Hello,
You may have experienced a DILD where you become aware while in the dream. DILDs can be achieved by reality checking regularly. If this is true, you've suffered from a bit of bad recall which isn't uncommon.
Becoming aware you are dreaming is just the start. Its when you become aware, that you regain logic and can then control your dreams and manipulate them however you want. Be sure to read everything on the
home page, and then take a look at some of the
dream journals of others here to grasp an idea of what is possible.