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Not as bad as I thought
Well just got back from visiting a bunch of my friends for 3 days and went up pretty worried I was going to get drunk and fall into bad habits. New Years Eve was the first time I had been out to a bar atmosphere since I stopped drinking (12/10) and you know it wasn't bad. I actually had a ton of laughs because my friends were blitzed and pretty amusing. I found myself messing with em' quite a bit and also could provide them with a sober driver. In addition I also got a number from one of the best looking girls i've seen in a while-something I couldve never done if i was drinking like i used to because i would be cross eyed and probably not making any sense and more concerned about getting my next drink-so overall it was a pretty fun night and not as bad as i thought. And I was pretty proud I didn't give in to the many many offers and pressure because everyone was like c'mon its NEW YEARS! I do have to confess though-I started out the night with diet cokes and that just got nasty so I had a Bud Light for the new year and that was all. The next night i was out again with my friends and had a a bud light also. Both nights i had one beer and that was all. Im not too upset at myself, but was wondering is my date still 12/10 now or does it move to last night? Well, i guess ill say this is my 25th days since ive been drunk. Yay. Anyways, hope everyones holidays went well and everyone stuck to their plans. :c032:
Im feeling better…
hey guys its been a while since i posted here but i want some opinions on my non-cold-turkey try...
last night i went out with my roomate to a party at and apartment owned by my roomates friend. this was not the first time id be partying there, and over the past couple months i had kinda built up a reputation as the guy, the only guy, who would drink 1.5 pint of vodka and black out. but this time i had my roomate and my friends physically stop me at a certain point. i promised i would only have 5 beers, and that i would sip them, which is normally barely enough to give me a buzz (when i normally chug 4 to start)- which i have never done before.
so i had my 5, but i craved more, and i had some other kid sneak me some, i ended up being stopped for the night at around 7-9 beers, i wasnt exactly counting. i remember feeling sometimes during the night depressed that i was barely drunk at all, and i remember complaining about how much i wanted more. but i wasnt given any more.
but the key thing here is- i actually remember the whole night.
i was actually able to converse with people, have a few good laughs, being approached by the ladies (the girls can see a drinking problem from a mile away, and usually dont like that, and when they see someone on the couch near dead from drinking theyre going to stay away), play some games, DANCE (like wtf), joke around, instead of getting so drunk i couldnt stand and just crash on the couch, staring drunk at the tv, alone.
and by the time my roomate and i left the apartment around 2:30, i had pretty much sobered up completely, and i had realised how easy it was to have a good time without getting wrecked, something that seemed impossible for so long.
just goes to prove what a blessing caring friends are.
last night i went out with my roomate to a party at and apartment owned by my roomates friend. this was not the first time id be partying there, and over the past couple months i had kinda built up a reputation as the guy, the only guy, who would drink 1.5 pint of vodka and black out. but this time i had my roomate and my friends physically stop me at a certain point. i promised i would only have 5 beers, and that i would sip them, which is normally barely enough to give me a buzz (when i normally chug 4 to start)- which i have never done before.
so i had my 5, but i craved more, and i had some other kid sneak me some, i ended up being stopped for the night at around 7-9 beers, i wasnt exactly counting. i remember feeling sometimes during the night depressed that i was barely drunk at all, and i remember complaining about how much i wanted more. but i wasnt given any more.
but the key thing here is- i actually remember the whole night.
i was actually able to converse with people, have a few good laughs, being approached by the ladies (the girls can see a drinking problem from a mile away, and usually dont like that, and when they see someone on the couch near dead from drinking theyre going to stay away), play some games, DANCE (like wtf), joke around, instead of getting so drunk i couldnt stand and just crash on the couch, staring drunk at the tv, alone.
and by the time my roomate and i left the apartment around 2:30, i had pretty much sobered up completely, and i had realised how easy it was to have a good time without getting wrecked, something that seemed impossible for so long.
just goes to prove what a blessing caring friends are.
