ooooo, Babycakes! That is SO wonderful to hear! True story: despite all the curve balls life is throwing you, you are doing GREAT with TSM!!! I am very proud of you, Lil' Sister!

Chrissie

It's great that you're feeling so postive about the drinking aspect of things, even if the sickness and life in general is getting you down. Hang in there Zippy~!!!

Hey, Miss Zip-Zip...how's it going? I don't know about you, but I got spring fever BAD...esp. bad this year, because I'm in such a better place than last spring. I bought some pansies today and some lettuce seeds and I'm ready to GET GROWIN'! The weather is beautiful, and I am most definitely SMILIN'...I hope you are, too.

Chrissie

Chrissie!!!

I'm not getting notifications for some reason, I always have the box checked. Glad I checked in this morning. Feeling a bit down this morning, I really over did the drinking this weekend. Pickeled is the word that comes to mind. I am drying out this week! That's a promise... To you and to me!

I'm really excited for the spring too, it feels so good to get outside and play in the yard. I love getting durty, catching some rays, and planning for the summer. As I have a lot to plan for! I'm getting married! I can't believe it I am so madly in love I never thought it would happen again. We're planning a back yard wedding, casual, small, hopefully, his family is a large typical polish catholic family. If you know what I mean... My back yard is so beautiful.

Your numbers are looking really good C, you're an inspiration! Gonna see what everyone has been up to. Happy Monday!

Zippy's Smiling

O...M...G...!!! Married! Wowser, Zipster, I'm really happy for you! He sounds (& looks) like a great guy (at least his feet ) And I can highly recc'd. backyard weddings - I slipped the old ball & chain on DH in the neighbor's backyard 5 years ago, and it has worked out JUST FINE...a very happy, fun marriage.

But back to the here & now: I, too was really surprised to way overdrink Friday: 7 aus! I say "surprised" because I'd been getting to the point where 2 or 3 weren't that much fun, or even made me feel bad...kinda like the "tired buzz" Nalwayout described today. But, I dunno, somehow 7 went down pretty easy, and I'm just grateful I didn't have a bad hangover the next day, as the Nalovers have gotten worse, also. So...progress is not a straight line...TSM is a quirky devil and not to be taken for granted. You and I must be experiencing those Extinction Bursts, but it sounds you're in a very good place overall...me too! And now I'm going to get Durty in the backyard, w/ a shovel and 2 bales of peat moss...fun, huh?

Chrissie

Hey Zip! Congrats on the upcoming wedding. What great news.

As for the TSM -- just keep hanging in there the way you are now. You're making it.

Hi Zip - congrats on your engagement! My younger brother got engaged over the weekend as well, and it's very exciting.

Don't worry about overdoing it a little bit - St. Patty's will get ya sometimes. Keep on keeping on and you'll get there!

-H

Congrats! I am so happy for you!

Thanks Guys and Gals!!!

It'll be the end of summer wedding, I'll keep ya's posted. We're going to Germany afterward for a week, really hoping this process starts kicking in by then. I do love German beer and schnopps.

Feeling it today, I did the old trick last night of cracking a bottle of white wine saying to myself I'm only going to have a couple of drinks then polishing up the the whole thing. Damn! I hate it when that happens. I guess to put some humor to the situation "W.T.H. a bottle of white wine looks better empty" certainly not me afterward...

Onward, another beautiful day in Michigan. Working till noon today, getting hair done, then some rest and perhaps a little backyard work.

Smiles

Oh yeah Chrissie!

He is georgous, one of my friends say's he is a walking piece of art, even without the tatoo's. Besides that he is just a really nice man I have never had anyone treat me sooo good and who honestly loves me for me. Which makes me think that I am proud and grateful for who I am today, it's what makes me, me. This is a really good thang...

Zip