Scott, thanks for those thoughts. You seem a bit more enthusiastic than I am about it, but that may because I am only at the stage of being cautiously optimistic.
What IS great is the support and love that I've received from the handful of people who know what I'm up to. Oh and no pain. Then there's the amazing new habit of falling asleep within minutes of my head hitting the pillow and sleeping through the night. Plus waking up every day knowing I was honest (to the best of my ability) the prior day. And when I think about it, it's pretty great that the years I spent drinking weren't entirely a loss because I learned an awful lot about addiction and recovery through tons of reading and youtube-ing.
Alright, you convinced me.
What's happening here is to be expected and follows all logic because I've got on the right track and I'm staying there. That does not make it any less amazing than it is - the difference between today and two weeks ago is remarkable.