First "industry event"

This week I went down to San Francisco for the annual Macworld product show, as our company was sponsoring an event down there. This is a perfect example of a time where I would have been enjoying the drinks.

First, there are free drinks at the Board Room at the airport, then free drinks in first class. Since this was my first time flying since my 10-day stay this was the first time I got to enjoy the airport and plane ride without any alcohol. I gotta say, it was fine.

Then the event where we had a table where I talked to attendees and gave out brochures and generally had a "presence". There are always bars at these events, and I was within a 10-second walk of two of them. But it wasn't hard not to drink, even though in the past I would have made sure I always had a vodka & tonic in my hand. Water did quite nicely, and I had a surprise: The water was free!

So it all went very well. I shared with two of my closest "industry friends" that I'd gone through treatment and they were both extremely supportive. I have always been grateful for the friends I spent time with at industry events around the world, and it is nice that we're close enough that I can share my stories of the trials and triumphs of recovery.