Me & Beer---kaput!!!

Around 1975 my oldest sister introduced her future husband to our family. My parents loved him instantly. That may have had something to do with her being their favorite, but that doesn't really matter for this story. LOL So it became his "job" or "duty" to collect the rest of us after school functions, ballgames, etc.. and get us back to our house. We never wanted to go straight home, we wanted to drive around town like the rest of the kids were doing. So at 14 I started hanging out with my future brother-in-law and his friends. Long story short, we became beer drinking buddies, he always looked out for me and still does to this day. Now I'm not sure where the beer came from because they were not of legal age either, but back then it wasn't such a big deal. We loved those little Miller ponies. They came in a 24 pack I think and you could drink then in a couple gulps. My sister (she didn't drink then) would drive and he and I would party til the beer was gone. Then they would try and get me in the house without my Mom & Dad waking up and catching us. That was a chore on some nights. There's a couple stories that are still told at family functions. Anyway I'm getting away from the real story here. So, beer and I have been friends for a very long time. I don't have a problem or anything like that, it's just my drink of choice when I choose to drink. I think there's nothing better with pizza or when you can get a draft with just a little bit of ice on top at a restaurant, it's just good. But then I get to thinking that since way back in 1975 til now, every really stupid or embarrassing thing I've done, beer has been right there with me. The old saying used to be don't write letters or make phone calls when you're drinking, but now we need to include don't e-mail or text. For a long time I have been really thinking about how I could make my life better for myself and the people that I love. Not that we have a shitty life or anything, I just think as we get older we naturally think about how our lives have been and how we want to spend the rest of it. So for me, I'm saying goodbye to a very old friend, BEER. I figure I gave up soda about 10 years ago and really have never missed it, so I can do this too. It's not even a question of willpower--I'm a VERY stubborn person--when I make up my mind on something that's it. And I have made up my mind on this. Besides, I figure this will help with goal #1 and #6. I'll let you all know how it goes.