I am still so pleasantly amazed by this. I had given up all hope here. It seems this was the bottom (recognizing his drunken douchy behavior losing me, disappointing my friends and family, letting so many down) he needed to turn things around. He did this before we began speaking again -- before w even knew I would speak to him again -- so it isn't for me, although I know he loves me. He used to make excuses for everything and now there are none -- if he has work late, it means waking up at 5 to go to the 6 am meeting etc.
We both have turned our lives over more to The Lord (our higher power). And God is good.