Tofurky And Gravy Soda

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Jones Soda. All opinions are 100% mine.

Okay, so you guys read my last post, right? If not, let me catch you up. The nice people at Izea sent me a Thanksgiving goodie box, and inside was an adorable turkey hat, and a bottle of Tofurky and Gravy Jones Soda . I can not tell you how much I love getting free stuff!

I was fully prepared to wait until Thanksgiving to let the kids try the soda, but they broke me down. Tonight we opened the bottle, and they all took a swallow. Brandi was the first, and it was pretty funny watching her take a big mouthful.

It was even funnier when she ran to the sink to spit it out.

Kasi was up next, and while she didn't spit hers out, she did not like it at all. The face she made was priceless.

Junior was up next, and he seems to agree with the kids; not so good. I think if I had served it with mashed potatoes or veggies we might have had better results.

There was one person who loved it. My 14 year old son, Ryan. Of course, he had to don the hat for the taste test, and he was totally rocking it. I am going to bring it to my sister's house on Thanksgiving for everyone to wear. We are also going to a friends house for a Thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday night, and I am going to bring it there, too. Consider this your warning, Missy. I am coming armed with turkey! lol!

I hate to say that this beverage gets three thumbs down, one thumb up in my house. You want to know why I didn't try it?

Because I'm chicken. I couldn't do it. Plus, I have issues when I drink non-diet beverages.

Thank you again, Izea and Jones Soda. It was fun trying out this drink!

Show Off Your Success

Do you remember me telling you all about InTheRooms ? It's the website you can go to to find out about recovery meetings in your area. I remember sharing the story of how Junior used to be a borderline alcoholic, and how I believed going to meetings could have helped him.

I have never been to any type of recovery meeting before, but I have seen enough on television. I know it's probably not the exact same thing, but I assume one thing holds true, and that is how proud people are of their recovery time. It's been almost fifteen years since Junior has gotten drunk, and I am very proud of him. There have been a couple of times where he has had a drink or two, but never to the point of being drunk, and it's been many years since he has even done that.

I am excited to tell you all about the InTheRooms Facebook App. With this app, you can display your recovery time in a box on your profile, and in the community. You can even do it anonymously. You work hard to stay sober, and you should be proud of yourself. Show your pride by sharing your recovery time with your friends.

In The Rooms

When I met my husband, he was a borderline alcoholic. As most of you know, his home life was less than perfect, and he found that if he drank, he didn't have to deal with it. We were dating about a week the first time I saw him really drunk, and I didn't like it. I told him that next morning that if he continued to drink, that he couldn't be with me. Now, don't get me wrong, I was a social drinker, at parties and such. I wasn't opposed to alcohol, but I was, and still am, against getting totally sloshed that you can't remember anything. I gave Junior the option of continuing to drink without me, or to stop drinking, and we could still date.

Obviously he chose me, and he hasn't had a drink since.

I know for some people it is a lot harder than that to stop drinking. I was prepared to have Junior go to AA meetings. This was almost fifteen years ago, and back then, you couldn't look things up online like you can today. If I had been able to find a site like InTheRooms back then, I would have insisted Junior go to a few meetings, just to make sure he stayed on the right track. InTheRooms Meetings has a listing of local meetings in your area, from Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Gamblers Anonymous (GA). and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Finding the right meeting for you has never been easier.