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Day 6 - made it through my first party

LostGirl99
LostGirl99
I made it through a Halloween party!!! I brought my own ginger beer (no vodka) - poured it over ice and had a lovely evening... And tomorrow I won't have to worry if I embarrassed myself...
deleted_user
deleted_user
Tis a wonderful thing. Waking up in the morning and knowing you don't have to find out the insanity from the night before. Good on you !!!

Hugs,
Dennis
1is2many
1is2many
that is great news! you should be proud.

so glad you had fun.. and I soooo know about ginger beer.. good stuff.

keep it up.

1is2
PebbleBeach55
PebbleBeach55
Good for you,,,,Have a great Sunday morning
meblonde
meblonde
Good job and now when you read This post, you feel not only well, but proud. As you should feel. Good job. And
Your reward is the way you feel today....
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm glad you made it through the party and woke up sober for day six.

Just a note of caution - some ginger beers contain alcohol as do non alcoholic beers. Personally I had to stay away from party nights until I had some solid sobriety and the benefits of a programme of recovery.

I found that even if I could get through one party it was not a guarantee that I could get through the next or the one that followed that.

Chances are you are not too badly burned by alcohol and so my note of caution may not apply in your circumstances. Have a lovely day six!
fwd1021
fwd1021
Same here. Brought my own club soda and cut up limes. My friends know my problem and I was grateful that nobody said "just have one to toast" or something like that. By the end of the night they were doing shots of Fireball which I wouldn't drink anyway. But oh to have that vodka martini with a blue cheese or anchovy olive!
LostGirl99
LostGirl99
Thanks everyone for your support! I have never heard of ginger beer with alcohol in it... Hmmmm.... I know mine did not (it does not even contain sugar, sweetened naturally with fruit glucose) - fever tree is the brand... Quite good... I even resisted the urge to grab my husbands plastic cup (with ginger beer and vodka) which was identical to mine... I am going to have a great Halloween!!!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Maybe it's not so much available in your country, there is a lot of advertising for it on tv where I am though - glad yours was the safe option.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_beer
Community LeaderExJerseyGirl2
ExJerseyGirl2
Good for you!

I have only had the non alcoholic ginger beer.So of course, I added dark rum to it. I have been meaning to buy it again -- I love ginger.

I went to my first party (family gathering) where there was drinking on day 3 or 4. I think knowing that I could do that made it easier over the first few months when I still wanted to drink.

Nice to great the day with a smile, and not a hangover!
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