So I went to my first meeting tonight.

My friend came with me (I him for being so nice).

We were a few minutes late, but we settled in... demographically speaking, I'm the youngest person there. Definitely.

It was an 'open' meeting, with lots of people. It was interesting, listening to one persons story, and getting to clap for people who were celebrating their "birthdays".

Kinda interesting... at the end, I said hello to someone else there that I knew. It was kinda interesting, and he gave me one of those white chips afterwards, but expects me to eventually get one in front of everyone.

Bought a copy of the "Big Book". I've read one chapter, but it looks like this is going to be a LONG read.

Only a few people said hello to me (thankfully), but one woman and I had a nice chat. She gave me her number and we found out we live really close to each other. She seems really nice.

So I'm pledging to at least go once more next Monday night, okay? It was interesting, so I at least need to see how I feel the next time around.

Wow... also, lots of laughter. Smiling. A few people hugging, but not that many (phew!)

Thanks everyone for their advice, support & suggestions.