Hey Zac,
What's shakin' bacon? I haven't been on the boards too much lately but I noticed you hadn't either. Hope all is well.
My better half is down in Mexico for the Baja 1000. (Some crazy road race that men love). He left on Wednesday and won't be back til Sunday so I have been trying to keep busy so I don't have that negative thinking pulling at me. So far so good.
How goes it in NZ? So Cal is lovely right now. Just thought I would give you a shout out!
TTFN....Valarie and The Girls
Hey Val
A girls weekend in cool, make sure they get plenty of air to help perk them up and as it gets closer to H coming home i bet they will get all jumpy and excited LMBO.
The weather here has been sh*t rain rain and more rain and when it rains we can get 5 or 6 inches easy in a day so everything is wet, bet the girls would love thatLOL
I have been busy and also got a bit rundown physically so had to recharge and left me no time for the boards, just sleep.
Hey Val i found the more sober time i have the more cunning addiction is in finding ways to allow me to think about drinking again, i just have to remember the pain of my drinking and the gratitude of my recovery.
Take it easy Val and give the girls a hug for meLOL
Have you got Ginges email if not get it off VWG and he can give you mine and that goes for anyone else who would like it as well, as it would be cool to say gidday off the boards as well.
Light and love Zac
A girls weekend in cool, make sure they get plenty of air to help perk them up and as it gets closer to H coming home i bet they will get all jumpy and excited LMBO.
The weather here has been sh*t rain rain and more rain and when it rains we can get 5 or 6 inches easy in a day so everything is wet, bet the girls would love thatLOL
I have been busy and also got a bit rundown physically so had to recharge and left me no time for the boards, just sleep.
Hey Val i found the more sober time i have the more cunning addiction is in finding ways to allow me to think about drinking again, i just have to remember the pain of my drinking and the gratitude of my recovery.
Take it easy Val and give the girls a hug for meLOL
Have you got Ginges email if not get it off VWG and he can give you mine and that goes for anyone else who would like it as well, as it would be cool to say gidday off the boards as well.
Light and love Zac
Hey Zac...sorry it took my a bit to post back. I started this thread to ya and then disappeard for a day! LOLOL
You are soooo right about this cunning addiction. I was out for a girls night out last night. Well....we went to a jewelry party at a good friends where everyone was drinking white wine....I swear to you that I actually considered having just 1 glass!!! Yeah right...just one glass! What the hell is wrong with me??? Then we went to listen to band play in a bar. I wanted to have some fun and not be the wet blanket....... again I was telling myself I could have just 1 cranberry vodka!!! Jiminy Crackers I would still be at the bar this morning if I would have picked up!! Thank Goodness I came to my senses and didn't!
It's weird because I feel so much more inhibited when sober. Doesn't everyone though? My drunk a** friends were out there drinking..dancing..and having fun and I felt like I was missing out! It was calling me bad!
Well as I felt my anger/jealousy towards them rise (projecting of course) I quickly reminded myself that 2 other times while the husbands were in Mexico and I was with this very group I ended up in the hospital with Pancreatitus! That was all it took. I told the girls I'd had enough and we were leaving and if anyone wanted a ride the taxi was leaving. They all agreed and were all gushy (wasted) and lovey in the car thanking me for letting them dance and have some fun! Needless to say I couldn't wait to get them the hell out of my car! LOL My God I forgot how annoying those drunk people can be.! Lmao
Wow....didn't realize that I was gonna get on my soapbox there Zac! Ooops....sorry. I feel better having vented! Thanks for listening.
I am headed to the day spa today for a facial and massage. Can't wait. If I would have drank last night I would never feel good enough this morning to go out to a spa! One day at a time!
BTW..I don't have your email Zac but I have posted mine here several times. You or anyone else that wants to is welcome to email me at VLchavis@hotmail.com.
Have a great day on the other side of the world Zac!
Your Pal Valarie
You are soooo right about this cunning addiction. I was out for a girls night out last night. Well....we went to a jewelry party at a good friends where everyone was drinking white wine....I swear to you that I actually considered having just 1 glass!!! Yeah right...just one glass! What the hell is wrong with me??? Then we went to listen to band play in a bar. I wanted to have some fun and not be the wet blanket....... again I was telling myself I could have just 1 cranberry vodka!!! Jiminy Crackers I would still be at the bar this morning if I would have picked up!! Thank Goodness I came to my senses and didn't!
It's weird because I feel so much more inhibited when sober. Doesn't everyone though? My drunk a** friends were out there drinking..dancing..and having fun and I felt like I was missing out! It was calling me bad!
Well as I felt my anger/jealousy towards them rise (projecting of course) I quickly reminded myself that 2 other times while the husbands were in Mexico and I was with this very group I ended up in the hospital with Pancreatitus! That was all it took. I told the girls I'd had enough and we were leaving and if anyone wanted a ride the taxi was leaving. They all agreed and were all gushy (wasted) and lovey in the car thanking me for letting them dance and have some fun! Needless to say I couldn't wait to get them the hell out of my car! LOL My God I forgot how annoying those drunk people can be.! Lmao
Wow....didn't realize that I was gonna get on my soapbox there Zac! Ooops....sorry. I feel better having vented! Thanks for listening.
I am headed to the day spa today for a facial and massage. Can't wait. If I would have drank last night I would never feel good enough this morning to go out to a spa! One day at a time!
BTW..I don't have your email Zac but I have posted mine here several times. You or anyone else that wants to is welcome to email me at VLchavis@hotmail.com.
