You know, I was thinking just this morning that us MinnDopers are all a bunch of dang sheep, and we stopped getting together when Gazelle stopped posting, and that she should come back so we can all do lunch. I must be psychic. With low self-esteem and motivational issues, but still. Psychic.
That’s the kind of strength I admire, hang in there.
Excellent. Glad you’ve found a more promising path in your lifef, Gazelle. Keep at it; you’re strong.
Me too. And you noticed I pulled somthing together?
Gazelle, its good to have you back. Congrats on the progress you’ve made.
(MinneDopers have never been the Happy Hour type anyway).
Spooky, this.
I could swear that, a day or two ago, I saw a thread title that was something like “What’s happened to Gazelle?” It wasn’t recent; it came up from a search of old threads that I was doing, but still.
Welcome back, Gazelle.
Me sober. Ungh! Almost four year. Keep coming back.
Well, good on ya, and congrats. Very sorry that you’ve had a hard row to hoe lately, but glad to see you’ve come far.
Count me in as another who’s missed you lately. Welcome back!
Welcome back, and congratulations! 
waves
Coffee & cookies over there. Help yourself.
8 years 6 months.
Wanna stay sober? It’s simple. Go to meetings, listen to your sponsor, and change your whole f**king life. Do those things and you won’t need to drink anymore!
Simple, but not easy. But well worth it.
Welcome back, Gazelle from Hoboken. I was just wondering where you had gone off to.
Glad to hear you’re back and back together.
me missed you big time.
Did you run grandmas? (I kinda doubt it, you had more important things to deal with).
What’s this about pulling something together Dangerosa?
Maybe in honor of G’s workplace, we could go to Hell again.
Let’s pull something together. I’m in Bloomington - but can drive downtown and take a long lunch. Out of the office next week, week after? End of week is best.
I’m in Blooming too! Let’s make the bastards drive down here!
(Next week is bad, Thursday following sound good to anyone?)
We downtown employees wouldn’t dare deign to dine along 494 – unless it’s at Steak & Ale. But that might require a half day…
I was wondering where you were… we’re rootin’ for you! So are the puppies! Pirate-the-pup is the cutest darn little thing ever…
I agree with Nurse Carmen - we need to have a doperlunch of some sort! My schedule is pretty flexible, but I am public-transit bound.
Wow! Welcome back. The few days in mid-February you mention surely do sound like Hell…Congrats on fighting your way out of it.
Thursday after next should work.
Though I hate driving downtown and parking, downtown might be the easiest, us folks working in the suburbs generally have cars …Uptown? Busable and reasonably drivable? Whatever we do, someone ends up with the two hour lunch.
We could also get together again on a Saturday. We went to Famous Dave’s in Uptown once.
Exactly my thought. And my life.
Good for you. It will not be easy but it can be done.
Debbie, clean & sober since March 4, 1991.
Hey, I’m in Richfield. Looks like I’m dragging the working geographical center of MinnDopesVille south… but downtown it is. However, doing a Famous Dave’s on a Sunday would be terrific as well.