Pennys for your Thoughts # 72
Well my dear friends - old and new - we are beginning # 72 - how delightful.
I wish that each and everyone that is a part of our pennys crew and those that decide to join - enjoy the love, acceptance, fellowship and friendship we have enjoyed in the other 71 threads.
Please pull up a chair and visit a while.
A Special Bond
by Rae Scales
Even though we have never met,
I feel a bond between us.
A bond that should have taken years to build,
Yet was built in a month or two.
A bond that lifelong friends should have,
Although most never do.
A bond that I am glad to share with you...
My Friend and Confidant.
You are not here in body and soul,
But as a lighted rectangle.
You come to me every day as
A message on my screen,
A message that I can rely on
To cheer me up and make my day.
Through a keyboard we share
Our ups and downs.
I have opened my inner self to you,
And you have to me as well.
We have traded secrets and laughs,
As well as sorrows and pain.
I have never met you, but feel as if
I have known you most of my life.
To most this might sound silly,
But I assure them, it is not.
I wish that each and everyone that is a part of our pennys crew and those that decide to join - enjoy the love, acceptance, fellowship and friendship we have enjoyed in the other 71 threads.
Please pull up a chair and visit a while.
A Special Bond
by Rae Scales
Even though we have never met,
I feel a bond between us.
A bond that should have taken years to build,
Yet was built in a month or two.
A bond that lifelong friends should have,
Although most never do.
A bond that I am glad to share with you...
My Friend and Confidant.
You are not here in body and soul,
But as a lighted rectangle.
You come to me every day as
A message on my screen,
A message that I can rely on
To cheer me up and make my day.
Through a keyboard we share
Our ups and downs.
I have opened my inner self to you,
And you have to me as well.
We have traded secrets and laughs,
As well as sorrows and pain.
I have never met you, but feel as if
I have known you most of my life.
To most this might sound silly,
But I assure them, it is not.
Another life gone because of drugs
I found out last night that a childhood friend died by a drug over dose on Thursday. I havent seen him in over 11 years but we were really close as kids. We all had experimented with drinking and some drugs at the same time but when most of us got away from it he continued. Even though I havent seen or spoken to him in years I feel very sad today. He had so much potential and when I was a teenager I swore he was going to be a comedian. Not many people could make me laugh... you know those laughs where your eyes start tearing... he was one of the few. He was such a sweet kid not those average teen age boys... I always wondered about him and hoped he changed his life. My prayers go out to his family and his soul.
I hate drugs!
Jewelz
I hate drugs!
Jewelz
Penny for Your Thoughts #71
Yeah, I get to start!!!!
A Special Bond
by Rae Scales
Even though we have never met,
I feel a bond between us.
A bond that should have taken years to build,
Yet was built in a month or two.
A bond that lifelong friends should have,
Although most never do.
A bond that I am glad to share with you...
My Friend and Confidant.
You are not here in body and soul,
But as a lighted rectangle.
You come to me every day as
A message on my screen,
A message that I can rely on
To cheer me up and make my day.
Through a keyboard we share
Our ups and downs.
I have opened my inner self to you,
And you have to me as well.
We have traded secrets and laughs,
As well as sorrows and pain.
I have never met you, but feel as if
I have known you most of my life.
To most this might sound silly,
But I assure them, it is not.
A Special Bond
by Rae Scales
Even though we have never met,
I feel a bond between us.
A bond that should have taken years to build,
Yet was built in a month or two.
A bond that lifelong friends should have,
Although most never do.
A bond that I am glad to share with you...
My Friend and Confidant.
You are not here in body and soul,
But as a lighted rectangle.
You come to me every day as
A message on my screen,
A message that I can rely on
To cheer me up and make my day.
Through a keyboard we share
Our ups and downs.
I have opened my inner self to you,
And you have to me as well.
We have traded secrets and laughs,
As well as sorrows and pain.
I have never met you, but feel as if
I have known you most of my life.
To most this might sound silly,
But I assure them, it is not.
1,095 Days….
