1 year, a HUGE milestone!!!

Today, I am proud to say that my husband is 1 YEAR SOBER!!!! I'm not even sure how to express how excited and proud I am. I look back at where he was 2 years ago, and it just blows my mind. The best part is, he really has done this for himself. He wasn't court ordered, he wasn't shoved into it by his family. He got sober for himself. I can only pray that this is just one of many big milestones in his recovery.

I always new that someday he would get sobriety, but I didn't know when, and I didn't know how wonderful it would be. Alcohol and drugs had turned him into such a foreign person, and I was beginning to believe that some of his personality traits were permanent. When I take a good look at him now, it's like looking at a completely different person. It's amazing how much he even looks physically different.

Like I've said before, with this milestone comes the harsh realization that I need to start my own recovery. We went to a meeting last night at our church, and there is an Al-Anon meeting across the hall. I told everyone that if I show up to the addict meeting next week, to pick me up and throw me in the Al-Anon meeting. I know I need it, but I'm a little fearful of whatever demons I've been ignoring the past eight years. Things seem to be going so well, couldn't I just go on ignoring my deep rooted feelings forever??? No, guess not.