Why Leave The Hotel?

The second day of our vacation we decided to just hang out at the hotel.

The hotel was more than just a hotel…it was a resort. There was over 100 acres with 30 buildings, a pool, a grocery store, a restaurant, a bar, multiple ponds, and three pools.

This main pool was the most amazing pool I have ever seen! Orlando has been built around entertaining kids, and this pool sure followed that tradition. There were fountains, waterfalls, and volleyball nets in the pool. Here’s a quick pic I took…

Pretty sure Ace is part fish… Once the kid got wet…we only took breaks to eat and sleep. 😀

After swimming in the morning, Ace went to feed the ducks…which was one of the activities for the kids. (There was a new activity every half an hour.)

And as a bonus we got to feed a few turtles that decided to crash the party and steal some bread…

On our way back to the room I snapped a few pics of some of the hotel scenery…not that kind of scenery…get your minds out of the gutter. 😀

I was talking about some of the fountains…

And to end the day the hotel had “Movie Night at the Pool”. They brought out a projector, lit a fire to cook some smores, and popped some popcorn.

We did some swimming, then chowed down on popcorn and smores. And on the walk back to the room, Ace gave up…. If someone was carrying me…I would’ve gave up too. 😀

The Smoke Monster Got Me!

Smoke Monster By: [177] (http://flickr.com/photos/banky177/)
Photo By: [177]So, yeah….I’ve quit smoking (kinda).

Monday, I did pretty good. I only chewed one fingernail down to the bone. I don’t like bone chips in my teeth, so I smoked two cigarettes that day to keep from gnawing any deeper.

Tuesday, I was in the office…bored outta my mind! The thought of a cold smoke (a term my friends and I coined in high school) frequented my deliriously nervous state of mind. I was able to fight off the nic fits by taking it out on a small piece of flavored rubber…other wise known as chewing gum.

Wednesday, I traveled for most of the day down to tornado land Tennessee. You CANT smoke in the airports or on airplanes these days so I just tried to sleep as much as possible. That night I stayed in a smelly hotel. I asked for a non smoking room, but was *this-close* to lighting up to get rid of the stench. Also, since I slept so much on the plane, I was up all night…and what else is there to do at 3AM besides smoke and surf the net? I held out due to the sign that stated a $100 fine for smoking. 😀

Thursday, things started to get easier. However I only worked for about 3 hours and then spent the rest of the day and night in a better smelling hotel room surfing the net. Boredom has to be my worst enemy! Even though the Internet is huge, you can only distract yourself from the smoking urge for so long before smoking a cigarette or passing out from eye strain. I passed out. 😀

Friday, again was mostly a travel day, but the urges and withdrawal side effects were less fierce. I only growled at one fellow traveler as they bumped into me at the airport.

Saturday, however, was a different story. We were spending the night at my Mom’s and I forgot my patches at home. I got pulled over and spent all night drinking in a bar. I just couldn’t overcome the urges. I gave in. The smoke monster got me.

Sunday, I still didn’t have my patches so I smoked one more pack. Better than going nuts and committing a mass homicide, right?

Since Monday, I have been back into quitting mode again. It is Tuesday afternoon and I have not had a smoke in the past day and a half. Do you think I can make it through this weekend without lighting up?