Welcome to SR, Porcha. I highly suggest joining and actively participating in the Class of July 2015 thread found on this same board. It's a great way to learn from and help others who are in early recovery.
Originally Posted by
Porcha 
I do know that I am going to have a hard look at my friendships, quite a few of them have their own drink problem and that's where I go crazy, I'm constantly thinking 'well I'm not drinking as much as X so I can't be that bad' and proceed to get wasted.
My recovery got a lot stronger after I stopped looking for the differences between me and others and instead focused on the similarities, good and bad.