Originally Posted by
LadyinBC 
Bingo! I didn't go anywhere when I first quit. Now, if I go somewhere I always have a plan in case I feel uncomfortable and need to leave.
And if someone gets upset or offended, it's not my problem. My sobriety ALWAYS has to come first. If I don't have that, I won't have anything.
Put me down in this group too.
In my first year of recovery I skipped two of my best friends' weddings, Thanksgiving with my family, and my Fantasy Baseball Draft because of this damn alcoholism thing. I am going to my cousin's wedding next month and I already have an exit plan and won't stay past dessert.
If people feel bad/weird/sad that I skipped, too bad. And to be honest, I'm pretty sure nobody gave a darn. We tend to over-think the importance of attending these events.
That said, you said you WANT to go, which is encouraging - and if that's the case, and you feel comfortable, then by all means attend. But I'd plan an exit strategy, make it brief, and live to fight another day. Just my .02.