Welcome back Dave
For me acceptance was the key - I had to accept that if I wanted the kind of life I wanted and be the kind of man I wanted to be, I had to cut alcohol out of my life. Alcohol had to cease being a viable option, under any circumstances.
Whatever you do - be active in your recovery.
Do everything you can to change your life, Dave - think about what you need to change in your life to make sobriety a permanent fixture.
I don't use AA so it's not mandatory...I do think a definite programme of recovery has it's advantages tho. As you must already know it can be a tough road to hoe what ever way you go.
Just take it a day at a time to start - you'll find a lot of support here.
Here's some links to some of the main recovery players - you may read something that interests you, or that you can use for youself.
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...formation.html
D