Roxxxanne wrote: I am attending the women's conference this am and there is a dance and karaoke tonight.
When I drank, I thought you had to be drunk to have a good time.
When I first got sober, I was afraid I'd never have fun again.
Then, as I made good friends, things changed, without me even realizing it at first.
I clearly remember one night being with a few people from AA that I'd become really tight with, a little get-together. I was in the middle of falling on the floor laughing at something, literally crying with laughter, and it hit me "HEY! I'm having the best time, and I'm completely straight!"
In fact, when I felt so at home with people that cared about me, and I them, I'd laugh at the corniest damn stuff. Things I would have rolled my eyes at in the past. But you know what Roxxxxanne? It felt really good laughing and joking about silly, everyday, I don't know how else to say it, clean and innocent things. Made me feel, I dunno, new, redeemed.
I hope you have a good time with the karaoke, and that you make a complete fool out of yourself....and can laugh at yourself doing it....and knowing people are laughing with you, not at you.