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Friday night rehab alumni meetings are my favorite. The people in the meetings and the staff there have seen me at my absolute worst and still loved me. Going back every Friday is a great reminder that I never want to be that helpless and hopeless again and who helped me climb my way out.
Saturday, I cooked dinner for a friend who gave me an awesome birthday present and installed it at the house. Then we went to a speaker meeting with more friends and then came back to the house to drink soda or tea because that’s what sober alcoholics do! I accidentally left my phone on airplane mode after the meeting so about 10:30 my poor kid was so worried because she couldn’t reach me, she drove over and practically broke the front door down. I’m sure she thought I was drinking, I feel really guilty about that but appreciate so much her love for me and was proud to see the relief on her face when she saw that I was sober. We all laughed about it and visited a while longer.
Sunday, I drove to Ontario to meet my brother and his family for breakfast. All three of my nieces got out of bed early to come visit with me so I must be a pretty cool aunt. Willa and I even shared our breakfast, and I brought her some beads to make jewelry. Then later tonight I went to dinner at a friend and her fiancé’s house. We discovered earlier in the week that one of his friends was in rehab with me! He and his wife also came to dinner. Such a small world and an amazing gift to have both couples together with me. Seeing friends from rehab doing so well in their life after is the best feeling ever. The statistics prove less than 1/3 of us will be able to maintain our sobriety for even a year. It’s a heavy weight to carry watching friends relapse and the heartache it causes everyone around them.
Today I’m grateful for my weekend with friends and family.
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