My First "Real" Live Cash Session...

Just incase there are any "pros" reading this, let me clarify a few things first. It wasn't at a casino, it was at a home-game. Also we were playing .10/.20 NL with a $10 buy-in. So this may not qualify as a real session for some out there, but it sure felt real to me.
Anyways...
About a year ago (I think), I was at a friend's house where a tourney had just concluded. If I remember correctly, there were four of us left who decided to start a cash game. I think that it lasted about an hour or so and all I remember was wondering how fast I had lost my buy-in, because I thought I was playing well. In retrospect, I was probably playing really BAD.
So last night I ended up at the same house for a last minute home-game. I was hoping for a cash game because I was excited to see how my online game translated to live play. When my table was set, all I knew at the beginning was that the only good player that I knew about was to my immediate right. So having position on who I marked as the best player at the table was a plus for me.
As the game progressed, I noticed a few good things early. There were more than a few overbets being made on the flop. For example, there was a $5 bet into a $1.20 pot. So I decided to play tight, and hopefully take advantage of that. Also one of the guys ended up at least +$20 early. After building his chip stack, he played agressively and really took control of the table. The good thing about that was that he was the second player to my right so I'd be able to play position against him.
So with that said, here are my session highlights:
My donk move of the night: I look at my cards and think I have A5s. So when the board plays out and the river brings a 5, this completes a flush draw but also makes a boat IF I had A5s. At this point I am up against the guy who eventually took early control of the table. I bet out hoping to get reraised, which I did. I decide to take one last look at my cards before 4betting when I realize I didn't A5s, but A3s. So I was forced to just call, and like I thought, he had the flush.
Most memorable pot: It was the biggest pot of the night for me. I played 44 pre and caught a set on the flop. To be honest I don't even remember the specifics of the hand. All I remember is that I was up against the big stack at the table, I think he threw out a $20 4bet after I had 3bet him on the flop. So I pushed and was called on the flop, and I was left sweating a two-outer on the turn and river. My hand held up, but I was literally shaken up by that pot. This took me by surprise because I've been shaken up by losing big pots online, but never by winning one. Good thing we took a break after that hand, because it took me a few minutes to calm back down. Looking back at it now, playing the hand out live had a lot to do with it. When playing similar hands online I'm usually talking/screaming at the computer screen as the board plays out, but I couldn't do that live. Sure you always see players (like on ESPN) making all kinds of noise at the table, but I look at them as jackasses, so I'm definatly not trying to do that. I think maintaining my composure while having to sweat those outs really got to me. Also I look at money invested in a game in terms of buy-ins rather that face value, and I think I had almost 3 buy-ins on the line in this pot, so it sure felt like a lot of money to me.

The session ended up lasting about 6 hours, and I guess I could chalk it up as a success. I was faced with a few challanges that I can learn from, and hopefully that will help me play better in the future.