I'm glad you had fun! I have become very fond of night diving, after having had a rather dubious start with it. Of course, diving at depth in Puget Sound is ALWAYS night diving! But a lot of the most interesting critters we have head out at night . . .
Unlike Kevin, I don't avoid diving with new buddies at night, but I think that's because I'm so familiar with the dark underwater environment, and with our local benign dive sites at night. Navigation is sometimes more challenging, but if you're accustomed to 10 feet of viz, diving at night when you can see 10 feet with your dive lights isn't much different.
Glad you had a good experience . . . AND you found out about something very important, powerful and wonderful -- the immense resources we have available to us through these boards. No matter where you go, there is almost always someone who is willing to meet up for a dive, and provide local knowledge and support.