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Jenny!!! Words cannot express how grateful I am to have met you. Strangely, if we were never smokers...our paths would have never crossed. You have been such a great friend and support to everyone here.....you never left my side, always here for me. I'm getting teary eyed. Love you Jenny! Happy 2 years of Freedom!! You ROCK!!! Just keep swimming!!

Here in the states....Memorial Day is in observance of remembering those who died while serving in the US armed forces. It's also represents the start of summer officially. Let the cookouts begin! I'm not really doing anything official. Maybe cook out on the grill and head down to the beach in the early morning hours one day. What are your plans??

No freaking way! Nope!!

Nope!! Not today!

Not smoking!

woo hoo Betsy!! What a wonderful milestone for you! 1 year ago today...you broke free!! Congratulations and thank you for paying it forward. :)

Awesome Sarah!!! Keep at the. The benefits just keep coming. :)

Not one stinkin puff!

you rock!! 11 months...woo hoo!!!!

Way to go! It's safe to say at this point in your quit, it's not a crave. Just some leftover, stored away junkie thinking. Good job kicking it to the curb!!! No such thing as one--and even that one isn't what the brainwashing wants us to believe. NOPE

ramble all you want Joe! That's fantastic! Babies are such a blessing :wub: :heart: :tender: Look forward to the pics!!

proud of you evelyn! keep at it! :)

When we look back on our lives we see that we have survived many trials and often to our own amazement. We have all faced moments in our lives when the pressure mounts beyond what we feel we can handle, and we find ourselves thinking that we do not have the strength to carry on. Sometimes we have just gotten through a major obstacle or illness only to find another one waiting for us the moment we finally catch our breath. Sometimes we endure one loss after another, wondering when we will get a break from life’s travails. It does not seem fair or right that life should demand more of us when we feel we have given all we can, but sometimes this is the way life works. When we look back on our lives, we see that we have survived many trials and surmounted many obstacles, often to our own amazement. In each of those instances, we had to break through our ideas about how much we can handle and go deeper into our hidden reserves. The thought that we do not have the strength to handle what is before us can be likened to the hard surface of a frozen lake. It appears to be an impenetrable fact, but when we break through it, we find that a deep well of energy and inspiration was trapped beneath that icy barrier the whole time. Sometimes we break through by cutting a hole into our resistance with our willpower, and sometimes we melt the ice with compassion for our predicament and ourselves. Either way, each time we break through, we reach a new understanding of the strength we store within ourselves. When we find ourselves up against that frozen barrier of thinking we cannot handle our situation, we may find that the kindest choice is to love ourselves and our resistance too. We can simply accept that we are overwhelmed, exhausted, and stretched, and we can offer ourselves loving kindness and compassion. If we can extend to ourselves the unconditional warmth of a mother’s love, before we know it, the ice will begin to break. http://www.dailyom.com/articles/2014/43239.html

seems like just yesterday I congratulated you on 4 weeks! haha great job sarah!

a meal.... I don't think i ever enjoyed a single meal as a smoker....I was always in a hurry to finish it up so I could go smoke.

Way to go on 11 months Lynn! Countdown to one year. So proud of you!

WYE, our favorite toothbrushing shark! Congrats to you on 4 months!! Super!

Way to go Jackie!!! So happy to have you on the Quit Train! Keep up the awesome work! 4 months!! woo hoo~!

Yay Melody!!! You are awesome and your quit is fabulous!!! 6 amazing months!! woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!

NOPE NMW (no matter what)

no, i did not. :) let's just say my bra size isn't an embarrassment either way.

LOL. I eat so much asparagus....it smells up the whole bathroom!! The fact that I like it...well that's another story. Speaking of stories.....I think Marylandquitter has one about this subject. :)

Here's my question wise guy Do you like how the asparagus makes your pee smell?

Your light shines very bright. :)

Her 5 year celebration is still there in celebrations. :)