Have a great day on the other side of the world Zac!
Your Pal Valarie
Val, I just sent you Zac's email address, did you get it? Guess what, I had a massage and hot stone therapy on Wednesday! Have fun at the spa....I have to go get my haircut and I don't like to do that...it doesn't seem relaxing to me.
Hi Zac! Sorry to hijack the thread! I'm gonna send you an email too!
PS - Val, My oldest daughter and I are going to Glen Ivy on Wednesday (my 3 year sobriety birthday)...have you been there lately? I haven't been for 25 years, or thereabouts!
Hi Zac! Sorry to hijack the thread! I'm gonna send you an email too!
PS - Val, My oldest daughter and I are going to Glen Ivy on Wednesday (my 3 year sobriety birthday)...have you been there lately? I haven't been for 25 years, or thereabouts!
Hi Vw....Glen Ivy is REALLY nice! Haven't been there though I have friends that go. I go to a place in Huntington Beach that is called Skin Deep. It's awesome. I have only had one hot rock massage but it was awesome. I prefer the deep tissue. I'm all in knots after staying sober last night.
Congrats on 3 years!!! You rock my friend! I hope and pray that I get to 3 years. I think I can do it though it feels like a losing battle sometimes. The important thing is that I have remained sober for over a year so I need to be grateful for that.
How is K? Update if you feel like it. BTW...just got your email and send one back to you. Hope it got to you. It's a short one but I will email you a longer one later after I get home.
Have a great sober day my friend!
Congrats on 3 years!!! You rock my friend! I hope and pray that I get to 3 years. I think I can do it though it feels like a losing battle sometimes. The important thing is that I have remained sober for over a year so I need to be grateful for that.
How is K? Update if you feel like it. BTW...just got your email and send one back to you. Hope it got to you. It's a short one but I will email you a longer one later after I get home.
Have a great sober day my friend!
Hey Val
Keep posting and getting all the drinking thinking out of your head as addiction is trying to rattle you and i know you don't do meetings but maybe you could meet some people at a meeting and arrange a cofffee group or something.
Val you are doing so well and you know all your triggersand your gratitude for recovery is what is getting you through all this, and addiction will wait for the day when you are feeling lonely or tired and it will again start questioning the process and these are the times that contact with people in recovery can bump your gratitude up and keep addiction at bay.
There are people like all the posters here at meetings and they could offer you a hug and a coffee once you have established the ones you like being around.
At the least keep posting as your bounce and energy are so infectious and they keep this alky sober....Thanks Val you rock.
Light and love Zac
Keep posting and getting all the drinking thinking out of your head as addiction is trying to rattle you and i know you don't do meetings but maybe you could meet some people at a meeting and arrange a cofffee group or something.
Val you are doing so well and you know all your triggersand your gratitude for recovery is what is getting you through all this, and addiction will wait for the day when you are feeling lonely or tired and it will again start questioning the process and these are the times that contact with people in recovery can bump your gratitude up and keep addiction at bay.
There are people like all the posters here at meetings and they could offer you a hug and a coffee once you have established the ones you like being around.
At the least keep posting as your bounce and energy are so infectious and they keep this alky sober....Thanks Val you rock.
Light and love Zac
Aawwww shucks Zac! {{{{{ Zac}}}} Big Hugs! You are too kind. I had just the one night that was rough but I am back on track now. My H came home a day early so that was a nice suprise at the door last night. The boys had a blast in Mexico and I did some serious retail damage when I wasleft to my own devices. So all is back to normal now. It is probably good to be thrown a curve ball once in a while. Let's me know real quick that I have to keep on my toes.
Yeah you are probably right about the meetings. I just can't do the AA thing. Been there done that and did not like it. I would like to meet some sober friends. My problem is that all of my good friends drink. None like me of course but more than a normal person would. I don't get together much with them anymore and for that very reason. Eventually I will spread my wings and put myself out there and meet some new people. For now you all are my support. Thanks for that!
BTW..Zac I emailed you and you never responded. Did you get it? It came from VLchavis@hotmail.com. It was short because I didn't want to bother writing a long one and then have you not get it. VWGirl hasn't been getting alot of my emails too. Let me know pal!
Is everyone getting ready for a sober Thanksgiving with Family??? Sometimes booze was the only thing that could get ya through it. Oh well...time to make some new memories right?
Chat at ya later Zac,
Valarie
Yeah you are probably right about the meetings. I just can't do the AA thing. Been there done that and did not like it. I would like to meet some sober friends. My problem is that all of my good friends drink. None like me of course but more than a normal person would. I don't get together much with them anymore and for that very reason. Eventually I will spread my wings and put myself out there and meet some new people. For now you all are my support. Thanks for that!
BTW..Zac I emailed you and you never responded. Did you get it? It came from VLchavis@hotmail.com. It was short because I didn't want to bother writing a long one and then have you not get it. VWGirl hasn't been getting alot of my emails too. Let me know pal!
Is everyone getting ready for a sober Thanksgiving with Family??? Sometimes booze was the only thing that could get ya through it. Oh well...time to make some new memories right?
Chat at ya later Zac,
Valarie
Hey Val yeah i just checked my emails and it's there so i will get my as* into gear and email later
light and love Zac
light and love Zac
Hey Zac...I sent an e-card to ya from my other email. It will come from Valarie@saundersconstruction.net/bluemountain.com.
Hope your Mom is okay! :)
Hope your Mom is okay! :)
