Nowsthetime

So, it's finally here. The party I've been nervous about is Friday. I have been reading here more that usual since I will not be login on for 2 weeks. I will miss you guys and I am nervous eventhough I feel strong. My AV has been messing with me telling me I can hold a champagne glass for the toast... NO! No, no, no! None of that for me. I don't know how I'm going to handle it is people ask but I'm trying to just focus on tha if t happens. Maybe they won't even notice (doubt it). There will be some people there that know I'm not drinking but the majority have no clue. Hopefully that will be supportive and I might inspire others, but the latter isn't my priority. All I know is that the sun will rise on Saturday and everyone will feel like crap while I get up to take my daughter to a walk by the river or to the zoo. I'm excited about this...

SR family: send me good vibes. I will have you in my heart and I will be damned if I have to start over. I want sobriety forever and that is that!!!

Nervous but excited and feeling strong. First New Year's sober too...

Monkey brain, settle down!!! I got all the tools that I learned here and I mam bringing all of them to the party with me! I also will have my little girl so I can always make an early exit with her..

Ayayay...

Spacegoat

Sending good vibes your way! Just drink juice or whatever…

Anyway, I can imagine but, you know what ya gotta do

biminiblue

No one else has any say over what you do - don't forget that.

They really don't care. No one is gong to give it a second thought - just be chill about it.

"No thanks" is all you need to say.

Soberwolf

Nowsthe time good luck sending good & positive vibes

Have SR on your mobile and keep telling that AV all the positives of being sober

good luck Nows

hopeful4

You can do it. And if all else fails, tell them you are taking an antibiotic you cannot mix alcohol with.

XXX

HeadLump

Sending hugely positive vibes to you, NTT, but you won't need them cos you've so got this!

SoberLeigh

Happy New Year, NTT.

Pour ginger ale into your champagne glass to toast. My guess is no one's going to care.

JanieJ

Good luck, positive vibes coming atcha- and go with the ginger ale !

Anna

I toasted with water in my glass at both my children's weddings and at one of the weddings, I was in front of the crowd making a speech. No one noticed, no one cared.

dwtbd

You got this, you will feel great in the morning and the monkey is going to look like even more of an idiot for making it seem a big deal, enjoy the festivities and the zoo!!

Nowsthetime

Thanks everyone... The most unnerving to me is that I won't have access to Internet so no SR dose. Logging here has become a part of me and my routine... I'm going to miss it!!!