Great to hear, LN...the support and understanding can almost be overwhelming, especially when we come from a place where we feel isolated and lonely. The leap from feeling no one drinks or thinks like me to seeing a room full of people who not only drank or thought like me, but also stopped and stayed stopped, can be quite a chasm. But you have seen firsthand the love alcoholics have for one another, and the hand of AA that goes out to those who are new.
As for those phone numbers you got - use them. Call these women when you are feeling off, or if you feel like picking up or when you have a question, or even to ask them how they are doing. No one will be inconvenienced, or upset or annoyed. Believe it or not, as much as they will be helping you, you are actually helping them in their recovery! That's the beauty of this simple program - one drunk helping another.
Great to hear and hope to hear more about your next meeting.