Thats great news about getting to meetings and infinitely better news that you have met someone you can relate to and rung them...thats a huge thing!
I remember going to my first real AA meeting (i say first because it was the first AA meeting i had gone to where i was serious about getting help!) and meeting this guy who i thought was real cool and had that something about him, we went to a meeting together that week and yeah i had some hope again...
Meeting someone, and getting to talk to them, who had some decent sobriety made a huge difference especially when they say you can do this i'll show you how...hmmm a life of sobriety beyond my wildest dreams or what i have been doing for 20 years...let me think which one would i choose...tough one lol
Enjoy and please keep us updated and remember keep an open mind and LISTEN:-)