90 days

We got back from Beaufort and I returned to reality.

Monday March 31 I had my joint meeting with Daron and the counselor at the church.

The meeting did not go well. In fact it was downright awful. He argued with the counselor for a good 20 minutes once the guidelines had been laid out. But she was firm. 90 AA meetings in 90 days, take it or leave it.

He was furious. His texts to me, because he was allowed to send one I love you text a day, were not very nice nor were they expressions of love.

But he went to the meetings, and he got a sponsor, and he started working the steps.

Last week the text messages became more pleasant.

Today I got a text message telling me that he would not be sending the one text message a day because his sponsor told him he needs to focus on his recovery. More than anything else that he could have ever sent me this to me was an incredibly HUGE deal.

I've been in Al-Anon going on 3 years. I know that the program works when you work it. I know that he was adamantly opposed to AA.

I know, also, that he voluntarily went over to spend time with A, and didn't leave until it was time to go to his meeting.

We're only 18 days into the process. Things could change. I don't know what will happen between now and June 28 but I'm watching.

When I left I said I was done and there was no way I would or could ever consider going back. But my heart's desire is to be the woman that God is calling me to be. This does not mean going back to an unacceptable nor intolerable situation. I have a meeting with the counselor to address the concerns I have and things that would absolutely hands down have to change.

I can't deny that true, real, repentant change is happening. I face incredible obstacles due to the situation and what it has happened in the past. But I know that if God is working, then He can work out all the details with my family too.

Mom's Birthday in Beaufort

When last I wrote I was preparing for the trip to Beaufort, SC with my mom and aunt. We had an absolute blast!!!!

We arrived Friday for lunch. My aunt made the most amazing shrimp salad sandwiches and pasta salad along with pistachio cupcakes complimented by pistachio ice cream to start the celebration.

We talked down to a carriage ride.

We walked back and had pre-dinner drinks. Our 7pm reservations at Emily's got moved to 6pm saturday because construction workers hit the main gas line in downtown Beaufort.

We switched and went to the place we had planned for dinner on Saturday night. Docksiders in Port Royal was amazing!!!!

We woke up to breakfast on Saturday morning, my mom's birthday. My aunt made an amazing quiche and decorated the table with Grandmommy's china. 

We drove to Hunting Beach, where I put my toes in the very cold Atlantic Ocean and we found a sand dollar and a few sharks teeth.

We drove back to Beaufort to visit the Chocolate tree and then do a little browsing in the shops downtown.

We headed back to my aunt's house for margaritas and snacks

Just before 6 we made our way back to Emily's where we had the MOST incredible dinner!!!

BIRTHDAY GIRL

For dessert they brought my mom out a HUGE piece of chocolate cake that was awesome!

 
Sunday morning after breakfast we headed home. I honestly love the SC low country. There is something magical about it! I really want to go back. What I didn't know was that Edisto is right next to Hunting and I have wanted to get back to Edisto since my first visit in 2007. I'm going to plan something at some point to get back!