i think that's what an AA meeting in canada would be like... AA, eh? maybe rowan can enlighten me.

kidding, by the way. but whatevs.

the newest sponsee picked up 60 days last night, which is rawesome. she got mad at me the other night for being authoritarian - she was right. i hate it when they're right. the other sponsee is doing fabulous, picking up 10 months on the 4th and sponsoring a new girl. our sponsor family is thriving!

plus, a remarkable...

1. Who was the last person you talked to in..
Person: wright
Texting: andy
Phone: andy
Comments: huh?
Messages: hmm...

2. Do you think you're approachable?
more so than i was when i was drinking... sober emily has a lucid, aware smile. drunken emily has a fuzzy 3 mile smile... not so hott.

4. Do you regret doing anything in the past week?
not really. i wish i'd gotten to see the fam, but otherwise last week...

I am pretty sure my dad's spirit was with the Giants tonight. He was a huge New York fan, and I can't imagine he'd miss seeing this Super Bowl. When I talk to my brother tomorrow, I wonder which one of us will bring up Dad's presence on the field first.

I'm finally starting to process things a little bit. I'm grateful for that.

those are the opening words to the st. francis prayer. i have that prayer tacked up in my cubicle, for when someone super crazy calls and frustrates me. or when i need perspective on my life. or if i just want to feel a little better. i have the long version of the serenity prayer tacked up too because sometimes the short one just won't cut it. i also have a picture of haze at the beach where it looks like she's laughing, a picture of my sister and i before a 5k we did on my 22nd birthday,...

i read three daily meditations this morning, and prayed, and here i am at work forgetting everything i read. ah, well.

i started adding to my morning prayer a few weeks ago, and that's helped. my friend earl said in a meeting a few months ago that he just wonders where god will take him in his day, so i started telling the big guy that i would just wonder where i was going, not make any plans or keep any expectations. it's nice to know that i have that as a touchstone in my day,...