1st Mardi Gras not drinking

I’m almost 2 months sober and I was nervous about my first Mardi Gras not drinking. But I did it/am doing it! Things I learned:

- Diet Coke makes tall boys

- plastic beads are a lot less enticing when you’re not drunk but admiring the floats and enjoying the unmatched New Orleans energy is a lot more memorable

- I still had fun

- I’m less self conscious sober (which is ironic because I used to drink to help with social anxiety)

- hoards of drunk people take a lot of patience to navigate through (duh!)

- there’s a weird kind of freedom in being sober with a group of drunk people (I had someone else sober with me so it was less tempting, more freeing)

Something strange I noticed is that today I feel hungover even though I didn’t drink or stay out late. I’m craving junk food, am easily irritated and the thought of moving from the couch sounds terrible. Anyone experience hangover type feelings even after not drinking?