sherry

Great job :) ,...next stop, 18 months!

alright, keep go'n!

Yay, Evelyn you've made it past heck week!! I know you're just sooooo proud of yourself! great job, i'm so happy for you, now keep climb'n! :)

WOW, 2 1/2 years!! Huge Congratulations to you!!!!

Congrats on your 7 months!!!

Hi Sin,... So how's it go'n?... go'n good?.... so-so?..... let us know, keep in touch, we really do care how you are in your quit. :)

Good morn'n Mason, How's it going for you this morning? :)

Good morn'n Brittney ... well look at you come'n on and post'n to get past the crave/cry battle- great job well done!!!! :D Sorry I wasn't here for you last night, (I keep some strange hrs, LOL,) but you had lots of support from the good folks here i see....so, how ya do'n this morning..... ?

I'm with ya EL B, Nope!

Ok, answering Roll Call, I'm here and smoke free! (but look'n to get into mischief ...)

Oh yeah, Nancy,.. ya know I could NEVER offer cookies without offer'n some chocolate frost'n to smear on em ! :P

HI!!!! Welcome to our little family of quitters, I see you've already gotten some great advice, so I'll just say whats been said again,..post often... and read... and post!! Congratulations on your new quit, we're here for you, you just have to let us know how we can help. :)

Hi, welcome aboard! Lots of good folks here, we'll support you in every way we can, you just let us know what you need... read the newbie page, post a lot so we know how you're doing , congratulations on deciding to quit, best thing you'll ever do :) you can do this, we're here for you!!

Thanks you guys! :wub: Sorry to cause y'all to tear up,..Well, 'cept EL B, that was a fly in his eye (*giggle*)...ah, if you'd been there, you'd been cry'n and laugh'n, and listen to them fuss at me for... ""not tell'n them sooner so they didn't get pissed about check'n into a smoke free resort-but it was ok now cuz I quit-now it made since i was busy when they wanted to come visit and I tried to hint for them not to come, don't hurt their feelings like that again- how DARE i keep a secret that big from them-i best never do that again-but it's the best secret now that they're over be'n pissed... and on and on in rapid fire just gushing out all at once, ... I think I had emotional whip-lash when they were done switch'n between fuss'n at me and let'n me know how happy/proud they were of me!!!! LOL!! :rofl: ... It was great... thanks y'all, for share'n this with me. :D Now,... cookies for everyone!!!!!!!!!!!! :good3:

After 3 months of trying everything to keep that i had quit smoking a secret, this weekend was the big reveal to my girls... They didn't get here till after 9 pm Fri, so we just got what was needed from the car and settled in for the night, got up Sat and headed out.. it's a short drive to Myrtle Beach from my house, about 2 1/2 hrs... we get there safe and sound, got to check in to see if the rooms ready or do we need to find something to do till it is (cuz we got there about 11a.m.).. Nope it's ready, i sign all the forms and the lady says "we hope you enjoy your stay, as a reminder we are 100% smoke free Resort," ..I could feel the tension from the girls immediately, ... all the happy - bubbly - silliness that had been the mood on the ride down was gone.. now they were stone faced and silent. We head out to the car, the "bell hop" loads our bags, and we follow him up to the room... the girls are still silent, i'm trying so hard not to bust out laughing at this point while still keeping my mood all happy and excited like the ride down - which, by the way just set them off further because i wasn't "noticing" they were upset, (hehehe). So the guy unloads our stuff i give him his tip, close the door behind him, turn and make a "bee-line" for the balcony and i hear "What are you doing Mom? we can't stay here,it's smoke free,yer gonna get us kicked out!!!!!" I tossed my hands in the air, opened the balcony door and said " not a problem, i quit smoking 3 months ago, SURPRISE!" and stepped out on the balcony grin'n from ear to ear. Of course they didn't believe me, they follow me out- OH how I wish you could have seen their face's, LOL!! I said, "did i smoke when you got in last night? did i go out to smoke before we went to bed? did i smoke when when stopped to stretch our leggs?.. ( the whole time grin'n so big my face was start'n to hurt).. go look in my bags - there no ciggs, I'm tell'n you - I quit!" OMG, did they turn on a dime!! :P Took EVERYTHING out of my bags as they're talk'n about how embarrassing it's gonna be to get kicked out cuz of my smoking.. then they see there's no ciggs... and I watched their face's change as it sinks in that I've quit... and then the tears started, and the hugs.. and more tears.. and smiles, hugs,tears... BEST FREAK'N SURPRISE EVER!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D

So SOOO very happy for you, Colleen!!!! Hope you have something wonderful planed for yourself to celebrate your great achievement!!!!

ok Gabby... on the 26th you said you'd check in... where are ya?... hope you're busy with your new non smoke'n self and will pop in soon to let us know you're hang'n tough! :P

wow.... just think how long it would take just to count all 10,000 out one at a time....look at how much time smoking took from us....good to have that time ahead to do what we want to do with it. great post,thanks Nancy - visuals help keep my resolve..

i just bought myself a (new to me) car, gonna take all the cigg money and then some to pay for it - but i don't have to wait for hubby to be home any more to go where i want to go, ,, first time in 8 yrs....AND i'm not limited on where i go cuz the "100% smoke free" establishments are open to me now as a non smoker!!!! :D

Aw Amy... sorry to read this hon....but you had a good trial quit (s)....when you're ready to try again please come back, we'll be here... I know it's hard, and tiring and frustrating and... and... and... but the good news is the more often you try to quit the more you learn, the better you get at quitting - until one quit sticks, thats your sticky quit... i believe you want to quit, ...and when you've got your second wind,... you'll come back more determined then you think you can be right now. .. and we'll be here to help :)

well there you are!! :bye: good to "see" you, and to hear you're still hang'n on, great job!.. we're here if you need us.. (in the mean time-have some of my cookies with extra chocolate frost'n) :P

so- so true!! smoking not only kills us slowly/painfully, but it also steal's so much of our time/life while we're here... i was like you, EVERYTHING centered around smoking - smoking dictated my every waking moment.... quitting absolutely gives you a new lease on life!! Great post Christa!

Tracey, your quit is so STRONG!!! i'm so happy for you, keep hang'n on sweetie.. (p.s. - i'm almost a jr. drill sgt .... i'll be ready for my "first recruit" soon...should be fun be'n on the other end of order's be'n barked...after all, i learned how to whip someone into none smoke'n shape from the best - don't cha know..... :spiteful: hehehehe....)

all most there!!!!!.....