Welcome to SR, neverenough! I can totally relate to what you're saying. I've found so much time for things that, somehow, I just never had time to do while drinking. It's also pretty darn awesome to be able to go anywhere I want, anytime I want.
Amazing how much we sacrificed, huh? That's why I don't think of sobriety just in terms of giving up booze; it's about gaining so many other things, my freedom most of all.