Thanksgiving Weekender 22-27 November 2017
saoutchik
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: London
Posts: 16,203
Peashooter!
Slow witted penguin here just posted on last weeks thread. I have much to be thankful for and I often feel guilty when I have complained about something or other that is not important in the scheme of things.
Great to see some new faces, Weekenders has been running for so long that I don't always know if you are 1st time poster or have just not posted in a while but I think Upstairs, Rainman and axeman are new. Welcome anyway.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate it.
I have been to a book launch, briefly, today (my cousin) and took some flack at work as we are very busy. No one ever mentions the hours of unpaid overtime I do. Still, that takes us back to Dee's superb opening post doesn't it, life's to short to let that sort of thing bother you.
Slow witted penguin here just posted on last weeks thread. I have much to be thankful for and I often feel guilty when I have complained about something or other that is not important in the scheme of things.
Great to see some new faces, Weekenders has been running for so long that I don't always know if you are 1st time poster or have just not posted in a while but I think Upstairs, Rainman and axeman are new. Welcome anyway.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate it.
I have been to a book launch, briefly, today (my cousin) and took some flack at work as we are very busy. No one ever mentions the hours of unpaid overtime I do. Still, that takes us back to Dee's superb opening post doesn't it, life's to short to let that sort of thing bother you.
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 370
I don't know where to post this but seeing as it is the start of Thanksgiving weekend this seems like a ggod place.
I got into a huge argument with a friend which was over a misunderstanding today, I think the pressure of the holiday has everyone stressed out and people are on edge.
So normally this would be an excuse for me to have a drink and off I go again looking and praying for day one once again.
I was actually in the store after the argument and picking up some last minute items for dinner tomorrow and I found myself headed to the wine section,
I even went as far as picking up a bottle and was ready to put it in my cart.
Then I had the thought that one bottle would never be enough and I didn't want to get in to my car after the first bottle and drive drunk so I went for the box of wine that holds four bottles (4 x 750 ml ). T hat is when the lights came back on and I went what the ---- are you doing??? So I put the wine back and paid for my items and came home and here I am posting.
22 days sober today and I almost blew it over what I consider to be a misunderstanding. I am grateful to be sober today and grateful that I did not buy that box of wine..
Thank you all.
asixstringNUT !
I got into a huge argument with a friend which was over a misunderstanding today, I think the pressure of the holiday has everyone stressed out and people are on edge.
So normally this would be an excuse for me to have a drink and off I go again looking and praying for day one once again.
I was actually in the store after the argument and picking up some last minute items for dinner tomorrow and I found myself headed to the wine section,
I even went as far as picking up a bottle and was ready to put it in my cart.
Then I had the thought that one bottle would never be enough and I didn't want to get in to my car after the first bottle and drive drunk so I went for the box of wine that holds four bottles (4 x 750 ml ). T hat is when the lights came back on and I went what the ---- are you doing??? So I put the wine back and paid for my items and came home and here I am posting.
22 days sober today and I almost blew it over what I consider to be a misunderstanding. I am grateful to be sober today and grateful that I did not buy that box of wine..
Thank you all.
asixstringNUT !
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Midwest
Posts: 4,860
Hello, Weekenders!
It's hard to believe this is the eve of my fifth Thanksgiving as a part of SR. Time goes so fast.
The list of things for which I'm grateful is long and that makes me a fortunate person. Sobriety and recovery are right up there on the gratitude list.
This year sort of marks a first for me. My mother died a year ago yesterday. (Technically, a year ago today ... has to do with with the arrival of a hospice care nurse after midnight to sign the certificate.) A year ago, my head was still kind of spinning, even though her death was anticipated and peaceful. I miss her terribly -- and Dad -- but am glad to have them living on in my heart. That always sounds like such a trite thing to say about the loss of someone until you are experiencing it.
Tomorrow will bring a trip to an aunt and uncle's place and then back to my home for a quiet weekend. Amid chaos as most of the first story of my home is being repainted.
My only regret is that I won't have any pumpkin pie on hand. I may need to rectify that.
Best to all.
It's hard to believe this is the eve of my fifth Thanksgiving as a part of SR. Time goes so fast.
The list of things for which I'm grateful is long and that makes me a fortunate person. Sobriety and recovery are right up there on the gratitude list.
This year sort of marks a first for me. My mother died a year ago yesterday. (Technically, a year ago today ... has to do with with the arrival of a hospice care nurse after midnight to sign the certificate.) A year ago, my head was still kind of spinning, even though her death was anticipated and peaceful. I miss her terribly -- and Dad -- but am glad to have them living on in my heart. That always sounds like such a trite thing to say about the loss of someone until you are experiencing it.
Tomorrow will bring a trip to an aunt and uncle's place and then back to my home for a quiet weekend. Amid chaos as most of the first story of my home is being repainted.
My only regret is that I won't have any pumpkin pie on hand. I may need to rectify that.
Best to all.
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 25,373
Originally Posted by uniqueusername 
I fell off for a couple years but willing to try again...
Welcome back.
For those of you who have been reading my posts lately: the eagle in the Florida nest/eagle live cam that I follow laid her second egg this afternoon. Let the incubating begin! Last year one of the eggs didn't hatch - I'm hoping they both do and there are two bouncing eaglets in the nest soon.
The Little Alcoholic Monstress That Could
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Northern California
Posts: 1,159
Day 11 down now. I took my first antabuse today. I'm joining you guys as I also have so very much to be grateful for. I'll check in tomorrow Happy pre-thanksgiving
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Location: 45th Parallel, Michigan
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"Though it's been said many times, many ways:"
I'm extremely grateful for this website, its awesome administrators, and all of the people who visit and read and share and make this such a caring and important community. Stronger Together!
I'm extremely grateful for this website, its awesome administrators, and all of the people who visit and read and share and make this such a caring and important community. Stronger Together!
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 2,393
Happy Thankgiving, my friends.
All our stories, histories, and families are rich, complex...and most are fraught with, well, you-name-it. I come to this day out of such a tumultuous year.
Today I choose to leave sadness and pain at the door. I will look around at those who remain in my life — may I be truly thankful. I will participate in goofiness and laughter, in saying grace and stuffing my face, in helping and accepting help with cleaning up. I will participate in snoring in front of the TV. May God make me truly thankful.
I wish each of you here the best day possible. Bless you. Bless yourselves and anyone near you with your beautiful sober presence. You are mighty sober warriors.
All our stories, histories, and families are rich, complex...and most are fraught with, well, you-name-it. I come to this day out of such a tumultuous year.
Today I choose to leave sadness and pain at the door. I will look around at those who remain in my life — may I be truly thankful. I will participate in goofiness and laughter, in saying grace and stuffing my face, in helping and accepting help with cleaning up. I will participate in snoring in front of the TV. May God make me truly thankful.
I wish each of you here the best day possible. Bless you. Bless yourselves and anyone near you with your beautiful sober presence. You are mighty sober warriors.
O-n K-a-r A-r-r-e-s-t
Join Date: May 2016
Location: US
Posts: 600
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
So glad to have such a warm place to come to here at SR.
Bixbee I too will strive to leave negativity and just be grateful today for I do have a lot to be grateful for - things that are and equally things that aren't.
Sitting here in a warm house with my cat buddies, drinking decaf and eating pumpkin spice twinkies.... what a breakfast.
So glad to have such a warm place to come to here at SR.
Bixbee I too will strive to leave negativity and just be grateful today for I do have a lot to be grateful for - things that are and equally things that aren't.
Sitting here in a warm house with my cat buddies, drinking decaf and eating pumpkin spice twinkies.... what a breakfast.
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