wasted

We went to the family reunion this past weekend. It was pretty fun, except for one thing. The drinking. I strongly believe that alcohol itself contains no inherent sin, but that drunkenness is sinful. And let me just tell you, there was drunkenness.

On my other blog, I made the mistake of thinking that it was my private journal for a moment and used the sentence, "Many people were wasted before dinnertime." Big mistake. The family matriarch immediately left me a comment as long as my original post, telling me how that wasn't true and now the whole world was going to think that the family was a bunch of drunks (and she could only think of two people who would qualify for that term), and how hurtful it was to her that I would write something like that. Like I said---big mistake. I was so frustrated by that time that I just got in bed and waited for my husband to get home. He was understanding, although thought it was a pretty foolish thing to do, and edited it for me and sent the aunt an apology email.

You know, for me to be bothered by people who are drinking means that they were probably pretty drunk! Perhaps "wasted" was not the best term to describe the majority of those participating, but I'm sure that "drunk" and "intoxicated" and "under the influence of alcohol" and "heavily buzzed" are terms that fully apply. I hate playing politics! I don't want to be offensive necessarily, but hello??!? There's a place for truth-telling. My blog is obviously not that place, though, and that's okay. I'll live. And post here instead. :)

In other news, I'm probably going to my parents' house next week. That would be so amazing! I have a lower retainer that is broken, and my orthodontist will fix it for no charge---while where we live now, it would cost $300. Ew.

MY FRIEND IS PREGNANT!!!!! I AM SO SO SO SOOOO THRILLED FOR HER!!!! AAAAHHHH!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!! I cannot wait to see her----she has got to be completely cute. I just know it.