Kindbird - When my father quit drinking, he would buy a bottle of Marinelli's sparkling grape juice for special occasions. When I go out somewhere, I just have a club soda and lime.
My dad no longer does the grape juice thing, but I think it helped him through when he first got sober - just to have something special tasting and looking at a special occasion. I think that is OK really and plan to bring some to Thanksgiving dinner with a friend who had to quit drinking.
Good for you! I can relate to the hiding from things. Except that I have nothing to help me blow off life with, I am getting a little more done. Because what else is there to do?