Hi all, many thanks for the kind words and the encouragement.
I made it through both the work and the vacay without drinking. There were a few temptations and I spent a couple of days pretty bitter about the fact that I just couldn't be "normal" and have a drink or two with my colleagues but, as the wise ones on this site always advise, I played the tape through. Last time I had "a couple" I ended up shutting myself up in a hotel room for three days drinking bottles of wine and freaking out. Since that was only 11 weeks ago the memory was still fresh enough to warn me off.
Went back to a meeting tonight and even though I am jet-lagged as hell and feel like I've been through an intergalactic washing machine, I am sober. Now to take heed of the AA warnings about H.A.L.T and put my butt in bed.
Many thanks and much love to you all for being here and being so very supportive.
See you all tomorrow!