Been pretty quiet here on the FOBW thread...any newbies out there who want to talk?

I'm doing well. DH and I got married on July 4th...see my gallery for a few pics. It was a beautiful, perfect day, surrounded by our FOBW family and few stray non-program family and friends. It's so good to married to someone also in the program.

Congradulations! Thats great! We are heading out to a meeting, a friend of ours is celebrating 29 years tonight and my sponser is giving her her chip. It will be really neat.

Hi guys someone I work with is going to get her five year token at the end of this month I am not in AA but would like to get her a card or a starbucks gift card or somthing do you think that would be o.k.

I think it would be wonderful, It is good that you support her in her sobriety.

Five years is a wonderful milestone. As someone in the program I know I appreciate recognition of sobriety milestones from my close friends, but only privately and as it relates to my personal relationship with them. I always tell my friends who pick up chips that God loves them, so do I, and I appreciate their example for me and others. As you know, it's not about the sober person, it is that person's higher power that keeps her sober. So we are really saying, "good job, God!"

thanks for the reply guys my friend has been kicked around alittle latley (she was a sponser for a close workmate of hers things went real bad ) I just would like to say good job for reaching the five year mark .

Shameless bump...any Friends of Bill out there that are new to the site? Join us!

Hi Diva! Thanks for bumping us up!

Hi! Just celebrated 17 months on the first.... God, it feel good! Jill

There is a litter of Bichon puppies due in a few weeks and we are getting one!
I've been feeling down for a few days because DD is not doing well with GSs schooling and it is recomended that he go to a boarding school in Hershey. Its a great school, but I do not like him going away so young, I'd take him back but Davids heart condition is too severe. I feel guilty about that, too. My weight is still up, it is TOM and even though I watch what I do eat, I'm eating emptionally and thats not good, also David passed out this morning in a meeting, he came too quickly and we came home. I think it was his diabetes, but that scared the crap out of me, too. David had 31 years on Sept 16th, I will have 16 on february 20th.

Hi all! I'm relatively new to the site -- well, let's just say that I hadn't noticed the FOBW thread before. This month (11/26), all the Gods willing and the creek don't rise, I'll be celebrating 20 years sober.

Huh...seems like just yesterday that I was sitting in my first meeting saying that I DIDN'T have a drinking problem. I didn't, really, I had a STOPPING problem. But, one day at a time, I've stayed stopped.

Congrats to everyone else who is staying stopped one day at a time.

Wow! Congratulations on the upcomming anniversary!

Thank you, Liddie. I'm a bit embarrassed, but I'd almost forgotten that it was that time. You know, I'm just going on and living and not drinking, and suddenly it all adds up.

I sometimes wish food were that easy.

Jill, congratulations on that 17 months. That's fabulous!

hello everyone! I was invited by wyodiva, new to the forum trying my darnest to remain sober, 48hrs so far, and counting.... looking forward to being encourged as well as encouraging!!