Join the Army Against Alcohol-May 2017

[IamMary]

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My lads gently slid into the pub! Couldn't do the run this year a mhaire - was working today - did it in skerries last 2 years - lovely

My first time, really lovely. I was shattered though!

[IamMary]

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late checkin..
Glad to see the long termers mentioning an occasional yearn for Al (Satz the other day and sunbean on the shoutout).. makes me feel normal.:nutso:
The good weather and eating outside would have me finishing a second bottle by now and eyeing up 'one' glass in the unopened bottle, hoping MrM cracks first, but he doesnt so I stress for 10 minutes, then sneak off to pour something stronger and pretend its 7up.
Then dreading the morning, the week, cos I know Im not going to change this week.

Its lovely not dreading every Monday.

Night night xx

[JackieClaire]

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Well.............nice bit of Paul Rodgers and some old Free numbers...........now tell why would some people pay £60 for a ticket and then spend half the night trying to film it on their phones and have stewards telling them to stop more than once...........me and my pal were dying for someone to be hauled out by their collar. It could have spoiled the evening..................but it didn't.

[rustop59]

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Good morning everyone. Off to the workhouse so quick check in. Hope it's not as nice today as stuck inside.

[JackieClaire]

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And its a zooooooooom from me, Russy. Got to nip down the high street and get back sharp.

[tonyniceday]

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Morning Army,

Back from my wander down to England and the wedding. Thank you for all the support before hand. You know, it's a bit strange but I really didn't care about not drinking at the wedding, not at all. In fact the only time when I got a "yearn" as Mers says, was when, after a long day travelling, we finally got to the hotel on the Friday.... other than that I didn't miss Al at all. It was the first time in my entire adult life that I have ever been to a wedding and not had any alcohol whatsoever. There was no issue with it, no-one I knew batted an eyelid. There were a couple of really loud and stupid drunks at the end of the night but I didn't know them and was happy, for the first time ever, not to BE them!!!

I couldn't get on here because all I had with my was my IPhone and I could get on FB because there's a button for that! (and thanks to those of you who put comments on there, by the way and to JC) But apparently, according to my nephew, I could create a button for any site so I could have had one for MWO - a bit over my head, but I'll look into it for next time I'm away.

Some great chats over the weekend on here. I've had a read back.

For me it's an "onwards and upwards" day today as it's day 108 which equals my personal best so every day forward from here will be a new PB. I'm still VERY much ODAAT but setting my sights on 6 months (180 days or 182 or 183...however you look at it!).

[JackieClaire]

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Well that quick nip down the high street turned into a blinking marathon. Late buses, late metros, long queues........and its blooming freezing...........gripe over.

[MENTION=23019]tonyniceday[/MENTION]...........yep all armoured up for the wedding and forget the hotel arrival routine...........same thing here........we always used to take a couple of bottles with us (usually gin and some tonics) because we weren't paying 'hotel' prices. Thing we do now ............ get more tea, coffee, milk, sugar, biscuits.

[MENTION=22411]IamMary[/MENTION]...........like our Molls says it fades and fade it does. I'm no longer resentful of those who enjoy a drink, that has come with time and because we have stopped drinking we have given ourselves that time............At the gig last night I danced, I sang, I laughed and thoroughly enjoyed myself and I didn't miss half of it because I was queuing for the ladies because I was full of booze.
Mind you my back aches, my legs ache, my arms ache.........but I'd do it all again tonight.:love:

[satz123]

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Afternoon Army.
Mr S has me demented. The sun shines he goes bananas. Everything has to stop. Can't be seen to sit in the house on lappy - FFS !!
He's out now in the graden - radio blaring- and I'm supposed to bring lappy out to finish an assignment. Dope !!

Went to Co Wicklow yesterday and ate here - at this pub / restaurant - fresh scallops and sea bass - t'was delish. Have to say Ireland has some of the best food....... :thumbsup:

[satz123]

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Yeah Toe Knee - wot she says.
A wedding is a HUGE one to navigate ..... WELL DONE !!! :yay:

[IamMary]

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[MENTION=23019]tonyniceday[/MENTION] WELL done on the wedding Tony, thats a big one mentally. :welldone:

now tell why would some people pay £60 for a ticket and then spend half the night trying to film it on their phones and have stewards telling them to stop more than once...........me and my pal were dying for someone to be hauled out by their collar. It could have spoiled the evening..................but it didn't.

Drives me bonkers. Im not as rockin roll as you Jacks.. but watching the school play live on an ipad at my head level, brings out my mental head punch scene. Thick and rude.

Yes, I like that description, fading... [MENTION=8529]mollyka[/MENTION] + [MENTION=7008]JackieClaire[/MENTION] - its so true.

Satz, I love a bit of sun, but MrM gets so excited when it happens on home turf, he becomes almost animated!

[JackieClaire]

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Good morning yourself, Molly.
Enjoy your time zooooooooming about the west.

[rustop59]

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Quick good morning ! Off Wesht ;-) talk later xx

Enjoy. Off in the same direction tomorrow myself. In the workhouse today so just quick check in. Hope all doing well.

[JackieClaire]

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Evening,
Very quiet today............with you all disappearing to the west. You'd better blooming enjoy it or I'll want to know why.

Sprained my left wrist and now sporting a lovely elastic bandage.........such a fashion accessory these days.

[IamMary]

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There there there JC.. what did u do?

Not much happening here..dum de dum Tuesday.

[JackieClaire]

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There there there JC.. what did u do?

Not much happening here..dum de dum Tuesday.

No idea.........could be..
a) age
b)I think I thumped it off a door
c)clapping like a mad woman at the concert

d)all of the above.

Defo a dum de dum Tuesday.