Peer Pressure

In my almost 24 years of not drinking, I've had to deal with a lot of peer pressure from those from my inner circles to have a shot or even a measly sip in honor of a birthday or just true friendships. Not once did I cave in as much as I wanted to... they all understood that drinking was just never on my itinerary for personal fun. I love when my friends drink and have a blast but I made the decision a long time ago to be different. It's something that people seem to be proud of and I'm glad that everyone understands. Over the weekend, I faced probably the biggest amount of peer pressure and it was hard to refuse. Picture it: I'm in the club with this girl that I'm crushing on and she wants me to drink with her... it was all bad timing and unbelievably hard to explain to everyone who doesn't know about my personal reasons for not drinking. I managed to escape it sort of but I fear for liver when we come back to Biloxi in a few weeks for my birthday. With nothing but drinkers for friends and everyone wanting to have fun this past Saturday, I can't imagine how tough it's going to be to try to refuse the drinks again. Myron is a true friend and ready to down any shot that comes at me. Hopefully everyone else will be there too when the time comes and I can have a birthday that I can remember, soberly =)