I set a similar goal back in march. Scarry and a bit uncomfortable the first month, but now I'm never going back. You gain alot of social skills and you have alot more fun when your solber.
It's not for everyone to quit drinking. I have alot of friends I would stop hanging out with if they didn't drink. Solber, they are just too damn boring (and take no responibility for personality improvment) to hang out with. Drinking makes them social and gives them a sence of humor