Since I last saw your beautiful face....Oh Marty...how that number takes my breath away, it seems like you've been gone forever....people say to me about my loss, seems like yesterday, and although 3yrs is nothing, for a man I spent 25yrs with everyday we were never apart.....it is forever
It's one week past, and death and loss is such a numbers game in my head, I'm already telling myself, omg, were going on 4yrs, can't help it
What I have learned from such a monumental loss in my life.....at first, you are numb, and then when that wears off, it's your heart dropping to your stomach from reality that starts to settle in......
and HOW DO WE GO ON WITH OUT THEM?
LIFE...... We are built to survive the worst tragedy...THE FAMILY here has proven that, and doing what we have to do and the way we were raised pushes us through the day,
HOPE.....and KNOWING.....because WE know for SURE as I do, that WE will see our loved ones again, so many people wonder, does Heaven exist, and well Thanks to My ANGEL WOLFSTARR, I never forget that poem she posted about the 'THIN VEIL" that seperates us, and OMG, how that really mentally helps me make it through, I was falling hard in my grief when she posted that, and have many dark entries on here from the start,
PAIN....subsides....but NEVER goes away, the knowing, WE will never be together on this earth again, really does just about kill me inside, and I try really hard not to think that way,
Just reassuring myself, that Marty is my Angel and through him and God, they get my butt up everyday to face a new one is how I survive, and make sure I thank God for another day i made it through
Guilt....I have a deep guilt...going on living....progressing....living life...having laughs....although I talk to my Marty everyday, even if I'm in Best Buy, lol, being a widow ya talk to yourself, well, at least I do, or to Marty, and I have not a care to people around me, does'nt phase me, and I feel great that doing that really helps, I still have not lost my sense of humor through my pain....but I feel the guilt when having fun and living, I just do,
the landscape has changed, things we enjoyed, restaurants, stores, etc. all have closed and I just think to myself, that he is being erased to a degree,
and I work hard to not forget him in my daily work and activities
I want to share a conversation I had with a friend the other day, he had a business trip to Wisconsin, and he was driving back telling me about, he stayed at a place, he remembered his mother shopping in the gift shop, looking at all the fall colors, he remembered that his father, would always say, "Well it's that time of the year, the leaves are changing, are'nt they beautiful" and he said to me "What is life all about?" He said, "I guess nothing"
Ah!!! My reply was a no brainer, I told him LIFE IS ALL ABOUT MEMORIES....A Fond Memory from any moment in our lives that never leaves our mind and gives a moment of joy and a smile on our face....well that is priceless....
given to us from our loved ones to hold onto and cherish forever
All the horrible things that happened the last year of poor Marty's life.....I have to tell you not ONE event comes into my mind to this date, 3yrs later, and when I think or talk about him, I just remember all the good times now
It also would have been our 20th Wedding Anniversary on the 16 of Sept, he passed on the 29 of Sept,
I was talking to a lady, and I said to her, Wow, today is my 20th Anniversary, my husband and I would have been together 28 yrs total this year, and she said to me, Oh My Let me let you go celebrate with your husband, I said, "No Angela, he passed away 3yrs ago", of course she said sorry, I said that's ok and Thank You,
So my memory is so fond of My Life and Love for Marty, that hey, people think he's still here, LOL,
So, yes, I did learn something from that, I must get used to, It WOULD have been our 20th from now on
Being I did not have children, I tell everybody to create as many memories as you can, tons of pics and video, because when the unforseen end comes, that is all you are left with and it's priceless
Memories......well I have alot of us, and I must say, at this point, I can only for some reason see some pictures of him and I'm fine, but other pictures, NO I cannot sit down at look at, they still bring pain for right now to me, and I know I cannot watch the videos, but they are waiting for me...and I feel so blessed to have them...and the day I can really enjoy them
Well, God Bless you with me Marty on your 3rd anniversary in Heaven, you are missed more than life by me, and Thank You for giving me a lifetime of gifts to hold forever...what a lucky woman I am
I'm sorry to my family on here, I have strayed from here, I am still alone, and most days overwhelmed and struggling just to keep up, so please forgive me for not logging on to keep up with everybody,
I do have a website for Marty in cyberheaven, so I post all my feelings on holidays there, and I wanted to make sure I came back home here for his 3rd year
You are always included in my prayers everyday, and I NEVER EVER NEVER forget who is really responsible for my standing firm on my feet.......
