this just in

v hawley has been off the hooch for 5 ENTIRE WHOLE COMPLETE DAYS!!! give it up for v hawley! that's f.i.v.e. days with no coke, no mtn dew, no carbonation OR caffeine of any kind, which translates into f.i.v.e. days with less heartburn, less tummyache, less thinking about emergency gall bladder surgery. how 'bout it, folks, are you proud of her or what?!

thank you, thank you. i would like to take a moment to thank my upset stomach and possible ulcers and/or gastritis for spurring this boycott into action. i couldn't have done it without the help of my loving husband, who promised to ban all caffeine from his own diet (as long as i was around) and who also promised to get me my aciphex/prilosec/prevacid each night before tucking me into bed and reading me a bedtime story. (okay, not that last part so much, but a girl can dream.) my mom and her hand-me-down stomach issues for my tummyaches and self-diagnosing; my sisters and brothers-in-law for their undying if somewhat sarcastic and unsympathetic support; my dad for fronting the blood money. (okay, okay, just kidding there, too.) the drs at my office for allowing me to be seen during clinic hours and only charging my insurance for the visit. and last, but in no way least, my little frenny penny for snuggling up her stinky body next to me when she knows i don't feel well (but maybe when she just thinks i have a treat hidden in my hoodie pocket). thank you all, sincerely, from the bottom of my upset bloated tummy.