Hey Lab,
Why dont you try going to some public places so you wont feel so alone. Go hang out at Barnes and Nobel and enjoy some coffee and a magazine or book. I like going there when I feel alone. Or see if any of your friends want to come over an cook dinner or watch a movie. Surley there is someone you know who would want to do something that doesnt require drinking. You dont even have to advertise you are not drinking if you dont feel comfortable doing that yet. Say something like "I just want to take it easy this weekend" or "Im watching my money this weekend." I said things like that to my friends this weekend and they didnt even question it.