IT'S ALL OF YOU........God Bless you and Thank You...
Debbie:ghug
It's one week past, and death and loss is such a numbers game in my head, I'm already telling myself, omg, were going on 4yrs, can't help it
What I have learned from such a monumental loss in my life.....at first, you are numb, and then when that wears off, it's your heart dropping to your stomach from reality that starts to settle in......
and HOW DO WE GO ON WITH OUT THEM?
LIFE...... We are built to survive the worst tragedy...THE FAMILY here has proven that, and doing what we have to do and the way we were raised pushes us through the day,
HOPE.....and KNOWING.....because WE know for SURE as I do, that WE will see our loved ones again, so many people wonder, does Heaven exist, and well Thanks to My ANGEL WOLFSTARR, I never forget that poem she posted about the 'THIN VEIL" that seperates us, and OMG, how that really mentally helps me make it through, I was falling hard in my grief when she posted that, and have many dark entries on here from the start,
PAIN....subsides....but NEVER goes away, the knowing, WE will never be together on this earth again, really does just about kill me inside, and I try really hard not to think that way,
Just reassuring myself, that Marty is my Angel and through him and God, they get my butt up everyday to face a new one is how I survive, and make sure I thank God for another day i made it through
Guilt....I have a deep guilt...going on living....progressing....living life...having laughs....although I talk to my Marty everyday, even if I'm in Best Buy, lol, being a widow ya talk to yourself, well, at least I do, or to Marty, and I have not a care to people around me, does'nt phase me, and I feel great that doing that really helps, I still have not lost my sense of humor through my pain....but I feel the guilt when having fun and living, I just do,
the landscape has changed, things we enjoyed, restaurants, stores, etc. all have closed and I just think to myself, that he is being erased to a degree,
and I work hard to not forget him in my daily work and activities
I want to share a conversation I had with a friend the other day, he had a business trip to Wisconsin, and he was driving back telling me about, he stayed at a place, he remembered his mother shopping in the gift shop, looking at all the fall colors, he remembered that his father, would always say, "Well it's that time of the year, the leaves are changing, are'nt they beautiful" and he said to me "What is life all about?" He said, "I guess nothing"
Ah!!! My reply was a no brainer, I told him LIFE IS ALL ABOUT MEMORIES....A Fond Memory from any moment in our lives that never leaves our mind and gives a moment of joy and a smile on our face....well that is priceless....
given to us from our loved ones to hold onto and cherish forever
All the horrible things that happened the last year of poor Marty's life.....I have to tell you not ONE event comes into my mind to this date, 3yrs later, and when I think or talk about him, I just remember all the good times now
It also would have been our 20th Wedding Anniversary on the 16 of Sept, he passed on the 29 of Sept,
I was talking to a lady, and I said to her, Wow, today is my 20th Anniversary, my husband and I would have been together 28 yrs total this year, and she said to me, Oh My Let me let you go celebrate with your husband, I said, "No Angela, he passed away 3yrs ago", of course she said sorry, I said that's ok and Thank You,
So my memory is so fond of My Life and Love for Marty, that hey, people think he's still here, LOL,
So, yes, I did learn something from that, I must get used to, It WOULD have been our 20th from now on
Being I did not have children, I tell everybody to create as many memories as you can, tons of pics and video, because when the unforseen end comes, that is all you are left with and it's priceless
Memories......well I have alot of us, and I must say, at this point, I can only for some reason see some pictures of him and I'm fine, but other pictures, NO I cannot sit down at look at, they still bring pain for right now to me, and I know I cannot watch the videos, but they are waiting for me...and I feel so blessed to have them...and the day I can really enjoy them
Well, God Bless you with me Marty on your 3rd anniversary in Heaven, you are missed more than life by me, and Thank You for giving me a lifetime of gifts to hold forever...what a lucky woman I am
I'm sorry to my family on here, I have strayed from here, I am still alone, and most days overwhelmed and struggling just to keep up, so please forgive me for not logging on to keep up with everybody,
I do have a website for Marty in cyberheaven, so I post all my feelings on holidays there, and I wanted to make sure I came back home here for his 3rd year
You are always included in my prayers everyday, and I NEVER EVER NEVER forget who is really responsible for my standing firm on my feet.......
