Driving Along, Heading to Vegas, Tired as H#@%

So, I have NEVER been great at driving, period. But this time, I'm not talking about all of the 'caused-by-me' accidents I've incurred in my ever-aging lifespan. I am talking about the practice of getting behind a steering wheel, accelerating to a comfortable speed of 80mph, and taking a hard long look at a barren, straight, fairly smooth road for 6 hours. It is TIRING. I don't care what time of day it is, how sunny it is, how dark it is, how many hours of sleep I got the night before, etc. etc. I can never do it--at least not for very long. I think the whole new mommy sleep deprivation hasn't helped either to be honest. AND, I want you all to know that when I am tired, I TOTALLY pull over and sleep. I don't drive drowsy.

So we're on our way to Vegas for Memorial Day weekend, and Jordan had worked all night the night before we left, so he was done. Thus, it was my turn to drive. About, you know, a hefty 10 whole minutes into it, I was pretty much asleep with my eyes open. So, I exited, deciding to get some "munchies" and a drink of sorts for the road. This never usually helps much, but hey, I was desperate!

So I walk into the gas station. I look at the "munchy" aisle. Very appealing, but not very helpful to my problem, in the end. But I did pick up a few items. Then, I go to the refrigerator section, and start thinking that maybe something Red Bull-ish might help, but think of all the caffeine and how unhealthy it is, etc. etc. and go to the register instead.

And there I see it.

I had seen a few people drink these 5-Hour Energy shots before, and they weren't the Red Bull addicts or anything, so I picked one up. The bottle boasts 5 hours of energy with NO crash at the end. Caffeine makes you crash, and they say no crash, so does that mean no caffeine? I look at the ingredients: Folic Acid, Vitamin B12, and a bunch of other "harmless" supplements. Great. I get it. In fact, I get the "extra strength" version even! I drink half. Then, Jordan says, "Honey, what are you drinking??" I explain, and he is very...skeptical as to my "healthy" find. He grabs the bottle from me, and takes a look as I explain how great it is that it doesn't have caffeine, and I was going to get VITAMINS even! Folic Acid! Great for Moms!

"Honey... did you look at the other side of the bottle??" Guess not. HIDDEN in the back (How they hide these things from my all-seeing eye on a 4 oz. bottle of goo is unimaginable!) is the description of how there is TONS of caffeine in that little bottle, in fact, a full 4 oz. equalling 12 cups of coffee!! NOT to mention that it said that pregnant or nursing mothers shouldn't drink it at all. GREAT. I'm an idiot. An awake idiot for the day... Fortunately, I only drank 6 cups of coffee--I mean, HALF a shot.

I felt pretty guilty. Especially on Sunday when Claire was up from 4am on........ I think maybe something to do with the major dose of awakening drugs in the breastmilk???

P.S. I just found out that that shot is equal to 12 OUNCES of coffee. HONEY. You read it wrong. That's slightly better than 12 CUPS. I was wondering how they could fit it all in there.....