I’m a Cheap Date!

I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned this here before but I don’t drink. My main reason is my migraines. It’s just not worth it. There’s no alcoholic drink I like enough to go through the agony of a drink induced headache. This means, even if my husband drinks an expensive Scotch, I’m a cheap date. I’m kinda proud of this. It’s become my claim to fame and I really don’t care. I mean I get my share of – “not EVER?” or “Not even a glass of wine with dinner?” And really? No. Give me a diet Coke and I’m happy. A room of drunk people? I’m STILL OK. I can have fun. It’s all good.

That said, there are two drinks I do like. I like beer. Always have. And I like cheap Passover wine. Good old Manischewitz wine. $5.99 for a small bottle. I LOVE it. So this year I decided to indulge. I drank mine and I drank Elijah the Prophet’s glass. Yep.

A few hours later, I’m watching TV with my daughter and I say, boy do I have a splitting headache that won’t go away. And she says, with the wisdom of a 16 year old, “Mom, YOU DRANK WINE.”

Which means the second night of the holiday, I abstained. And I was sad.



Is there anything you love and can’t have for health or other reasons? And how do you feel after you indulge?