Day 318

Good afternoon and Merry Christmas!  My name is Lauren and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. Today was a great day!  I got to spend the time with my family...sober.  I wasn't feeling miserable, impatiently waiting to go home so I could drink, or at least not hide it so much.  I was enjoying time with family, laughing and reminiscing. This was such a wonderful day!  And the best things about today were not the gifts I received, but the memories we made.  Seeing family I hadn't seen in months.  I didn't have much to "give."  But I gave them me, sober.  Today brought back a lot of memories of last Christmas, not the best one's I had.  Only by my own doing.  But I am now making a fresh new start.  The best things I have today, aren't things, they are the love of my family: the laughs, the smiles, the hugs, and stories. Fellowship with one another that strengthens our love for one another.  So that's all for today!  Have a great one!  Merry Christmas!!!!