thanks for the support.
i've made it a week. Two nights I had 2 drinks, well-spread apart with my wife. She is not a trigger for me. No danger of getting carried away.
this past week was dangerous b/c of a conference out of town. all my mates from work are heavy drinkers. dangerous triggers vis-a-vis friends, location, time, etc. So, I've driven to the conference and left right after class is done for the day. 2 hours each way. man I'm tired, but sober.
one problem I have is that ALL of my friends drink heavily and are triggers. I have a party saturday, then back to back cottages. at least I'll have my wife and kids with me. I'm going to try to keep it to 1 or 2 drinks per day. I know this is dangerous, but other than hiding under a rock, I'm going to have to learn to say "no thanks" to a lot of people, all the time.
if I make it through the next week, I'm gonna be feeling pretty good.
my main weapon in the war against the drink is that for the first time ever, I have finally admitted I have a problem and also, I am very committed to change my life.
I'll post again in about 10 days, with either great news, or not so great news.