Hey, man.
It's good to see you back at it again.
The one trick I found to keep me sober is to Never drink Now, no matter what.
You may have heard that a time or a thousand before, but I think it bears repeating.
I'm glad you are going on this trip, sorry about your misery but you know - that's what we have to bear when we're coming out. Tomorrow, focus that misery. Use the energy to do Useful Things, to really Really pay attention to someone else.
I hope you will find an in person group you like. Try the 7am ones - lots of good recovery in them rooms. Also, when in a pinch (when in the midst of an itch?), check out AA-Intergroup. They have on line meetings pretty much any hour of the day - you can take your pick from around the States or around the world. I haven't found any that I love yet, but it's an awful good tool to have in my back pocket.
Like you asked for advice - ha, Obladi!
I'm just a little giddy - so glad you came back.
O