Thanksgiving 2020 my friends and I planned a little Friendsgiving event. At this point, COVID was under control because of the trusty Atlantic Bubble. There were no cases, so gatherings small were permitted.
For Friendsgiving we decided to mix it up a bit and make it not so traditional. One of my best friends is a fully committed vegan, much more devoted than me, so our whole dinner was vegan, all the way down to the turkey option. It was amazing. We all brought our own drinks and provided some sort of food. Of course, I brought some taters from Sobey’s and a chickpea salad still in the store container. After our dinner we were invited to small party with our friends from high school. Knowing we didn’t have enough alcohol we proceeded to call everyone we know who was going so they would pick us up alcohol. This is a recipe for disaster.
Now I’m going to break down the events that led to me puking at 8pm the next day.
The Mistakes:
- Did Not Eat Enough
I was so excited to see my friends that I barely ate any food because I was busy chatting. Also, when I was done my small plate of food, I didn’t want to walk upstairs to get more because I was lazy and didn’t want to have awkward small talk with my friends parents
2) Wine
With my dinner I downed almost a full bottle of Nova 7 wine.
3) Champagne
My friend bought a bottle of champagne to celebrate an event she had with her boyfriend. When they didn’t end up opening it, she brought it out during dinner. We all proceeded to drink multiple glasses of the cheapest and largest champagne ever
4) Coldstream Lemon Iced Teas (similar to Twisted Tea’s)
Coldstream Tea’s are delicious. I do not want this to sound like I am dissing them, but they did contribute to my hangover. They are very sugary, and very addictive. Here I can be seen holding 2. When they taste refreshing it is very concerning. I drank these until I was pretty drunk and they continued to taste even better.
5) Tequila
My friend Breah and I have a special connection with Tequila. In high school we used to drink this stuff like water. I am not that strong anymore, but after wine, champagne and the tea’s I had some courage. Here I can be seen taking a swig of Tequila straight from the bottle. There were more shots taken from that bottle. Now at this point, I was drunk and not feeling too good.
6) Disgusted by Pizza
Now everyone was beginning to fade out and leave the party. I was still relaxing when someone offered me a piece of pizza. Breah kindly reminded me I have a dairy allergy so I refused my only source of substance that could of saved me from hangover central. Thank you Breah for protecting my belly, but also ruining my following day.
7) Vodka
When someone offers you a sip of their Grey Goose it feels almost rude to decline. So here you can see me taking a swig from my friends bottle. Someone should of stopped me but I was having a lot of fun and wasn’t tooooo drunk. I was living my best life.
8) No Water
Not a sip of water entered my stomach that night I think. From 4:30pm to 3am I’m pretty sure it was purely alcohol and vegan gravy entering my mouth. Please try to hydrate before you go to bed it really does help.
RIP to me. I hope no one has to feel the way Breah and I did the day after their Friendsgiving. Drink responsibly.
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