i asked for snow not freezing temperatures

I stopped drinking. I realize that anyone that has known me in the last...well, a lot of years would say "yeah right." And to be honest it's only been a week, a whole big seven days, but it's what I'm doing. There is no specific reason or event that caused me to make this decision - it's kind of a culmination of the fact it's expensive, I drink too often, and it just isn't as thrilling as it used to be.

In all fairness another reason is because I took about a year off from drinking my senior year in high school and that was some of the best times of my life. i don't think anyone needs alcohol I think it becomes convenient, a filler from dealing with what actually might be in front of you. A way to be irresponsible and have something to blame when you make poor decisions or loose your cell phone. And something to do. Not that I haven't also been finishing marathons and triathlons and going ice skating and just about everything else you can think of. But then I think...what could I have been doing with all that time I've been at the bar? Have I met some quality people and had some amazing conversations - yes. But sometimes in life we just know that it's time to move on.

Although seven days seems like a small number it is actually quite larger when you are roommates with your drinking partner, surrounded by a city where "lets grab a drink" is a more common phrase than hello, and your family's first words when hearing about your sobriety are: "I'm going to change that."

Here's wishing me luck and understanding.