Quote from: Megan. on December 24, 2017, 04:36:37 AM
Yay,  happy BirHRTday. X

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Thank you it was a great day

I'm in Tahoe and I hate cold.  My feet are icicles.  I decided to look for a warm pair of boots, and had great fun boot shopping.  I went to three stores, went directly to the ladies boots and gave the sales people my sizes.  Nobody bat an eye or acted like anything was out of place.  I ended up with a nice pair of ugg boots.  My sales girl told me they look cute on me.  I know they are paid to sell, but I felt cute in them too.  I hate that my last few things that made me happy were shopping, but it's therapy at the moment, and I need it

Bari Jo

What made me happy today?

It's Christmas, and I woke up happy!

Merry Christmas to all!!!!

Quote from: Artesia on December 25, 2017, 07:17:03 AM
What made me happy today?

It's Christmas, and I woke up happy!

Merry Christmas to all!!!!

Merry Christmas, Artesia! Here's to many many more.

Stephanie

It is a beautiful, cold Christmas morning. The house is quiet for now, it is still dark, the Christmas lights are on, my daughters are home, the turkey is in the oven, and HRT has silenced my anger. Although this is my last Christmas as 'him', in a way it is also my first Christmas as 'her'. Everything just feels right this morning. I think it will be an awesome day.

I want to thank all of you for the support you have provided this year, and I wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

Quote from: Bari Jo on December 25, 2017, 12:16:30 AM
I'm in Tahoe and I hate cold.  My feet are icicles.  I decided to look for a warm pair of boots, and had great fun boot shopping.  I went to three stores, went directly to the ladies boots and gave the sales people my sizes.  Nobody bat an eye or acted like anything was out of place.  I ended up with a nice pair of ugg boots.  My sales girl told me they look cute on me.  I know they are paid to sell, but I felt cute in them too.  I hate that my last few things that made me happy were shopping, but it's therapy at the moment, and I need it

Bari Jo

Omg,  I'd love a pair of Uggs! Lucky girl! X

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Quote from: Jessica_Rose on December 25, 2017, 07:52:11 AM
It is a beautiful, cold Christmas morning. The house is quiet for now, it is still dark, the Christmas lights are on, my daughters are home, the turkey is in the oven, and HRT has silenced my anger. Although this is my last Christmas as 'him', in a way it is also my first Christmas as 'her'. Everything just feel right this morning. I think it will be an awesome day.

I want to thank all of you for the support you have provided this year, and I wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

Sounds nice. The early peace of the holiday, and the peace of knowing who you are and where you're going.

Merry Christmas, Ms. Jessica Rose.

Stephanie

A life with good and true friends and loved ones home and abroad. [emoji4]

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Out for a morning walk with my wife in our matching pink jammies. I got my 1st "good morning ladies" ...I grinned, my wife grinned.

Ok, granted it was from a bit of distance, but still ...

Quote from: Megan. on December 25, 2017, 08:24:15 AMabroad

What did you call me?

Seriously, Megan, a very Merry Christmas to you, too! I have never had this many friends, in such far flung places before. What a wonderful gift!


- Stephanie

Quote from: Faith on December 25, 2017, 08:31:45 AM
Out for a morning walk with my wife in our matching pink jammies. I got my 1st "good morning ladies" ...I grinned, my wife grinned.

Ok, granted it was from a bit of distance, but still ...

And now I'm grinning, too! Congratulations!


- Stephanie

Quote from: Jessica_Rose on December 25, 2017, 07:52:11 AM
It is a beautiful, cold Christmas morning. The house is quiet for now, it is still dark, the Christmas lights are on, my daughters are home, the turkey is in the oven, and HRT has silenced my anger. Although this is my last Christmas as 'him', in a way it is also my first Christmas as 'her'. Everything just feels right this morning. I think it will be an awesome day.

I want to thank all of you for the support you have provided this year, and I wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

That sounds really magical. I hope you have a beautiful day. Xx

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Cooking Christmas dinner and it all came out fine apart from the gravy, I like thick gravy but when I scrapped the left over into a dish it was like bread sauce. Mum is sat here with me knitting, she's a serial knitter!!!!!!!

