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Happy Thankful Thursday Everyone !

This0is0Fine...I hope you enjoyed that time off !!

hikingout...I LOVE your posts...and this one is so AWESOME ! Even though getting older means that I lose my loved ones...it also means that I get to see new loved ones coming into the world . Christmas with those grandbabies is so SPECIAL and MAGICAL isn't it ??!! Our younger children are pretty much done having children of their own...but our older grandchildren are now of child bearing age . That "circle of life" keeps going and while I am still on Earth I am going to ENJOY them as much as they let me !! This is the FIRST thing I am THANKFUL for !!!

Pippin...I have never been skiing. It sounds very intimidating to me !! For you to be skiing is an awesome feat to me ! These old bones of mine would retaliate big time if I tried to put them through that !! The highest point we have in NOLA is "monkey hill". It is a man-made mound that is in the Audubon Zoo !! When I was younger...it was just a mound that we could run up and down on. Now it has other things put in for kids to enjoy...but to ME...the simple mound was still the best!

South Louisiana actually had a BLIZZARD last year! Of all my years on this Earth...that was the FIRST time I ever saw a blizzard first hand . EVERYTHING shut down for a few days...but once the snow melted it all went back to normal...much nicer than a hurricane! But my gosh...when I opened my kitchen curtains the morning after when it was still COLD...and saw all the SPARKLES in the snow...it was just GORGEOUS! I now understand that phrase...the quiet hush of the newfallen snow. It was MAGICAL . I don't want it anymore though...Cajuns and snow don't mix too well !! Because it happened during Mardi Gras season...almost all of the snowmen/women were decked out in purple, green, and gold over here...very cool!

Speaking of Mardi Gras...the season is upon us again my friends . Although Mardi Gras day is different every year...the official start to the Mardi Gras season is always on Twelfth Night...January 6th . We traded red and green from Christmas to purple, green, and gold...overnight . Fruitcake has been replaced with King cake! New Orleans has already had its first parade too! I am very THANKFUL that I live in South Louisiana...in case anyone didn't already know !! Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler !!

My heart is HAPPY again and my soul is at PEACE . I truly never thought I would be saying that...after that HORRIBLE Dday...but here I am...all warm and fuzzy and stuff !! I have always been a more positive person...but Dday threw me for a loop...even more so than when I experienced it in my 1st M. I was determined that I was going to OWN this A...and that became my mantra from the beginning. I am sure MANY people at that time got sick and tired of reading that ...but I didn't know any other way than to confront that beast head on and SLAY it.

As I researched how to be happy again...I found that positivity was the key . I knew how to do positivity...but I didn't know HOW to get back to that point . That was where the vets on here helped me . They gave great tips...and some were out of the box a little...but as they often write on here...I took the advice that worked for ME...and left the rest . Once I made a little advance because of being positive...it helped me so much that I just wanted to do MORE of that! I am so THANKFUL for the people on this site who have helped me !! Most of them don't even come on here anymore...which is a shame...but I do understand. It is really HARD to come on an infidelity site when you are no longer IN infidelity. They passed on the torch though so that the rest of us who are on here can show what we learned from them .

I am heading into my 12th A season...and to be honest...I had to count to figure out what number it was . I can remember when I would start the New Year feeling so SAD because I knew A season would be coming up in a few months. That doesn't even bother me anymore . Now I look forward to what this next year will bring! Will I lose weight? Probably not . Will I lose more loved ones? Probably so . But whatever the future holds...I am FREE from infidelity...and that...my friends...is what I am very THANKFUL for today !!!

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[This message edited by Want2BHappyAgain at 3:53 PM, Thursday, January 8th]

My heart is HAPPY again and my soul is at PEACE

Very good to hear and your journey certainly inspired mine on the way to happiness and peace!

That first five years of recovery was tough, but in the rear view mirror now, those moments make me appreciate the hard work that got us to the other side of it.

And your update reminded me, I need to experience Mardi Gras at least once in life -- maybe my Mrs. and I can aim for a trip to New Orleans in 2027.

Time off was great! I'm very thankful for the rest and relaxation. It's now time to get back to work.

I'm very thankful for some good weather on the mountains to support some skiing.