#6. Dr. Pepper
I blame my grade school friend Carol for introducing me to dr. pepper. Carol is Mexican. When I spent the night at her house we would have THE BEST homemade breakfast burritos with potatoes, and eggs and chorizo (yummmmm) and a dr. pepper to go with. Mmmmmm wonderful combination! Those days were the first time I tried dp. I didn't get addicted right away. But I don't know if I would have ever tried it if it weren't for Carol.
My parents have never bought a lot of soda. The only time we got soda was on family vacations. Because I didn't get it much, I took advantage of it on vacation and guzzled it down like you wouldn't believe. It became a weakness. If I had the choice between water and soda, I would almost always pick soda. Not the healthiest option, but nobody's perfect.
The addiction came on while I was working at Knight Transportation. I found myself buying one every morning. I was getting paid by the piece doing data entry, so I couldn't afford to be tired. That was my excuse at least. I didn't get headaches when I didn't drink it, and I didn't have it every day either. So it was fine.
I still drink it every day. Well not every day, but when it's available I do love me some dr. pepper. I have given it up for short periods of time just to prove to myself and others that I'm not addicted. The longest I've gone (that I have kept track of) was 21 days. I went a long time without it when I was pregnant with Quinn because the thought of it made me nauseous. I didn't keep track of how long that was. I do sometimes get withdrawal headaches. And there are times where I feel like I HAVE to have it. I say that I'm addicted but I am pretty sure I could give it up if I wanted to.
But I don't want to.
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