I DID IT!!!!! One Year Sober

So a year ago I poured out a bottle of Appleton rum down the sink and said I would never drink again. There was a posting on my Blog explaining what happened to change from one extreme to an other, meaning: going from a lot of alcohol to not even a sip in a year. For the details in what happened, I am just going to leave it as is and will say that the night was a total blur. Oh wait, I can't even call it a blur really, just a night that is lost in my memory banks and to be honest with everyone, hope it stay that way. Last night on my MSN I got a lot of congratulations from my friends and it is greatly appreciated. Most importantly, I proven to myself I can pretty much do anything I want, if I put my mind to it and I am proud of myself. It's not the easiest thing living on The Rock and all, where Newfoundland has a reputation for drinkers, but I did it.

A few questions that people have asked was: Was it hard giving up drinking? What I am going to do in the future?

I am just going to start off by saying that I never use to drink often, just when I did, I drank in large amounts. It was never one or two drinks with me, more likely ten to twelve usually and use to take close to eight beers to get buzzed even. So at first, it was hard going out to parties and downtown without having a drink. However, I had very understanding friends and a wonderful girlfriend that made it easier for me and eventually it went from tempting to not at all. No I can go out and have a great time without being drunk and still dance up a storm and spend some amazing time with my friends. Other things that make it easier as well, now I am usually the designated driver and I make sure everyone gets home safely and I like to know that they are safe. An extra bonus is that, when everyone is drunk and I have control of the camera and your bound to get some great pictures then and I have so many good ones. So what is my future with alcohol. I don't think I am giving up totally, but when I know I can control it and not let one or two beers come to be ten to twelve. More likely the first drink I will have is a Kokanee though where it was my favorite and there is one in my fridge waiting, even though it will be waiting a long time yet because I am still not ready.

So I just had an other anniversary to add to my list, but this one means a lot. Thanks again everyone for the kind words and congratulations.