Your greatest accomplishment
 

Tell us your greatest accomplishment.

Mine is:
I have been alcohol free for 15 years:chr. I was drinking about a case of beer a day and whatever else was around.
I quit on wedding day in 1993. No pressure from anyone, I just knew that I had to do it. God does answer prayers. No 12 step programs needed no dt's. I have not wanted to have a real drink since.

I still like the taste of beer so I keep a six pack of Becks non alcoholic around to enjoy with my evening stogie.

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Congrats on the sobriety accomplishment. I quit cigs cold turkey (2 packs/day) the day my wife told me she was pregnant, cause I always told her I would. Haven't had one since.

My biggest accomplishment is probably my boys- twins, almost 3 years old and pretty damn cute.

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This past June marked my 32nd year of sobriety. Unlike you, I needed a little help. :)

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Uh, I'll be right back. [mrreindeer leaves room, gulps heard from kitchen, lasting a long time, where the heell is he...comes back with foam on his upper brow]. Last one I promise.

Not to make light, I'm just in a weird mood. 15 years, that's awesome.:tu:tu:tu I'm a weekend warrior myself, with cigars & booze. I probably drink too much myself though.

Great idea for a thread...the one greatest thing...I really think it was marrying my wife. Sure, it could be the job which I love, however stressful, because each day is pretty exciting and always offers up new challenges, and I do find it very rewarding. But I'd say it's finding the love of my life back in 1999 at, um, a bar that you may have seen in the movie 'Swingers', The Derby out in Los Feliz (California). I was blessed that day and also the day I lost her number and found her as she said she was listed, in the phonebook.

I've been married now 6 years and honestly, it is the best thing I've ever done. I won't bore you with any more.

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Congrats on your accomplishment!

My greatest achievement would be completing High School and College with great grades and getting a good job.

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One of only 5 people to be selected as an intern at the Gettysburg National Military Park and then returning as a seasonal ranger.

Playing four years of college baseball and graduating on time with a 3.0

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God was lookin out for you man, congrats.

well mine probably is quiting cigs and droping weight.

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I climbed a mountain (South Sister) and completed a 54 mile backpacking trip through the 3 Sisters wilderness area in Oregon, 5 months after being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 14 and I did it with my father beside me. Did it even though the Dr's said it couldn't be done.

I later told this story at a Gala for the JDRF in Portland as an 'inspirational speech' where it raised over 40k$ for researching a cure.

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Completion of Parris Island Marine Corps Boot Camp and in a close second would be Completion of the Boston Marathon.

Congrats to all on your accomplishments.

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3 are tied. Jane, Kait, Hallie

Bunch of business stuff but it is a poor second place.

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Made Bosun on my ship.

and as my most senior deckhand says.....didn't wake up dead!

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Congrats on the sobriety!!!:tu

Mine would have to be being a father to four wonderful children and being married to a wonderful woman, Heather!!!

School stuff and work stuff is for them... They are why I'm the best at what I do!!!

BTW - Nice idea for a thread!!!

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As I get older (just turned 40) I realize more and more that my kids are my one truly lasting accomplishment. In the grand scheme of things nothing else matters but their health and happiness. It's led to a real simplification of my life and goals and I find that my life is healthier and happier now that the focus is no longer on just me, myself, and I.

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I've spent almost 8 years serving in the U.S. Military. I'm pretty banged up now, but I would not trade in the life lessons it taught me. It forced me to grow up fast and pull my head from my ass, young.

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Congrats t you both, amazing accomplishments indeed!!! Mine are my beautiful wife and children. Need to cut back on the wine though

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1.) My 6 year old daughter Kara
2.) Finished the Lakefront Marathon (Milwaukee) three weeks ago
3.) It's not an accomplishment yet but in May I'll receive my Ph.D. and that would push the marathon to a distant 3rd.
4.) In H.S. my hockey team won the state tourney:ih

Congrats on all who have quit drinking. I have a lot of alcoholism in my family and it's great to hear success stories:tu

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Kicked a wicked drug addiction (heroin/cocaine) January 27th 1990

Went from a pretty normal life to losing everything & living on the street.

Got clean, got my life back on track, and today own a consulting/engineering corporation. Life is good now, but the journey was tough as hell.

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Congrats to everyone on their accomplishments. Like you poker I kicked a nasty heroin addiction and have been sober for about 2 and a half years. Even stayed sober through my 21st birthday. I smoked a great stogie with some great friends :ss

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Gracie 12, and Kinsey 16

This pic is a couple of years old, but it's my favorite.

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Raising my two daughters, Sheena and Jennifer. And sending them off into the big world to lead their own lives. Sheena is married with two kids and Jennifer just graduated from college and is successfully living on her own. :D

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Raising my two stepdaughters (I'm Dad to them). My reward is my granddaughter.
My second greatest accomplishment is not killing myself doing all the wild stuff I've done.

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My three wonderful children being brought into this world is my greatest accomlishment. Getting through college while raising a family and working full time was a biggie for me too.

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I once farted for 10 seconds straight.

