….or, the laying out of stuff.
We are heading to the Spring
Round up out in the Valley on Thursday. Every year, three
thousand drunks, plus or minus a few, gather together for a long spring weekend. We celebrate and reinforce our sobriety here
and get to see many old friends. Party
time indeed for some of us. For others
who are still shaky, it’s a step into socialization and a new normal.
A friend of ours with 58
years sobriety is leading a meeting. I
need to find out the date and time so I can go.
George, Margot, and several other friends and sponsors are manning the literature
table. I have a two-hour period in the
munchie room and will be bringing fruit and veggies while G brings
cookies. I always have consumed volumes
of chocolate chip cookies at this convention, so it will be a big change for me
to eat veggies.
As committee members, we
get a free pass to the ice cream social.
I’ll go, but before that day will be extra careful with my
carbohydrates. Oh, it’s not a big ice
cream fuss, but it is a wonderful time to be social. Time to photograph the roses too. I hope the weather has been kind to the hotel
this year and we have lots and lots of roses to photograph.
We are going to have fun!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great event. Have fun. Happy spring.
ReplyDeleteHappy spring! Enjoy the event this week! Good luck with the carbs!
ReplyDeleteWonderful. While you are away, I will catch up on posts.
ReplyDeleteA lovely weekend for all, I am sure. Our statewide conventions have been held around various fun spots in the Commonwealth. We attended one International gathering in Montreal years ago. Saw Lois Wilson there before she died, and recovering foreigners too. Will never forget the group of sober Mexicans I met. Very nice and we took the train north. The train ran out of coffee and but had excess booze no one drank. 58 years. I will have to tell David.
Sounds like a fun event and you have great reason to celebrate. Excellent!
ReplyDeleteI hope it is roses all the way. Do you have New Dawn over there. We share the same birth year.
ReplyDeleteIs this the same event they used to have a Qualcomm every year?
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