Well I got nothing on my mind near whats no your mind. I'm sorry for the loss of your grandpa and for the loss of your friends uncle.
That really sucks.
As far as drinking goes, I only had one horrible experience and it was on New Years. I had never drank hard liquor before (Not a big drinker, although I can hold my alcohol) and I was in a rather not so good mood (Very rare for me, I'm pretty much happy everyday of the year) and I had 3/4 of a bottle of vodka after eating a s***load of food.
Lets just say s*** hit the fan and I was puking the next freaking day. I was watching Notre Dame get their butts kicked by NC State while getting up and puking during the morning. Once I ate some food things were pretty much better, but I just know that that whole day sucked ass.
On the plus side, I've pretty much given up any heavy drinking since then and will only drink a beer or two (even though I can handle more). Plus, I realize its not a wise thing drinking when your in a pissed off mood.
Anyway, I wish your move the best and I'm sure you'll meet a ton of new people in this new town but it sucks that your gonna have to move away from all your friends and everything your used to.