4th of July
Still hanging in there on a Friday night. Too our Aussie friends, I think your Saturday is in full swing already. Enjoy it!
I just wanted to say that the 4th of July weekend is definitely a time of reflection for me. The summer after I graduated from high school, my best friend died in a car accident on the 4th of July. She was driving drunk on a country road and went off the road after a big storm hit. I was one of the last people to see her alive. She had stopped by my house to pick me up since we had plans that day (we pretty much had plans every day back then). I was out all night at a concert the night before and couldn't get out of bed. I remember that I was tossing and turning during that storm and had some of the worst dreams of my life. I woke up and her mom was calling to break the news. I had experienced one of my very first "close calls" related to alcohol that day. A brush with death I guess you could call it. I survived but was devastated by the loss of my best friend. I try to remember her on this day. I thought I would share this story as a reminder of the real price that many of us have paid because of alcohol abuse. I know that everyone on this site wants to make those losses a thing of the past. Tomorrow is a tough day for me and the urge to drown my sorrows is actually quite strong. Thanks for listening.
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