Soberly checking in here, and very touched by the replies to my post. My first meeting was exactly what I needed it to be. The discussion topic of powerlessness really resonated with where I am right now as an alcoholic, as well as a mother and wife. And I was truly amazed at how such a disparate group of people could each have something to say that I could relate to. I knew a couple of people there, and one of them, a high school classmate, reached out and gave me her number, and recommended a couple of meetings she thought would be a good fit for me.
Sadly, a friend of mine who had talked about attending a meeting with me, told me he was already drinking when I texted him about going to a 10 am meeting. He later showed up drunk on his party boat (we live on a lake) and asked me how it went.
I know it's my first day for this shot at recovery, but a boatload of drunk people seemed so sad to me.