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    Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

    Hey, Kids!

    Had a really weird moody morning. Very strange mood. Couldn't figure it out. Haven't had coffee in about 5-6 days and decided to go out a grab me an extra large. So of course, I ended up with a bunch of energy and got some yardwork done. Felt good, except for the fact that the caffiene (as it does) triggers my want for beer. Drank 3 non-al beers (no biggie) but I always have to wonder if I would have wanted them if I didn't give into the coffee urge. Either way, I ended up feeling better after the coffee, but I still feel guilty if I have too many AF beers. Can't get over the fact that it is ok to have them, you know? Weird, weird mood today. Anyway....

    WW ~ glad you are feeling better. Now don't push yourself, or the punishment will be severe! ESC or else! :b&d:

    MM ~ ok, hun. You can put Lenny K on the backburner, but if anyone wants to hook you up w/ a Derek Jeter look-a-like, can you send him my way? :blush: And your darling little princess sounds so precious! It's so hard not to laugh when they are trying to be so serious. What a cute story to remind her of when she is older. lol


    Believe ~ Isreali/Korean gas masks? Romanin AK47s? Robot Chickens? I think you need a timeout! I would love to peek inside that brain of yours! LOL....or would I....naw...I think it might cause me to have nightmares! And thank goodness your xbox started working again! You had me very worried about your mental well being! Whew! Crisis avoided!

    Sorry, wasn't aware that you sent me an e-mail (was expecting a PM). I have a tendancy to not check e-mail when I'm not at home. Have no idea why. I'll get back to you. Remember though, I can not send you those recipes until I get some time back at home. One of them is on my pc. I'll try to do it this weekend, but I won't be home much. I'm not even sure I'll be logged on for the chat party Sunday. I'm gonna try.

    Try to enjoy your time at work. And no splashing around in the beer! Maybe you should wear the shower curtain to work instead.


    Kate ~ how sweet of you to honor us w/ your 1000th post! Love your posts! I bow to your ability to get your point across with such flare. When I grow up, I wanna be just like you! So sorry you are not feeling well. Did you get jealous because the rest of us have been sick? Figured it was your turn did you? ESC, dear.


    Livy ~ darling, never feel stupid or embarrassed that you are ordering a non-al drink when hubby isn't. It's not like we have flashing neon lights on our heads that say "Can't drink - recovering alkie here". We look like the responsible designated drivers to the rest of the world! Not that I give a crap what other people think anyway, but hey, that's me. And feeling sorry for ones self is not "stooping low". You are allowed sometimes, sweetie. As long as you keep that ability to pick yourself up and dust yourself off, it's all good. I'm so glad that your vacation turned out to be great for you.

    And now, seeing how you assumed that Believe and I were up to no good:teeter: you should know a few things! Technically, we did have MM's permission to chat alone because she left us to go get food. And btw, Miss Chat Police, we were chaperoned by another member (name withheld to protect the innocent)! So there!! And, just so you know, our darling Believe was a perfect gentleman. Just don't ask me how I behaved....hehe.


    BCB ~ glad you are feeling better. Had a feeling when you said you were taking Nyquil, you were not going to make it to chat the other day. I can never keep my eyes open when I take that stuff.


    Noelle ~ I see you will be chillin with your Penguins tonight. Do you plan on behaving Sunday or are we going to have separate chat times for you and WW?

    Where's Sunbeam? Heeelllooooo......Sun???

    BHOG ~ it would be a honor if you joined us! You are always so uplifting. Congrats again on your 30 days! Join us as often as you like, but don't let anyone here sneeze in your direction cause we seem to be passing around cooties here! lol

    Well, I think I've bored you all enough with yet another one of my short posts, so I'll say ciao for now.

    Love, Me
    :l
    Alcohol is simply the device between success and failure.

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      Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

      OMG! It's an embarassment of riches!!! All these beautfiul posts (and thank God Liv is back).

      AND BHOG !! Wow. Baldie - you are welcome welcome welcome here!! :h As others have said, this thread is kind of like HQ for my AF, you know? I love cruising all over the MWO board, but I feel much more secure being connected to a group of AF buds here on this thread who know me and vice versa. I get alot of strength from that, even on days I don't check in. Oh yeah, and they're really cool and I dig them heavily :h
      That's my take on it anyway - we're here if and when you need/want us BHOG!!! Anytime :l.

      Okay - I'm going to read and catch up more thoroughly.

      Yes Thankful and all, I do feel a million times better. Finished the Zithromax yesterday. I KNOW I have to pace myself, you're so right. I always want to blast back into action too quick. I also have a great new tenant for the rental apartment in my house finally. It's taken a while to find the right person, and I think I really like her. She's moving in on Sunday.

      More a little later. I just feel so happy when I see all my friends here.

      Love WW xx

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        Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

        heya critters!! cool...BHOG is joining us motley munchkins.

