Woke up in an amazing mood and had a nice last day at work before my time off.  Looking forward to the weekend and catching up with all the fellows.

Spent some of the morning before work preparing the house for the arrival of my guests, and feel a sense of accomplishment in having a nice fresh house.  When I was in active addiction, I would always feel like I have done a good job tidying up and cleaning, but now in sobriety, I can see how without realising it, the alcohol was clouding my actions and judgement, as the house was never cleaned this well before, and I never felt this level of self-achievement.

Finished work on time for my fellow arriving to pick them up at the airport. Then my fellow contact me to say that the flight was delayed.  This turned into a 5-hour delay and the plane dropped off of the tracking radar.  I don’t know why this happened and at the time it was a bit worrying, but then the plan tracking came back on and I picked up my fellow with no issues.

It was heartwarming to see my fellow again as we got on very well in the castle.  Had a nice initial catch-up in the car on the way back home.  Next time my fellow said they will be flying KLM.

During a conversation before winding down this evening, I realised this fellow was with me when I was admitted on day 1.  During my time in the castle, I never could remember who it was I met that night, and now found out today, 3 months later, it was this fellow! Wow. The effects of detox and diazepam had me! Now some of the stories this fellow told me in the castle about my admission make sense, that fellow was there!

I am excited and looking forward to the week ahead, picking up another fellow on Saturday and the reunion on Sunday.  Then more time to go exploring and make memories with the fellows who are staying with me.

Have some plans for my fellow tomorrow, but keeping them a surprise!

Gratitude – Today I am grateful to the airline for finally getting my fellow friend here safely, after all the stress and hassle.