later that night.

so, i went to my first a.a. meeting since 2007.

i'll admit it: i was nervous.

i heated up some coffee and headed out on the arduous trek...next door to my house.
i showed up at the community center and found my seat in the outskirts.
the main tables were already taken by what looked like an established crew.
everyone was pretty cool.

i think the atmosphere was chilled out due to the fact that EVERYONE IN THE PLACE WAS OVER 50!

i couldn't believe it. this was crazy. the folks there were all...older.

how am i supposed to make friends and meet my peers when they and i only have one thing in common: we are alcoholics?

ok. there was one younger woman there. she brought her dog and was text messaging most of the time. next.

i know beggars can't be choosers, and the 70 year old ex marine guy was funny as hell, but i really need to find a few people that i can grow with who won't befriend me, so i can bust my ass hauling their stuff around because they have a bad back.

i'm going to a way more focused meeting next sunday in northampton.
i am hoping that something will pan out.

i have ZERO interest in drinking alcohol, i just want to be around sober people or people who at least don't drink and want
to have fun.
i'm not going to relapse or anything. sobriety and i have become good friends.

i had been reading the damn book for a while and figured that i could get a conversation started or bounce some ideas around.
instead the meeting was very regulated and went by quick.

anyway, i hope everyone had fun today.

i made some killer corned beef and cabbage even though el didn't like the corned beef.

at least she liked the potatoes.