Great post! I missed a ton when I was drinking. My family has mentioned it a few times, nicely, that I am now more present then in the past. I don't dwell on the past because it was a part of this horrible disease but I make better choices on what to do with my time and who to spend it with. Although some things are unpleasant, I am making it through them sober. It's great to be the greatest love in my nephew's eyes, to stay late at work to get things done right and to be able to go out to eat with friends after work when I used to be engulfed with alcohol instead.