That's great Kat! It is kinda of awkward to come back and pick up a chip but really everyone is glad to see people come back. It's the folks I never see back that I worry about. Everyone will say you should hang around before and after meetings and it is so true! It is a great way to get to know people and feel like you are part of the fellowship. I made coffee for six months when I first got sober. Had to haul a large 60 cup coffee maker back and forth. I got to dislike it sometimes but it gave me a reason to go to meetings when I needed to the most.
Sober drunks are fun people, there a little nuts just like me!