of my friends still drink like we are in college (we are all still in our 20's). We all still plan big events for everyone to get together (mostly weddings lately) and everything surrounds drinking. The thought of even going to one of our things and not drinking seems impossible and unbeleivable to me at this point...
So do mine, but we're in our 40 s
I made it through last July 4th, which was exactly as you described. Only this year,
I didn't drink. And you know what ? I still had fun. The camaraderie, the talk about old times, etc were still there. Even though they kept repeating the same stories....and they weren't as funny as I remembered.....