In my junior year of high school I made a decision; I wasn't going to party anymore. Now, I wasn't the biggest partyer before then, but after watching how it tore people apart both literally and figuratively I decided that no matter how fun it was I wasn't going to take any part in partying any more. In high school a decision like this automatically casts you out of the group of "cool" kids since you aren't out getting drunk with everyone every weekend. I have to admit that it was hard at first, loosing all my current friends and having to start all over again with people, but now a days I realize just how awesome a decision that was.
On Saturday night a bunch of my friends spontaneously ended up in my game room. We hung out for hours watching (and quoting) The Princess Bride, fighting over brussel sprouts, and just chatting about life. It's amazing how much differently you can get to know someone when you can just hang out and not have awkward alcohol induced moments. I love my new friends more than I could ever have imagined loving my old friends. We are able to sit around for hours being goof balls, love every moment of it, and remember every single second of it. That's my favorite thing: being able to remember, not having to be retold what happened over the weekend because you blacked out.
xoxo,
Abby the Gator
(Clarification: My decision to not drink in high school was totally my own. Although I now disagree with that practice I do not judge others who have made a decision different than mine. We are all human being and have the right and ability to decide for ourselves)
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