Awesome post! Kudos to your friends for being supportive. I've also found that for the most part we put more on ourselves about it then the people around us do.
Wasn't it a great feeling leaving there with dignity intact and knowing that there would be no aftereffects to deal with this morning?
Being around people in this atmosphere does become easier. In the beginning, especially in early sobriety, it can be a little tough. The further out you are the less aware you are of the fact that others are drinking and you're not.
This can be done!