised us that He would never give us more than we could bear, but would give us the strength to endure. It does not always seem like we can bear these trials that are thrown our way, at least without cigarettes, but we CAN, and we will grow stronger for it.

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Home from the hospital

Thank God we are finally home. My desire to smoke is lessening again. I will post more later, but I got to go play with Abby. By the way, dont forget to check out all the cool stuff on my linksite, if you have not done that recently. Just click here.