I'm back...with the bubbly

So I might have a problem.

No, I'm not talking about how I haven't blogged in a month, but I am sorry about that. One of my many New Year's resolutions is to blog more. I'm on it.

The problem I'm really talking about is my recent penchant for champagne. Since New Year's Eve, I have been involved in the purchase of eight bottles of champagne. Yeah, in four days. Two bottles per day. Bring on the bubbly!

Except actually bringing the bubbly is the biggest part of the problem.

First up was New Year's Eve. I went with a friend - her name is Erin, but we'll call her Other E - to purchase three bottles of champagne for a NYE party. Naturally, we went with the high class stuff. Andre. Extra Dry. $4.99. Oh yeah. She even sprung for a $9.99 bottle of Korbel because we're extra classy.

That evening another friend - we'll call her Sara, because that's her name - picked us up for the festivities. After driving across town, we arrive at the party when Other E promptly realizes that she's empty handed.

Other E: Um, did I leave the champagne at your house?
E: Seriously?
S: You forgot ALL the champagne?

After a few minutes of debating what to do, Other E smiles sweetly and asks us to go back to my house. Since Sara drove and I had my house keys, the two of us reluctantly head to her car to start the long trek.

We made it to the end of the driveway.

S: Forget this driving to your house thing, let's just buy more.
E: There's a liquor store around the corner. We'll buy a couple bottles and keep Other E's for ourselves.
S: Yeah, we'll definitely drink it sometime later.

We bought two bottles for the party, but kept all three of Other E's. Interest.

Fast forward to Monday evening when a group of lovely ladies was gathering to watch The Bachelor. I made it clear that we had extra champagne from New Year's so no one needed to bring wine.

Again, Sara picks me up and on the drive over we discuss how scatterbrained we've been that day. Sara soon realizes that she forgot our Bachelor betting game (don't judge, it's awesome) and we sigh as we head to the door where our hostess Liz politely greets us.

HL: Did you bring the champagne?
E: Son of a....
S: We'll go get more.

For the second time in four days, Sara and I head to the store. We return a few minutes later with three more bottles of Andre.

Grand total purchased since NYE: Eight bottles

S: Everywhere I go from now on, I am going to make sure I am only a block away from champagne. Just in case.
E: Should we be concerned that the pack of gum I just bought cost 1/4 of the bottle of champagne I also just purchased? And what am I going to do with the three additional bottles at my house?
S: Don't worry, we'll definitely drink it sometime later.