one love

last night was a trip. total trip. trippy trip trip. not sure if anyone will understand what i will try and convey here and how crazy emotional and loving my night ended.
yesterday, a family member received their 2 year sobriety chip. i went to the meeting they were 'chairing' to hear their experience, strength and hope.  i know the story, i was part of some of it; good and bad. 
first of all it was crazy to be in an AA meeting together, that was some seriously surreal shit. looking at each other thinking 'fuck, look where we are'...but in a positive way.
what an honor and privilige it was to hear them speak from the heart...what an honor it was for me to speak to this person in front of a room full of people and tell them they were a power of example for me. to know 'our' stories and how they are somewhat intertwined and to have been in the midst of the living hell we both were in together at one point and to see us now, is a miracle. ain't no joke up in here, up in here...a miracle.
you can lose so much when you are drunk and sometimes you don't get anything back when you become sober and are in recovery...some of those things, you don't want back...but what you do get back is what you are supposed to have. and we have each other. we have each others trust and unconditional love. i can call this person for absolutely anything for any reason and they are there no. matter. what.!!  the very best part is our laughter we share now. god we are more trouble together sober than we ever were drunk. we laugh so much and so hard we should have a six pack....well, they are close, i've got a bit more flab to lose...point is, we could never share a genuine friendship and humor before, but now we can. that's how we roll sober...tears through laughter is my favorite emotion....you know that! and the pinnacle of the night was that i was allowed to present her with her two year chip. it took my breath away...i know where they have been and i know where they are...and together, we can do this journey together one day at a time. one love.