I was having a pretty hard time yesterday dealing with holiday stuff. I had an overwhelming urge to drink. I hate feeling the need to drink, I haven't felt that since over the summer when I had a few really bad days at work. I promised myself that I wouldn't drink out of sadness again, and never drink alone, only drink when I'm celebrating something. A lot of stuff has been piling up lately and I've been feeling pretty depressed. well, I made it without drinking last night!

Managed to cook everything on time and nothing was burned! Even better the dog didn't manage to pinch anything! This is the first Christmas that I have done the cooking all on my own for xx

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Quote from: Maddie86 on December 25, 2017, 08:54:00 AM
I was having a pretty hard time yesterday dealing with holiday stuff. I had an overwhelming urge to drink. I hate feeling the need to drink, I haven't felt that since over the summer when I had a few really bad days at work. I promised myself that I wouldn't drink out of sadness again, and never drink alone, only drink when I'm celebrating something. A lot of stuff has been piling up lately and I've been feeling pretty depressed. well, I made it without drinking last night!

Congratulations, Maddie!  That is not an easy thing to do.  Just one day at a time...

I'm cooking already (8 AM here).  Two friends who won't have family to spend Christmas with are coming over later for dinner with me.  I'm doing the works, a turkey, garnet yams and other sides, cranberry walnut bread, and an apple crisp with vanilla bean ice cream for dessert.  ALmost all the dishes are gluten free for one friend.

Alcohol figures into this.  One of my friends can't be with family for the holidays as they tend to turn the day into a drinking competition. My friend has been clean and sober for a long, long time, but the temptations are still strong, of course.  Instead of each of us spending the day alone with a turkey sandwich, we will be hanging out together, and joined by another friend this afternoon.

We'll play games or watch a movie while the turkey roasts.    The yams are in the oven for their first pass, baking til tender so I can slice and dice into a pan, to be topped with a sort of 'crisp' crust built from maple syrup, brown sugar, almond meal, and rolled oats.  While the turkey is roasting I'll do the sesame roasted asparagus and a few other goodies.  A friend is bringing salad and squash soup.  We'll have the cranberry walnut bread and of course a cranberry-orange relish on the side.

Sometimes we have to build our own family.  I'm so glad I have my new sisters.
❤️❤️❤️

Quote from: Maddie86 on December 25, 2017, 08:54:00 AM
I was having a pretty hard time yesterday dealing with holiday stuff. I had an overwhelming urge to drink. I hate feeling the need to drink, I haven't felt that since over the summer when I had a few really bad days at work. I promised myself that I wouldn't drink out of sadness again, and never drink alone, only drink when I'm celebrating something. A lot of stuff has been piling up lately and I've been feeling pretty depressed. well, I made it without drinking last night!

Maddie, I'm proud of you.  Last night was  tough for many of us I'm sure. But you did it right!  Good girl.

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I gave one of my daughters an idea for a gift about a month ago. She is very artistic, and it was something she would have to make. She did make it, and it is beautiful. I think it is the only Christmas gift I have ever received that made me cry tears of joy.

In script she wrote the 'My shoes are too tight' quote from the bottom of my posts, and on the left side she drew a monarch butterfly sitting on some small lavender flowers. She mounted it in a see-through glass frame (both the front and back of the frame are glass). I think it may be the best gift I have ever received. I will cherish it forever.

Quote from: Jessica_Rose on December 25, 2017, 12:34:31 PM
I gave one of my daughters an idea for a gift about a month ago. She is very artistic, and it was something she would have to make. She did make it, and it is beautiful. I think it is the only Christmas gift I have ever received that made me cry tears of joy.

In script she wrote the 'My shoes are too tight' quote from the bottom of my posts, and on the left side she drew a monarch butterfly sitting on some small lavender flowers. She mounted it in a see-through glass frame (both the front and back of the frame are glass). I think it may be the best gift I have ever received. I will cherish it forever.

I love this, she will love you forever too.

Bari Jo

Maddie, congratulations - alcohol can be very difficult to avoid at times.  I had my last drink in 2003.  At first I felt like I'd quit something - but then realized I had joined something.  A decade and a half without a hangover. 

And for all, so many great accomplishements here!