        Believe...I've also been drowning some of my newfound energetic spurts in a vid game: Battlefield 2142. you played it? it's very relaxing with body parts flying all over and huge robotic beasties with real attitude problems lurking around.

        well I had a crapola day today. Missed a really important meeting and got in some heat at work for the first time. eeeeeeeek! that really blowed. blew? anyway I'm relaxing now but I took an antabuse earlier just in case since I had to go for dinner with my boss tonight. all worked out ok in retrospect.
        thank dog for new coping skills...like chat. and this low carb chocolate thingy that I'm almost brave enough to open....

        be well friends!
        nosce te ipsum
        (Know Thyself)

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          Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

          haha a rare and quick post from work

          Hi Noelle, yes "Us People" tend to get a little angry when deprived of our blessed video game consoles. Lol yes we do. I'll have to replace it sooner or later, which is ok. Mines an older one, all my freinds have newer ones that have chrome cd trays. My cd tray isn't chrome. I also don't have an HDMI output. Not that I need one, but still. All in all its been a good unit though, no red ring of death yet. But the spotty audio performance and lack of chrome tray and HDMI output I think warrant a new box. I'll get a black one, thereby making me the coolest kid on my block

          Yeah Thankful you gotta check out that email. Ugh. Lol just for the record, my actual AK47 is Yugoslovian, not Romanian. Yugo's are better than Romies I have some Romie accessories though, I guess those are ok. Lol and I'm telling ya Robot Chicken is a legit show! Not sure what channel its on, but its out there. Sometimes I just bust out laughing thinking abot that Star Wars episode, people must think I'm a whack job. The part about Walrus Man is outta control. Lol that and the Admiral Akbar cereal commercial. lol lol. And hey, Jar Jar gets killed (kinda)...what true Star Wars fan dosen't want Jar Jar dead? C'mon.. Anyway hope you can make it Sunday.

          Hope everyone can make it Sunday, I'm looking foward to seeing y'all there!

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            Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

            Determinator;303418 wrote: heya critters!! cool...BHOG is joining us motley munchkins.

            Believe...I've also been drowning some of my newfound energetic spurts in a vid game: Battlefield 2142. you played it? it's very relaxing with body parts flying all over and huge robotic beasties with real attitude problems lurking around.

            well I had a crapola day today. Missed a really important meeting and got in some heat at work for the first time. eeeeeeeek! that really blowed. blew? anyway I'm relaxing now but I took an antabuse earlier just in case since I had to go for dinner with my boss tonight. all worked out ok in retrospect.
            thank dog for new coping skills...like chat. and this low carb chocolate thingy that I'm almost brave enough to open....

            be well friends!
            Haven't played that one yet Det, but I've heard nothing but good about the Battlefiled franchise...I do want to try it someday. I mostly play COD4 and Halo3. no flying body parts, but the ragdoll physics applied to dead bodies in COD4 are hysterical. the other day I shot some dude on a roof, the way he died and just slid down the roof and over the edge was pretty funny. I put money down on my reserve copy of the new GTA though, as soon as its out I won't be playing (or doing) anything else.

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              Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

              Thankful.....there is one more regular season hockey game on Sunday but I don't know yet when it is. It's probably at night....I hope. I'll be there one way or another on Sunday afternoon. It's up to WW if she can handle being in the same room as me! Her problem, not mine. Look out for The Rumble in Chat II. I can float like a butterfly and sting like a bee!! LOL But...I am not Muhammed Ali!

              Det, how did you miss a work meeting? I'm sure hoping there's a good story to go with that.

              Believe, I feel for ya,,,,,,not having the chrome tray!
              Noelle sez "Do want you like, like what you do. Life is Good."

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                Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

                Hey Kids - we got pushed to page two! Det - isn't that your job to bump this back up? Come on Boy! Believe - wow - all that working and your not buying a new PS3, XBox with chrome trim and all the guitar hero, Rock Band accessories to go with????????? We must talk. All gas mask purchases need to be put on hold until the gaming is up to date.
                Thankful - Thx for your words - you are sooooo right. Thank you for that reminder! I so appreciate you! MM - I love your DD - she is going to be so much fun for your Non drinking life! What a great story. WW - glad you found the renter - Kate - you are running like crazy - any word on the design contract for the "big" house?? Noelle - you are in line with Thankful to keep our Believe in line - his hours are killing his on line time. Maybe we can get him a job where he can sit at a computer all day and talk to us!! Bootsie - was glad to get your update - more time on your hands for EXC. Good girl. BHOG - lets see your bald head here more often. Everyone else - HUGS TO YOU - better get back to work or I'll have Noelle looking for a new line of work for me!

                Liv
                AF since Jan. 1, 2008 .... It all began right here


                Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice, you made it now.


                (from the Movie "Once")

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                  Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

                  Liv, sweets! Did you think you were going to slip under our radar??? Hmmmmm???

                  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

                  Any plans with hubby??? If not, tell him I said a very romantic dinner (involving jewelry) is in order or else. :bat

                  I can't insert the cute little pics like WW can so perhaps she can shop for me and tell me what I owe her! lol

                  Love you lots and lots!!

