I'm so happy your plane has retrieved its landing gear! Hooray for you! Sure makes the landing seem lots less scary, doesn't it?
I read your post with such happiness. I know it's the beginning of a long, hard road...but it's a beginning nonetheless.
You have worked so hard and done so much to improve yourself. I'm so proud of you Betsey! You are one of the people that make this BB such a great place to come. You give us all someone to look up to.
I don't want to place too much pressure on you here...and I don't want to be a deranged seal... BUT you do deserve lots of praise for all of this.
I don't have that selfless side that you do that allows you to post like you do...from the big news to the mundane to the simple journaling. In doing that, you are giving everyone a beginning, middle, and end. I don't have the courage for that. You have totally put yourself out there for the benefit of all of us. I must tell you how much I appreciate that! You're courageous, and you're selfless. I can't think of two better compliments than that.
I would comment directly to some of the things in your convo with your H, but they speak for themselves.