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  1. Refreshed and Ready

    May 28, 2012 by Britton_Riley

    (Originally written Sunday May 20, 2012)

    “Drinking is like playing poker. You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em and you’ve got to know when to fold ‘em.”    

    Hmm, sounds like poker AND a Kenny Rogers song…

    “Maybe for some, but I know when it is time to walk away and that time for me has come.” 

    - Car conversation between my mister and me on defining alcoholism and determining where to draw the line

    We have had a wonderful weekend in Florida with our families! As we begin our journey back to Georgia, I am feeling refreshed and ready to face the world as I return to my regular weekly routine tomorrow. I am definitely in a much better place than I was when you last heard from me!

    There is just something about being where my parents live….I sleep SO well!! There must be something in the air or the water or something in their community, but it relaxes me to the max. I feel like I am on a wonderful vacation when I am there.

    We spent lots of time on the golf course this weekend and today my dad said I was “stylin’” in my golfing outfit. My dad told me I was stylin’! Isn’t he so cute??? :)

    See my naughty Scrammy? My mom came up with a great way to try to “muffle” the sound Scrammy is making – an ACE bandage! Is she smart or what! The first time my mom heard Scrammy’s obscene noise, she thought it was a strange noise coming from across the room….that’s how strange and noisy it is.

    Category Awkward SCRAM Moments, Noisy Scram, SCRAM, Scram Bracelet Diaries | Tags: ,,,,,,,,,, | 4 Comments

  2. Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, Gabriele!

    May 18, 2012 by Britton_Riley

    Today is a really special day. Do you want to know why?
    Because it’s my Gabriele‘s birthday!! I happened to talk to her sidekick at the mothership today and he told me it was her special day. Did you know that my fabulous Gabriele has a sidekick? Yup, she sure does! They are like Bat(wo)man and Robin, but they are my real life Scrammy superhero duo! “Robin” called me today because he needed to clarify my card number for my next to last Scram payment!! Only ONE more payment left, I can hardly believe it!! Before I know it, Scrammy and I will be saying goodbye to one another…..what a bittersweet thought.

    We had our own little birthday celebration for Gabriele tonight at our house! She was here in spirit….we even had her birthday cupcakes on my GERMAN Rosenthal dessert plates! It was special :) Gabriele is special to me.

    My philosophy on unpleasant situations, or having to do things you don’t necessarily want to do…..like stop drinking, learn some lessons, wear something around your ankle that irritates your skin, itches, and makes dirty noises….it is all about your attitude. I had a good attitude AND I was lucky enough to have some really wonderful people helping me along the way in my Scram Journey.

    Really, though I have some great people looking after me and Scrammy. Let’s see, we have Gabriele and her sidekick, Pecharelyse from the Sheriff’s Department, Kathleen from AMS, all of you awesome Scrammers who have shared your stories with me, Joe Neighbor, the awesome peeps at drinkinganddriving.org, Missy from bittenandbound.com and her AWESOME public service announcements about drunk driving (see my sidebar), my family, my mister, my rockstar attorney, my twitter peeps…….lots of great peeps! Everyone has been amazing!! THANK YOU!!! (And if I missed anyone, which I know I missed at least someone, my memory is horrible, but you ARE appreciated!!!!)

    Oh, and speaking of dirty noises…..as I told you before, my Scrammy is getting loud. Real loud. It’s kind of embarrassing. It sounds like a duck…..and you know what else sounds like a duck, don’t you? Farties! Basically I go around making obscene noises every 30 minutes, but without any odor….and people probably think I eat lots of beans and have little control of my faculties. Thanks, Scrammy!

    But, have no fear, for it’s Gabriele to the rescue once again!  Here she comes to save the day….Gabriele is on her way! - sung to the tune of the Mighty Mouse theme song – (Okay, now she has earned a cape…with sequins of course AND a super hero song!)

    When we spoke yesterday, she first informed me that I have the Special Edition Scram Bracelet…..you know, the one that makes animal noises! After we finished roaring with laughter, she asked me about the noise and said that if it had become too loud or bothered me, she could send a new Scram to the man who changed my battery and we’d see if he would just swap it out. Wasn’t that nice of her? She’s awesome! I told her let’s hold off for now, but I appreciate her suggestion and will definitely let her know if and/or when I am ready to take her up on her offer.

    Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag Gabriele!

    (Did I say that right? I hope so!)

    Category Awkward SCRAM Moments, SCRAM, Scram Bracelet Diaries | Tags: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, | 1 Comment