                  Love, Me
                  :l
                  Alcohol is simply the device between success and failure.

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                    Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

                    how did we get pushed to page 2? hahahaaha i'll push us up. hey i've read like the last few pages but i can't keep up. i just want to say yipppeee the xbox is alive. yip yip yip... hahahahaahah and i want to say welcome bhog but i haven't seen you since the welcoming. ahahahahahahaa did they scare you away. we are kind of overwhelming that way. well, kate i'm in bed too. i was going to go in for the day and tomorrow to complete but i don't want to get anyone sick today. so i'm laying in bed and catching up on emails which has taken me like 5 hours so far and 3 hours yesterday. what the hell did we ever do before email? i think i should just not get on computer for amonth and see what happens. ahahahahahahahah
                    well, thankful i did miss the fun party though. and everyone as i'm getting tired now.tis tea time and well i'm sorry you had the moodies. i actually had the full on throttle anger mode a few times this week. i laughed as i heard that a presidential candidate was trying to do some anger control. i thought well it is just that 90 to 120 days for me. clearing out my engines. and for such a spiritual girl and really committed to that path. i quickly have to purge my self as i really hated people and stuff these last few days. ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha and that is not me. ahahahahahahaa so i thought it was funny. so untransformed. ah well, okay back to extreme self care.
                    ww,,,, sending you and liv and mm extreme self love... from extreme barbie....
                    have you noticed how peaceful our thread is so so so lovely. and det how about some cool recipes.....
                    :welcome:

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                      Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

                      liv you have a bday?????? hey hey hey... you are so funny. happy bday you are such a treasure to me.. hope sunbeam is cool and groovy......
                      :welcome:

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                        Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

                        Hi all,
                        Not sure if anyone every called me cool or groovy, but maybe way back then...I guess it's those wide ties.

                        I'm still around, but can't keep up with the details of all of your lives to post on this thread. I work all day, out most evenings. Two evenings singing with choral groups, and also church stuff, Master Gardeners, other occasional groups I'm in. When did I ever have time to drink? Oh yeah, Sunday afternoons, starting at noon.... Now I read a book, take a nap, and gardening season is HERE!
                        My life is better without alcohol, since 9/1/12. My sobriety tool is the list at permalink 236 on the toolbox thread under monthly abstinance.

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                          Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

                          Good Afternoon to everyone!
                          No, BCB, you all did not scare me away by any means! Looking forward to being here..I've been superbusy at work and trying to catch up on a lot of things..reading up on some of the past posts on this thread so I have some idea what is going on..LOL
                          Anyway, everybody ahve a great day and I'll hoepfully have a little more time and stuff tomorrow!
                          BHOG
                          War isn't working. Let's try Peace!

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                            Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

                            Thankful - you don't miss a thing do you! Thank you (Your name is so fitting) for the Birthday surprise! What a lovely addition to my day. I am just getting finished up for the day - and Hubbie is taking me out for dinner! He is totally the romantic dude. I woke up this morning to flowers and cards and a love note - he is the best. So better run --

                            Thanks everyone for me b-day messages - I just feel happy and you all are my joy!

                            Liv
                            AF since Jan. 1, 2008 .... It all began right here


                            Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice, you made it now.


                            (from the Movie "Once")

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                              Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

                              Hello, All!

                              Again....Happy Birthday Liv!!! Another Aries, Girl!!! Hope you are having a wonderful day!

                              Believe-Most video games are out of my league, but I love playing WII !Hope you get your new XBOX, very soon!

                              WW-WOO HOO!!!! You found a great person to rent your apartment!!!! I am so happy for you, I know this will ease some pressure. I hope she is a great roomate!

                              Thankful-You are always so thoughtful!!

                              Bootsie-Good thing about practicing extreme self care!

                              Sorry this is a bit short, I am still a bit under the weather........so...warm aromatherapy bath and a relaxing eveing for me...................

                              Hugs to all!
                              Kate
                              A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes~Cinderella

                              AF 12/6/2007

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                                Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

                                Hey! From me too. And another hap-hap-happy birthday to Liv!!!

                                Kate - hope you feel better soon:l. With you, me and Thankful, we've had enough sickness to last forever. Yuk. I hope you are getting lots of good rest.

                                So nice to see new faces - truly!!! I hope you feel welcome - it may sound like we have all been friends forever - but not so! And there are folks who pop in and out which is totally cool. I think all these AF days are very empowering. I like knowing you're all out there. I personally am fine with the 'drive by's ' too!

                                A relaxing evening for me also. Got lots done today. Still trying not to get mental with activity so I don't get sick again.

                                YES- Thread Party in Chat on Sunday!!! 5pm EST. Can't wait. My toga's at the cleaners but I will pick it up tomorrow - it's cashmere, and it needs special care .

                                Love to all :h-
                                WW xx

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