Thanks for the feedback. Not sure i will or will not pick up a beer, it's one day at a time for me right now. Watching a football game with friends is a social setting in which i have many times drank in the past. the last few weeks have opened my eyes to sobriety and i am enjoying the change in my outlook on the world. I know i will not go back to the level of drinking i once inflicted on myself. At the same time, an occasional beer or glass of wine is not the end of the world to me. if this is a mistake, it's something i need to learn about myself. treading carefully, i know the ice is thin. again, thanks for the feedback and concern.