AJ, very glad to hear that it's going well and you are feeling better. For me, that feeling of "that nice cocktail at sunset", except for me it was more "that nice 18 pack of beer on the way home from work", would not give up so easily. That feeling has not just let you off the hook. It will be back. Lean in here on SR for support before that feeling takes you back. Be ready for the things that drove you to drinking in the first place. They are still there and will be along shortly. You can and will get through. Then the "gift of being mindful" will just get better.