I can really relate to this post! I'm sober over a year and still get a kick out of 'normal' life.
My latest normal thing was me at home by myself with my 3 kids at dinner time. My husband was supposed to be home late (Christmas shopping). One was watching a movie, one was on her way to bed and my baby was napping. I was making gingerbread in a clean kitchen.
My husband came home then, much earlier than expected. He missed the kids and decided to come home and go back out shopping after they were asleep.
My heart reflexively skipped a beat when I heart the garage door open unexpectedly. But I had nothing to be afraid of. I was sober. Not plastered trying watching the clock figuring out what time I'd have to stop drinking so that I wasn't too bad when he got home. My kids were clean, fed, relaxed.
of course normal isn't always so idyllic but it's still....
NORMAL!
