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MarianJack

(10,237 posts) Tue Jan 15, 2013, 11:12 PM Jan 2013

I had a very great and very special anniversary yesterday, and...

...I completely forgot about it! I feel like a bit of a doofus.

Yesterday, January 14, was my 23rd anniversayr of sobriety. I'm not looking for kudos at all. I'm jist happy that it's been this long (and not even close to always being easy).

Thank you for allowing me to share.

PEACE!

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I had a very great and very special anniversary yesterday, and... (Original Post) MarianJack Jan 2013 OP

Peace back atcha Marian Jack! Sobriety's so very hard.... riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #1

Thank you, riderinthe storm! MarianJack Jan 2013 #2

Keep coming back! mailman82 Jan 2013 #9

I'm not going anywhere! MarianJack Jan 2013 #22

Guess I'm not the only one. Mine was 27 years last August and I forgot it, too. SharonAnn Jan 2013 #10

The sobriety is still nice, however. MarianJack Jan 2013 #13

Big CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! meti57b Jan 2013 #3

Appreciated, but... MarianJack Jan 2013 #14

Congratulations, MarianJack! onestepforward Jan 2013 #4

Thanks, onestepforward. MarianJack Jan 2013 #15

BIG KUDOS to you MarianJack!! Skittles Jan 2013 #5

Thank you Skittle,... MarianJack Jan 2013 #16

Happy Birthday!!! cally Jan 2013 #6

Quite a few,... MarianJack Jan 2013 #17

congratulations, marianjack, and may the coming years be far easier. niyad Jan 2013 #7

My wife and son... MarianJack Jan 2013 #18

congrats dsc Jan 2013 #8

ongrats, dsc! MarianJack Jan 2013 #19

congrats oldhippydude Jan 2013 #11

WOW, oldhippiedude,... MarianJack Jan 2013 #20

Good for you and... Canoe52 Jan 2013 #12

No kudos earned, but... MarianJack Jan 2013 #21

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

1. Peace back atcha Marian Jack! Sobriety's so very hard....

Reply to MarianJack (Original post)

Tue Jan 15, 2013, 11:14 PM

Jan 2013

Hope the next 23 years go easy on you...

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)

2. Thank you, riderinthe storm!

Reply to riderinthestorm (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 15, 2013, 11:20 PM

Jan 2013

I swear that the first 3 years that I was sober were harder than the last 10 that I was drunk.

For about the last year or so of being drunk, I was much more concerned with quantity than quality, so instead of my favorite beers, which were $7 to $9 a six pack, I was buying this rotgut called Strgmeier Lite for about $6 a case. There are 2 reasons that I don't call it panther piss. Not only do I have too much respect for panthers, I have too much respect for PISS!

PEACE!

mailman82

(399 posts)

9. Keep coming back!

Reply to riderinthestorm (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 01:01 AM

Jan 2013

Congrats!

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)

22. I'm not going anywhere!

Reply to mailman82 (Reply #9)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 11:38 AM

Jan 2013

PEACE!

SharonAnn

(13,829 posts)

10. Guess I'm not the only one. Mine was 27 years last August and I forgot it, too.

Reply to riderinthestorm (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 01:21 AM

Jan 2013

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)

13. The sobriety is still nice, however.

Reply to SharonAnn (Reply #10)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 11:16 AM

Jan 2013

PEACE!

meti57b

(3,584 posts)

3. Big CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Reply to MarianJack (Original post)

Tue Jan 15, 2013, 11:44 PM

Jan 2013

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)

14. Appreciated, but...

Reply to meti57b (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 11:17 AM

Jan 2013

...not deserved. I sure spent the age of 13 to 34 royally ferkin' up my lide!

PEACE!

onestepforward

(3,691 posts)

4. Congratulations, MarianJack!

Reply to MarianJack (Original post)

Tue Jan 15, 2013, 11:49 PM

Jan 2013

That's awesome!

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)

15. Thanks, onestepforward.

Reply to onestepforward (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 11:18 AM

Jan 2013

You have a great sig line!

PEACE!

Skittles

(156,901 posts)

5. BIG KUDOS to you MarianJack!!

Reply to MarianJack (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 12:40 AM

Jan 2013

awesome accomplishment

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)

16. Thank you Skittle,...

Reply to Skittles (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 11:19 AM

Jan 2013

...but no kudos earned. Just a day at a time.

PEACE!

cally

(21,645 posts)

6. Happy Birthday!!!

Reply to MarianJack (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 12:54 AM

Jan 2013

That's quite a few one day at a times!!!

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)

17. Quite a few,...

Reply to cally (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 11:20 AM

Jan 2013

...but all of tem are 24 hours and I sleep for about 1/3 of that.

PEACE!

niyad

(117,803 posts)

7. congratulations, marianjack, and may the coming years be far easier.

Reply to MarianJack (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 12:59 AM

Jan 2013

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)

18. My wife and son...

Reply to niyad (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 11:21 AM

Jan 2013

...are great inspirations.

PEACE!

dsc

(52,481 posts)

8. congrats

Reply to MarianJack (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 01:01 AM

Jan 2013

12 years going on 13 here.

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)

19. ongrats, dsc!

Reply to dsc (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 11:22 AM

Jan 2013

the view is nice through sober glasses.

PEACE!

oldhippydude

(2,514 posts)

11. congrats

Reply to MarianJack (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 01:49 AM

Jan 2013

34 years on the 4th

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)

20. WOW, oldhippiedude,...

Reply to oldhippydude (Reply #11)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 11:23 AM

Jan 2013

...that' something. Good for you!

PEACE!

Canoe52

(2,961 posts)

12. Good for you and...

Reply to MarianJack (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 02:03 AM

Jan 2013

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)

21. No kudos earned, but...

Reply to Canoe52 (Reply #12)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 11:24 AM

Jan 2013

Thank you for your kind words.

PEACE!

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