IT'S ALL OF YOU........God Bless you and Thank You...
Debbie:ghug
Do miracles happen???????
I'm not sure if I really believe in miracles quite yet but seeing Chris this week-end was so nice. We got to see where he is working and met a few of the fellas he's working with. Then Sat. night he joined us for a while to listen to the oldies and have some laughs. He seems so happy and loves living away from here. I suppose thats because this was his playground and noone knows of his past there. Thats OK with me.....and I'm praying he's on his path to recovery. I'm just so darn afraid of relapses. Sometimes I think I would have been better off in the dark not knowing so much about addiction~~~but then again if I didn't~~~~~I wouldn't be so strong now. So~~~things are OK here for today....Luv ya guys, Bonnie
The Magic Lamp witha Hearing Problem
Guy walks into a bar, sees that the bartender has a miniature piano player & piano playing on the bar.
Guy asks, "eh, what's that?"
Bartender says, "Got a lamp grants me wishes."
Guy says, "Can I try it?"
Bartender laughs, says, "yeah, knock yerself out."
Guy rubs the lamp and silently wishes... all of a sudden, a million ducks start sprouting up all over the place... Guy says, "Eh, eh, what the hell man? I wished for a million bucks! Not a million ducks!"
Bartender says, "Ha, you think I wished for a 12 inch pianist?"
Guy asks, "eh, what's that?"
Bartender says, "Got a lamp grants me wishes."
Guy says, "Can I try it?"
Bartender laughs, says, "yeah, knock yerself out."
Guy rubs the lamp and silently wishes... all of a sudden, a million ducks start sprouting up all over the place... Guy says, "Eh, eh, what the hell man? I wished for a million bucks! Not a million ducks!"
Bartender says, "Ha, you think I wished for a 12 inch pianist?"
Penny for your thoughts #70
Ok, I'll start it.....and don't really know what to put here except you can vent, listen, learn, love or just come & hang out with us here in the basement!
A Special Bond
by Rae Scales
Even though we have never met,
I feel a bond between us.
A bond that should have taken years to build,
Yet was built in a month or two.
A bond that lifelong friends should have,
Although most never do.
A bond that I am glad to share with you...
My Friend and Confidant.
You are not here in body and soul,
But as a lighted rectangle.
You come to me every day as
A message on my screen,
A message that I can rely on
To cheer me up and make my day.
Through a keyboard we share
Our ups and downs.
I have opened my inner self to you,
And you have to me as well.
We have traded secrets and laughs,
As well as sorrows and pain.
I have never met you, but feel as if
I have known you most of my life.
To most this might sound silly,
But I assure them, it is not.
A Special Bond
by Rae Scales
Even though we have never met,
I feel a bond between us.
A bond that should have taken years to build,
Yet was built in a month or two.
A bond that lifelong friends should have,
Although most never do.
A bond that I am glad to share with you...
My Friend and Confidant.
You are not here in body and soul,
But as a lighted rectangle.
You come to me every day as
A message on my screen,
A message that I can rely on
To cheer me up and make my day.
Through a keyboard we share
Our ups and downs.
I have opened my inner self to you,
And you have to me as well.
We have traded secrets and laughs,
As well as sorrows and pain.
I have never met you, but feel as if
I have known you most of my life.
To most this might sound silly,
But I assure them, it is not.
