we had a really good time and it was great to meet gil in person.
thanks ya'll .
scroll dwn to see pics .
Yeah, I saw that X-file episode too!
When do the critters burst out of your guts?
Will be posting some of our own pics of Vegas soon (making wedding plans right now!).
Katie (of the "has learned to let Craig use her JWD account class...or suffer the consequences" )
discuss amongst yourselves.
tr- feeling verclempt .
edited by - tr on 8 december 2002 13:51:52.
TR deserves a good verkloppen for his verklempt.
Craig (of the "glad bikerchic hasn't hit her post limit yet" class)
i don't start many threads, but in the last few days several things have happened with me that just compel me.
please don't take this list as anything other than imho thoughts:.
1) i was a baptized jw for 38 years (i'm now 50)---so what?
Wow such great introspection by everyone. We are truely a community of hurt, wounded people who are not only growing at our own pace but in turn helping others while helping ourselves grow and get on with life. No it's not easy and yes there will be those times when we are feeling at one with our world as best as we know it and then suddenly outa nowhere something pulls the rug right out from under us and again that spiral down to the abyss of self pity comes along to slap us down again and this is where we find our real growth. This is where we are made to see that the crap we've exercised from our JW life or whatever has made us stronger and we don't sink quite so low, this time......and every time after that gets further and further away and the pain is less and less and we are not going deeper into the abyss but are slowly healing, less wounded and more sure of recovery from all the painful past. That is when we truely get on with it, with life and it becomes meaningful, joyful and you can truely experience happiness without the guilt!
I'm reminded of a story I read sometime ago that I will pass on:
AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE SHORT CHAPTERS
Chapter I
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk,
I fall in.
I am lost.....I am helpless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.
Chapter II
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I am in the same place.
But it isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.
Chapter III
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in.....it's a habit.....but,
my eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It's my fault.
I get out immediately.
Chapter IV
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.
Chapter V
I walk down another street. ~~~Portia Nelson~~~ Yes Craig and I are getting on with our lives and we are enjoying sharing our recovering issues with each other and with others. It helps to have someone who genuinely cares and who is there for you when the going gets tough, we feel very lucky to have found each other! We feel very lucky to have this forum to help us explore our feelings further as well. (((((((Animal, Dede, Robyn, Cheryl, Dave, Jason,Vivimus, Scarlet, RT, larc, ugg, hippikon, Guest77, freedom96, Blondie, Mystla, JH, Sunshine Too, brummie))))))) group hug! You guys rock!! Keep on keeping on! Katie
i don't start many threads, but in the last few days several things have happened with me that just compel me.
please don't take this list as anything other than imho thoughts:.
1) i was a baptized jw for 38 years (i'm now 50)---so what?
Hehe...the formatting got messed up!
Edited by - bikerchic on 7 December 2002 16:30:2
i don't start many threads, but in the last few days several things have happened with me that just compel me.
please don't take this list as anything other than imho thoughts:.
1) i was a baptized jw for 38 years (i'm now 50)---so what?
See below
Edited by - bikerchic on 7 December 2002 16:27:49
....30 years difference.
1972: long hair.
2002: longing for hair.
....30 years difference
1972: Long hair
2002: Longing for hair
1972: The perfect high
2002: The perfect high yield mutual fund
1972: KEG
2002: EKG
1972: Acid rock
2002: Acid reflux
1972: Moving to California because it's cool
2002: Moving to California because it's warm
1972: Growing pot
2002: Growing pot belly
1972: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
2002: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
1972: Seeds and stems
2002: Roughage
1972: Killer weed
2002: Weed killer
1972: Hoping for a BMW
2002: Hoping for a BM
1972: The Grateful Dead
2002: Dr. Kevorkian
1972: Going to a new, hip joint
2002: Receiving a new hip joint
1972: Rolling Stones
2002: Kidney Stones
1972: Being called into the principal's office
2002: Calling the principal's office
1972: Screw the system
2002: Upgrade the system
1972: Disco
2002: Costco
1972: Parents begging you to get your hair cut
2002: Children begging you to get their heads shaved
1972: Passing the drivers' test
2002: Passing the vision test
1972: Whatever
2002: Depends
Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this
will certainly change things. Each year the staff at
Beloit College in Wisconsin puts together a list to
try to give the faculty a sense of the mindset of this
year's incoming freshmen. Here's this year's list:
The people who are starting college this fall across
the nation were born in 1983.
They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.
Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
The CD was introduced the year they were born.
They have always had an answering machine.
They have always had cable.
They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
They never heard: "Where's the Beef?", "I'd walk a mile
for a Camel", or "de plane Boss, de plane".
They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J. R. even is.
McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
Do you feel old yet? Pass this on to the other old fogies in your life.
Hey you old fogies enjoy!
Katie (ugh.....29 and holding!)
i just got off the phone with carla.
carla and paula's mother has just passed away.
carla said that paula had been checking her post on and off all through the night and that it gave her much comfort in knowing that so many replied and showed that they cared.
((((((((Carla and Paula))))))))
Craig and I send our sincere condolences to you and your family. Death is a very unatural thing, may you both find some peace in knowing that your Mother's struggle is over and may she rest in peace.
Craig and Katie
tomorrow is our 29th anniversary!.
so, tonight calls for a big celebration.
we're off to the "flute de paris" for an evening of wine and good food in a top restaurant in wsm.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
Craig and I are wishing you and Her Ladyship many, many more years of marital bliss. Have fun on your special day!
Craig and Katie
this made me laugh,hehehttp://www.funnyjunk.comedited by - shytears on 6 december 2002 10:49:24.
he,hee!
Thanks shytears funny stuff! I especially liked the one What to get a man for Xmas! LOL
Katie
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at wrapping presents...they end up looking like mangled blobs of paper, tape and ribbon.........oh the shame to see them under the christmas tree.... .
am i the only one who is "impaired" this way????
I don't suck......at gift wrapping. I love to wrap gifts and make prezzies beautiful, I have been acused of the wrapping being better than what's inside.
As with most things one may suck at....practice makes perfect! I say practice,practice,practice!
Katie