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Two sweet kids, a daughter and a son, who carries my name. Also, refused marriage until 29, but it's the best thing that ever happened to me. Happily married 10 years now.

Next greatest, chemistry degree to become one of the first in either family side to graduate college.

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16 years with my wife
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and a beautiful little girl
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I just want to add my congratulations to everyone on their accomplishments. Just reminds me what a wonderful group of people have gathered here to share their passion for cigars.

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Spent my teens and twenties chasing the Grateful Dead around. I think the only drug I never did was heroin(extreme fear of needles). Drugs were my life.
It's a miracle I never killed myself. Gave it all up on Labor Day weekend 1994 and been clean ever since. I met the best thing that ever happened to me and been married to her for 13 years. God has been great to me!

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My marriage lasting 27 years.

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My marriage to and love for the same woman since 4/25/75, our two sons 29 and 24 and my honorable discharge after three years of Fun in the Sun of Fort Hood, TX with the 545th MP Company of the 1st Cav Div.

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The best thing that's happened to me: Wonderful wife of almost 40 years with two daughters, 30 and 32. The 32 year old is pregnant with twins after trying for four years to have kids.

for personal accomplishments that I'm proud of:

Survived 35 years in the cattle business and retired to Wyoming
Earned my Boy Scout Eagle badge and 48 merit badges
Built over a 5 1/2 year period a 2 place, 180 mph airplane and flew it, trouble free for 475 hours.

WyoBob

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You also get to fish in some beautiful country :D

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Well, I don't have as great as accomplishments as some of the many great dads, armed forces individuals or those that have faced their demons head on. My major accomplishment are my long distance (solo) bicycle tours over the past 10 years, including 2005 where I did 5,500 miles (been through Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI and parts of Michigan) as well as being true to myself.

Congrats to you all. :)

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Nice.

A couple of friends and I talked about doing a couple of long distance peddles after school, never happened. May have to start thinking about it again.

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I married up

and I'm progressing through pharmacy school on schedule

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Well, if you do let me know. I can let you know what works and what doesn't (like, uh, biking through a hurricane -- not a good idear. ;) nor is biking with 10lbs of chocolate in the panniers on the hottest day of the year :r )

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I figured that one out (the chocolate) back in my long distance backpacking days :D

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Getting Schirin to fall in love with me...(piece of cake though) :sleep:

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Congrats to all the guys who got sober or off drugs. I quit cigs after 15 years and it was hell. I have had friends who had drug/alcohol problems and there is now ways getting of those is harder, hats off to you all. Time for a lighter accomplishment, of course not my greatest (that would be my Ph.D.) but I once derailed an elevator and caused $80K damage to said elevator using nothing more then an 8x8 piece of plywood, nothing malicious, it was a combination of "probably should not have done that" and a damaged safety sensor on the elevator. I was using the plywood to block the beam while loading heavy batteries for a university project into a elevator. The beam was disabled (a HUGE safety violantion), the door closed, and what happened next will remain a mystery to me forever. The plywood was strong enough to force the elevator off the rails and then BEND the rails! PLYWOOD!!! Anyway, as I said, nothing like the accomplishments here, but whenever a topic like this comes up, I always throw it in because so few people in this world, surprsingly, have derailed elevators! :D

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Congratulations to all on your achievements...

Right now my greatest accomplishments are moving 1/2 way across the world to follow a dream & 5yrs latter receiving my doctorate. This last year I talked myself in and out of packing up and going home several times, but I stuck it out & learned a lot about myself & what I am capable of achieving.

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My 20-year marriage and 2 children are mine. I still am amazed at what great, caring kids I have.

MCS

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Alana Lauren

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You are seriously dating up brother!:D

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Congratulations to all who conquered their demands such as alcohol or cigarettes.

My biggest accomplishments, in order would be:

My Son (took over a year of trying...but it certainly was fun)

Quiting smoking cigarettes

Going as far up the ladder at work without being a family member(I work for a family owned business)

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Man, that is one beautiful baby!
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My two children, Price 8 and Payton 2 are my greatest accomplishments and my pride and joy.

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Married to a good woman for 24 years this past August.

4 years as house parents at a boys home in the mid 90's, 2years longer than the average, while going to Bible college and preaching for a small country congregation and dj-ing some at the college radio station.

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Finding Grace.

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35 years of wedded bliss to a very understanding woman (It's not in my genes...all my siblings are on numbers 2 , 3 or 4), blessing me with 2 wonderful children who in turn have blessed me with 8 grandchildren.
I'm not sure it's my accomplishment, but I'm happy to be the recipient.

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A picture is worth a thousand words?

Here's 2000 words worth. (from last Christmas, then Oct. 2006 - don't mind the datestamp) (They are not my accomplishments, but my greatest gifts from God. )

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Congrats to all.

For me, my Avatar.
Not really my accomplishment solely as he is my grandson but he came via my daughter.
So to my Avatar, add my daughter and my son.
The three rank as one.
I hope I can see my grandson to adulthood as I have seen my two kids.
To date, darn lucky of me.