Hi Redfish. It's wonderful you've made this decision now. To keep going the way you were, bad things would be on the horizon. I graduated from just a few on the weekends to 24/7 drinking in the end. No amount was enough to get the job done. We always say we'll never let it happen to us, but we lose control at some point. It's a progressive disease & it's job is to kill us.
It's great you found SR! Let us know how you are. I guess this will be your first sober holiday season in awhile & that can be tricky - but it sounds like you're very determined & positive.