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[choice]

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Hi sleigh riders. :h
I leave to visit family for 3 months tomorrow evening. My family lives in a small town in Mexico so it's going to be a 20 hr plus journey. I'm really happy to be AF and NF at this time. Oddly, I feel like I've smoked too much and have a hangover... I've come to realize this feeling is just being upset. I really can't remember a time in my recent past where I was upset without these vices. I just think it's interesting more then anything. Only 5 days until Christmas! I'm really looking forward to seeing my mom.
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[mollyka]

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Morning everyone, and a very big hi to you Choice. I'm glad you're going home and it will give you time to think about where you are in life. Of course you are upset - don't be afraid to cry and let it all out. You are amazing and brilliant dealing with all this without the booze, it shows what a strong person you are. Go home to your mom and let her mind you - she'll want to 'mother hen' you I'm sure - I would if you were my girlie! - so let her and be gentle with yourself. Happy christmas and if you have internet please keep in touch
Molly

[anon]

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Choice I echo Mollys post. Brilliant that you have remained AF through this rocky time. 20 hour journey WOW. I hope you have a great time at home and get spoilt!!

Keep in touch!

[Dewdrop]

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Have a lovely Christmas and New Year Choice, I think you are doing the very best thing and you will have a fantastic time with your family, pheewww 20 hours is a fairly long treck home. I hope that you can keep in touch with us.

Anon I'm glad to hear you sounding like your old self again, we just have to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves down when these things happen and simply put one foot in front of the other, we'll get there :l

I didn't manage to get all my parcels wrapped last night so am finishing them off tonight and having an early night. I'm having trouble sleeping at the moment, actually I've never managed to get into a great routine since I stopped drinking. I've tried all the remedies everyone has mentioned but nothing seems to work so it may be something I just have to live with. I'm working till Christmas Eve and then off until the 13th January and soooo looking forward to the time off. We have had another load of snow yesterday and today and I am still keeping my fingers crossed that I get snowed in, however no luck today

Hope you are all good and sober

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[SoFlo1]

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Any room left in the sleigh? I brought some homemade AL-free egg nog and sugar cookies!

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:welcome: Soflo there's always room on the sleigh for another, hang on tight and enjoy the ride

[mollyka]

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You are so welcome Soflo - great to see you here!
I've just spent the last 2 hours getting home - frigging snow, I am sick to death of it, Dewie be careful what you wish for, I've just nearly got snowed out! I'm buggered if I'm martyring myself tomorrow morning, will go to drive at my normal time and if I can't get in - bugger it!! No one in work shows the slightest appreciation to any of us that have killed ourselves commuting for the last while - fed up of it now. Sorry I'm moaning just feel stressed out with the car slip sliding all over the place - hubs still not home and he left work at 7.30, he's ok tho, just stuck in traffic. I'll come back when I've quit whinging - sorry
Molly

[mylife]

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Hello Sleigh! I had a really nice weekend and a great night last night watching silly Christmas movies with my hubby and drinking tea. I love being sober on a Sunday night!

Molly, sorry about your traffic struggles. No fun to be stuck in traffic and snow -- I grew up in it I remember!

Hope everyone has a great AF night. Welcome Soflo!

[Chillgirl]

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Where are all the sleigh babes and dudes today then!!???
Its not like there isnt enough snow to glide along in.......

Lets see a show of hands for an AL Christmas.... this will be my 1st in 30 years and im actually quite excited about it! Usually through a alcoholic haze Id over eat to the stage of feeling sick then lethargically be unable to move so just sit drinking until managing to crawl to bed.

[Sharky]

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Back on Borad.
MyLife -totally hear ya on being sober on a Sunday night. I have never felt better on a Monday morning. I feeling to capture! Great week so far.
Let's keep the sleigh moving!

[JackieClaire]

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:sofa:

I'm here,I'm here. Lurking as per usual.

:welcome: Soflo. Plenty of room. If Santa has even room for 8 squillion presents he's got room enough for all of us.

I still think it's blooming fantastic waking up on Monday mornings without a hangover. How on earth did I function all those years. Wait until you wake up Christmas morning without one. How can I put this it's FANTASTIC.

[Sharky]

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Jackie-
No kidding. Can't wait to NOT be hungover on Christams Day. I look forward to enjoying the day without having to sneak off and down a quick beer to try and feel better!!!
Will be thinking of the sleigh ride!

[JackieClaire]

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Sharky,
Christmas only used to be my favourite day of the year as we could hit the Champagne early as it's seemed to be the done thing. Then it was just one long binge into passing out.
Sure there will be some lulls in the day but it's a hell of a lot better than chugging another glass down when you think no-ones watching.

[Wagoneer]

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Just popping in for a quick ride! Hope you are all well. Will post tomorrow X X X O O O O Kat

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Molly I am sick of the snow too but you know it?s just so Christmassy and I love this time of the year. We are expecting another downpour tonight and it was -7 as I came home from yoga, bloody freezing. Great to hear you are getting along so well mylife, Chilli hi there and I love your new avatar ? a girl after my own heart, I saw on another thread that you are going on a yoga workshop during the hols I am so envious, what a lovely way to spend the holidays. Hi Sharky & JC I?m looking forward to a sober Christmas too I think I?ll be the only one in my family but will enjoy their hangovers on Boxing Day!! Wagoneer great to see you?re still with us, what a great couple of months you have had you will soon be on your third month AF.

I?m feeling really happy and upbeat at the moment (apart from not sleeping well) I wish I could bottle it and keep it for the times I feel down. I can?t wait to get finished work on Friday so only 2 ? days left to go and then I am relaxing and putting my feet up, the kids are doing all the cooking this year so for once I don?t have to do the shopping and cooking just turn up

Catch you later

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